COC filing in Cebu City kicks off peacefully, police say

Emmariel Ares 10/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The first three days of the filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COC) in Cebu City have been peaceful and orderly.  This was according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, deputy director for…

Vicente Loot to run again as mayor of Daanbantayan

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Former Daanbantayan mayor and retired police general Vicente Loot said on Thursday that he would be running as mayor again of Daanbantayan, after his stepson and incumbent mayor Sun Shimura filed for candidacy…

Sun Shimura seeks Cebu 4th district’s congressional seat, to challenge 1Cebu’s Salimbangon

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Incumbent Daanbantayan Mayor Sun Shimura will be running as congressman in the 4th district of Cebu Province. Shimura officially filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on Thursday at exactly 10 a.m. Since he…

Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes dismissed from office – Ombudsman

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/03/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes has been found guilty of grave misconduct and is meted the penalty of dismissal from the office by Office of the Ombudsman. The complaint is anchored on the…

Preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama banned from public office

Pia Piquero 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been permanently disqualified from holding any government position after the Office of the Ombudsman found him guilty of nepotism and grave misconduct. In an order…

Archival: BOPK slate complete, ready to file candidacies

Pia Piquero 10/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – City Councilor Nestor Archival, the standard-bearer of Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) for the 2025 midterm elections, has confirmed that the party was fully prepared to file its certificates of candidacy (COC) on…

Kusug party wants Edu Rama for Cebu City South congressional seat

Pia Piquero 10/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Kugi, Uswag Sugbo (Kusug) party, led by Acting Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, is considering endorsing incumbent Congressman Edu Rama for Cebu City’s South District in the 2025 elections. However, Garcia said he…

PJ Garcia, 2 independent candidates file COCs on first day of filing

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three candidates who will run as district representative and board member in Cebu have filed their Certificates of Candidacies (COCs) on the first day of the filing period. These are 3rd District Rep.…

Comelec: No prominent Cebu City candidates file COCs on first day

Pia Piquero 10/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The first day of filing Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) in Cebu City saw minimal activity, with no prominent political figures submitting their papers on October 1. Among those who filed was a taxi…

Taxi driver first to file COC for Cebu City council seat

Pia Piquero 10/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 57-year-old taxi driver was the first to submit his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Cebu City Council on the opening day of filing of COCs on October 1. As the Commission on…

Partido Barug forms coalition with BagOng Sugbo

Pia Piquero 10/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Partido Barug Team Rama, led by preventively suspended Mayor Michael Rama, officially sealed a coalition with Councilor Franklyn Ong’s BagOng Sugbo Movement on Tuesday, October 1. The coalition between Partido Barug and BagOng Sugbo…

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…

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