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Netizens cry foul over Comelec’s illegal posters list

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Netizens cry foul over Comelec’s illegal posters list
Social media users point out that names like senatorial candidate Bong Go's are not on the list. But Comelec Commisioner Guanzon says her list was for candidates with NCR addresses.

MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Election (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon posted a list of senatorial candidates who had illegal posters as of February 13, but her list was met with dissent from social media users. (READ: What to expect as the 2019 campaign period for national bets begins)

The list, posted on Thursday, February 14 on her Twitter account, did not include candidates like Bong Go, Bato dela Rosa, Bong Revilla, and Imee Marcos, they said. (IN NUMBERS: Candidates for Senate 2019)










These candidates are known to have illegal posters and have even been called out by the official Comelec Twitter account.









These were the 40 senatorial candidates whom Guanzon named:

  1. Aguilar, Ferdinand P. 
  2. Albani, Ibrahim H. 
  3. Alejano, Gary C. 
  4. Alfajora, Richard U. 
  5. Alunan, Rafael III M. 
  6. Angara, Juan Edgardo M.
  7. Aquino, Paolo Benigno IV A. 
  8. Arellano, Ernesto R. 
  9. Arias, Marcelino P. 
  10. Austria, Bernard F. 
  11. Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S. 
  12. Casiño, Edmundo Vicente G. 
  13. Cayetano, Pilar Juliana S. 
  14. Chong, Glenn A. 
  15. Colmenares, Neri J. 
  16. Diokno, Jose Manuel Tadeo I.
  17. Ejercito, Joseph Victor G. 
  18. Estrada, Jinggoy E.
  19. Gadon, Lorenzo G.
  20. Generoso, Conrado I.
  21. Hilbay, Florin T.
  22. Jangao, Leborio Jr. M. 
  23. Javellana, Rodolfo Jr. B.
  24. Lapid, Manuel M.
  25. Macalintal, Romulo B. 
  26. Mallillin, Emily T.
  27. Mangondato, Faisal M.
  28. Mangudadatu, Zajid G.
  29. Matula, Jose Sonny G.
  30. Meniano, Luther G.
  31. Montano, Allan S.
  32. Ong, Willie T.
  33. Osmeña, Sergio III DR.
  34. Pimentel III, Aquilino Martin Dela Llana
  35. Poe-Llamanzares, Mary Grace Natividad S.
  36. Roleda, Danilo V.
  37. Tañada III, Lorenzo R.
  38. Tolentino, Francis N.
  39. Valdes, Antonio AS.
  40. Villar, Cynthia A.




Responding to social media users who questioned her, Guanzon later clarified that the list is for candidates’ whose addresses are in NCR. Go’s address, she said, is in Davao, therefore an election officer in Davao would be the one to notify him of his illegal posters.







Following this explanation, the other candidates mentioned will be notified by the Comelec officers in their respective regions.

Marcos, who is the governor of Ilocos Norte, is required by law to be a resident of that province for at least one year.

In his 2010 Statement of Election Contributions and Expenditures, Revilla listed his office/residential address as Bacoor, Cavite. He was governor of Cavite from 1998 to 2001.

Meanwhile, Dela Rosa’s home province is Davao del Sur. There were speculations that he would run for governor of that province before his senatorial bid.

Under Republic Act No. 9006 or the Fair Elections Act, campaign posters should measure no more than 2 feet by 3 feet. They are not allowed to be posted on public structures like waiting sheds, electric posts and wires, and road traffic signs.

The official campaign period for the 2019 elections started on February 12. – Rappler.com

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