Chan denies receipt of disqualification case from Radaza

Futch Anthony Inso 05/23/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor and Congressman-elect Junard “Ahong” Chan has yet to receive a copy of the alleged disqualification case reportedly filed by former mayor Paz Radaza. According to a document dated May 14,…

Erwin Tulfo DQ case dismissed by Comelec division

Ferdinand Patinio 05/23/2025

MANILA – The petition to disqualify Senator-elect Erwin Tulfo in the May 12 midterm elections was dismissed by the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Second Division. In a 25-page decision, the Second Division junked the disqualification case filed by…

Bohol: Rep. Edgardo Chatto faces disqualification case

05/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) was asked to disqualify reelectionist Bohol 1st district Representative Edgar Chatto on accusations of vote-buying. Three Boholanos, through their legal counsel Atty. Mark Dave Josol, acted as complaints…

COMELEC: Rep. Richard Gomez not disqualified for reelection

Futch Anthony Inso 03/19/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Eastern Visayas clarified that Leyte 4th District Representative Richard Gomez was not disqualified from seeking reelection in the upcoming May 12, 2025, National and Local Elections. Lawyer…

Comelec disqualifies 39 BSKE candidates

Adrian Parungao 11/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified 18 more candidates in the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataang Elections (BSKE). To date, the number of BKSE candidates disqualified by the poll body stands at 39.…

Bongbong Marcos qualified to be elected to office – SC

Krixia Subingsubing, Marlon Ramos 06/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The “gods of Padre Faura” have cleared the way for Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines. Voting 13-0 with two abstentions, the Supreme Court threw out the legal challenges…

Petition to disqualify Bongbong Marcos as president reaches SC

Tetch Torres-Tupas 05/17/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Civic leaders on Tuesday has asked the Supreme Court to stop the Senate and Congress from canvassing the votes cast for former senator and presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. The prayer for a…

Comelec junks motion vs extended deadline for Marcos’ reply on DQ case

Cathrine Gonzales 11/25/2021

MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) Second Division has denied the petition to recall its order extending the deadline granted to former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to answer the petition that seeks to cancel his candidacy…

‘Propaganda’: Marcos camp dismisses ‘predictable nuisance’ disqualification case

Neil Arwin Mercado 11/03/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. dismissed Wednesday what it called a “predictable nuisance” disqualification case filed against the former senator, and called it as nothing more than a mere “propaganda.”…

Jerry Guardo takes oath, mulls joining Partido Barug

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/02/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—Councilor Jerry Guardo, who finally took his oath as the eighth councilor of the Cebu City North District on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, is looking to join Partido Barug. Guardo, who used to be with…

Comelec proclaims Guardo as newest addition to Cebu City Council

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/01/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has proclaimed Councilor Jerry Guardo as the newest addition to the Cebu City Council representing the city’s north district. He will replace former Councilor Alvin Arcilla whom Comelec has…

Arcilla disqualification affirmed; Guardo to be proclaimed as Cebu City councilor

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Commission on Election (Comelec) en banc has ordered the Cebu City Election Board of Canvassers (BOC) to reconvene and proclaim a new councilor of the city following the disqualification of reelected Councilor Alvin Arcilla.…

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