MANILA – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it can hold special polls for the position of Cavite 7th District Rep. Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla once he assumes the job as secretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the next administration.
Comelec Commissioner George Garcia said it is up to the House of Representatives to decide if it would appoint a caretaker solon or declare a vacancy and call for a special election.
"We will wait for Congress. If Congress says we will fill up the position to conduct a special election, we will conduct the special election," he said in a press briefing. "But usually, the Congress just appoints a caretaker to handle the concerns of the district."
Remulla, who was reelected to the post in the May 9 elections, reportedly accepted the offer of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to head the DOJ.
"We call those incompatible offices. You cannot accept one and at the same time accept the other. You have to give up one and accept the other," Garcia said. (PNA)
