{"id":264753,"date":"2020-08-10T22:07:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=264753"},"modified":"2020-08-10T22:07:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T02:07:39","slug":"house-needs-to-declare-vacancy-after-datols-passing-comelec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/10\/house-needs-to-declare-vacancy-after-datols-passing-comelec\/","title":{"rendered":"House needs to declare vacancy after Datol’s passing: Comelec"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: ALL SET. The Commission on Elections is all set for the May 13 elections, its spokesperson, Director James Jimenez (left), says during the Broadcasters\u2019 Forum held at Roland\u2019s Farm to Table Restaurant along Visayas Ave., Quezon City on Wednesday (April 24, 2019). Jimenez also explained the issue of disenfranchised overseas absentee voters in the Middle East. With him is National Press Club of the Philippines (NPC) president, Rolly \u201cLakay\u201d Gonzalo. (PNA photo by Ben Briones)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the House of Representatives has to declare as vacant the position of Senior Citizens party-list Rep. Francisco \u201cJun\u201d Datol Jr., who died on Monday.<\/p>\n

According to Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez, the Lower House has to announce that the seat is vacant and inform the poll body about the vacancy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere should be a declaration from the Speaker of the House about the vacancy and will tell the Comelec who is the (next) nominee,\u201d he said in an interview. \u201cThe best scenario is for the House Speaker actually declares a vacancy and then formally inform the Comelec of the vacancy,\u201d Jimenez added.<\/p>\n

The poll body official said the issue on the next nominee will be resolved by acting on the pending withdrawal of the nominees of the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question on who is the nominee will be resolved by a ruling on the pending withdrawal case. But right now, unless the Comelec moto proprio acts on the pending motion but they (Comelec en banc) are not here,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem is there is a pending withdrawal…It is pending and hasn\u2019t been resolved. Which means, Rep. Datol has died, as far as the Comelec is concerned there is no clear successor because of the pending withdrawal,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Last December, Datol was officially sworn in as member of the 18th Congress only after the poll body ruled on the election dispute involving two other former representatives of the Senior Citizens.<\/p>\n

He was serving his second term as first nominee of the party-list group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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