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'This is a victory for Marikeños,' says Teodoro as Comelec allows his proclamation

Published Jun 26, 2025 01:13 pm

At A Glance

  • Teodoro garnered the most number of votes for Marikina City's 1st District congressional seat in the May 12 election, receiving 75,062 votes against Sen. Koko Pimentel III, but was not proclaimed due to the pending case.
“Democracy has prevailed. This is a victory for the people of Marikina,” said Congressman-elect Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro on Thursday, June 26, following the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc’s reversal of the First Division's ruling canceling his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) and lifting the suspension order on his proclamation.
Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro (Photo from Rep. Maan Teodoro)
Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro (Photo from Rep. Maan Teodoro)
Related story: https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/26/comelec-reinstates-marcy-teodoros-coc-lifts-proclamation-suspension
The Comelec First Division had earlier granted the petition to cancel or deny due course to Mayor Teodoro’s COC for the 1st District. The petition was filed by Pimentel and a certain Leighrich James, who alleged material misrepresentation in Teodoro’s COC.
Teodoro garnered the most number of votes for Marikina City’s 1st District congressional seat in the May 12 election, receiving 75,062 votes against Sen. Koko Pimentel III, but was not proclaimed due to the pending case.
In response, Teodoro filed a Motion for Reconsideration seeking to overturn the decision.
“This decision validates the legitimacy of my Certificate of Candidacy for Member of the House of Representatives for the First District of Marikina City,” the mayor said.
Teodoro said the Comelec found no material misrepresentation in his COC and also found no abandonment of his domicile in the city's First District.
He emphasized that his familial, social, and political ties have always been rooted in Barangay San Roque, adding that the poll body found he had submitted substantial, credible, and corroborated evidence proving he had validly reacquired his domicile of origin in the 1st District.
“With this latest development, there is no more hindrance to my proclamation as the duly elected representative of our district,” he said.
“I welcome this decision. It affirms what we’ve believed from the beginning, that the voice of the people matters and should never be silenced. The people of Marikina have spoken,” Teodoro stated.
He thanked Marikeños for their support, trust, and unwavering faith in him in leading the city.
“This victory belongs to all of us. Let’s continue moving forward together for the city we love and serve,” he stressed.
Teodoro will be succeeded by his wife, current 1st District Rep. Maan Teodoro, who won the city’s mayoralty race with 142,814 votes, defeating 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo.

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