LIVE UPDATES: Filing of certificates of candidacy for 2022 PH elections

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.

Bookmark and refresh this page for real-time news, photos, videos, and context and analyses during the COC filing week.

LATEST UPDATES

Oct 8, 2021 9:47 AM PHT

COC filed: Leila de Lima for senator

Authorized representative of detained senator and political prisoner Leila De Lima arrives here to file her COC for senator. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide | via @newsdwight

UPDATES: https://t.co/6BQwkcNnGl pic.twitter.com/nhGqt0LK2Q
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021

Sen. Leila De Lima, one of Duterte’s fiercest critics, seeks reelection. She has been in jail since 2017 over what she asserts are trumped up drug charges.

“Tumatakbo ako para panagutin si Duterte… sa kanilang mga kasalanan,” her rep says, reading De Lima’s statement. pic.twitter.com/wvEWVDTHyP
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 9:31 AM PHT

COC filed: Win Gatchalian for senator

Seeking reelection, Senator Win Gatchalian files COC under NPC. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide | via @newsdwight

WATCH: https://t.co/IibqlFJVUT

UPDATES: https://t.co/6BQwkcNnGl pic.twitter.com/1VL8Iesci7
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021

Sherwin Gatchalian previously offered to be Sara Duterte’s running mate. Is he fully letting go of his VP dreams? Gatchalian says in his last conversation with Sara, the Davao City Mayor was keen on seeking reelection, so he filed his COC for senator instead. pic.twitter.com/5WNhVXUtPZ
— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) October 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 9:24 AM PHT

WATCH: Kiko Pangilinan files certificate of candidacy

LIVE UPDATES: Filing of certificates of candidacy for 2022 PH elections – October 1 to 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 9:20 AM PHT

COC filed: Kiko Pangilinan for vice president

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, president of the once-ruling Liberal Party, is the vice presidential pick of Philippine opposition leader and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo in the 2022 elections.

READ: https://t.co/MOF1F0QjGq pic.twitter.com/Lji35G6IOM
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021

Senator Francis Pangilinan now here in Sofitel to file his COC for VP under Liberal Party. He is joined by incumbent VP Leni Robredo. pic.twitter.com/iHG2QJTdiN
— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) October 8, 2021

Senator Francis Pangilinan poses for the cameras with VP Leni Robredo after his COC for vice president is officially filed. #COCfiling #PHVote #WeDecide | via @newsdwight

WATCH: https://t.co/IibqlFJVUT

UPDATES: https://t.co/6BQwkcNnGl pic.twitter.com/j1G4RhgQ4p
— Rappler (@rapplerdotcom) October 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 9:18 AM PHT

LOOK: Kiko Pangilinan files COC for VP, accompanied by incumbent VP Leni Robredo

Senator Francis Pangilinan now here in Sofitel to file his COC for VP under Liberal Party. He is joined by incumbent VP Leni Robredo. pic.twitter.com/iHG2QJTdiN
— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) October 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 9:11 AM PHT

Party-list group Anak Maharlikang Pilipino seeks to join 2022 race

Party-list group Anak Maharlikang Pilipino seeks to join 2022 race. Its first nominee (not in photo) is GMA7 actor Tom Rodriguez. pic.twitter.com/7DEfp3hk9G
— Dwight De Leon (@newsdwight) October 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 8:57 AM PHT

WATCH: Ex-Miriam staff Agnes Bailen files her COC for senator

Oct 8, 2021 8:30 AM PHT

Police vehicles no longer block the roads leading to Sofitel

Here's a photo yesterday of police vehicles blocking the road. pic.twitter.com/mcyABKIoIC
— Jairo Bolledo (@jairojourno) October 8, 2021

Oct 8, 2021 8:25 AM PHT

Supporters of Sara Duterte arrive again in Sofitel

LOOK: On the last day of COC filing, supporters of Sara Duterte arrive again in Sofitel area, in front of the PICC.

On Oct. 7, supporters of other politicians were discouraged from entering the area. #COCFiling #PHVote #WeDecide @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/dBZ7extFYJ
— Jairo Bolledo (@jairojourno) October 8, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Filing of certificates of candidacy for 2022 PH elections – October 1 to 8, 2021