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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2930 
(In Substitution of SBNs 1146 and 2026) 
Prepared by the Committee on Electoral Reforms and People's Participation with Senators 
Trillanes, Ejercito Estrada, and Pimentel III as authors 
AN ACT 
AMENDING SECTIONS 69 AND 261(CC) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE 
PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Section 69 of Batas Pambansa BIg. 881, as amended, is hereby 
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amended to read as follows: 
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"Section 69. Nuisance candidates.-The Commission may, motu 
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proprio or upon a verified petition of an interested party, refuse to give due 
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course to or cancel a certificate of candidacy if it is shown that said 
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certificate has been filed UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING 
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CIRCUMSTANCES: 
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to put the election process in mockery or disrepute; [or 1 
to cause confusion among the voters by the similarity of the 
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names of the registered candidates; [or 1 
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TO OBTAIN MONEY, PROFIT, OR ANY OTHER 
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CONSIDERATION; OR 
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by ANY other circumstances or acts which clearly 
demonstrate that the candidate has no bona fide intention to run for the 
office for which the certificate of candidacy has been filed and thus prevent 
a faithful determination ofthe true will of the electorate." 
SECTION 2. Section 261(cc) of Bat as Pambansa Big. 881 is hereby amended to read 
as follows: 
"Section 261. ProhibitedActs.-The following shall be guilty of an 
election offense: 
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On candidacy and campaign: 
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ANY 
PERSON WHO 
WAS 
FOUND 
BY 
THE 
COMMISSION, AFTER DUE NOTICE AND HEARING, TO HAVE 
FILED A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY, UNDER ANY OF THE 
FOLLOWING CmCUMSTANCES: 
(A) 
TO PUT THE ELECTION PROCESS IN 
MOCKERY OR DISREPUTE; 
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TO 
CAUSE 
CONFUSION 
AMONG 
THE 
VOTERS BY SIMILARITY OF THE NAMES OF THE 
REGISTERED CANDIDATES; 
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TO OBTAIN MONEY, PROFIT, OR ANY 
OTHER CONSIDERATION; OR 
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BY ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OR ACTS 
WHICH 
CLEARLY 
DEMONSTRATE 
THAT 
THE 
CANDIDATE HAS NO BONA FIDE INTENTION TO RUN 
FOR THE OFFICE FOR WHICH THE CERTIFICATE OF 
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CANDIDACY HAS BEEN FILED AND THUS PREVENT A 
FAITHFUL DETERMINATION OF THE TRUE WILL OF 
THE ELECTORATE. 
SECTION 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days after the 
effectivity of this Act, the Commission on Elections shall promulgate the necessary rules and 
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. 
SECTION 4. Separability Clause. - Should any provision of this Act or part hereof 
be declared unconstitutional, the other provisions or parts not affected thereby shall remain 
valid and effective. 
SECTION 5. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or 
portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, 
amended, or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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