He was seeking to get his seat in the first district of the city.
On Wednesday, December 11, the first division of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued its decision on the disqualification case filed against incumbent Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro, who is pursuing a seat in the House of Representatives in the upcoming 2025 elections.
The division granted the petition to cancel the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) filed by outgoing Senator Koko Pimentel and another candidate.
This, as they found Teodoro to have committed “material misrepresentation” as he filed to run for Congressman in the first disctrict, but “did not meet the minimum residency requirment.”
After previously serving as the representative of the first district of Marikina in 2007, Mayor Teodoro moved out of his former address to live in the second district of the city.
“There is also no prohibition for the Respondent to return to his domicile of origin and restore his legal residence therein. But for purposes of election, respondent must provide sufficient proof that he has re-established his residence in his domicile of origin for a period of not less than one year preceeding the day of the 2025 NLE (national and local elections),” part of the decision read.
The upcoming polls is due to take place on Monday, May 12, 2025.
In a statement given to news outlet Teleradyo Serbisyo, Mayor Marcy Teodoro said that their camp is preparing to file for a Motion for Reconsideration, and defended himself that he has not committed material misrepresentation as he had been living in his declared place of residence for a year.