List of aspirants who filed their COC on the first day of filing. PHOTO BY ARIES JOSEPH HEGINA/INQUIRER.net
During the first day of filing of certificate of candidacy for elective posts in next year’s elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has recorded 22 persons who filed their COC for president, three for vice president and 16 for senator.
Former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority chief Augusto Syjuco Jr. was the first person who filed his COC for president.
For vice president, United Nationalist Alliance VP bet Gringo Honasan was the first person to file his COC.
Meanwhile, Panfilo Lacson was the first candidate who filed his COC for senator. He was rumored to be a member of the Liberal Party slate but in his COC, he left his organization or party blank.
At a press briefing, Comelec chair Andres Bautista emphasized that if a person files his COC, it does not mean that he is already an official candidate.
The official list of candidates will be released by December 10.
Aspirants can file their COCs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until October 16.
Here is the complete list:
For president:
- Former representative and Tesda chief Augusto Syjuco Jr., 72-years-old and an economist from Iloilo City
- Usaffe founder Ely Pamatong, 72-years-old and a lawyer from Davao City
- Ephraim Defino, 58-years-old, a businessman from Quezon City fielded by Mindanao Federal Party
- David Alimorong from Antipolo City
- Ralph Masloff, 61-year-old businessman from Lapu-lapu City
- Vice President Jejomar Binay, 72-years-old
- Former Presidential Commission on Good Governance chief Camilo Sabio, 79-years-old from Quezon City
- Freddiesher Llamas, 34-years-old from Zambales
- Danilo Lihaylihay, 54-year-old revenue enforcer
- Retired Navy commander Adolfo Inductivo, 60-years-old
- Sel Hope Kang, 37-years-old from Iloilo
- Ferdinand Jose Pijao, 100-years-old from Antipolo
- Ramon Concepcion, 64-years-old
- Ferdinand Fortes, 32-years-old who dubbed himself as an “ordinary man” from Rizal
- Eric Negapatan, 59-year-old missionary from Bacolod City
- Gerald Arega, 39-year-old Lumad Sultan from Bicol
- Leonardo Bula, 44-year-old welder from Cavite
- Alejandro Ignacio, 76-year-old taxi driver
- Arsenio Dimaya, 67-years-old from Laguna
- Arturo Reyes, 64-years-old
- Rizalito David
- Esmeraldo Reyes
For vice president:
- SenatorGregorio Honasan II, 67-years-old
- Myrna Mamon, 58-years-old from Muntinlupa City
- Albert Alba under Kapatiran Party
For senator:
- Former senator and rehabilitation czar Panfilo Lacson, 67-years-old
- Angel Redoble, a 41-year IT and Cybersecurity consultant
- Ricky Bacolod, 43-year-old entrepreneur from Tondo, Manila
- Daniel Magtira, 55-years-old from Tondo, Manila
- Victorino Inte, 62-year-old farmer from Bohol
- Elmar Santarin, 51-year-old election officer from Caloocan City
- Rafael Labindao, 43-year-old laborer from Aklan
- Jose Kwe, 67-year-old civil engineer from Navotas City
- Armando Cortez, 47-year-old armored van driver from Manila
- Bayan Muna party-list representative Neri Colmenares, 55-years-old
- Ramon Osaro, 57-year-old government employee from Cavite
- Moro National Liberation Front (Mnlf) spokesperson John Petalcorin, 42-years-old
- Eduardo Dela Pena, 52-year-old IT technician from Manila
- Melchor Chavez
- Roberto Marin, an engineer and inventor
- Alexander Bautista, 75-years-old from Quezon City
