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Read more about the article Official says Comelec helpless on candidates’ premature campaigning
HANDS TIED. Atty. Marlon Casquejo, Comelec Davao assistant regional director says they cannot act on the candidates who are pre-campaigning due to the existing Supreme Court ruling which says that a candidate who is running for the elections can only be considered a candidate at the start of the campaign period. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Official says Comelec helpless on candidates’ premature campaigning

An official of the Commission on Elections admitted that their hands are tied over the premature campaigning of some candidates due to an existing ruling of the Supreme Court.

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Read more about the article Davao del Norte Congressman tags Suaybaguio’s move ‘incomprehensible,’ ‘unfortunate’

Davao del Norte Congressman tags Suaybaguio’s move ‘incomprehensible,’ ‘unfortunate’

Davao del Norte First District Rep. Anthony del Rosario on Tuesday tagged the move of Davao del Norte Vice Governor Victorio Suaybaguio as “unnecessary, unexpected and incomprehensible.”

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Read more about the article Aquino ally in Davao del Norte resigns as LP bet, explains why he challenges Del Rosario as guv

Aquino ally in Davao del Norte resigns as LP bet, explains why he challenges Del Rosario as guv

The electoral campaign in Davao del Norte was hot as minutes before the deadline for the filing of candidacy last Friday, incumbent Vice Governor Victorio Suaybaguio, who earlier already filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) as First District Representative, withdrew his COC and filed instead as Governor to challenge First District Rep. Anthony G. Del Rosario.

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Read more about the article #Duterteserye: Sara Duterte did not file COC as mayor
FINAL THREE. Only three candidates file their certificate of candidacy for Davao mayor namely Alfredo Tocante, Rodrigo Duterte, and Teodoro Peña Mantilla. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

#Duterteserye: Sara Duterte did not file COC as mayor

Members of the Davao press and supporters hold on to the edge of their seats inside the Commission on Elections office here until early evening waiting for former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte to appear and file her certificate of candidacy for mayor. Only three mayoral candidates filed their COCs when the deadline of filing strike on Friday.

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