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COMELEC
605 SCRA 574 | 25 Nov. 2009 | Carpio,J.,
The Court reversed its previous ruling that held that Rosalinda Penera was
ature campaigning because at the time, Ms. Penera was not yet considered as
whose acts or omissions can subject her to disqualification.
Only after said person officially becomes a candidate, at the start of the
od, can his/her disqualification be sought for acts constituting premature
inda A. Penera was disqualified from running for the office of the Mayor in Sta.
ao del Norte for allegedly violating Section 80 of the Omnibus COMELEC code
campaigning)
ATIO:
N Rosalinda A. Penera can be disqualified from running for office even before
ampaign period -- NO.
a. PENERA NOT A CANDIDATE — Sec.79(a) defines a “candidate” as a
person seeking an elective public office and has filed a certificate of
candidacy. Furthermore, Sec. 15 RA 8436 as amended by Sec. 13 RA 9369
provides that one shall only be considered as a candidate at the start of the
campaign period. Furthermore, the immediately succeeding provisio states
that “unlawful acts or omissions applicable to a candidate shall take effect
only upon the start of the aforesaid campaign period.”