Former Vice President Jejomar Binay is set to run for senator in the May 2022 elections under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). Former Vice President Jejomar Binay (MB FILE PHOTO) The announcement was made by UNA Secretary General JV Bautista on Tuesday, Oct. 5. "We welcome and are very...
Poet-writer Jerry Gracio announced his resignation from ABS-CBN to run as a party-list representative in the 2022 elections. Jerry Gracio (Photo courtesy of Ang Sabi Nila) In a letter attached to Gracio's tweet on Monday, Oct. 4, he stated his decision to accept the second seat nomination for the...
Lawyer Lorenzo "Larry" Gadon filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator for the May 2022 elections on Tuesday, Oct. 5. Larry Gadon (Photo from Comelec) This is Gadon's third attempt for a senate seat after losing in the 2016 and 2019 elections. He will run under Kilusang Bagong Lipunan,...
Sixteen aspiring senators filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City. Aspiring senator Narciso Solis (Photo from Comelec) Baguio miner Narciso Solis was the first to file for the Senatorial race on Day 4. He will run as an independent...
Celebrity chef Pablo "Boy" Logro filed the certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for Aangat Kusinerong Pinoy partylist on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City. (Screencap from Comelec) Logro is known for his cooking shows "Idol sa Kusina" and "Chef Boy Logro:...
Seafarer Melchor Juno filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City. (Screencap from Comelec) He will be running as an independent candidate. Should he be elected, Juno promised to "uphold the rule of law." "Lahat tayo ay...
CALAMBA, Laguna - Former broadcast journalist and incumbent Laguna 3rd District Rep. Sol Aragones filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) for Laguna governor on Monday (October 4). Sol Aragones / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN Speaking via Facebook Live as she was about to file her COC, Aragones said...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano filed her certificate of candidacy on Monday, October 4, together with “Team Calixto” at the Level 2 South Entertainment SM Mall of Asia. Rubiano was accompanied by her husband Egay and eldest daughter Dr. Nicole in filing her COC for a second term as the...
The Gabriela Women's Party filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Monday, Oct 4. (Photo from Gabriela Women's Party) Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas vowed to continue championing the rights and welfare of women if elected anew. "Wala pong dahilan ang...
The Ang Koalisyon ng Indigenous People (AKO IP) partylist filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Monday, Oct. 4, as it seeks to build a university for Indigenous Peoples (IPs). (Photo from Comelec) AKO IP was the first partylist group to file CONA on...
Ten partylist aspirants submitted their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Sunday, Oct. 3. (Screencap from Comelec) Among the early birds during the second day were ABONO Partylist, 1-UTAP Partylist, and Voice Philippines Partylist. The Manibela Partylist,...
An official from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Saturday, Oct. 2, said Certificates of Candidacy (COC) filers who will engage in early campaigning cannot be sanctioned yet by the poll body. Comelec (MANILA BULLETIN) "No prohibitions yet for those who filed COC. They remain aspirants and...
