Manila, April 15 -- Another local candidate, this time in Metro Manila, is the subject of a show cause order issued by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for her remarks may encourage racial discrimination.

In an order issued Tuesday, the poll body's Task Force on Safeguarding Against Fear and Exclusion in Elections (SAFE) ordered incumbent Pasay City Councilor Editha Manguerra to explain her alleged discriminatory remarks against foreign students during a campaign activity.

"Tanggalin na natin ang bumbay para wala ng amoy sibuyas na na-iwan sa Pasay Gen (Let's remove bumbays so that the Pasay General Hospital will not smell like onions)," Manguerra said, apparently referring to Indian nationals studying and serving as interns at the...