Nuisance Candidates flock to the Comelec to file their COCs

And then there are those who are called to serve by a higher power. Allan Carreon, a member of the Intergalactic Earth Ambassadors, believes aliens have convinced him to seek presidential office.

Then there is 51-year-old Romeo John Ygonia, a volunteer missionary from Benguet. Ygonia’s nickname is “Archangel Lucifer” and he believes he was “sent and chosen by God” to be the next president of the Philippines.

A lot of netizens have called for the immediate disqualification of such candidates. But the Comelec argues that it is the candidate’s right—as mandated by law—to file his or her COC, and thus, cannot be prevented from doing so. Candidates, however, will be subject to a hearing or screening process. The final list of eligible candidates will be released in the first week of December.

Musician, poet, and broadcast personality Lourd De Veyra has this to say about the issue, “Kung “baliw” ang mga nuisance candidates, di kaya mas baliw tayo dahil binoboto natin ang mga mandarambong, mga walang alam, at mga sikat lang ang magulang? (If nuisance candidates are crazy, then aren’t we even crazier for voting for thieves, those who know nothing, and those who can only boast of having famous parents?)”