(UNSPLASH) They may not be as popular as the other personalities, but they too want to serve the Filipino people. Some less known individuals went to the Sofitel Hotel in Pasay City to seek the approval of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to run for next year’s general polls. Among them is a...
Senator Risa Hontiveros (Comelec) Reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Friday, Oct. 1. An advocate of women’s rights, gender equality, and health, Hontiveros is the current national chairperson of Akbayan Partylist. Hontiveros told...
Comelec Former Senate secretary Lutgardo Barbo is now seeking a seat in the Senate. Barbo was among the early birds who filed their certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Garden Tent in Sofitel, Pasay City on Friday, Oct. 1 Barbo is professor at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Government,...
Several partylist aspirants have already filed their certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Friday, Oct. 1. Kabayan party-list (Comelec) Among the early birds were the Kabayan partylist who introduced former lawmaker Ron P. Salo as first nominee and Dr. Jon...
Senator Manny Pacquiao was the first to file his certificate of candidacy (COC) for President on Monday, Oct. 1 at the filing venue of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tents in Pasay City. Senator Manny Pacquiao files COC for President (Photo courtesy Comelec) The...
The Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines, Inc. or Agap Partylist has filed its certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) for the May 2022 elections on Friday, Oct. 1. Quezon City Councilor Lala Sotto and Nicanor Briones of AGAP Party list. (Comelec) Among its nominees are former...
Former senator and Sorsogon Governor Francis ‘Chiz’ Escudero (MANILA BULETIN File Photo) Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero is seeking a comeback in the Senate as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator on Friday, Oct. 1 Lawyer George Garcia filed Escudero’s COC on...
Comelec House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda filed her certificate of candidacy for senator in the May 2022 elections on Friday, Oct. 1. Legarda was the first senatorial hopeful to file her COC during the first day of the filing at Garden Tent, Sofitel in Pasay City. She is currently the...
The list of candidates in the May 2022 polls may be known by the middle of October, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday. Comelec/MB "After the COC (certificate of candidacy) filing, we still need to wait for the list of candidates to be submitted to the main office," Comelec...
Albay 1st District Representative Edcel Lagman believes that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) can further extend the period of voter registration beyond three weeks. A first-time voter registers at the Commission on Election (Comelec) office in Pasay City. (PNA) Lagman, in a statement on...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to ensure that those who will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Oct. 1 to 8 will observe the minimum public health standards amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Potential candidates in the May 2022 polls will start filing their Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) Friday, Oct. 1. Comelec/MB Those running for national positions such as for President, Vice President, Senator and Party-List will file their COCs and their Certificates of Nomination and Acceptance...
