Comelec cannot cancel COCs of candidates ordered dismissed by the Ombudsman pending appeal

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Comelec cannot cancel COCs of candidates ordered dismissed by the Ombudsman pending appeal - Business Mirror

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With utmost due respect to our Commission on Elections (Comelec), it has no power to administratively cancel the certificates of candidacy (COCs) of candidates "with immediately executory order of dismissal from Ombudsman with the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification from holding public office,” allegedly pursuant to its Resolution No.11044-A dated September 4, 2024.

Also, in one case, former Chief Justice Reynato Puno said that “in cases where the sovereignty of the people is at stake, we must not only be legally right but also politically correct.” So it must be, let the people decide.

In other words, pending appeal, the accessory penalty of perpetual disqualification is not yet imposable and could not yet be enforced.