Manila, May 13 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ordered the suspension of the proclamation of 19 local candidates and a party-list group in case they win in the recently concluded midterm elections.

According to separate rulings by the Commission en banc, 1st and 2nd Divisions, the candidates will not be able to serve their respective positions until their pending cases have been resolved.

Among these candidates are Marikina Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro, who is seeking to represent Marikina's 1st District in the House of Representatives (en banc); Christian De Guzman Sia, Pasig representative (2nd Division); Matt Florido, 3rd District, Quezon (en banc); Philip Fortuno, 5th District, Camarines Sur (en banc); and PBBM party...