Day 8 of COC, CONA filing: List of aspirants for nat’l posts in 2022 polls
The Commission on Elections’ tent at the Sofitel hotel in Pasay City. INQUIRER file photo / RICHARD A. REYES
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who is running for vice president, incumbent, and returning senators and some Cabinet members were among those who trooped to the Harbor Garden tent in Pasay City Friday to file their certificates of candidacies (COC) on the last day of filing.
Pangilinan was accompanied by his running mate, Vice President, and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo, when he filed his COC.
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Detained Senator Leila de Lima filed her COC for senator through a representative. Also filing his candidacy for senator was former senator Antonio Trillanes IV.
Broadcast journalist Noli de Castro and former agriculture secretary Manny Pinol also filed their respective COCs for senator.
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Almost all of the expected presidential aspirants have already filed their COCs.
An unfamiliar aspirant also filed his COC for president on Friday.
Independent presidential candidate Ferdinand Jose Pijao filed his candidacy at around 8:30 a.m.
First to file for senator on Friday was a certain Silvestre Bello Jr., who is running under the PDP-Laban party. He is not to be confused with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who is also reportedly eyeing to run for senator under PDP-Laban.
The Anak ng Maharlikang Pilipino meanwhile was the first partylist to file at around 8:07 a.m. on Friday.
The following aspirants filed their COCs and CONAs on Friday:
President
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Ferdinand Jose Pijao, IND
Danilo Roble, IND
Cornelo Seño, IND
Loreto Agaoile, IND
Alejo Katigbak, IND
Hilardo Andes, IND
Vice President
Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan
Senator
Silvestre Bello Jr., PDP-Laban
Roque Marianito, Lakas-CMD
Iluminado Macalalad, IND
Nur Mahal Kiram, IND
Eugenio Insigne, IND
Alexander Lacson, Kapatiran
Sherwin Gatchalian, NPC
Bethsaida Lopes, IND
Vilma Detira, IND
Leila De Lima, Liberal
Manny Piñol, MPC
Melchor Chavez, Labor Party
Arlene Josephine Butay, Labor Party
Antonio Trillanes, Liberal Party
Francis Leo Marcos, Independent
Ruel Lamoste, Maharlika People’s Party
Ernesto Librando, IND
Noli De Castro, Aksyon Demokratiko
Bilgadil Albam, IND
Bandao Basilan, IND
Party lists
Anak ng Maharlikang Pilipino (AMP)
1AKO Driver
ANAC IP
Ako Bisaya
Champ
Ating Guro
Anak Mindanao
Probinsyano ako
Motor
Guardian
Angat Turismo Asso Inc (ATAI)
1Tesda Core
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