Comelec again disqualifies Cagayan’s Mamba from 2022 gubernatorial election

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In a ruling dated Wednesday, April 24, the Comelec’s 1st Division said Mamba, during the campaign period in 2022, released public funds despite the 45-day period of prohibition under Comelec Resolution No. 10747. “It has been settled that the prohibition in Comelec Resolution No. 10747 clearly applies to local government units and that it includes ongoing, non-infrastructure programs,” the ruling read.

The petitioner that time was not Casauay but Zarah Lara, whom Mamba defeated in the 2022 gubernatorial race.the division ruling in March 2023, saying that Lara’s petition was filed out of time. All but Commissioner Bulay voted in favor of that move.the Comelec committed grave abuse of discretion when it junked Lara’s petition. It sent the case back to the poll body for proper disposition of the disqualification case.

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