Furry friends join Comelec’s first day of COC filing

Charie Abarca 10/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Meet the K9 Units assigned to ensure safety outside the Manila Hotel’s Tent City in line with the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2025 elections. Apart from police, navy, and Coast…

Comelec wants stricter rules to avoid another Guo case

Dianne Sampang 09/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia on Friday said stricter rules on certificate of candidacy (COC) filing would help prevent material misrepresentation cases like what happened to dismissed Bamban mayor Alice Guo (real…

Comelec-Mandaue gearing up for upcoming filing of COCs

Mary Rose Sagarino 09/26/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Mandaue City (Comelec-Mandaue) is now preparing for the filing of the Certificate of Candidacy. Comelec-Mandaue Election Officer, Lawyer Annafleur Gujilde, said that they had a coordination meeting on…

Mayor Chan to police: Secure city hall, aspiring candidates filing COCs

Futch Anthony Inso 08/30/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Lapu-Lapu City government has sought the assistance of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to secure the city hall to implement order and to secure aspiring candidates who will be filing their certificates…

Lapu-Lapu cop chief: We controlled crowd of Radaza, Chan supporters during filing of COCs.

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/09/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A crowd of supporters of candidates of two rival parties were the minor challenges that the police faced during the recently concluded filing of certificates of candidacy in Lapu-Lapu City. However, Police Colonel…

COC filing amid COVID-19: So far, so good in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The filing of candidacy for next year’s polls is coming to an end. Despite challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic and new protocols in place, everything went smoothly so far in Cebu province.…

Familiar names, unfamiliar faces: A Marcos, an Aquino file COCs

Zacarian Sarao 10/04/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A Marcos filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Sunday, the sole aspiring president to do so on the third day of the week-long filing of COCs. No, he’s not Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.…

No more Elly Pamatong this election season

Germelina Lacorte 10/02/2021

DAVAO CITY—Where is Elly Pamatong? This was the question many asked of the perennial nuisance candidate on Friday at the start of the filing of the certificate of candidacy (COC) for the elections in May next year.…

Samsam Gullas files COC for Cebu First District Representative

Mae Fhel Gom-os 10/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Incumbent Talisay City Mayor Gerard Anthony “Samsam” Gullas has filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for First District Representative at the Comelec-Cebu Provincial Office on October 1, 2021. Gullas said his decision was…

Comelec Cebu City urges candidates to set dates for COC filing

Dyrecka Letigio 09/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Commission on Elections (Comelec Cebu City) would appreciate it if candidates would inform the District Offices ahead of time when they would plan to file their Certificate of Candidacy (COC).…

Comelec sees no reason to extend COC filing — Jimenez

Inquirer.net 10/14/2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) sees no reason to extend the filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) even as the first two days of the application period were “quite slow.” “Wala tayong nakikitang extension sa ngayon, pero…

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