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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga鈥擳he Commission on Elections (Comelec) has canceled the certificate of candidacy (COC) of broadcaster Jun John Susi for councilor in this Pampanga capital due to 鈥渕aterial misrepresentation,鈥� leading to his disqualification.
Susi, a former television channel newsreader and now a radio host, 鈥渄eliberately misled the electorate as to his qualifications for the office he seeks to be elected when he misrepresented a material fact in his COC,鈥� the former first division of the Comelec said in a resolution issued March 8, referring to his residence.
Susi wrote 鈥淐ity of San Fernando鈥� as his address while an incumbent municipal councilor of Lubao town.
Sought for comment on Thursday, Susi told the Inquirer: 鈥淭he decision is not final. I will file a motion for reconsideration. The First Division did not consider all our evidence, which would clearly show that I am a resident of San Fernando.鈥�
The division said misrepresentation in a COC is an election offense and referred the case to the Comelec law department for a preliminary investigation.
Commissioners Marlon Casquejo and Aimee Ferolino signed the resolution.