Comelec draft resolution halts proclamation of BSKE candidates with pending cases.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be releasing a resolution to suspend the proclamation of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates who have pending disqualification cases.

Even if the candidates may win the election, Comelec has the jurisdiction to suspend their proclamation should their case remain unresolved, said Chairman George Garcia on Monday in a radio interview.

'Mag-i-isue kami ng suspension, suspending lahat ng proclamation ng mga kandidato na yan. [We will issue a suspension, suspending all the proclamation of those candidates],' said Garcia.

More than 7,000 candidates were given 'show-cause' orders due to alleged election violations, such as premature campaigning, and others.

There are more than 160 petitions for disqualification...