PDP-Laban plea to resume COC filing raises worries of poll delays

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In a show of confidence, President Rodrigo Duterte raised the hands of Information and Communications Secretary Gregorio Honasan III, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission Commissioner Greco Belgica and former public works secretary Mark Villar.

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MANILA, Philippines — The administration party's petition to reopen the filing of certificates of candidacy could cause problems if it will mean delaying the May 9 elections, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Monday as he stressed that President Rodrigo Duterte's term cannot extend beyond June 30.

 

Lacson, who is running for president, said that he is not accusing the administration of attempts at term extension but said the Senate can preserve the line of succession by electing a Senate president who could step in as acting president in case polls are delayed.

 

"If such a scenario becomes imminent, before Congress adjourns, we will elect a new Senate president whose term expires on June 30, 2025," he said, adding the Senate president will then "act as president until a new president or vice president shall have been chosen and qualified."

 

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