Tarlac City Mayor Yap Disputes Comelec’s DQ Order: Respect Public’s Will

Tarlac City Mayor Yap disputes Comelec’s DQ order: Respect public’s will

MANILA, Philippines — Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap on Tuesday urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to respect the will of the voters as she rejected the allegations that led to her ouster. Yap issued a statement after the Comelec en banc overturned an earlier decision that had dismissed a disqualification case against her, thereby disqualifying her candidacy in the 2025 local elections and effectively nullifying her proclamation.  The ruli…

Comelec disqualifies Tarlac City mayor over residency issues

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has disqualified Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap-Sulit in the 2025 May elections and declared her ineligible to serve public office after she allegedly failed to meet the mandatory one-year residency requirement.

Comelec en banc: Susan Yap 'ineligible’ to be elected as Tarlac mayor

Tarlac Mayor Susan Yap-Sulit is “ineligible” to be elected as Tarlac City’s mayor for allegedly failing to meet the residency requirement, Commission on Electio

Tarlac City mayor vows to fight Comelec disqualification

MANILA,, Philippines — Tarlac City Mayor Susan Yap-Sulit vowed to challenge the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision disqualifying her from office, asserting that her mandate “comes directly from the people” and must be respected.In a statement on Tuesday, Yap-Sulit said she would exhaust all legal remedies to overturn the Comelec en banc ruling, which reversed a decision by the poll body’s Second Division that had dismissed the disqualif…