Senate hopeful files then tears COC

A certain Geremy Geroy filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the Senate in the 2019 polls only to tear it apart a few minutes later, saying his call to fellow Filipinos is more important that his Senate bid.

“Sapat na po sa akin na maging Pilipino,” Geroy added, fighting back tears.

A certain Geremy Geroy files certificate of candidacy (COC) for 2019 Senate polls only to tear down his COC, he says "Sapat na po sa akin maging Pilipino." @gmanews pic.twitter.com/VZfkn9PSGz

— Llanesca T. Panti (@llanescajourno) October 17, 2018

“Hindi po magiging kasing halaga ng aking gagawing panawagan [ang aking pagtakbo] kung ako ay hihiranging nuisance candidate. Ngayong eleksyon, nawa'y magampanan ninyong [mga kandidato] ang inyong tungkulin at maging sandigan kayo ng katotohanan,” Geroy said.

At this point, Geroy tore his COC.

Geremy Geroy na naghain ng COC sa pagka-senador, ini-anunsiyo ang kanyang pag-atras sa #Eleksyon2019 sa pamamagitan ng pagpunit ng kanyang COC @dzbb pic.twitter.com/ie7UKfT5pX

— manny vargas (@VargasMannysen) October 17, 2018

The Omnibus Election Code defines nuisance candidates as those who file COC “in mockery of the election process; to cause confusion among the voters by the similarity of the names of the registered candidates or by other circumstances or acts which clearly demonstrate that the candidate has no bona fide intention to run for the office for which the COC has been filed.” — MDM, GMA News