CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Congressman Ching Veloso merely expresses amusement on the disqualification case filed in opposition to him by Ormoc Metropolis Mayor Lucy Torres, saying that the incident Lucy cited as foundation was not even through the election interval but.
Lucy had used as foundation for her grievance a video of Veloso that was taken in November 8, 2024.
However in response to Veloso, even after they have all filed their certificates of candidacy in October, they had been nonetheless not thought-about “official candidate” however mere “aspirants” as a result of election interval began in January 2025.
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“How can there be an election offense or violation of election legal guidelines, when marketing campaign interval has not began?” mentioned Veloso, who’s operating for the place of Representataive of the 4th District of Leyte.
He could be operating in opposition to Rep. Richard Gomez, who could be operating for reelection.
Gomez had mentioned that Veloso’s video stirred emotions of terror amongst residents when Veloso mentioned they need to not awaken the satan sleeping inside his physique, in any other case, he’ll kill if the necessity arises.
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On this, Veloso defined that his assertion was made in jest as a response to Gomez’s camp calling him as “Atty. Patay”.
“This disqualification case is a nuisance and merely a harassment swimsuit as her last-ditch effort to guard her husband from a challenger who is clearly successful. The world is closing in on them, so she had filed instances not simply in opposition to me but additionally in opposition to incumbent mayors,” he added.
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That is Lucy’s second try to have Veloso disqualified.
The primary one having failed as a result of she claimed that Veloso was not a resident of Leyte’s 4th district.
Nevertheless, this was confirmed false when Comelec officers carried out an ocular inspection of Veloso’s residence in Isabel.
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