Comelec to release list of 77 Senate bets for 2019 polls

Paterno R. Esmaquel II

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Comelec to release list of 77 Senate bets for 2019 polls

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But 14 bets might be dropped from this list of candidates because of their pending cases, says Commission on Elections Spokesman James Jimenez

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it will release on Saturday, January 26, the list of senatorial candidates to be included in the ballot for the May 13 midterm polls.

“You have 77 potential senatorial candidates,” said Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez on Friday, January 25.

Jimenez said however that 14 bets might be dropped from this list of 77 because of cases affecting their candidacies.

He said that for now, the Comelec has to include the 14 candidates because the Comelec’s information technology department needs to receive the list by 5 pm on Friday, so that they can load the data in the Election Management System (EMS). 

The EMS “needs about a week to process the information,” Jimenez said, which is why the ITD needs the list of candidates despite pending cases.

Candidates with pending cases, which might prevent them from running, include the following:

In the 2016 elections, the Comelec included 50 individuals in its certified list of senatorial candidates. – Rappler.com

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Paterno R. Esmaquel II

Paterno R. Esmaquel II, news editor of Rappler, specializes in covering religion and foreign affairs. He finished MA Journalism in Ateneo and MSc Asian Studies (Religions in Plural Societies) at RSIS, Singapore. For story ideas or feedback, email pat.esmaquel@rappler.com