(Comelec Facebook) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) finds itself in a tight spot when it comes to which election candidates should be declared as "nuisance". This, after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that the unpopularity of a...
For Ilocos Norte 1st district Rep. Sandro Marcos, nuisance candidates are "a bane to any electoral system" and must be stopped from mocking the elections. Marcos penned and filed House Bill (HB) No.8415, which futher details his low opinion on nuisance poll bets. The measure is titled "An Act...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is pushing for the imposition of monetary penalty or jail time on anyone found to be a nuisance candidate. Comelec Chairman George Garcia said that they made this proposal to the members of the Senate on Monday, April 17. “Ang pino-propose natin, sana ‘pag...
The camp of presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Friday, Jan. 7, commended the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for its decision to declare two other individuals with the same surname who filed a certificate for candidate for presidency just nuisance candidates. Lawyer Vic...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already made its move to trim down and filter the aspirants for the national position in the coming May 2022 elections. From the total of 569 aspirants, Comelec Education and Information Department Director Elaiza Sabile-David said in a webinar on Thursday,...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Oct. 13 dared the Commission on Elections to declare all place holder candidates as nuisance candidates. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate Zarate aired the challenge a few days after Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa...
The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a bill that proposes an efficient procedure in determining a nuisance candidate and imposing stiffer penalties on violators for making a mockery of the integrity of elections. Comelec Logo With 196 affirmative votes and zero negative,...
