Comelec to end Buhay factions’ feud over House seats

The ongoing feud between two groups of nominees of the El Shaddai-backed Buhay party-list will be resolved by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr said the poll body is set to release its ruling on which Buhay faction will get three seats at the House of Representatives. “We already have a resolution wherein we have resolved which of them will be recognized as (Buhay) nominees)," Abalos told reporters Tuesday at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. The pro-life group has submitted to the Comelec a total of 10 nominees or five from each faction. The first set of Buhay nominees are composed of Hans Christian Señeres, son of former United Arab Emirates Ambassador Roy Señeres, Hermenegildo Dumlao, Antonio Bautista, Victor Pablo Trinidad, and Eduardo Solangon Jr. The second faction of nominees on the other hand is headed by Rene Velarde, son of El Shaddai founder Bro.Mike Velarde. His co-nominees are Ma. Carissa Coscolluela, William Irwin Tieng, Melchor Monsod, and Teresita Villarama. Abalos refused to divulge the content of the resolution pending its promulgation. “Let’s just wait for the resolution," he said. It is not clear why the Comelec allowed Buhay's submission of two sets of nominees when the maximum number of seats that a party-list can have in Congress is only three. - GMANews.TV