ALAM partylist not qualified to run in 2013 — Comelec chief
Comelec Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. on Tuesday announced that it barred partylist Alab ng Mamamahayag (Alam) from running in the 2013 polls.
In a radio interview, Brillantes said that the partylist had no track record and it failed to meet the requirements of representing marginalized sectors.
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He said the decision was final and that the group should run to the Supreme Court.
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He also said that a formal resolution would be released Tuesday on the disqualification of Ang Galing Partylist.
ALAM partylist claimed to represent professional media and had different regional chapters in Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao.
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