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Twelve
disqualification petitions have been filed against 13 candidates
at the provincial Comelec office.
Of
the 12 cases for disqualification and cancellation of certificates
of candidacies (COC), one involves a congressional bet, 8
are filed against mayoralty bets, 3 involving vice-mayoralty
candidates and 2 candidates for municipal councilor.
Most
of the petitions are based on the grounds that these respondent-candidates
lack the residency requirement needed for a particular elective
position.
Third
district congressional aspirant former Gov. Rene Relampagos
is a subject of a disqualification petition filed by lawyer
Salvador Diputado who is also a candidate for provincial board
member.
The
petition revolves on the period of residency which Relampagos
has stated in his COC which is questioned by Diputado.
A
disqualification case is also filed against former Albur mayor
Jose Ugdoracion by mayoralty aspirant Ephraim Tungol due to
his lack of residency in said town.
Ugdoracion
had been residing in the United States in the past years after
he served as mayor for three consecutive terms.
Meanwhile,
incumbent Dauis Mayor Luciano Bongalos also filed a disqualification
petition and the cancellation of the COC of his main rival
Victorio Migriño.
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Although
Migriño is also a longtime resident in the United
States, the challenger for Dauis' mayorship has repeatedly
said he has already renounced his American citizenship
and has sufficiently complied with the residency requirement.
While
Migriño is facing a disqualification case, he
himself has filed a petition to disqualify another aspirant
for the town's mayoralty post which happens to bear
a similar name.
The
respondent-candidate, Victor A. Migriño, is being
petitioned by the former so the Comelec would declare
him a nuisance candidate and for the cancellation of
the latter's COC.
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Meanwhile,
in the island town of Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, Tesalonica Boyboy,
daughter of outgoing town mayor Eping Boyboy, has also filed
a petition to disqualify and declare as nuisance candidate
her opponent Angel Boyboy.
Similarly,
both Boyboys also have vice mayoralty candidates with the
same family names, Dionisio Boyonas Jr (running mate of Tesalonica)
and Norberto Boyonas (running mate of Angel Boyboy).
On
the other hand, re-elecitionist Bien Unido Mayor Marianita
Garcia, together with her running mate Marcelo Garcia, has
filed disqualification cases against her challenger Alejo
Boniel and an aspirant for the town's sangguniang bayan, Niño
Rey Boniel.
The
case also stated lack of residency as ground for disqualification.
Incumbent
Trinidad Mayor Osias Flor also filed disqualification complaint
against challenger Judith Cajes, wife of 2nd district Rep.
Roberto Cajes, also for lack of residency.
Guindulman
mayoralty aspirant Renanti Granada, son of outgoing town mayor
Oriculo Granada, has also petitioned for the disqualification
of his main opponent, Ma. Fe Piezas also for lack of residency.
Incumbent
Maribojoc vice mayor Philip Medequiso who is now running for
mayor is also asking for the disqualification of mayoralty
bet Leoncio Evasco Jr. for lack of residency in said town.
Evasco
have been serving as a government executive in Davao before
he came back to his hometown.
In
Corella town, vice mayoralty bet Rex Romani Tocmo is also
seeking for the disqualification of opponent and former town
mayor Epifanio Bolando who is now running for vice mayor with
incumbent town Mayor Vito Rapal.
Meanwhile,
candidates for municipal councilor in Dauis, running under
incumbent Mayor Luciano Bongalos, are petitioning for the
disqualification of councilor aspirant Silvino Cinches, also
due to lack of residency requirement.
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