BINAN CITY, Laguna — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) here summoned two local officials following their alleged links to unauthorized election-related activities in early May.
Lawyer Patrick E. Enaje, the provincial election supervisor, asked Sta. Cruz Mayor Edgar San Luis and 4th District congressional candidate Antonio Carolino to submit a written explanation regarding their alleged involvement in an operation where individuals impersonated Comelec personnel and inspected vote counting machines using false identification at the Silangan Elementary School in Sta. Cruz on May 5, 2025.
The allegations, Enaje said, were based on affidavits by Jorish E. Calubitbit, Manolo Flores Santiago, and Lourecel D. Calahatian who cited activities carried out by "Comelec Task Force Kontra Bigay" but which were undertaken in support of their candidacies.
The Comelec said the officials were given two calendar days from receipt of the letter, dated May 9, to comply and that failure to respond within the prescribed period would be considered a waiver of their right to be heard at this stage of the investigation.
The written responses will form part of the official record and may be used in the preliminary investigation that has been forwarded to the Commission's Law Department.
Neither Mayor San Luis nor Carolino has released a statement as of posting time.
Below are copies of the documents.
