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COC filing for Negros Oriental special elections extended

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Victoria Tulad, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Aspirants for representative of the 3rd District of Negros Oriental have a longer time to file their certificate of candidacy (COC) after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) extended the COC filing.<br/> <br/>From November 8, the deadline has been moved to November 11 “to give ample time for aspirants.”<br/> <br/>COC filing began Monday but no one filed as of 5 p.m., according to Comelec spokesperson Atty. John Rex Laudiangco.</p><p>According to Laudiangco, in case nobody files a candidacy, the Comelec will file a report to the House of Representatives, and the House will decide on the fate of the district.</p><p>House Speaker Martin Romualdez is currently the caretaker of Negros Oriental 3rd District.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/30/23/house-speaker-oversees-teves-district-amid-suspension">Romualdez is caretaker of Negros Oriental 3rd district amid Teves&#x27; suspension</a></li></ul><p>The special elections in Negros Oriental will be held on December 9 to replace expelled Representative Arnolfo Teves Jr.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2865675" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

From November 8, the deadline has been moved to November 11 “to give ample time for aspirants.”

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COC filing for Negros Oriental special elections extended

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published November 06, 2023 11:15 PM PHT

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