Background
Chavez was born on August 6, 1951 in Kidapawan City, Cotabato.
Chavez was born on August 6, 1951 in Kidapawan City, Cotabato.
He ran for the Senate in 2004 with fellow Kilusang Bagong Lipunan candidate Oliver Lozano but failed. Melchor Chavez had tried to run for senator in past elections. In 1992, the Supreme Court disqualified him from running for senator
In 1998, Comelec did not give due course to his certificate of candidacy.
In 2001, Chavez ran as the official candidate of the KBL. He garnered a measly 2% of the total votes cast.
COMELEC eventually declared Melchor as a nuisance candidate.