Comelec directs Pacquiao camp to comment on Cusi wing petition


The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has directed the camp of Senators Koko Pimentel and Manny Pacquiao to comment on the petition filed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi wing.

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"The Commission (En Banc) hereby directs the Respondents to file their answers within five days from receipt hereof via e-mail to the Clerk of the Commission (clerkofthecommission@comelec.gov.ph) and furnish the Petitioners a copy thereof," read the order dated Sept. 22.

"Immediately after filing through e-mail, the same documents shall be sent in four hard copies to the Office of the Clerk of the Commission at the 8th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg., General Luna St., Intramuros, Manila, through the fastest means available, including registered mail or any courier service," it further read.

The Cusi wing earlier filed a petition asking the poll body to declare the Pacquiao faction as illegal representatives of PDP-Laban.

The camps of Cusi and Pacquiao, who are both claiming to be the legitimate leaders of the political party, earlier submitted their Sworn Information Update Statement (SIUS) with the Comelec for the May 2022 polls.

The SIUS is a requirement of the Comelec to every registered political parties containing the full name of the party, headquarters address, list of current officials, list of elected members, and list of members, among others.