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Pilar v. COMELEC: Candidacy Withdrawal Fine by G S is a document available to read on EtoBox.

1) Petitioner Juanito Pilar filed for candidacy for a local position but later withdrew his certificate of candidacy. However, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) still imposed a fine on him for failing to file a statement of contributions and expenditures. 2) The issue is whether Section 14 of the Omnibus Election Code excludes candidates who have withdrawn their candidacy from the requirement to file statements. 3) The Supreme Court dismissed the petition, holding that where the law does not distingu

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