DQ cases in barangay, SK polls reach over 100
The number of disqualification (DQ) cases filed against candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) for alleged premature campaigning has reached more than 100. As of Oct. 13, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) had already filed petitions for disqualification against 125 candidates, 49 of whom have already been summoned by the poll body. READ: 96 DQ cases filed vs barangay, SK bets for premature campaigning Of the total cases, more than 30 had already been raffled to a Comelec division, while summons for 40 others are being prepared before the Office of the Clerk of Court. The Comelec said it has also dropped for lack of factual basis 558 complaints against premature campaigning. On Friday, Comelec sent 213 show-cause orders to candidates to explain why their candidacy should not be canceled for electioneering. Meanwhile, Comelec has disqualified two candidates for “material misrepresentation” and two others found guilty in separate cases that banned them from any public office. —Kathleen de Villa
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