The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has denied the motions for reconsideration (MRs) filed by 18 senatorial aspirants previously declared as nuisance bets for the 2025 May elections.
Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Friday showed to reporters the list of aspirants whose appeal have been rejected.
“Eto na po ‘yung sa mga nag-MR na na-declare na nuisance. Denied po lahat ‘yung MR nila,”he said.
He said 91 senatorial hopefuls filed their MRs after the poll body ruled that 117 bets have no bona fide intention to run for public office.
“Asahan ninyo po ngayong araw, amin na pong ilalabas ang decision sa mga nuisance cases sa national candidates. Sa mga local naman po, on-going na ang pag-resolve. Asahan bago mag finalize ng listahan sa December 13, mare-resolve na namin lahat to the en banc level,” Garcia said.
(We will release the decision for the MRs for national candidates today. For the local level, we are eyeing to resolve the cases before the printing of the initial list by December 13.)
The poll body said the denied MRs were filed by:
- Francis Leo Antonio Marcos
- Felipe Fernandez Montealto Jr.
- Orlando Caranto de Guzman
- Mauel Lim Andrada
- Sonny Miranda Pimentel
- Elpidio Rosero Rosales Jr.
- Jaime Balmas
- Pedro Gonzales Ordiales
- John Rafael Campang
- Robeito Sembrano
- Romulo Tindoc San Ramon
- Fernando Fabian Diaz
- Luther Gascon Meniano
- Romeo Castro Macaraeg
- Subair Guinthum Mustapha
- Monqiue Solis Kokkinaras
- Berteni Cataluna Causing
- Alexander Encarnacion
The period for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) was conducted from October 1 to October 8, concluding with 183 senatorial hopefuls and 156 party-lists filing their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance (CONAs).
Earlier, the Comelec released an initial list of senatorial aspirants whose names may be included in the official ballot for next year’s elections.
The Comelec said the list was “without prejudice to the decision of the Division or En Banc in the petitions to declare as nuisance candidates filed by the Law Department.”
The Supreme Court earlier ruled that unpopularity and non-membership in a political party are not sufficient grounds to declare an individual as a nuisance candidate.
Based on Comelec Rules of Procedure Part V, Rule 24, any candidate is identified to have no bona fide intention to run for public office if they put the election process in “mockery or disrepute or to cause confusion among the voters by the similarity of the names of the registered candidates or who by other acts or circumstances.”
This may then result in their declaration as a nuisance candidate and their certificate of candidacy being denied due course or canceled.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
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