Comelec suffering from political homophobia?

Now that the Comelec has released the official list of names for the President, the Vice President and the Senatoriables, let me just say to all these aspirants SPECIFICALLY these new names or candidates who are running for the top posts--use this site for your propaganda. Just email me your press releases and let us set interviews and I will publish them here.

Tips for electing somebody to office: Check both their professional and personal qualifications. It is not enough that somebody is intelligent or has topped the bar--that someone should have principles and has the heart for service.

Now, let me write about Danton Remoto. Remoto, as you know, is the chairman and founder of Ang Ladlad, a partylist organization.

Remoto has just been dealt with two devastating blows---his partylist org was disqualified and just yesterday, he was also stricken out of the list of qualified senatorial candidates. The second division chaired by no less than Commissioner Nicodemo Ferrer handed a fatal blow to Ang Ladlad when he disqualified the organization for being "redundant". Now, Remoto was also disqualified because of his lack of organization and resources.

This is clearly a sign that the Comelec is suffering from homophobia. How in the world did they determined that Remoto does not have a machinery to use for a national campaign?
Remoto's name alone attracts millions of votes.

Remoto, undeniably, has already established a name as a gay rights activist. His exposure is definitely beneficial for any campaign. His name has been published in most broadsheets and tabloids and people know him by name and by the cause he espouses. Why consider a name such as Yasmin Lao eligible when a Remoto is not?

Lao, pardon me, is a relative unknown, though she is a Liberal party candidate. Remoto can actually launch a campaign all by himself, since he already established political stock.

Do you mean to say that people will vote for a Lao or an Ocampo (a senatorial candidate of the Bangon Pilipinas) instead of a Remoto? I will definitely vote for Remoto rather than waste my time shading that box next to these two names: Lao and Ocampo.

This surely is a justiciable question---whether or not the Comelec has the power to define what a "national campaign is" and what qualifications an individual must possess to be eligible to run for a national post like the Senate.

This decision to strike out Remoto's name is a clear case of political homophobia.