Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate on Monday filed a disqualification case against Leyte 4th District Rep. Richard Gomez for allegedly spreading “false and alarming” information online.
Oñate arrived at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Office in Intramuros, Manila to file the disqualification case against Gomez, who is running for reelection in the May polls.
According to the petition, Oñate said Gomez violated Section 261(z) (11) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC) when he used his official Facebook page to share a video of a local radio program hosted by John Kevin Pilapil, which is allegedly spreading “malicious and false” content against members of the Electoral…