Comelec suspends 25 WV candidates’ proclamation
The respondents include five aspirants for punong barangay in Iloilo province, two in Negros Occidental, and one each in Capiz and Iloilo City
Daily TribuneThe respondents include five aspirants for punong barangay in Iloilo province, two in Negros Occidental, and one each in Capiz and Iloilo City
(Photo courtesy of Comelec chairman George Garcia)
ILOILO CITY — The Commission on Elections in Western Visayas revealed on Tuesday that it has ordered the suspension of the proclamation of some 25 candidates for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on various grounds.
Comelec-Western Visayas regional elections director Dennis Ausan said that the suspension order was already served to the Board of Barangay Canvassers in the event these respondents win to prevent their proclamation in case they emerge victorious in the polls.
Data provided by the Comelec to the Police Regional Office in Western Visayas showed that 21 petitions for disqualification have been filed, three for denial of due course to or cancellation of their certificate of candidacy and one for a nuisance candidate.
PRO-6 director Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, meantime, said that he has already directed all provincial and city directors to take appropriate action.
"I gave the orders to different provincial directors to assess the situation on the ground on how we are going to deal with the situation," he said.
The respondents include five aspirants for punong barangay in Iloilo province, two in Negros Occidental, and one each in Capiz and Iloilo City, along with two SK chairpersons from Negros Occidental and Iloilo province and seven barangay kagawad and seven SK kagawad in Negros Occidental.
Iloilo City Elections Assistant II Jonathan Sayno, in a separate interview, said the suspension of the proclamation was served to respondent Mark Winston Maloto on the grounds of being a nuisance candidate.
Sayno said petitioner Jose Martin Maloto claimed Mark Winston only created confusion with three of them running with the same family name, all new aspirants in Barangay San Juan, Molo.
