QC Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte files COC for mayoral bid

QC Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte and Councilor Gian Sotto (third and second from right) show their COCs after filing for their candidacies for mayor and vice mayor, respectively, before the Comelec in Quezon City on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER / JHESSET ENANO

Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte filed her Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the mayorship on Thursday before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Quezon City.

Quezon City Councilor Gian Sotto, who is Belmonte’s runningmate, also filed his COC for the vice mayor post.

Belmonte and Sotto were accompanied by their fathers – former House Speaker and Quezon City Representative Sonny Belmonte and Senate President Tito Sotto, respectively

Belmonte and Sotto will be running under Serbisyo sa Bayan Party, a regional party based in Quezon City which is allied with Hugpong ng Pagbabago party founded by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

Meanwhile, Mikey Belmonte, a grandson of the former House Speaker Belmonte, also filed his COC for a councilor post in the city. /cbb