Edge Davao 8 Issue 182

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VOL. 8 ISSUE 182 • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2015

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COMELEC: RODY COC IN ORDER Huge crowd assemble at Comelec in support of Mayor Duterte

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IN ORDER. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte shows his Certificate of Candidacy as president after visiting the Commission on Elections law department Tuesday where the Comelec affirmed that his COC is in order. Photo below show’s one of Duterte’s supporters outside the Comelec office in Intramuros. From Manny Piñol’s facebook account

By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

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NE more obstacle hurdled, there’s no stopping Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte now from seeking the presidency in 2016. Duterte’s quest for the highest position in the land received another major boost after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) law department on Tuesday declared that his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as presidential candidate was in order. Duterte himself made the announcement to members of

the media shortly after he visited the Comelec office in Intramuros before noontime yesterday where the extremely popular mayor got yet another warm reception usually accorded to a rock star. “I am here to officially affirm that I am running for President and to clarify with the COMELEC law department whether the COC filed by my lawyer on my behalf last week, met all of the requirements,” Duterte said following the Comelec’s affirmation of his presidential bid under the PDP-Laban. Last November 27, Duterte’s lawyer, Salvador Medialdia, armed with a Special Power of Attorney, filed his COC. Duterte earlier withdrew his COC in Davao seeking re-election and was substituted by

his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio. News on Comelec’s affirmation elated thousands of Duterte supporters, who waited for hours at the Comelec office with their streamers and placards showing their support to the leader from the South whom they believe could lead the country rise from the depths of despair. Former North Cotabato governor Manny Piñol, one of Duterte’s close allies who accompanied him to the Comelec office, said the mayor received a warm welcome from his Metro Manila supporters in Intramuros. “The Davao City Mayor’s legion of supporters waited for him in front of the Comelec wildly cheering as he arrived with his vice pres-

idential running mate Alan Peter Cayetano. Coming out of the Law Department Office after a 3-minute call and meeting to clarify issues, Duterte came out with a copy of his COC and showed it the members of the media who waited for him in the Comelec office,” Piñol posted on his Facebook account. “Thank you Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... one more step hurdled towards#TunayNaPagbabago... Rody Duterte personal appearance at the Comelec at Intramuros to affirm his CoC and PdP-Laban CONA filed last week by his lawyer, Salvador Medialdea ...,” said Peter T. Laviña, Duterte’s spokesperson. “Before going to the Comelec

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