Poe, Escudero to file COCs on Thursday
Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero. RYAN LEAGOGO/INQUIRER.net
Senators Grace Poe and Francis “Chiz” Escudero will file their certificates of candidacy (COC) on Thursday, Poe’s office said on Tuesday.
In a media advisory sent to reporters, Poe’s office said the two senators will file their COC at the Commission on Elections in Intramuros, Manila, between 3 and 5 p.m.
Poe and Escudero were the first tandem who announced their presidential and vice presidential bids, respectively, in the 2016 elections.
The two senators are frontrunners in the pre-election surveys but if they lose in the elections, both have still until 2019 to finish their terms in the Senate.
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