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The Commission on Elections on September 30, 2024 inspect the venue in Manila for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for aspiring senators and party-list representatives for the 2025 Midterm Elections beginning on October 1. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

The Commission on Elections on September 30, 2024 inspect the venue in Manila for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for aspiring senators and party-list representatives for the 2025 Midterm Elections beginning on October 1. The period of filing for local and national posts, including weekends, will span from tomorrow until October 8. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Inspecting the COC Filing Venue

Willard Cheng

ABS-CBN News

<div><span data-teams="true" id="isPasted"><span dir="ltr"><span color="" UI="" white-space:=""></span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172907055696820240930-comelec-coc-filing-senators-MD-5.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Commission on Elections on September 30, 2024 inspect the venue in Manila for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for aspiring senators and party-list representatives for the 2025 Midterm Elections beginning on October 1. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Commission on Elections on September 30, 2024 inspect the venue in Manila for the filing of Certificates of Candidacy for aspiring senators and party-list representatives for the 2025 Midterm Elections beginning on October 1. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>MANILA -- Detained pastor Apollo Quiboloy and 65 others made it to the Commission on Elections&#x27; partial, initial list of Senate candidates in the 2025 elections. </div><p>The list is contained in the signed excerpts from the minutes of the Comelec’s executive session held on October 16 </p><p>Comelec chairman George Garcia said the list of 66 valid candidates was “partial” so as not to preempt the poll body’s decision in case any of the 117 aspirants being considered as nuisance candidates are later declared to be legitimate candidates. </p><p>“Sa 183 na aspirants, ang rekomendasyon ng Law Department ay 66 na legitimate valid candidates na pwedeng maisama na sa opisyal na listahan ng mga pwedeng maging kandidato sa darating na 2025 NLE para sa Senado. Dahil d&#x27;yan, &#x27;yung natitirang 117 ay sinabi ng Law Department na kung p&#x27;wede ay aprubahan &#x27;yung recommendation nila na ipa-raffle sa dalawang Divisions ng Comele,&quot; Garcia said. </p><p>&quot;Kinakailangang bigyan pa rin ng due process &#x27;yung 117 out of the 183 na Senatorial aspirants upang maipaliwanag nila kung bakit hindi sila dapat ideklara na nuisance candidates. <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">So, therefore, itong 66 ay partial list ng mga pwedeng maisama sa balota,</span>&quot; he added. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/13/comelec-nanindigang-dapat-irehistro-ang-social-media-accounts-ng-mga-kandidato-1738">Comelec nanindigang dapat irehistro ang social media accounts ng mga kandidato</a></div><p>&quot;Sinabi nating &#x27;partial&#x27; sapagkat ayaw nating pangunahan ang magging desisyon ng dibisyon at saka ng en banc ng Komisyon kung saka-sakaling pagbibigyan &#x27;yung isa o ilan sa mga nasa 117 na hindi mako-consider in the meantime na legitimate or valid candidates.&quot; </p><p>The partial list of 66 candidates include the following. </p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729070461769senate 1.jpg" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729070476350senate 2.jpg" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729070487751senate 3.jpg" style="width:600px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>The Comelec said that in considering one as nuisance candidate, the law department “used standards such as presence or absence of even a modicum of inclination or propensity to serve the public or be of service to others, and of any indication as to ideology, political ideas, or platforms of government necessary of Senators given the unique nature of the Senate in determining the seriousness of an aspirant&#x27;s candidacy or if such merely puts the election process in mockery or disrepute.” </p><p>Indicators include “the aspirant’s lack of any track record of advocacies or civic engagement; absence of clear understanding  of supposed ideology, political ideas, or platforms of government; lack of motivation to make any meaningful connection to the voting public; motivations for running is unrelated to serving the public, among others.” </p><p>The Comelec Law Department also considered membership in a political party or the lack thereof. </p><p>“The Supreme Court in Marquez v. Commission on Elections ruled that a candidate shall not be prejudiced and declared as nuisance by the sole fact of non-membership in a political party. Conversely, membership in a political party does not ipso facto make one&#x27;s candidacy authentic,” it said. </p><p>“In cases where there are similarities in the last names of the aspirants, this Department also used the ground of causing confusion among the voters by the similarity of the names,” it added. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/13/comelec-shuns-2025-hybrid-elections-proposal-750">Comelec shuns hybrid 2025 elections proposal</a></div><div><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><p>Meanwhile, the Comelec confirmed that Miru Systems Inc. has submitted its Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) to the poll body following the withdrawal of St. Timothy Construction Corporation (STCC) from the joint venture.</p><p>“Ngayong araw na ito, ininform na kami ng Law Department patungkol sa sinubmit ng MIRU System na NFCC... at &#x27;yun po ay nagkakahalaga ng more or less P20 billion, na ang kailangan lang naman nilang NFCC ay P17.88 billion. &#x27;Yun po ay sobra sa supposedly ay commitment po nila,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Yan naman po ay hindi pa namin tinatanggap officially. &#x27;Yan po ay pinag-aaralan pa namin isa-isa &#x27;yung mga kontratang naka-attach doon at vine-verify upang later on, sabihin na natin na &#x27;yun ay compliance na doon sa resolution po ng Komisyon.&quot;</p><p>Garcia said the requirement for a 60-percent Filipino stake in the joint venture has not been affected by the withdrawal, saying St. Timothy’s percentage went to one of the remaining partners. </p><p>“Meron silang Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) na kung saan &#x27;yung mismong porsiyento na pagmamay-ari o partisipasyon ng St. Timothy ay napunta sa isa sa partners... Therefore, wala pong pagbabago o na-alter sa 60:40 requirement. May sumalo ay hindi kinakailangang magdagdag ng pangalawang miyembro,” Garcia said. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/11/comelec-source-code-review-1612">LOOK: Comelec holds source code review for stakeholders</a></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UPpeNVn1NqA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections has adopted the recommendation of its law department to consider the partial/ initial list of names of 66 aspirants for Senator as official candidates for the 2025 elections.</p>

The Commission on Elections has adopted the recommendation of its law department to consider the partial/ initial list of names of 66 aspirants for Senator as official candidates for the 2025 elections.

Quiboloy, 65 others make it to Comelec’s initial list of Senate candidates

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Quiboloy, 65 others make it to Comelec’s initial list of Senate candidates

Willard Cheng,

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Published October 16, 2024 05:25 PM PHT

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Updated October 17, 2024 08:04 AM PHT

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