Comelec disqualifies 63 nuisance candidates
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified 63 nuisance candidates and 10 ineligible candidates running for the 2013 national and local elections.
Comelec defines nusiance candidates as those who “(1) put the election process in mockery or disrepute, (2) causes confusion among the voters by the similarity of the names of the registered candidates, (3) have no bona fide intention to run for the office.”
The ineligible candidates were declared as such “due to their failure to meet the age requirement [or because they were not] a registered voter,” Comelec said in their resolution promulgated January 11.
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In the list of disqualified candidates, five were running for a seat in the House of Representatives, seven were running as governors in their respective provinces, and 24 were running as mayor in their locality.
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The certificates of candidacies of all 73 have been cancelled and their names removed from the Candidates’ Profile System and the Certified List of Candidates for the May 13, 2013 Elections, Comelec said.
| 1. | Abad, Onofre Estrada | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 2. | Abella, Bert, Leo | Member, S. Panlungsod (2nd Dist.) |
Cebu City |
| 3. | Acebedo, Romeo Sanchez | Mayor | Quezon City |
| 4. | Adlawan, Ricardo Nacor | Member, S. Panlungsod (1st Dist.) |
Cebu City |
| 5. | Aliangan, Antonio Aguilar | Governor | Province of Isabela |
| 6. | Almera, Jaime A. | Governor | Province of Bulacan |
| 7. | Arenasa, Juan Umacob | Member, HR (1st Dist.) | Cebu City |
| 8. | Bantilo, Allan Dilim | Vice-Mayor | Quezon City |
| 9. | Basbas, Jones C. | Mayor | Sison, Pangasinan |
| 10. | Bersamina, Joel Bicera | Governor | Province of Abra |
| 11. | Bueno, Eustaquio A. | Member, Sangguniang Panlalawigan | 1st District Province of Abra |
| 12 | Calimag, Sherwin C. | Member, House of Representatives | 2nd District, Province of Cagayan |
| 13 | Cane, Jose Cida | Member, S. Panlungsod (2nd Dist.) |
Cebu City |
| 14 | Cañete, Gumersindo Canoy |
Member, S. Panlungsod (2nd Dist.) |
Cebu City |
| 15 | Cantal, Felix Cabrera | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 16. | Cruz, Fidel Carido | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 17. | De Jesus, Jimmy Durango | Councilor | Agusan del Sur |
| 18 | Ebarrete, Pilar Fajardo | Vice-Mayor | San Juan City |
| 19. | Gabot, Samuel | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 20. | Gorospe, Felipe J. F. | Vice-Mayor | Sison, Pangasinan |
| 21. | Idea, Fermin U. | Vice-Mayor | Quezon City |
| 22. | Lim, Rodolfo Gayola | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 23. | Lumongsod Jorge Maceda | Governor | Agusan del Norte |
| 24. | Magallanes, Marino Dela Peña | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 25. | Mijares, Norberto A. | Governor | Davao del Norte |
| 26. | Ong, Lea Remedios | Mayor | Cebu City |
| 27. | Padalhin, Adolfo Sr. Nabayra | Mayor | Mandaluyong City |
| 28. | Perez, Jose A. | Governor | Province of Cagayan |
| 29. | Plaza, Mauricio Jr. C. | Member, House of Representative | 2nd District, Agusan del Sur |
| 30. | Rivera, Benjamin Polidario | Mayor | City of Manila |
| 31. | Santos, Norgene Jongay | Member, Sanguniang Panglungsod | 1st District Parañaque City |
| 32. | Selim, Miguel Gonzalve | Mayor | Cebu City |
| 33. | Sollano, Erlinda Sy | Member, HR (2nd Dist.) | Cebu City |
| 34. | Talledo, Charlie Bucao | Mayor | Surigao City |
| 35. | Tan, Mark Alvin Arquero | Mayor | Santiago City, Isabela |
| 36. | Tumulak, Eliseo Sanjorjo | Member, HR (1st Dist.) | Cebu City |
| 37. | Uy, Lilia Mijares | Governor | Province of Isabela |
| 38. | Ancheta, Rosendo Cardona | Vice Mayor | Muntinlupa City |
| 39. | Aquino, Amelia Nocup | Member Sangguniang Panglungsod, 2nd District |
Muntinlupa City |
| 40. | Claus, Elmer Morata | Member Sangguniang Panglungsod, 2nd District |
Muntinlupa City |
| 41. | Laberinto, BenedictoLobendino | Member Sangguniang Panglungsod, 1st District |
Muntinlupa City |
| 42. | Marmeto, Oscar Arciaga | Mayor | Muntinlupa City |
| 43. | Malit, Ellen Danganan | Member Sangguniang Panglungsod, 1st District |
Muntinlupa City |
| 44. | Moreno, Ruben Carsido | Member Sangguniang Panglungsod, 1st District |
Muntinlupa City |
| 45. | Bello, Fred Naim | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 46. | Esquila, Merlita Lacre | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 47. | Garibay, Eduardo Rivera | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 48. | Gonzales, Melanio Reyes | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 49. | Gurnot, Arlan Monteo | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 50. | Lapuz, Romeo Vinuya | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 51. | Malquisto, Anastacio Recaido | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 52. | Pangilinan, Adrian Mallari | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 53. | Razo, Luis San Pedro | Mayor | Caloocan City |
| 54. | Aquino, Roberto Jr., Catacutan | Member SP, 1st District | Caloocan City |
| 55. | Crisostomo, Cherlito Protacio | Member SP, 1st District | Caloocan City |
| 56. | Gundayao, Ferdinand Oria | Member SP, 1st District | Caloocan City |
| 57. | Pragas, Milagros Berones | Member SP, 1st District | Caloocan City |
| 58. | Dela Merced, Clarence Javier | Member SP, 2nd District | Caloocan City |
| 59. | Dumalag, Edwin Brioso | Member SP, 2nd District | Caloocan City |
| 60. | Gonzales, Jose Isagani Malig | Member SP, 2nd District | Caloocan City |
| 61. | Lim, Edgar Dichoso | Member SP, 2nd District | Caloocan City |
| 62. | Placer, Serafico Gura | Member SP, 2nd District | Caloocan City |
| 63. | Timbol, Joseph Balagtas | Member SP, 2nd District | Caloocan City |
- List of Ineligible candidates
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Name of Candidate |
Position |
Municipality/ |
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| 1. | Abalde, Tarajo Tulabing | Member, S. Panlalawigan (2nd Dist.) |
Zamboanga Sibugay | |
| 2. | Andres, Mary Kaye Noll | Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod | 1st District Marikina City | |
| 3. | Asensi, Marjorie Francisco | Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod | Lucena City, Quezon | |
| 4. | Bustos, Janine Dabu | Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod | 2nd District Taguig City | |
| 5. | Cerafica, Kimberly Da Silva | Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod | 1st District Taguig City | |
| 6. | Crespo, Juan Rafael Caluza | Member, Sangguniang Panlungsod | 1st District, Manila | |
| 7. | Jalosjos-Carreon, Angelica | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | Zamboanga del Norte | |
| 8. | Romeo, Maria B.(Not a registered voter in the Municipality of Mutia, which she admitted) | Member, Sangguniang Bayan | Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte | |
| 9. | Magnaye, Elvis Vergil Bigtacion | Member SP, 5th District | Quezon City | |
| 10. | Martele, Jardiya Manlion | Member SP, 6th District | Quezon City | |
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