Comelec spokesman James Jimenez. INQUIRER.net file photo / CATHY MIRANDA
MANILA, Philippines — A total of 76 names were included in the senatorial race for the May 2019 midterm elections, including former Senator Sergio Osmena III and re-electionist Senator Koko Pimentel.
However, out of the said number, Commission on Elections Spokesperson James Jimenez told reporters on Saturday that 13 of them still have pending cases.
“Note that there are 13 names included in this list which are still pending finality. Should a certificate of finality be issued, these 13 names will be stricken off the list,” Jimenez said.
“The 13 names will be identified this afternoon, to give time for the certificates of finality to be issued,” he added.
Both Pimentel and Osmeña are facing disqualification cases before the Comelec office.
Two disqualification cases were filed against Pimentel after petitioners — lawyers Ferdinand Topacio and Glenn Chong — claimed that Pimentel already served two consecutive terms in the Senate, which is prohibited under the 1987 Constitution.
As for Osmeña, the Comelec’s campaign finance office sought for “perpetual disqualification” after Osmeña failed to submit his campaign expense reports in 2010 and 2016.
Last year, the Comelec said that it would announced the official candidates for the midterm polls in Dec. 15, but was put on hold as the commission resolved the disqualification cases of some candidates.
Aside from Osmeña and Pimentel, the Comelec also included the three ex-senators involved in the pork barrel controversy namely: former Senators Bong Revilla, Juan Ponce Enrile and Jinggoy Estrada.
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Chong, who is Pimentel’s petitioner in the disqualification case, is an election reform advocate.
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, Atty. Larry Gadon, Enrile, Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, and former Palace Spokesperson Harry Roque were also qualified to run for senator in the upcoming elections.
Below is the partial list of candidates for senator in the 2019 midterm elections:
ABEJO, VANGIE
AFUANG, ABNER
AGUILAR, FREDDIE
ALBA, ALBERT
ALBANI, SHARIFF
ALEJANO, GARY
ALFAJORA, RICHARD
ALUNAN, RAFFY
ANGARA, EDGARDO SONNY
ANSULA, ERNESTO
AQUINO, BENIGNO BAM
ARCEGA, GERALD
ARELLANO, ERNESTO
ARIAS, MARCELINO
ARPA, HUSSAYIN
AUSTRIA, BERNARD
BALDEVARONA, BALDE
BINAY, NANCY
BONG REVILLA, RAMON JR
CACERES, JESUS
CASIÑO, TOTI
CAYETANO, PIA
CHAVEZ, MELCHOR
CHONG, GLENN
COLMENARES, NERI
DAVID, RIZALITO
DE ALBAN, ANGELO
DE GUZMAN, KA LEODY
DELA ROSA, BATO
DIOKNO, CHEL
EJERCITO, ESTRADA JV
ENCARNACION, ALEXANDER
ENRILE, JUAN PONCE
ESCUDERO, AGNES
ESTRADA, JINGGOY
FRANCISCO, ELMER
GADDI, CHARLIE
GADON, LARRY
GENEROSO, GEN PEDERALISMO
GEROY, GEREMY
GO, BONG GO
GUIGAYUMA, JUNBERT
GUTOC, SAMIRA
HILBAY, PILO
ILIW ILIW, WILLIAM
JANGAO, BFG ABRAHAM
JAVELLANA, RJ
JAVELONA, JOSEFA
LAPID, LITO
MACALINTAL, MACAROMY
MALLILLIN, EMILY
MANGONDATO, FAISAL
MANGUDADATU, DONG
MANICAD, JIGGY
MARCOS, IMEE
MARQUEZ, NORMAN
MATULA, JOSE SONNY
MENIANO, LUTHER
MERANO, ROLANDO
MONTAÑO, ALLAN
NALLIW, JOAN SHEELAH
NAVAL, FRANK
NEGAPATAN, ERIC
ONG, DOC WILLIE
OSMEÑA, SERGE
PADILLA, DADO
PIMENTEL, KOKO
POE, GRACE
ROLEDA, DAN KAIBIGAN
ROQUE, HARRY “SPOX”
ROXAS, MAR
SAHIDULLA, LADY ANN
TAÑADA, LORENZO ERIN TAPAT
TOLENTINO, FRANCIS
VALDES, BUTCH
VILLAR, CYNTHIA
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Courtesy of Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez.
Courtesy of Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez.
Courtesy of Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez.
Courtesy of Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez.
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