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Disqualified Pasig bet can’t be replaced
By J.Lo
“If Congress intended violation of Safe Spaces Act ground to disqualify candidate, it could have included such provision in the said law, but it did not,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said Pasig congressional candidate Christian Sia has been disqualified from May 12 midterm polls due to his sexist remarks about single mothers and body shaming of his former female assistant.
Sia’s remarks constitute acts of gender-based harassment and violate Campaigning Act.
Garcia said ruling is historic since it is first time poll body applied anti-discrimination resolution.
At campaign sortie last month, Sia said single mothers, especially those who are still menstruating, could sleep with him once a year if he gets elected.
Sia is insisting that Comelec’s ruling is “wrong” since he did not get court conviction over his sexist joke.
The Pasig bet, a lawyer, has vowed to take the case to Supreme Court if his motion for reconsideration is rejected.
Sia is running under slate of construction magnate Sarah Discaya, competing against Mayor Vico Sotto.
Meanwhile, Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar has been cleared of vote buying allegations by Comelec.
Comelec has found insufficient evidence to support disqualification petition against Villar in May midterm polls.
Villar “satisfactorily explained” circumstances surrounding alleged vote buying incident at campaign sortie in Cavite on Feb. 9 before start of campaign period, the poll body’s Kontra Bigay committee said.
Villar welcomed Comelec’s resolution.
“I assure everyone that I am running on clean platform, pursuing only my advocacies that aim to make lives better for Filipinos,” she said.
Villar has reportedly spent more than P1 billion in advertisements for her campaign in midterm polls.
If she wins, Villar will join her brother Mark in Senate.
Their mother, Sen. Cynthia Villar, is seeking to replace Camille as representative of Las Piñas in House of Representatives.
About 10 more show-cause orders will be issued to bets facing vote buying claims, Comelec Commissioner Ernest Maceda said.
As of yesterday, around 450 reports of vote buying and abuse of state resources were received by Kontra Bigay committee.
Some 106 bets were given show cause orders, Maceda noted.
Most vote buying complaints came from Calabarzon, followed by Central Luzon and Metro Manila. Laguna, Marikina and Rizal were top three areas.
In another development, Comelec First Division disqualified for misrepresentation Christian Noveras, who is seeking Aurora governorship.
“It is undisputed that respondent has been found guilty by ombudsman of grave misconduct, conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service and conduct unbecoming of public officials and was punished with dismissal from service with all accessory penalties, including perpetual disqualification from holding public office,” Comelec said.
Comelec also upheld disqualification of Noveras’ father and sister. Gerardo is running for vice governor, while Christine is his substitute.
“Having established Gerardo is ineligible to run, he had no right to pass on to Christine, his purported substitute… incongruous for person to take the place of candidate who does not exist or who was never eligible to run,” Comelec stressed.
Pilipinas Babangon Muli Party party-list group’s disqualification was affirmed by poll body, as it violated requirement in which regional party must have constituency. .. group fielded nominees not from Calabarzon , region it claimed to represent.
Tuguegarao Mayor Maila Ting-Que is facing disqualification complaint for alleged abuse of state resources.
Pangasinan Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas has lauded Comelec for assuring public that vote buying complaints will be acted upon without delay.
In letters to Comelec and Philippine National Police, Agabas cited reports of vote buying operations allegedly involving allies of Gilbert Estrella, her rival candidate in the midterm polls.
Makati Mayor Abby Binay has confirmed she and Taguig Rep. Pammy Zamora are facing disqualification case for alleged conspiracy to bribe voters.
Binay said her remarks at April 10 sortie, where she said she would be showing voters “heaps of money,” were “taken out of context.”
“I said congresswoman has a lot of funds there…does that mean I’m engaging in vote buying …those funds would be placed into Ospital ng Makati and would not be given to attendees,” Binay said.
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