December 17,2015 Thursday, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte COC or Certificate of Candidacy for the presidency had already accepted by Comission of Election. During the news conference Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said that Comelec voted 6-1 to accept Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s COC.

He also said that the decision was nothing prejudice to “any other case that may be filed” against Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. The Comelec Chairman explained: “what this means is that he was now in our list if candidates, so that was an administrative decision that Comelec en Banc made. But again, I want to empahsize that this is without prejudice to disqualification cases that have been filed or may be filed against him.

However, Comelec chairman Andres Bautista said “entirely without Prejudice to the pending disqualification case against Martin Din(enye n sa jenny)o whom Mayor Rodrigo Duterte replacement for. Anyway, when Comelec chairman Bautista asked if there is a special treatment for Mayor Rodrigo Duterte he said that “No special Treatment for everyone. We try objectively assess each and every case”