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(Eagle News) — House Deputy Speaker Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) to run for the senate in the 2022 elections under the ruling PDP-Laban party on Friday, Oct. 8. Marcoleta was among those earlier named by the PDP-Laban party as part of their senate slate. President Rodrigo Duterte later also arrived at the Commission on Elections site in Pasay City to express support for all the senatorial […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte endorsed Senator Christopher “Bong” Go who filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) for the vice-presidency on Saturday, Oct. 2. Duterte, accompanied Go, his former long-time aide, when he filed his candidacy with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Pasay City. There, the President announced that he would no longer run for vice-president in the 2022 elections and would just retire from politics after his term. The 76-year old […]
(Eagle News) — Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile refiled his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Wednesday, October 17, as a senatorial candidate for next year’s elections after the wrong profession was listed in the COC he had earlier filed on Tuesday. Enrile, 94, went to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Intramuros, Manila to refile his COC where his correct profession as a “lawyer” is listed. In the first COC filed for […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Cynthia Villar filed her certificate of candidacy seeking for her second term in the Senate on Monday, October 15. She is accompanied by her husband former senator Manny Villar. Villar will run for senator under Nacionalista Party. (Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo)
(Eagle News) — Singer Freddie Aguilar filed his certificate of candidacy for the 2019 elections on Thursday, Oct. 11, hoping to win a seat in the Senate. Aguilar was accompanied by his lawyer Lorie San Pedro during the filing at the Commission on Elections in Manila. Aguilar had already expressed his intent to run for senator in previous media interviews, saying he was convinced by citizens to do so. Aguilar is known for his songs […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections hopes for a “dignified” filing of certificates of candidacy starting tomorrow, Oct. 11. According to Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, “we don’t want to turn it into a circus of supporters.” The filing of COCs will last until Oct. 17. He said only the candidate for a national post and four other persons from his or her camp will be allowed inside Palacio del Gobernador for the filing on […]
(Eagle News)—The House leadership has lauded the Commission on Elections’ decision to “accede to (their) request” for the rescheduling of the filing period of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 elections. “Now, we can buckle down to work and focus on deliberating the priority legislative measures of the President without the distractions of electoral campaign,” House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya Jr. said. “We expect more productive sessions ahead, with the end in view of completing […]
(Eagle News)—The Commission on Elections has rescheduled the filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 local and national elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said from October 1 to 5, 2018.the new schedule was now from October 11 to 17. The schedule does not include Saturdays and Sundays. “On the last day, there will be no extension of filing hours. Please be advised,” Jimenez said.
(Eagle News) — Aspiring candidates of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will only have until 5 p.m. today to file their certificate of candidacies (COCs), as the filing period ends on Friday, April 20. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesperson James Jimenez, said they are expecting busy weeks ahead after the filing week, since the campaign period will be from May 4 to 12. According to Jimenez, after the filing period, the COCs will be […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pagpatak ng alas singko ng hapon (5:00 PM) sa Biyernes, Abril 20, ang cut-off para sa pagtanggap ng mga certificate of candidacy ng mga tatakbo sa barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Ayon sa Commission on Elections (Comelec), hindi na sila magbibigay ng anumang palugit sa CoC filing. Mula nang umarangkada ang paghahain ng CoC, pumalo na sa mahigit 200,000 kakandidatong barangay officials ang nagpatala na sa Comelec habang nasa […]
On the third day of the filing of certificate of candidacy, several personalities were seen at the main office of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Intramuros to file said document, including former Senator Miguel Zubiri and former MMDA Chairman Francis Tolentino. So far, forty-four COC’s for presidency have been filed since the first day. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Supporters from different candidates flood the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office on the second day of the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for the 2016 National Elections. The first to file for their certificate of candidacy today were Alfredo Tindugan, 75 years old running for president, and his running mate Angelito Baluga, 54 years old running as vice-president, endorsing “divine government”. Though the COMELEC office was again jam-packed with supporters, the first day […]
