Incumbent Rizal Governor Nina Ynares was officially the second-to-the-last candidate to file her certificate of candidacy (COC) at the provincial office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Taytay, Rizal, before its 5 p.m. deadline for filing of candidacy on October 8.
(from Comelec-Rizal FB page)
The five original copies of the COC presented by Ynares, who is running as a reelectionist governor of Rizal Province, were acknowledged and received by Comelec-Rizal provincial election supervisor, Atty. Arnulfo Pioquinto at 4:55 p.m.
(from Rizal Comelec FB page)
After Ynares, her sister, Rebecca Maria "Mia" Alcantara Ynares, also filed her COC as an aspirant for the membership of the House of Representatives to represent the first district of Rizal Province at 4:59 p.m., making her the last aspirant to submit the documents for her election bid before the provincial office of the Comelec.
Atty. Pioquinto told the Manila Bulletin that as of 5:01 p.m., there were a total of 44 candidates who submitted their respective COCs at the provincial Comelec office.
The election supervisor said the eight days of COC filing, which started on October 1, went smoothly and orderly.
The Ynares siblings were accompanied by their mother, former Rizal Governor Rebecca "Nini" Ynares, who filed her COC as a member of the House of Representatives on October 1.
In Antipolo, incumbent Mayor Casimiro "Junjun" Ynares III also filed his COC as a reelectionist in the May 12, 2025 local and national election.