Comelec affirms decision to allow Quiboloy to run in 2025 elections

By: - Reporter / @zacariansINQ
/ 06:43 PM December 27, 2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc denied a motion for reconsideration seeking to block alleged sex offender Apollo Quiboloy from running for senator in the 2025 elections.

In a resolution made public on Friday, the Comelec en banc denied the motion filed by senatorial aspirant Sonny Matula in which he argued that Quiboloy’s candidacy “mocks the electoral process” and that the previous ruling exposes “glaring inconsistencies” in electoral candidates.

The en banc dismissed it, citing a “lack of merit” and emphasizing that “there was no valid ground raised in motion.”

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“We find no cogent reason to depart from the Assailed Resolution of the Commission (First Division). The arguments raised by Petitioner in his Motion were already thoroughly passed upon and incisively examined by the Commission (First Division),” the resolution read.

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“At the outset, the combination of different remedies and prayers in a petition to declare as a nuisance candidate or disqualification or cancellation of a certificate ground is a ground for summary dismissal, and this is clearly and explicitly mandated by Our rules. Even if this procedural defect is brushed upon, We find the ruling of the Commission (First Division) to have sufficiently addressed and discussed the substantive issues thoroughly and exhaustively,” it added.

The motion for reconsideration stems from Comelec’s denial of a petition to disqualify Quiboloy from the 2025 senatorial race and have him declared a “nuisance” candidate.

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Quiboloy, the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and a long-time ally of the Dutertes, is currently facing child abuse and human trafficking cases before the Quezon City and Pasig City courts, respectively.

Apart from his cases in the country, Quiboloy is also facing several criminal charges in the US, including Conspiracy to Engage in Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud and Coercion, and Sex Trafficking of Children; Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, and Coercion; Conspiracy; and Bulk Cash Smuggling.

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