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MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The camp of actor and San Juan congressional candidate Edu Manzano said that they will file a motion for the reconsideration of his disqualification by the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Manzano鈥檚 camp said they will be filing the motion for reconsideration either on Thursday or Friday.

The Comelec Second Division said Manzano鈥檚 certificate of candidacy (COC) was revoked for having committed 鈥渇alse material representation on his citizenship.鈥�

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鈥淲e鈥檙e appealing here not because we want to discuss the merits of the case,鈥� Manzano鈥檚 lawyer and former Comelec聽chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. said in a press conference.

鈥淚t is just that the disqualification ordered by the second division was much publicized, it has generated too much publicity that we want to make sure that the public would know that Edu Manzano is not yet disqualified,鈥� Brillantes added.

Brillantes also added that the decision of the Comelec Second Division is not final.

鈥淪ince the election will be on Monday (May 13), there鈥檚 no way that the decision of the division rendered only on May 6, Monday, will never become final come election day,鈥� Brillantes pointed out.

Brillantes said that once the motion for reconsideration is filed, he said the decision of the Comelec Second Division will be vacated, adding they will now await the decision of the Comelec En Banc that will come out 鈥渨eeks or months after the elections.鈥�

鈥淲e just want to have some sort of publicity to counter the negative publicity generated by the announcement that he (Manzano) has already been disqualified by a mere division which [it鈥檚] decision is not final, non-executory and not yet imposable,鈥� Brillantes said.聽/muf