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Question 11
11. X, an independent candidate, filed her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Mayor of
Butuan City for the 2025 National and Local Elections. Y also filed her COC for the
same position. After the last day of filing COCs, X withdrew her COC for Mayor of
Butuan City and opted to run for Vice Mayor instead. She was substituted by Z who
filed her COC for Mayor of Butuan City. Y challenged the substitution on the ground
that since X is an independent candidate, she cannot be substituted. Is the challenge
correct? Reason(s).
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