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Comelec allows suspension of Rizal town mayor

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has allowed the suspension of Rodriguez, Rizal Mayor Pedro Cuerpo, granting the recommendation of its law department. In an en banc decision, the Comelec decided to to suspend Cuerpo – who is running against incumbent Rizal Governor Jun Ynares in the coming polls – even though an earlier resolution restricts elected officials from being suspended. The Comelec’s law department said that Cuerpo’s suspension may be implemented...read more