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Furor erupts as Marikina canvassers yet to proclaim Teodoro as city lawmaker

Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

MANILA – Furor erupted among several of Marcy Teodoro’s supporters on Tuesday morning who trooped to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) office in Marikina City, calling on the city board of canvassers to proclaim him as the city’s 1st District representative-elect.The Comelec en banc earlier today issued a certificate of finality formally lifting Teodoro’s suspension of proclamation, following the poll body’s resolution of his residency issues last week.The document states that the en banc’s decision promulgated on June 25 is “immediately executory” under the Comelec’s rules. Furthermore, the entry of judgement also states that the suspension of proclamation is lifted.But Teodoro earlier in the day told ABS-CBN News that the city board of canvassers have yet to convene to proclaim him.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/6/26/comelec-lifts-teodoro-s-suspension-of-proclamation-as-marikina-lawmaker-0905">Comelec OKs Teodoro&#x27;s proclamation as Marikina lawmaker</a></div>“Ayaw nilang mag-convene sa kabila ng naroon na ang lahat ng miyembro ng board of canvassers, yung fiscal, yung division superintendent, at yung election officer,” he told ABS-CBN News in a phone call.“Ang sinasabi nilang dahilan, kailangan pa raw hintayin yung order from Comelec en banc. Pero malinaw naman na nakuha namin na resolution ng en banc, lifted na yung suspension ko. Reinstated na pangalan ko ulit as candidate,” he added.The district representative-elect further said that the city board of canvassers informed him that they could not convene because they were supposedly “incomplete.”“Pero nakita ko kanina, nalaman ko, nandoon lahat ang board of canvasser. Physically present. Sabi nila magle-leave daw yung election officer ngayong araw kaya pagbalik na lang, after 3 days. Nakikita namin may arbitrariness sa action na yun, nakalagay sa resolution final and executory – i-implement na ang order,” Teodoro added.Teodoro said they are preparing the filing of an administrative complaint against the city’s election officer for the delay of his proclamation before the Comelec, as well as a grave abuse of discretion complaint before the Ombudsman. “We will be filing perhaps an administrative complaint against the election officer and an Ombudsman case. Ang dami ko nang pinagdaanan since nung kandidatura ko. Hanggang ngayon ba naman, pipigilan pa nila yung will of the people? Nanalo naman ako,” he said.But Comelec Chairman George Garcia said they do not have any control on the city board of canvassers since it was up to them when to proclaim a candidate.“Ang magpapatupad nito ay hindi Comelec mismo. Ang magpapatupad nito ay disposition ng decision ay city board of canvassers ng Marikina. Ang city board of canvassers ay hindi na Comelec, ang mga miyembro nito ay officer ng distrito, ang city prosecutor, at city superintendent ng DepEd– sila ang magpapatupad ng decision ng Comelec,” Garcia told reporters.“Ayaw natin pangunahan sila dahil kailangan ng notice. Ibig sabihin hindi porket ngayon ay nag-issue ang Comelec main office ng entry of judgment and certificate of finality ay ngayon araw na ito rin ipapatupad ang pagpapasumpa,” he said.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/13/comelec-suspends-proclamation-of-marcy-teodoro-as-marikina-representative-1340">Comelec suspends proclamation of Marcy Teodoro as Marikina representative</a></div>The city board of canvassers is observing due process by delivering the notices to the parties involved in the case, Garcia said, which would tell them they would convene to proclaim the candidate. “As far as the Comelec office is concerned, pwedeng ipatupad anytime. Yun ang sa Comelec. Kaya nga lang hindi natin puwede pakialaman ang trabaho, tungkulin ng ibang body tulad ng City Board of Canvassers ng Marikina dahil ito ay may sarili siyang mandato at tungkulin na hindi pwedeng pakealaman ng Komisyon,” eh said.Garcia emphasized they could not compel the city board of canvassers to convene even if they have already issued the entry of judgement and certificate of finality.In a document shown to reporters,  Marikina City board of canvassers said they would convene at 1:30 p.m. today to discuss the Comelec en banc’s decision.

Furor erupted among several of Marcy Teodoro’s supporters on Tuesday morning who trooped to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) office in Marikina City, calling on the city board of canvassers to proclaim him as the city’s 1st District representative-elect.

Furor erupted among several of Marcy Teodoro’s supporters on Tuesday morning who trooped to the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) office in Marikina City, calling on the city board of canvassers to proclaim him as the city’s 1st District representative-elect.