MALOLOS CITY: Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado of Bulacan has filed a petition before the Malolos Regional Trial Court (RTC) to cite for contempt the officers and employees of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Bulacan for allegedly defying a court order stopping the recall petition against him.

Among the first to receive subpoenas are election officers Mercila N. Del Carmen of Plaridel and Julio Nicanor Guinto of Malolos City, who started the verification of names and signatures of recall petitioners on Wednesday through the order of the Office of the Deputy Executive Director for Operations (ODEDO).

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