Ex-Comelec exec Guanzon guns for House seat to represent PWDs

Former poll body commissioner Rowena Guanzon files the certificate of nomination and acceptance for P3PWD party-list. INQUIRER.net/John Eric Mendoza

MANILA, Philippines — Former Commission on Elections commissioner Rowena Guanzon is gunning for a seat in the House of Representatives to represent persons with disabilities (PWD).

Wheelchair-bound Guanzon filed on Sunday the certificate of nomination and acceptance (Cona) for P3PWD party-list.

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In the 2022 polls, the P3PWD secured 391,174 votes.

All of its original nominees submitted their resignation or withdrawal to the Comelec to give way to Guanzon.

Guanzon faced a challenge when the Duterte Youth party-list filed a petition questioning her nomination before the Supreme Court, noting that her application was filed only after the deadline. The SC then issued a temporary restraining order on the former Comelec commissioner’s substitution bid.