(Eagle News) — Former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Tuesday, October 16 filed his certificate of candidacy for the May 2019 elections before the Commission on Election (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila.
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Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos files her CoC for senatorial race
(Eagle News) — Ilocos Norte Gov. María Imelda Josefa “Imee” Marcos filed her certificate of candidacy for the 2019 senatorial race. The governor was accompanied by her brother, former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and her son Borgy Manotoc. She will be running under the Nacionalista Party. (Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo)
Bam Aquino files COC to seek reelection; HR lawyer Diokno also files COC under LP
(Eagle News) – Senator Bam Aquino is seeking re-election under the opposition Liberal Party as he filed his certificate of candidacy on Tuesday, October 16, at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Manila. Aquino is seeking his second term as senator. On Tuesday, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno also filed his certificate of candidacy as a senatorial bet also under the opposition Liberal Party. Diokno served as chairman of the […]
Pia Cayetano files COC, seeks senate comeback for May 2019 polls
(Eagle News) – Former Senator Pia Cayetano, sister of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, filed her certificate of candidacy as a senatorial bet with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Intramuros, Manila on Tuesday, October 16. Cayetano biked her way to the COMELEC office in Manila from the Rizal Park before filing her COC on Tuesday. She will be running under the Nacionalista Party. She is currently the Deputy Speaker of […]
Mar Roxas files COC as Liberal Party senatorial bet
(Eagle News) — Former presidential aspirant Manuel “Mar” Roxas II who lost to President Rodrigo Duterte in the May 2016 national elections filed his certificate of candidacy to run as a senatorial bet in the May 2019 elections. Roxas filed his COC past 8 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Intramuros, Manila. Roxas will be running under the Liberal Party (LP). He had previously served as […]
Malacañang, kumbinsidong hindi agad maaaksyunan ng Comelec ang listahan ng narco-politicians na isusumite ng DILG
(Eagle News) — Naniniwala ang Malacañang na hindi masisisi ang Department of Interior and Local Government o DILG kung gumawa ito ng hakbang para mapigilan sa paghawak ng kapangyarihan o pananatili sa poder ang mga pulitikong sangkot sa operasyon ng iligal na droga sa bansa. Magsusumite ang DILG sa Commission on Elections o COMELEC ng listahan ng narco-politicians sa layuning ma-disqualify ang mga ito sa pagtakbo para sa election sa 2019. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman […]
SRP sa bigas, ilalabas na ng DA sa huling linggo ng Oktubre
(Eagle News) — Ipapalabas na ng Department of Agriculture (DA) sa huling linggo ng Oktubre ang suggested retail price (SRP) para sa mga bigas. Ayon kay Secretary Manny Piñol, wala silang nakikitang dahilan para tumaas pa ang presyo ng bigas dahil bumabagsak na ang presyo ng mga palay. Apat na klase ng bigas aniya ang lalagyan nila ng SRP at ito ay ang mga regular-milled rice, well-milled, premium at special rice. Ngunit hindi aniya kasama […]
News in Photos: JV Ejercito files his certificate of candidacy for senate race
(Eagle News) — Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito filed his certificate of candidacy for re-election as senator in the May 2019 senatorial race before the Commission on Election (Comelec) in Intramuros, Manila. (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Service Meanne Corvera)
President Duterte accompanies Bong Go as he files COC for senate bid
(Eagle News) — No less that President Rodrigo Duterte accompanied his special assistant Christopher “Bong” Go when he filed his certificate of candidacy at past 4 p.m. Monday, October 15, at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Intramuros, Manila. The President sat beside Go as he submitted his COC, and even posed for photos with the signature “fist” pose, as Go showed his certificate of candidacy. Go will be running as a […]
Roque resigns as spokesperson, will run for party-list rep; drops Senate bid
(Eagle News) – Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, has resigned and decided to run as a party-list representative, instead of running as a senatorial candidate. In his farewell press briefing in Malacanang on Monday, Oct. 15, Roque announced this, saying he has consulted President Rodrigo Duterte himself and that the President had advised him that it was better for him to run for Congress, instead of the Senate. “He (Duterte) has advised that the […]
Mocha Uson files certificate of candidacy for party-list rep in May 2019 polls
(Eagle News) — Former Palace communications assistant secretary Mocha Uson on Monday, October 15 filed her certificate of candidacy for party-list representative under the AA Kasosyo partylist. (Photos by Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo)
News in Photos: Supporters of politicians, party-list groups gather outside the Comelec office in Intramuros, Manila
(Eagle News) — On the third day of filing of the certificate of candidacy, supporters of politicians and party-list groups gathered outside the Commission on Election (Comelec) main office in Palacio del Gobernador Intramuros, Manila. (Photos by Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo, Meanne Corvera)
