Comelec unanimously junks PDP-Laban faction's bid to reopen COC filingMembers of the Cusi wing of PDP-Laban clench their fists in the signature pose of President Rodrigo Duterte during their national convention on September 8, 2021. The Comelec has yet to release the decision on the petition but its spokesperson James Jimenez made the announcement. The Cusi faction said then that the Comelec is still working on pending petitions and cannot yet print official ballots even if the period for filing COCs and substitutions has already passed. This move by the Cusi faction of the PDP-Laban raised concerns that the elections might be delayed were the Comelec to grant its petition. Both also withdrew their candidacies in December, leaving the administration party with no official candidate for president.

Source: Philippine Star January 12, 2022 16:23 UTC