Comelec narrows down Senate bets from 76 to 63
Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 06:46:17 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has narrowed down the list of official senatorial candidates from 76 to 63.
The Comelec on Thursday released the “final certified” list of candidates for the May 2019 midterm elections.
The @COMELEC has released the final certified list of Senatorial candidates and Party List organizations participating in the #NLE2019. 63 Senatorial candidates; 134 Party List organizations. pic.twitter.com/OaZ5o0IBOw
— James Jimenez (@jabjimenez) January 31, 2019
Sixty-three senatorial electorates composed the final roster of candidates while 143 partylist organizations were also included in the list.
Former Senator Sergio Osmena III and re-electionist Senator Koko Pimentel, who both have pending cases, are also included in the list.
“Final in the sense na we’re going with this,” Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez told reporters when asked if the said list is final, pointing out that Osmeña and Pimentel have pending disqualification cases.
Jimenez confirmed that the names on the list will be the ones printed on election ballots. /muf
READ: Comelec releases list of senatorial bets for May 2019 polls