Withdrawal or cancellation of certificates of candidacy.
Section 19
SEC. 19. Withdrawal or cancellation of certificates of candidacy.—No certificate of candidacy shall be considered withdrawn or cancelled unless the candidate files with the office with which he filed the same or with the Commission, a sworn statement of withdrawal or cancellation at any time before the day of election. A certificate of candidacy shall be considered ipso facto cancelled from the moment the candidate concerned accepts, assumes or discharges any office or employment in the government or any of its subdivisions, instrumentalities or agencies, or in any government-owned or controlled corporation, including its subsidiaries. The fact of such withdrawal or cancellation shall be disseminated by the Commission to the public and all voting centers within the political subdivisions concerned by and through all possible means.