MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 04 (PIA) --- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) moved the period for the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) elections to May 14 until 18, from its original schedule, last May 9 to 13.
Atty. Nasib Yasin, Provincial Election Supervisor (PES), said the poll body saw the need to reset the period for filing of COCs to ensure completion of the preparatory activities prior to the filing.
He disclosed that the filing of COC shall be from 8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. begining May 14 up to May 17, inclusive of Saturday and Sunday, and from 8:00a.m. to 12:00 midnight of May 18.
“The filing of COC for Gubernatorial and Vice Gubernatorial posts should be done at the Office of the Regional Director in Cotabato City while the candidates for the Regional Legislative Assembly must file their COCs at the office of their respective Provincial Election Supervisors,” he said.
Yasin further said that filing should be done personally by the candidate or by his authorized representative and that “No COC shall be filed or accepted by mail, telegram or facsimile,” he added.
He also said that the authority of the authorized representative shall be made in writing, under oath and attached to the COC.
The PES further reminded applicants not to use titles such as Don, Datu, Doctor, Ginoo or words of similar imports in their respective COCs.
On August 8, voters in the province are set to elect one (1) governor, one (1) vice governor and six (6) legislative assembly members. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA-10)
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