WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Seventy-seven national positions will be up for grabs in the 2022 Philippine elections. These include 1 president, 1 vice president, 12 senators, and 63 party-list representatives.
Aspirants for these posts will make their bids official when they file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) from October 1 to 8, 2021.
The Commission on Elections has moved the venue for the COC filing from the Comelec central office in Intramuros, Manila, to the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila in Pasay City, to be able to enforce physical distancing during the weeklong event.
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Total number of COC filers for national positions
There were a total of 572 certificates of candidacy (COC) filed for national positions from October 1 to 8, according to the Commission on Elections.
The following are the number of COCs filed for each national position:
97 – Presidential aspirants
29 – Vice presidential aspirants
176 – Senatorial aspirants
270 – Party-list groups
IN THE RUNNING: Highlights of COC filing Day 8
But why Pangilinan, a prominent LP figure?@maracepeda talks about how Robredo had to turn to LP allies after unity talks among the opposition candidates went nowhere. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@piaranada mentions how Manila Mayor Isko Moreno recently slammed Robredo for being a "fake leader with fake color," criticizing her for failing to unite opposition bets. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide #InTheRunning
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
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.@jnery_newsstand: Defending the Marcos family was an idea [Moreno] was willing to support. That should send alarm bells ringing. So we should be careful about the framing… What's clear is they were not real opposition. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecidehttps://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
.@maracepeda also explains how Vice President Leni Robredo emphasized how she and Pangilinan have been consistent opposition figures, whereas other presidential bets only took anti-admin stances recently. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@jnery_newsstand: I'm looking at the possibility that the opposition Senate slate will be composed of several parties. You'll have LP candidates, but you have Akbayan, Chel Diokno, who's no longer LP… #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@beacupin: That caps off a week of wondering, sino ba yung standard bearer of PDP-Laban? Nagulat kasi ang lahat noong October 2, kasi si Senator Bong Go, nag-file siya for vice president. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@newsdwight says President Duterte got to visit Sofitel earlier today to take photos with his allies, and says Comelec explained they did not give them "special treatment" during #COCfiling. #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@jnery_newsstand: We've seen this before, right? Drama na lang. For Duterte and his administration, drama is their only platform. That's all they can offer, some sort of entertainment. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@herbie_gomez: The Davao situation now is also a contrast between femininity and strong and aggressive masculine pride. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@jnery_newsstand: The news of Mags running against Polong is terrific news…. It has the makings that will go beyond a mere symbolic run, into actually something that's a viable campaign. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@jnery_newsstand: My takeaway is, substitution is a disaster for democracy. It's another legacy of Duterte…. No other president before ran for the presidency as a substitute candidate. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
WATCH #InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
.@jnery_newsstand: What does that say about the way you treat, not only your party members, but your constituents? Substitution is a loophole, but Duterte's now enlarged it, and everyone's passing through it. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide#InTheRunning: https://t.co/m5vE68dGKI
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
Former Binibining Pilipinas Shamcey Supsup nominated by ARTE party-list group
Architect and former beauty queen Shamcey Supsup is seeking a seat in congress under a new party advocating for rights of workers in the fashion, entertainment, and creative sectors.
Shamcey filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) as the first nominee of the ARTE (Advocates for Retail and Fashion, Textile and Tradition, Events and Entertainment and the Creative Sector) party list.
Read the full story here.
Comelec says they did not give Duterte, his Senate slate ‘special treatment’
Comelec's James Jimenez: The companion of the aspirants were asked to go out because there were too many of them.
— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) October 8, 2021
I don't see the special treatment. There was PSG here, but as said earlier, Duterte is entitled to a security detail.
COC filed: Bato dela Rosa for president
JUST IN. PDP-Laban secretary general Melvin Matibag confirms Dela Rosa, former PNP chief and among Pres Duterte's closest allies, will be the ruling party’s standard bearer. #PHVote #WeDecide | via @beacupin
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
More soon on https://t.co/cLMeMMTzIb. pic.twitter.com/k2sSSBKmBB
LOOK: PDP-Laban sends to media photo of Senator Bato dela Rosa, in an Hugpong ng Pagbabago shirt, holding a COC for president. He lists “PDP-Laban” as his party. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide | via @beacupin
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
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Isn't the "practice" of substituting candidates a mockery of the election process?
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
Dela Rosa, appeared to be irked by the question, told Rappler reporter @newsdwight: Do I look like a mockery to you? I won as a senator, no. 5 po ako last election. #COCfiling | via @reyaika
COC filed: Senator Richard Gordon guns for reelection
Senator Richard Gordon is gunning for reelection in the 2022 polls. He files his COC on Friday, October 8 via representative. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021
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It is with sincere apologies that I cannot physically file my certificate of candidacy today as I have to take extra precaution for my wife who is immunocompromised.
— Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) October 8, 2021
Ngayong araw ay pormal na tayong naghain ng kandidatura sa pagka-Senador.
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— Richard J. Gordon (@DickGordonDG) October 8, 2021
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