Because of his will to serve people that he is running for congressional race in Ormoc, Leyte, Richard Gomez faces disqualification case filed by his rival Winnie Codilla, a scion of a powerful family in the province.

But Gomez, who is running under the Liberal Party, denied this, saying he’s been spending more time in Leyte, that is the home province of his wife, Lucy Torres-Gomez, than in Manila since 2007. The actor said Codilla just wants him eliminated from the congressional race because of his good performance in the surveys. He said Codilla is only running about 27-28 percent while he’s running 54 percent.”