as Duterte Youth nominee Ronald Cardema yesterday in cancelling his nomination On Aug. 5, the Comelec asked the Commission of because of his age as the group cancelled Cardema's CONA Elections (Comelec) to recon- was "registered and approved after finding that he is over- sider his disqualification as a as a sectoral party represent- aged to represent the youth nominee of the Duterte Youth ing the youth and young pro- 8rouP. party-list group. fessionals." He serves as president, sec- In an LL-page motion filed 'To limi? the qualification retary general and chairtnanof with the ComeleCs First Divi- of the group's nbminees to Duterte Youth group: sion, Cardema said the poll 30 years old is erroneous," Cardema has submitted a body has no jurisdiction over he said. q\a* new set of nominees for the par- his case. Cardema is 34 years old. ty-list grtup,naming himself as Cardema said the case He denied that he com- the first nominee followed by should be handled bv mitted material rnisrepre- his wife Ducitle Marie Suarez." the House Electoral Tribu- sentation in his Certificale of Comelec Commissioner Ro- nal since the party-list lroup Nomination and Acceptance wena Guanzon said tlre poll won congressional seats inthe (CONA), saying he is qdalified body may rule on the validity midterm elections. as a nominee of Dutefie Youth of tKr r,"* fist of nominees neit He said the Comelec erred party-list week - Sheila Crisoetono * P4qrcr -/,o t,