by Michelle Buencamino
With a day left on the five-day long filing of certificates of candidacy (COC), Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is not short of presidential hopefuls.
A total of 76 presidential hopefuls filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office in Intramuros, Manila as of Thursday, Oct. 15.
A total of 76 presidential hopefuls filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) office in Intramuros, Manila as of Thursday, Oct. 15.
On the fourth day of filing of COCs, there were 19 aspirants for president, four for vice president, and 30 for senator.
The biggest names who figured in the latest voter preferential surveys were just a few among those who formalized their bid for presidency.
Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and Sen. Grace Poe filed their COCs for presidency on Thursday together with their running mates Camarines Sur Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo and Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Presidential hopeful Jose Larry Maquinana, 41, a driver from Commonwealth, Quezon City, posed with the swastika on his right chest side polo and said that he was a “sugo” and a “nazi”.
Justino Padiernos, who is from Nueva Ecija, stressed that he was not a nuisance candidate, when he filed his COC for presidency. Sahiron Salim, another presidential aspirant from Sulu said that he wanted to save the country from crimes; Edna Guillermo said that instead of 4Ps, her project will be 5Ps,
Meanhwile, Erwin Padirogao, 61, wanted a good society and “Nurse” Elizabeth Capular’s platform are electricity, food security, and protection of journalists.
Other presidential hopefuls were Benecio Rufil, 43, a housekeeper from Leyte, Quiterio Castilla, ex-Balayan, Batangas councilor Crisostomo Arada, Camilo Tiqui, Erenia Romanillos, Ranulfo Feliciano, Buenafe aka Brigido, Rodel Mancilla, Gary Jamile, and Maria Victoria del Rosario.
Aside from Leni Robredo and Chiz Escudero, vice presidential aspirants were Hermito de Asis from Northern Samar and former judge Diego Palomares Jr.
Independent senatorial aspirants were Sergio Osmeña III, 71, an incumbent senator seeking for re-election, Robert de Castro, Hernando Bruce, Jay Angelique Jaafar, Ephraim David, Celedenio Ompad, Ray Dorona, Pol Bulilan, Antonio Aquino, Floresca Lento, Bethsaida Lopez, Rosauro Revilla, and Amado Combate.
Under LP’s senatorial slate who filed their COCs were resigned Justice Secretary, Leila de Lima, Sen. Teofisto Guingona III, Hon. Cresente Paez, Cooperative- National Confederation of Cooperatives (COOP-NATCCO) party-list Representative and Nariman Ambolodto, former Local Government Assistant Secretary for Muslim Affairs.
Other senatorial aspirants were Fausto Cabantoc, Nicandro Pitos, and Rosalinda Dacanay from Philippine Green Republican Party, Catherine Gawat, Arturo Hernandez, and Elizabeth del Rio Martino from Peoples Reform Party, Alvin Almirante Bersales and Mary Lou Estrada from Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, whistle-blower Sandra Cam from Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino party, United Nacionalist Alliance’s Atty. Allan Montano, Aksyon Demoratiko’s Atty. Lorna Kapunan, PDP-Laban’s Yusoph Mando, and Democratic Party of the Philippines’ Habid Adz Nikabulin. The Millennial Post
The biggest names who figured in the latest voter preferential surveys were just a few among those who formalized their bid for presidency.
Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Manuel “Mar” Roxas II and Sen. Grace Poe filed their COCs for presidency on Thursday together with their running mates Camarines Sur Rep. Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo and Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero.
Presidential hopeful Jose Larry Maquinana, 41, a driver from Commonwealth, Quezon City, posed with the swastika on his right chest side polo and said that he was a “sugo” and a “nazi”.
Justino Padiernos, who is from Nueva Ecija, stressed that he was not a nuisance candidate, when he filed his COC for presidency. Sahiron Salim, another presidential aspirant from Sulu said that he wanted to save the country from crimes; Edna Guillermo said that instead of 4Ps, her project will be 5Ps,
Meanhwile, Erwin Padirogao, 61, wanted a good society and “Nurse” Elizabeth Capular’s platform are electricity, food security, and protection of journalists.
Other presidential hopefuls were Benecio Rufil, 43, a housekeeper from Leyte, Quiterio Castilla, ex-Balayan, Batangas councilor Crisostomo Arada, Camilo Tiqui, Erenia Romanillos, Ranulfo Feliciano, Buenafe aka Brigido, Rodel Mancilla, Gary Jamile, and Maria Victoria del Rosario.
Aside from Leni Robredo and Chiz Escudero, vice presidential aspirants were Hermito de Asis from Northern Samar and former judge Diego Palomares Jr.
Independent senatorial aspirants were Sergio Osmeña III, 71, an incumbent senator seeking for re-election, Robert de Castro, Hernando Bruce, Jay Angelique Jaafar, Ephraim David, Celedenio Ompad, Ray Dorona, Pol Bulilan, Antonio Aquino, Floresca Lento, Bethsaida Lopez, Rosauro Revilla, and Amado Combate.
Under LP’s senatorial slate who filed their COCs were resigned Justice Secretary, Leila de Lima, Sen. Teofisto Guingona III, Hon. Cresente Paez, Cooperative- National Confederation of Cooperatives (COOP-NATCCO) party-list Representative and Nariman Ambolodto, former Local Government Assistant Secretary for Muslim Affairs.
Other senatorial aspirants were Fausto Cabantoc, Nicandro Pitos, and Rosalinda Dacanay from Philippine Green Republican Party, Catherine Gawat, Arturo Hernandez, and Elizabeth del Rio Martino from Peoples Reform Party, Alvin Almirante Bersales and Mary Lou Estrada from Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, whistle-blower Sandra Cam from Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino party, United Nacionalist Alliance’s Atty. Allan Montano, Aksyon Demoratiko’s Atty. Lorna Kapunan, PDP-Laban’s Yusoph Mando, and Democratic Party of the Philippines’ Habid Adz Nikabulin. The Millennial Post