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Sunday, March 19, 2006
Poll body rules: Recall vs mayor 'sufficient'
By Rimaliza Opiña
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has ordered the office of the deputy executive director for operations (Odedo) to prepare the guidelines and activities for a recall election in Baguio City for the mayorship.
This developed after the commission, composed of Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. and Commissioners Rex Borra, Florentino Tuason and Romeo Brawner, in a meeting held last February 28, resolved that the petition submitted by petitioner Godofredo Cawaing and others against Mayor Braulio Yaranon is sufficient.
Any action to be undertaken by the Odedo however is subject to the availability of funds, the commission en banc ruled.
A recall election would cost around P5 million.
Sun.Star tried to get Yaranon's comment but he is reportedly indisposed. He however earlier welcomed moves to oust him from office saying he is ready to face his critics and prove them wrong.
The Comelec is set to verify the 22,751 signatures this week. The agency has 12 days to check on each signature.
Last February 6, City Election Officer Maribel Uminga issued a certification that the petitioners were able to attain the required 15 percent signatures needed for a recall to prosper.
Out of the 42,108 signatures, 22,751 of the signatories are registered voters of Baguio. Comelec also certified that the petitioners were able to comply with other requirements such as payment of the P30,000 filing fee and certifications from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the National Statistics Office (NSO).
(March 19, 2006 issue)
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