No nuisance candidate has been declared in Davao region for the 2025 national and local elections, the Commission on Elections-Davao (COMELEC-11) said.
COMELEC-11 Director, Atty. Michael Abas, said they already received all certificates of candidacy (COC) filed by those running in the elections.
Abas explained that a candidate can only be called nuisance when the poll body rejects his or her COC.
Data from COMELEC-11 showed that the number of those running in the election in the region reached 1,437.
Of the 1,437, 39 are running for House representative; nine for governor; 10 for vice governor; 111 for provincial board member; 123 for mayor; 110 for vice mayor; and more than 1,000 for city and municipal councilors.
COMELEC-11 did not receive withdrawal of candidacy, as of this writing.