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Republic of the Philippines

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IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING
SECTIONS 5 AND 6 OF COMELEC
RESOLUTION NO. 8678,
Chairman Jose A.R. Melo
Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento
Commissioner Nicodemo T. Ferrei
Commissioner Lucenito N. Tagle
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PROMULGATED OCTOBER 6, 2009, Commissioner Armando C . Velasco

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ENTITLED: "GUIDELINES ON THE Commissioner Elias R. Yusoph
FILING OF CERTIFICATES OF Commissioner Gregorio Y. Larrazabal
CANDIDACY .AND NOMINATION OF
OFFICIAL CANDIDATES OF Promulgated: .
REGISTERED PO~ITICAL PARTIES IN amombox 5 , 2009) -
CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 10,2010
NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS"
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RESOLUTION NO.

This is to amend Sections 5 and 6 of Comelec Resolution No. 8678,

promulgated'~ctober6,2009, entitled: "Guidelines on the Filing of Certificates of
Candidacy and Nomination of Official Candidates of Registered Political Parties , '

in connection with the May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections", the pertinent
portions of which read:
"Sec. 5. Period forfiling Certificate 0fCandidacy.- 77te cert$cnte of
cnndidnnj shnll be Fled on regrrlnr dnys, from No~~enrber 20 to 30, 2009, during
ofFe hotrrs, except on tlze lnst dny, 7l~liichslmll be until nridnight.

Sec. 6. Certificates of noinination of official candidates b y the

political party. - Tile certzj5cate of nonlinntion of registered politicnl parties m
conlitions of politicnl parties of their ofFcinl candidates slrnll be filed, in five (5)
copies, not later tlmn tlie lnst dny offiling of cerfificntesof cqdidnnj, dzily signed
and nttested under onth by tlze parhj president, clznirnznn, secretnnj-general or
nizy otlrer dirly niitliorized ofFer nnd slmll benr flze ncceptnizce oftlre nonrinee hj
njjixing his signnhlre in tlle spnce proz~ided therein. I f flle certifcnte of
nonlination of a cnndidate is Fled 7uithin tlze period for filing of cert$cate of
cnndi&nj, hilt after his certi+te of cnndidnnj lms been filed, a copy of the
certificate of noininntion slmll be nttnclled to the certijicnte of cnizdidnnj.

For this piirpose, nll registered politicnl pcrrties sluzll, not later flmn
Nooeiilber 15, 2009, subniit to tlie Ln.rr! Departnzent the nnnles nnd specinkn
signntzrres of tlze aiithorized signnfories to oficifll pnrhj nonzinations.
XXX . XXX XXX

After due deliberation, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby

RESOLVES, to amend Sections 5 and 6 of Comelec ~esolutionNo. 8678,
promulgated October 6,2009, to now read as follows;

"Sec. 5. Period for filing Certificate of Candidacy.- The certifica t e

of candidanj shall be filed from 8:00 o'clock i n the morning ~ r pt o 5:00
oklock in the aflernoon, beginning Novernber 20, 2009 up t o Novernber
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Paie 2 of 2 Amendment to Sections 5 and 6 of Comelec Resolution No. 8678

30,2009, and rip to midnight on December 2,2009, inclusive of Satrrrdays,

Sundays and Holidays.

Sec. 6. Certificates of nomination of official candidates by the

political party. - The certificate of nomination of registered political
parties or coalitions of political parties of their oflicial candidates shall
be filed$ in five (5) copies, not later than the last day of filing of
certificates of candidacy, duly signed and attested irnder oath by the
party president, chairman, secretay-general or any other duly
alithorized officer and shall bear the acceptance of the nominee by
aflixing his signatlire in the space provided therein. If the certificate of
nomination of a candidate is filed within the period for filing of
certificate of candidacy, but after his certificate of candidacy has been
filed, a copy of the certificate of nomination shall be attached to the
certificate of candidacy.

For this purpose, all registered political parties shall, not later
than Novanber 26, 2009, submit to the Law Department the names and
specimen signatures of the artthorized signatories to official party
nominations.

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The Education and Information Department shall cause the publication of

this Resolution in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the
Philippines and give the same the widest dissemination possible and furnish
copies thereof to all Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors,
Election Officers and accredited political parties and party-list organizations or
coalitions participating in the party list system of representation.

SO ORDERED. c n

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, ARMANDC C. VELASCO

Cc The Chiurninn
All Cornlluss~oners
Execuhve Director
Deputy Execuhve Dlrector for Operahons
Law Department
Clerk of the Commlss~on
Educahon and information