MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has no jurisdiction over questions on the allegations that embattled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Leal Guo is not a Filipino citizen but a Chinese as she has been proclaimed and assumed office.
But Chairman George Erwin Garcia said on Wednesday that the Commission supported a move to amend the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) that would authorize the poll body to impose additional requirements for candidates during the filing of certificate of candidacy (CoC).
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