The Commission on Elections ( Comelec ) has upheld the cancellation of former Mandaue City mayor Jonas Cortes ’ certificate of candidacy (COC), affirming the Second Division’s earlier ruling. This decision, which came out on Dec. 27, disqualifies Cortes from running in the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections.
Cortes’ inclusion in the Comelec’s latest updates on Special Proceedings Actions petitions confirmed that his COC was denied due course due to material misrepresentation, citing a “lack of merit.”“We find no cogent reason to depart from the Assailed Resolution of the Commission (Second Division),” read a portion of the en banc decision penned by Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia and six other commissioners — Marlon Cosquejo, Rey Bulay, Nelson Celis, Ernesto Ferdinand Macedan Jr., Aimee Ferolino and Socorro Inting.According to Comelec, Cortes “materially misrepresented” in his COC that he is eligible for the office he seeks to be elected to.The commissioners were convinced that the omission was “deliberate,” as there are specific fields that allow Cortes to disclose the facts of the pending case and his previous dismissal from service.“Wherefore, premises considered, the Commission (en banc) resolved, as it hereby resolves, to deny the Motion for Reconsideration. The Assailed Resolution is hereby affirmed,” the decision added.The ruling cited Section 78 in relation to Section 74 of the Omnibus Election Code, which mandates that facts stated in a COC must be true. Any false representation of a material fact serves as a basis for the cancellation of the certificate.The cancellation of his COC stemmed from the Oct. 25 petition filed by Ervin Estandarte. The caseAccording to Mandaue City Administrator Jamaal James Calipayan, the case against Cortes revolves around an alleged misrepresentation in his CO
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