Tina Pancho of the National Unity Party (NUP) was the first candidate who filed her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for representative of the 2nd District of Bulacan at the Office of the Provincial Election Supervisor, Commission on Elections, in Malolos, Bulacan on Friday, October 1.
Pancho is the sister of Rep. Apol Pancho.
Due to the start of the filing of COCs, the municipality of Baliuag, Bulacan has temporarily closed parts of its compound as part of heightened security measures.
The driveways between the annex and the main buildings are reserved for the candidates' supporters, while the driveway between RHU 1 and the annex will be exclusive only for candidates and media personnel.