Rappler's latest stories on nuisance candidate
Comelec on ‘colorful’ bets: Give them a chance, it’s not easy
But Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon also reminds so-called nuisance bets: democracy is not a joke

SC affirms disqualification of 3 nuisance bets
The High Court says the Commission on Elections did not act with grave abuse of discretion when it cancelled the certificates of candidacy of 3 nuisance bets

Escudero on David disqualification: Now you know how it feels
David however laughs at Escudero s statement saying his disqualification did not stem from a constitutional violation

Election commission starts screening nuisance bets
Over 250 aspirants for national posts in 2016 will have to submit evidence and answer questions about their fitness to run for public office

Duterte ‘placeholder’ Diño withdraws presidential bid
UPDATED Yung slot na yun binibigay namin kay Rody Duterte PDP Laban’s Martin Diño says But Duterte has yet to take the party s offer to take Diño s place in the 2016 presidential race

Comelec eyes Duterte ‘placeholder’ as nuisance bet
This would effectively close the door on Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s expected substitution for Diño says a campaign insider

#AnimatED: 130 presidential bets? LOL!
Let’s stop being polite about this electoral phenomenon and take it for what it really is: a joke

Nuisance bets: 'We want to serve the country'
The Omnibus Election Code says a nuisance candidate files a certificate of candidacy or COC “to put the electoral process in mockery or disrepute ”

To become the next president
Kang David and Murillo along with many other hopefuls who have filed their COCs have taken that first step to becoming president Can they pursue their dream or be declared as nuisance candidates?

'I like to legalize the 4 seasons'
Most of the unknown candidates present out of this world platforms even as one of them echoes a deeper yearning to lead the country despite being ordinary

Archangel Lucifer, other 'nuisance' candidates soar on Twitter
Among other nuisance candidates Archangel Lucifer Alfredo Tindugan and Victor Quijano dominate the country s Twitter space on day 2 of CoC filing

Comelec on 'nuisance' bets: Listen before you judge
Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez says ‘Makikita mo ba ‘yung buong talambuhay ng tao sa isang kapirasong papel?’

Puerto Princesa mayoral bets down to 22
The unusual number of people who filed candidacies has pushed Hagedorn s name down the candidates list Some of them have since withdrawn from the race

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Comelec disqualifies 73 local bets
Among those declared nuisance bets are 5 congressional candidates 7 gubernatorial candidates and 24 mayoral candidates
2013 senatorial bets: 32 qualified, 50 'nuisance'
Out of the 84 aspirants who filed their COCs for senator 32 were approved 50 were declared nuisance while 2 withdrew
Nuisance
These filers as insane or comical as they may seem to us are beings possessed of human dignity indistinguishable from our own which we fiercely defend
Why Comelec entertains 'habitual' nuisance bets
Kris Aquino s husband is among a fifth of senatorial COC filers who have been previously declared as nuisance candidates
Only 1 of every 3 Senate bets ‘serious’
Two independents have network funds name recall to get the votes