Comelec disqualifies Porac mayor linked to Pogo

Comelec disqualifies reelected Porac mayor

The Commission on Elections has disqualified the reelected mayor of Porac in  Pampanga for having been dismissed from the service by the Office of the Ombudsman over his alleged ties to a Philippine offshore gaming operator hub in the town.

Comelec disqualifies Porac mayor linked to Pogo

Mayor Jaime Capil of Porac, Pampanga. | PHOTO: Official Facebook page of Mayor ko si Jing Capil SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division on Wednesday ruled to disqualify Porac, Pampanga Mayor-elect Jaime “Jing” Capil and declared the votes cast for him last May 12 as stray. In the May 28 resolution, the three-person division presided over by Rey Bulay also ordered the Municipal Board of Canvassers of Porac t…