Bohol politics: Another disqualification case filed vs. Baba Yap

05/12/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A day ahead of the midterm elections on May 12, another disqualification case was filed against former Tagbilaran City Mayor John Geesnell “Baba” Yap II, who is seeking to represent Bohol’s 1st district…

Lucy Torres-Gomez files disqualification cases vs. Veloso, Tacoy

Futch Anthony Inso 05/08/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Separate disqualification cases were filed with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) by Ormoc City Mayor Lucy Torres-Gomez against former representative and former justice Vicente Sofronio E. Veloso III, who is running for representative…

Lawyer to file three cases against Gov. Gwen Garcia

Daryll Galindo 05/08/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An anonymous lawyer is set to file three cases against Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, as revealed by Atty. Inocencio dela Cerna during a press conference on Thursday afternoon, May 8. Dela Cerna, who is…

Comelec task force files disqualification raps vs 24 poll bets

Luisa Cabato 05/07/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Task Force Baklas has filed disqualification cases against 24 candidates for allegedly violating the guidelines on illegal campaign materials. Among the candidates facing charges are senatorial aspirant and Valenzuela…

Disqualification case filed vs. Cebu City Mayor Garcia over aid distribution

Futch Anthony Inso 05/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A petition for disqualification was filed by a certain Annaliza Pilunes Maglasang against incumbent Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia. The petition stemmed from the city government’s distribution of sacks of rice to…

Salimbangon, 12 others face disqualification over alleged vote-buying

Futch Anthony Inso 02/28/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Cebu Fourth District Representative Janice Salimbangon and 12 other candidates are facing disqualification charges before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Manila. The complaint, dated February 22, 2025, was filed by Arl Dewey…

Comelec tells Quiboloy to respond to disqualification case

John Eric Mendoza 11/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) ordered the camp of senatorial aspirant and detained Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy to respond to the disqualification case filed against him. The Comelec First Division…

Cortes faces new petition for disqualification from 2025 elections

Futch Anthony Inso 10/31/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another individual has filed a petition before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) seeking to disqualify dismissed Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes from joining the upcoming May 2025 midterm election. Lawyer Ervin Estandarte, a…

Comelec dismisses case vs Carcar City barangay captain

Futch Anthony Inso 09/21/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) First Division has dismissed the petition for disqualification against Valladolid Barangay Captain Anthony John Apura. Apura won as barangay captain of Valladolid in Carcar City during the October 30,…

Bongbong: SC decision ‘removes all questions as to my qualifications’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/29/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two days before being sworn into the Malacañang, the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the disqualification petitions lodged against President-elect Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. And for Marcos Jr., the decision virtually cleared the air…

Roque: Guanzon’s dissenting opinion is now but a “scrap of paper”

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Senatorial aspirant Harry Roque said that former Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon’s dissenting opinion on the disqualification case against presidential aspirant Ferdinand ‘BongBong’ Marcos Jr. is now but a mere “scrap of paper” and…

Comelec junks petition to declare Bongbong Marcos a nuisance candidate

John Eric Mendoza 12/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections Second Division has denied the petition to declare former senator and presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. a nuisance candidate,Comelec  spokesperson James Jimenez announced on Saturday. The petition was filed…

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