The Commission on Elections (Comelec) vowed to stringently screen all certificates of candidacy (CoCs) submitted by aspirants for national positions in the 2025 midterm elections.

Comelec spokesman John Rex Laudiangco said the Supreme Court lessened the criteria for removing nuisance candidates from the official list of candidates.

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