Comelec/MB Six presidential aspirants—only one of them has a political party— have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) during the fifth day of filing, Oct. 5, according to the data of Commission on Election (Comelec). The presidential aspirants were Maria Aurora Marcos...
Edgar Niez Presidential aspirant Edgar Niez asked Filipinos to vote for him in next year's general polls as he announced that God had told him to run for president. Niez was the sixth individual who filed a certificate of candidacy (COC) for president during the fifth day of the COC filing. He said...
Only three people have filed their candidacy so far in Pateros, the smallest local government unit in Metro Manila, for the May 9, 2022 elections. According to Armando Mallorca, head of the Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Pateros, the three have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for...
Those planning to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) and certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONAs) for the May 2022 polls were urged by an official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to file early and not wait for the last day of filing. Comelec/MB "I’d like to convince...
President Duterte has warned friends and foes alike not to make the mistake of messing up the elections in his final year in office. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte, in the latest episode of "Talk to the People" on Monday night, Oct. 4, said he wants Filipinos to experience...
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...
Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday, Oct. 5 said Senator Manny Pacquiao’s filing of his certificate of candidacy (COC) under the Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives (PROMDI) will strengthen his support base as he pursues the presidency in the upcoming May 2022...
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...
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...
Nearly eight million applications for voter registration have so far been received by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec/MB In a press briefing on Tuesday, at the Sofitel Tent in Pasay City, Comelec Spokersperson James Jimenez said as of Sept 25, the number of applications filed totaled...
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...
