FACT CHECK: Cagayan De Oro congressional bet Lordan Suan has not been disqualified

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There is no notice from Comelec about any such disqualification for congressional bet Lordan Suan or any news report affirming it.

Claim: Cagayan de Oro incumbent 1st District representative Lordan Suan, who is seeking reelection in the 2025 elections this May 12, has been disqualified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for vote buying.

Rating: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: The claim can be found on a May 12 post on the Facebook page “CDO News Today.”

The post states: “JUST IN! The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has officially disqualified Congressman Lordan Suan from running as a reelectionist Congressman in Cagayan de Oro’s 1st District, following the controversial vote-buying issue.”

As of writing, the post already has around 447 reactions, 267 comments, and 479 shares. 

The facts: As of writing, there has been no notice from the Comelec about any such disqualification of Suan. Nor have there been any news report affirming it.

Suan himself has confirmed in a May 12 Facebook post that he has not been disqualified from the 2025 elections. 

Suan is a member of Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) party. His only opponent for the 1st District representative position, Kikang Uy, is a member of Aksyon Demokratiko. (READ: Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental local races feature familiar rematches)

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 – Percival Bueser/ Rappler.com 

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