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Guidelines on COCs
By J.Lo
“When there are two or more aspirants for an office with same name and surname, each aspirant shall need to state paternal and maternal surname, except in incumbent who may continue to use the name and surname stated in COC when last elected,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued guidelines for filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for those intending to run in May 2025 midterm elections.
In 38-page resolution, Comelec stressed that no person can run for senator, member of House of Representatives or any local position unless sworn COC has been submitted.
COC may be filed personally by aspirant or through authorized representative from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8, including Saturday and Sunday from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon.
Aspirants who file COC will be considered candidate only at the start of campaign period.
Poll body also said unlawful acts of omission applicable to candidates would only apply upon start of campaign period.
During filing of COC, aspirant shall be allowed to have maximum of three companions. Those running for senatorial race can have maximum of four.
Poll body also said that any COC filed with incorrect office shall be deemed as “not filed” and that substitution due to withdrawal of original aspirant is allowed only until the last day of filing of COC. No substitute shall be allowed for independent candidate.
“No substitution shall be valid unless substitutes file COC and Certificate of Nomination and Acceptance,” it stressed.
Substitutions beyond Oct. 8 are only allowed in case of death and disqualification of original aspirant. Aspirant of duly registered political party who died or is disqualified may be substituted by candidate belonging to and nominated by same political party or coalition.
Any person holding appointive position, including members of Armed Forces of the Philippines shall be deemed resigned from office upon filing of COC.
Certificate of nomination and certificate of acceptance of nomination of party-list groups shall also be filed from Oct. 1 to 8. Each sectoral party, organization or coalition shall submit 10 nominees from which party-list representative shall be chosen.
Nomination of less than 10 nominees shall not be accepted and not given due course by commission.
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