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OF AMENDING SECTIONS 5 AND 6 OF COMELEC RESOLUTION NO. 8678, PROMULGATED OCTOBER 6, 2009, ENTITLED: "GUIDELINES ON THE FILING OF CERTIFICATES OF CANDIDACY AND NOMINATION OF OFFICIAL CANDIDATES OF REGISTERED POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH'THE MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS"

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Chairman Jose A.R. Melo Commissioner Rene V. Sarmiento Commissioner Nicodemo T. Ferrer Commissioner Lucenito N. Tagle Commissioner ArmandwC. Velasco Commissioner Elias R. Yusoph ' Commissioner Gregorio Y. Larrazabal

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RESOLUTION NO.
This is to amend Sections 5 and 6 of Comelec Resolution No. 8678,

promulgated October 6,2009, entitled: "Guidelines on the Filing of Certificates of Candidacy and Nomination of Official Candidates of Registered Political Parties in connection with the May 10, 2010National and Local Election$"' the pertinent

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portions of which read:

"Sec. 5. Period forfiling Certificate of Candidacy.- Tlre certificate of candidacy slwll be filed on regular days, fialn Nozlen~ber20 to 30, 2009, during office hoiirs, except an the last day, znlhiclz sllnll be tintil midnight. Sec. 6. Certificates of nomination of official candidates by the political party. - The certificate of nomination of regstered political parties or ,conlitions of political parties of their official candidates slmll be filed, in fiz~e(5) copies, not later tlmn tlle last day offiling of certificates of candidacy, duly signed and attested zinder oat11 by tlre parhj presihnt, clmiriizan, secretary-general or any otlrer duly a~ithorized officer and shall bear the acceptance of tlre nominee by affixing his signature in the space provided tlzereiiz. I f tlze cert;ficate of nomination of a calldillate is filed ulitlzin the period for filing of certificate of candidacy, but afier lris certificate of caizdihnj has been filed, a copy of the certificate of noiiiinntion slmll he attaclred to the certificate of mndidaaj.

For tliis pll'rpose, nll registered political parties shall, not later tlvln No7leinher 15, 2009, submit to the Lnzu Departnleizt the naiiles and ,sPec,nlen signatllres of tlze ailthorized signatories to oficial party noiizinntions.
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After due deliberation, the Commission RESOLVED, as it hereby

RESOLVES, to amend Sections 5 and 6 of Comelec Resolution No. 8678,

promulgated October 6,2009, to now read as follows:
"Sec. 5. Periodfor filing Certificate of Candidacy.- The certificate of candidacy shall be filed from 8:00 o'clock in the morning up t o 5:00 o'clock in the afternoon, beginning November 20, 2009 up to November

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30,2009, and up t o midnight on December 1,2009, inclusive of Satzrrdays, Szmdays and Holidays. Sec. 6. Certificates of nomination of official candidates by the politica 1 party. - The certificate of nomination of registered political parties or coalitions of political parties of their official candidates shall be filed, in five (5) copies, not later than the last day of filing of certificates of candidacy, duly signed and attested under oath by the party president, chairman, secreta y-general or any other duly authorized officer and shall bear the acceptance of the nominee by affixing his signature in the space provided therein. If the certificate of nomina-tion of a candidate is filed within the period for filing of certificate of candidacy, but after his certqicate of candidacy has been filed, a copy of the certificate of nomination shall be attached t o the certificate of candidacy. For this plrrpose, all registered political parties shall, not later than Novetnber 16, 2009, submit to the Law Department the names and specirnen signatures of the authorized signatories to official party nominations.
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The Education and Information Department shall cause the publication of this Resolution in two (2) daily newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines and give the same the widest dissemination possible and furnish copies thereof to all Regional Election Directors, Provincial Election Supervisors, Election Officers and accredited political parties and party-list organizations or coalitions participating in the party list system of representation.

SO ORDERED.
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NICODEMO T. FERRER co4issioner

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The Charman All C o m ~ ~ u s s ~ o n e r s Extxuhve Dlrector Deputy Execuhve Dlrector for Operaholti Law Department C l e h of the Conmilss~on ~ Educatron and Informatron