The Philippines opens the weeklong window for aspiring politicians to formalize their candidacies in the 2025 midterm elections on Tuesday, October 1.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/certificate-candidacy-filing-highlights-day-1-senator-party-list-october-1-2024/
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00:00The Philippines opens the week-long window for aspiring politicians to formalize their
00:05candidacies in the 2025 midterm elections on Tuesday, October 1.
00:09Seventeen aspirants filed their candidacies for senator while 15 party-list groups submitted
00:13their documents.
00:15Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino is the first politician from President Ferdinand
00:19Marcos Jr.'s senatorial slate to submit his certificate of candidacy to the Comelec.
00:23Agri Representative Wilbert Lee also filed his COC.
00:27Incumbent party-list groups filed nomination certificates in acceptance of their nominees
00:31including Axis, Koopnatko, Kabayan, Manila Teachers, and Agap.
00:36Party-list groups Buhay and Bayan Muna, which lost their seats in 2022, are vying for return
00:41to Congress.
00:42If they still lose this time, they risk getting delisted and disqualified from elections in
00:462028.
00:47Several content creators with sizable followings are also hoping to become lawmakers next year.