MANILA — Registered voters in the 2nd District of Antipolo City can now view online the certificates of candidacy of all seven candidates for the March 14 special elections.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Garcia said the public may access the documents on the Comelec website at this link.

“Knowledge is power, as they say. But it is not enough to just know. Knowledge must be used to filter those who are truly qualified,” Garcia said.

He also said the proclamation of the winner will be done manually on March 15.

“If you ask me when can we proclaim, the proclamation of the winning candidate could come the next day sometime in the afternoon until late evening,” he said, noting that manual canvassing allows candidates to question or object to each election return, which can lengthen the process.

The seven candidates running in the special election are Dandin Infante, Reden Llama, Lorenzo Juan Sumulong III, Maria Trinidad Cafirma, Philip Conrad Acop, Nathaniel Lobigas, and Irvin Paulo Tapales.