To seek the election disqualification of some 600 local officials who are allegedly involved in illegal drugs and corruption is a “baseless request” that would only waste the time of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), an election lawyer said on Thursday. Romulo Macalintal, the request made by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) to disqualify election candidates based on a mere list without final judgment from the courts, will violate the Constitution. “Comelec has many other urgent matters to attend to in preparation for the coming polls and should not be disturbed by such a baseless request,” Macalintal said. “In a word, the final judgment is an indispensable requisite to disqualify any candidate running for an elective office,” said Macalintal. /mufREAD: DILG chief seeks disqualification of ‘narcopols’ from 2019 electionsRELATED VIDEOADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2018 07:41 UTC