Lawmaker to push for twin bills on candidate substitution
Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (File photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Monday said he is looking to refile in the next Congress the twin measures that aim to "purify" the electoral process by prohibiting the substitution of candidacy after the deadline for filing and making mandatory the resignation of an incumbent elective official running for another position. Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the two proposals aim to end practices and political parties that "put in doub...
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