Comelec welcomes case against BO-PK council bet

Regional Director Temie Lambino  of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Region 7 said  the plan of Team Rama to question the legality of Councilor Augustus Pe Jr.’s candidacy  would  enrich jurisprudence.

Pe, who is on his third term as  councilor in Cebu City’s north district, filed his Certificate of Candidacy, this time for councilor in the south district.

Can he run again in a new district and sidestep  term limits?

“I haven’t read any decision yet on the Supreme Court on  that matter. That  is why it is good to have that case filed  so that once and for all, if it would be elevated until  the SC, we can have jurisprudence on the matter,” Lambino said.

Team Rama members siad they plans to ask the Comelec to disqualify Pe because he is already on his last term.

Lambino said any party opposing Pe’s candidacy  has only five days to file the disqualification petition from  the last day of filing of COCs.

Lambino said the petition may be filed in the Comelec office which has jurisdiction over the candidate or to the clerk of the commission. Doris C. Bongcac and Jhunnex Napallacan