The filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Sofitel Tent and at local Commission on Election (Comelec) offices is generally peaceful, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said. PNP Chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar (Comelec FB Live Screenshot) Eleazar...
Paul Medard Escolano Senatorial aspirant Lawyer Paul Medard Escolano said that he will promote the welfare of government employees should he win in the upcoming general elections next year. Ensuring the welfare of government employees is also a way to fight corruption, said Escolano after he filed...
Former Sulu Representative Nur-Ana Sahidulla on Tuesday, Oct. 5, filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City. Nur-Ana Sahidulla (Comele Facebook Live Screenshot) This is Sahidulla’s second time to join the senatorial race as she also ran for a Senate...
Former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jojo Garcia said Tuesday he was already planning to retire from public service, but he still filed for candidacy as San Mateo, Rizal's congressional representative anyway. Garcia, who resigned from his MMDA post effective Oct....
Maria Aurora Marcos Another “Marcos” is seeking the highest position in the land. Maria Aurora Marcos, an independent candidate, vowed to make positive changes in the Philippines as she would “provide food, shelter, and clothing for the masses” when she filed her certificate of candidacy...
Its Day Five (Oct. 5) of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls. Comelec/MB So far, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said it has received 20 COCs for president, 7 for vice president, and 39 for senator. Partylist groups that have filed their list of nominees...
The fourth day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls saw 12 aspirants filing for president, three for vice president, 16 for senator and 10 for partylist. Comelec/MB Based on the list provided by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the 12 aspirants who submitted...
President Duterte was only talking about his preferred May 2022 tandem when he said over the weekend that it's time for "Sara-Go". President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque gave this explanation Monday, Oct. 4 as the public tried to reconcile the Chief...
Unlike other presidential aspirants, Renato Jose Valera has no track record to brag as he, in his own words, is “just an ordinary Filipino” who wants to become the father of the nation. Renato Jose Valera (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) On Monday, Oct.4, Valera who was just wearing a simple...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso vowed to "heal the country" after filing his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Monday, Oct. 4. PHOTO FROM COMELEC/ TWITTER/ MANILA BULLETIN Domagoso filed his COC at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) filling venue at Sofitel Harbor...
Doctor Willie Ong, who has over 16 million Facebook followers and 6.5 million subscribers on YouTube, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for vice president on Monday, Oct. 4, at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tents in Pasay City. Dr. Willie Ong (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) He is running...
A seemingly ecstatic Narciso Solis, a miner from Baguio City, filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City on Monday, Oct. 4. Narciso Solis (Comelec Facebook Live Screenshot) The miner, who wore a white hard hat, is running as an independent candidate....