Gadon calls Guanzon dare for Ferolino to resign as ‘nonsense’
CONTROVERSIAL senatorial candidate Atty. Larry Gadon has questioned the challenge hurled by retiring poll official Rowena Guanzon for Comelec First Division commissioner Aimee Ferolino to resign along with her, as the word war in the Comelec continued to sizzle.
On Tuesday, Guanzon also threatened to mount an impeachment complaint against Ferolino, whom she has accused of deliberately delaying the ponencia of the First Division decision on the disqualification cases against presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. so that her vote will no longer be officially counted, as she retired Feb. 2.
In a video message, Gadon, a Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) candidate for senator, laughed off Guanzon’s dare for Ferolino to resign.
“This is laughable….Why should Commissioner Ferolino resign when her term is up to 2026? While commissioner Guanzon is due to retire today,” said Gadon, mostly in Filipino.
“I am sure commissioner Ferolino is not stupid to heed that challenge,” Gadon added, calling the challenge “totally nonsense.”
Earlier, some groups questioned what they called Guanzon’s premature disclosure of her vote and separate opinion on the disqualification case against Marcos.
Gadon said such premature disclosure could constitute undue pressure and influence on the other commissioners in the 1st Division and cannot be considered an official decision.
Gadon noted that Guanzon is a noted political appointee of the late former President Noynoy Aquino. Meanwhile, he noted, Ferolino has served in the Comelec for long, rising from the ranks until she was named commissioner by President Duterte.
Saying Guanzon’s acts “are much more serious than hurling invectives at a liar reporter,” Gadon urged the Supreme Court to “motu propio suspend her with threats of disbarment.”–
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