Comelec: DQ, candidacy cancellation for senators, solons resolved before June 30

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is aiming to resolve all disqualification and cancellation of candidacy cases involving bets for national positions and legislative districts before the end of next month.

"'Yung tungkol sa disqualification cases, cancellation of candidacy involving national positions tulad ng senador, party-list, at legislative district, ang timeline natin, bago mag-June 30, dapat ma-resolve namin," Comelec Chairman George Garcia said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.

(Our timeline is to resolve before June 30 disqualification and cancellation of candidacy cases involving national positions like senators, party-list representatives, as well as legislative district congressmen.)

The poll body chief said the Comelec is processing thousands of pending cases.

"Medyo napakadami po ang mga tinatanggap nating disqualification case, mga pending na kaso na nire-resolve natin," Garcia said.

(We have received numerous disqualification cases. We are resolving numerous pending cases.)

"Asahan na sa mga susunod na araw, may mga ilalabas pa tayong desisyon. Tulad nung mga nakaraang araw, may mga inilabas tayong desisyon kaugnay sa disqualification case ng mga kandidato," he said.

(We will be releasing decisions on these cases in the coming days. Like what we did in the past, we came out with decisions related to disqualification cases of several candidates.)

Garcia said that even if a candidate has been proclaimed already or lost in the polls, the Comelec will still issue a decision.

"Ang isang kasong disqualification ay may dalawang mukha. Puwedeng disqualification case na pagtatanggal na kandidato o election offense o kasong kriminal. Maaaring makaligtas sila sa disqualification pero hindi sila makakaligtas sa election offense," Garcia said.

(A disqualification case has two faces: removal from public office, or an election offense or criminal case. They may escape disqualification but they may not get off the hook from an election offense.)

As for election protests, the Comelec chairman said the poll body's jurisdiction only covers local positions such as "governor, vice governor, sangguniang panlalawigan, city mayor, city vice mayor, at sangguniang panlungsod."

"Yung election protests, hanggang kahapon, dumagsa 'yung pagpa-file ng kaso sa amin. 'Yung 10-day period to file protest, mandatory period 'yun. Walang extension 'yun," Garcia said.

(Until yesterday, we received a high volume of election protests. Our 10-day period to file a protest is mandatory and has no extension.) — VDV, GMA Integrated News

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