Tag: candidacy

Comelec dismisses petition to cancel presidential bet Bongbong Marcos’ candidacy for 2022 polls

  (Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections has dismissed the petition seeking to disqualify presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., from running in this year’s election. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that the commission’s second division had ruled that there was “no misrepresentation” on the part of Marcos Jr., that would warrant the cancellation of his certification of candidacy as sought by Task Force Detainees chair Christian Buenafe. In a tweet, Jimenez said that the […]

Sara Duterte withdraws bid for Davao City mayoralty post as Nov. 15 substitution deadline nears

  (Eagle News) – Davao City mayor Sara Duterte withdrew her candidacy for the mayoralty race in Davao City on Tuesday, Nov.9, a few days before the Nov. 15 deadline for substitution of candidacies for the 2022 national and local elections. In a Facebook post, the presidential daughter said she would no longer seek reelection as Davao City mayor, and that she would be substituted by her brother, Vice-Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte who would be […]