HB 2274
House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 24, 2025
An Act Providing an Additional Ground for Cancelling the Certificate of Candidacy of a Candidate and Making the Acts of a Nuisance Candidate an Election Offense, Amending Sections 69, 261 (Cc) and 264 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the “omnibus Election Code of the Philippines”
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The bill expands the grounds on which COMELEC can cancel a candidate’s filing and makes filing as a “nuisance candidate” a criminal offense, punishable by up to six years in prison, loss of voting rights, and fines.
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