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2013 senatorial bets: 32 qualified, 50 ‘nuisance’

Reynaldo Santos Jr

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Out of the 84 aspirants who filed their COCs for senator, 32 were approved, 50 were declared nuisance, while 2 withdrew.

MANILA, Philippines – It’s official. Only 32 out of the 84 senatorial aspirants have been allowed to join the 2013 elections.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. tweeted on Tuesday, October 30, that they have given final due course to 32 aspirants who filed their certificates of candidacy. The first 27 were approved a week after filing their candidacy, while the last 5 were approved last week.

Brillantes added that two aspirants have withdrawn their candidacies, while the remaining 50 were declared nuisance candidates:

Candidates who withdrew their candidacies:

      1. Gundayao, Virgilio G

      2. Lozano, Oliver U.

Candidates declared as nuisance:

  1. Abella, Alma L
  2. Ajel, Remelyn T.
  3. Baguio, Florentino F.
  4. Bantolo, Rosario S.
  5. Bernardino, Aeric P.
  6. Bula, Leonardo C.
  7. Cabrera, Rafael M.
  8. Cadag, Victorio Angelo A.
  9. Cadion, Leo M.
  10. Capular, Elizabeth S.
  11. Chavez, Melchor G.
  12. Cailing, Patrocino A.
  13. Dazo, Catalino A.
  14. Dimaya, Arsenio T.
  15. Donato, Juanito E.
  16. Escosura, Anisio B.
  17. Espinosa, Manuel P.
  18. Factor, Generoso J.
  19. Fernandez, Eduardo Syamasundar-Das P.
  20. Galang, Virgilio J.
  21. Garay, Roque F.
  22. Gorostiza, Byron Adriano D.
  23. Handumon, Benjamin S Jr.
  24. Insigne, Manuel E.
  25. Jolongbayan, Edwin S.
  26. LacanLuisongTagean, Salam Ed E Jr.
  27. Lagata, Merlito O.
  28. Lawag, Victor S.
  29. Lope, Wendell H.
  30. Magtira, Daniel R.
  31. Maluenda, Severo L Jr.
  32. Mandap, Elena L.
  33. Marcos, Francis Leo A.
  34. Ning, Carlito P.
  35. Nocon, Valeriano III P.
  36. Nueva, Norma C
  37. Pancho, Wenceslao P Jr.
  38. Po, Manuel A.
  39. Rirao, Marlon G.
  40. Rojas, Erickson Eli Felix B.
  41. Salangsang, Pepito S.
  42. Santosidad, Rebecca C.
  43. Soriano, Cosme Omie P.
  44. Suerte, Orlando G.
  45. Sulibit, Nonato M.
  46. Sy, Johnny Chris H.
  47. Talag, Alfonso E Jr.
  48. Tomol, Rogelio C.
  49. Villamor, Ulyn E.
  50. Wood, Victor N.

At least 14 in the above list were also declared nuisance candidates when they attempted to join past elections.

However, Lozano and Woods made it as official senatorial candidates in the 2007 elections; both lost. 

Despite the release of the final list of senatorial candidates, the campaign period does not begin until February 2013. The poll body earlier appealed to the candidates to refrain from “indirect campaigning” prior to the campaign period. – Rappler.com

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