DAGUPAN CITY — An ex-military man who eventually turned pastor claimed that God urged him to run for the third congressional district of Pangasinan in the 2022 polls.
On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5, Teodoro Perez Cabral personally appeared at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office here to formally file his certificate of candidacy (COC).
In an interview, Cabral said God whispered and urged him to run.
"My feelings, my heart, my mind. God talked to me in my mind," he said.
Cabral added that he presently works as a legal assistant for a local law firm, although he did not take up law.
Cabral will challenge former 3d District Rep. and MTRCB chair Rachel Arenas, who filed her candidacy on Oct. 1.
Meanwhile, a retired policeman from Bautista, Pangasinan named Rolando Jimenez, filed his COC for governor.
In a separate interview, Jimenez said he would build an airport and a pier to boost the local economy of the province.
Cabral will run under the Partido Pederal ng Maharlika while Jimenez is under Maharlika People's Party.