The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday released the “final list” of official senatorial candidates and party-list groups that would participate in the May midterm polls. The list includes the names of Sen. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and former Sen. Sergio “Serge” Osmeña III, who are both facing disqualification cases. ADVERTISEMENT“This is the final list, in the sense that this will be the one that will be printed on the official ballots,” Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said. The Comelec removed the names of 13 “nuisance” candidates from the old list of 76. The Comelec also released the list of party-list groups, with Bayan Muna occupying the No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 31, 2019 21:55 UTC