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Comelec accepts Duterte’s CoC, disqualification case still on

By , on December 18, 2015


Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte files Certificate of Candidacy for President before the Commission on Elections in December 9. (Photo from Duterte's official Facebook page)
Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte files Certificate of Candidacy for president before the Commission on Elections in December 9.
(Photo from Duterte’s official Facebook page)

MANILA—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has accepted on Thursday the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) of Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte. However, the poll body stressed that its acceptance of Duterte’s COC is only a “ministerial function of the commission” and that disqualification cases against Duterte will still be heard by the poll body.

“After deliberation (Wednesday) afternoon, the commission, voting 6 to 1, resolved to acknowledge and accept the certificate of candidacy (COC) for president of Rodrigo Duterte, being a ministerial function of the commission,” Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista was quoted as saying in a Philippine Star report.

“I think what this means is that he is now in our list of candidates. So that was an administrative decision that the Comelec en banc made. But again I would like to emphasize this is without prejudice to any disqualification cases that had been filed or may have been filed against him,” he added, referring to the disqualification case filed by broadcaster Ruben Castor against Duterte.

Six out of seven members of the commission ruled in Duterte’s favor. They were: Commissioners Sheriff Abas, Andres Bautista, Luie Tito Guia, Arthur Lim, Christian Robert Lim and Al Parreño.

Commissioner Rowena Guanzon voted no due to the pending disqualification case against Duterte.

“There is a pending case, Castor versus Duterte (15-194 DC), wherein the petitioner alleges that Duterte’s COC is void because it contains untruthful facts or misrepresentation. There is also the issue regarding his notarized documents. The truth or falsity of which must be determined before his COC is accepted,” she said in the same report.

Duterte’s running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, hoped that Comelec will give a fair ruling.

“We hope that the Comelec First Division will also be fair as it settles the disqualification issue against Mayor Duterte. This is a simple open and shut case and we are clearly on the side of the law and jurisprudence,” he was quoted as saying in an Inquirer.net report.

Meanwhile, Comelec assured objectivity in trying the disqualification case against Duterte.

“No special treatment for anyone. We try to objectively assess each and every case,” Bautista said in the same report.

Following the acceptance of his CoC, Duterte has promised to “act presidentiable” and ignore another presidential candidate, Secretary Mar Roxas.

“I will not reply to his statements anymore. I will just snub him because he did not really graduate from Wharton. Besides, he is desperate to improve his ratings because he is last at number four, he is doing everything to be talked about because he knows he will never be President,” he said in the same report.

“I will tour the country and explain to the people what I intend to do with the peace process, law and order, the problems on illegal drugs, government reorganization and economic plans to improve the lives of Filipinos,” he added.

 

59 comments on “Comelec accepts Duterte’s CoC, disqualification case still on”

  • bigbro nicolas says:

    we are proudly to support Mayor Duterte and Sen.Cayetano for a better change! #tunaynapagbabago #DuterteCayetano

  • Docman dela Cruz says:

    sila ang hinihintay nang pilipinas para muling makabangon sa pangit na pamamalakad nang mga nasa tamang daan kuno, eto oh, DAANG PAGBABAGO! #DC2016

  • Docman dela Cruz says:

    sila ang hinihintay nang pilipinas para muling makabangon sa pangit na pamamalakad nang mga nasa tamang daan kuno, eto oh, DAANG PAGBABAGO. #DC2016

  • Rana Santos says:

    eto n ang mtagal n hnhnty ng ating bansa ung pag babago n uumpisahan nila.. #DuterteCayetano2016 #ChangeisComing

  • Maryam Rivera says:

    mayor rodrigo duterte sir salamat sa pag takbo magkakaroon na kahit papano ng pag asa ang pilipinas para sa pag babago salamat #DuterteCayetano2016

  • Mario Gines says:

    hindi nman mababago ang boto namen dun pa rin kame sa alam nmen mag bibigay ng tunay na pag babago… #cayetanoduterte #changeiscoming

  • Laurence Ditchie says:

    suportado po namen kay mayor duterte at senator cayetano 100% po… #cayetanoduterte #Dc2016

  • Jendi Trinidad says:

    ang nag iisang tambalan na susuportahan ko.. duterte at cayetano lang.. wlang makakapag pabago ng isip ko.. #dutertecayetano

  • Richard Ventura says:

    para skin at sa pamilya ko.. duterte at cayetano lang.. khit anu pang issue sbhin nyu.. #dutertecayetano

  • Sheena DG says:

    nasa likod nyu lang kming mga supporters nyu mayor duterte and sen alan.. di nmin kau iiwan khit n anu pa sbhin nila.. #dutertecayetano

  • Lorna Vitug says:

    walang paninira ang makakapag pabago ng isip nmmin para supportahan cla mayor duterte at sen cayetano.. solid n solid kmi sa kanila.. #dutertecayetano

  • Mara San Andres says:

    nagiisang tandem lang ang nasa puso ko.. duterte at cayetano lang.. khit anung sbhin nyu pa sa knila.. #dutertecayetano

  • Mae Sumpong says:

    mapa simpleng mamayaman,artista,basketplayer or mga other celebrity duterte dn.. malamang d tayo magsisisi mga supporters ni duterte.. gogogo #DC2016…

  • Arlene Manzano says:

    i will support you all the way mayor digong.. tunay na pagbabago need namin kaya kayo lng tlga ang lng makakapag provide nun.. #DC2016..

  • Lyn Magalang says:

    para sa tunay na pagbabago at kung gusto nyu ng tunay na pagbabago si duterte lng ang makakapag provide nun wala ng iba.. #DC2016…

  • nica ong says:

    hnde na ako magtatakang papanigan ka ng maykapal duterte kasi alam nyang nsa tama ka at may magagawa ka para sa bansa natin.. ikaw lng ang makakapag pabago sa bansa at economiya nating naghihingalo na.. #DC2016…

  • gina yan says:

    sawang sawa na kami sa bulok na sistema ng bansa natin kaya ang kailangan namin ay kayo mayor digong gusto namin ng pagbabago.. #changeiscoming #DC2016

  • Angel Samson says:

    walang ibang nararapat sa posisyon bilang president kundi duterte lng.. duterte lng sapat na.. #DC2016

  • Joshie Armin says:

    change is coming let us choose wisely ,#Dutertecayetano2016 para sa tunay na pagbabago ng ating bansa ito n ang simula…

  • Copez Holmes says:

    Para sa pagbabago . #DuterteCayetano ang pag-asa ng bawat mamamayan sa bansa na gusto umunlad.

  • Mico Reyes says:

    kunting tiis nalang babangun na ulit sa pag kakalubog ang pinas #DuterteCayetanoParasatunaynapagbabago

  • Steve Padilla says:

    si mayor lng ang nakaka kita kung ano ang dapat gawin sa mga huwad na namumuno sa ating bansa #MatapangnasolusyonMabilisnaaksyon.

  • Jaylord Boanquel says:

    walang makakapigil, laban para sa pag babago! Duterte CAyetano! para sa bayan para sa bansa! #DC2016!

  • Sonny Alejandro says:

    ito ang simula ng pagbabago sa ating bansa at sa ating
    buhay!!! #DUterteCayetano para sa pagbabago

  • Kelly Mason says:

    Alam naman natin ang kapasidad ni mayor, nararapat lamang siya bilang presidente ng ating bansa. #DuterteCayetano

  • John Tolentino says:

    para sa pag babago! Duterte Cayetano lamang! asahan niyo po ang aking Vote ay para sa inyo! #DC2016

  • Jed Lorenzo says:

    para sa pag babago! Duterte Cayetano lamang! asahan niyo po ang aking Vote ay para sa inyo! #DC2016

  • Alexis Tesino says:

    isa lang ang inaasam nang marami, iisa lang ang gustong mangyari, para sa pag babago! Duterte Cayetano para sa pag babago! #DC2016!

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