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Regina Ongsiako Reyes Vs. Commission on Elections and Joseph Socorro B. Tan [Concurring Opinion J. Abad]

REGINA ONGSIAKO REYES, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and JOSEPH SOCORRO B. TAN, Respondents. [Concurring Opinion J. Abad]

G.R. No. 207264 | 2013-10-22

EN BANC

CONCURRING OPINION

ABAD, J.:

I would like to explain why I vote to deny petitioner Regina Ongsiako Reyes' motion for reconsideration of the Court's Resolution of June 25, 2013.
 
When Congress enacted the Omnibus Election Code, among its concerns were persons who, although not qualified, seek public office and mar the orderly conduct of the elections. To address this problem and for the public good, Congress empowered the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to hear and decide petitions for the cancellation of their certificates of candidacies on the ground of false material representations that such certificates contain.

Section 78...