Only 21 aspirants filed COCs on 2nd day of filing

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00:00The second day of COC filing for next year's midterm polls had a share of familiar and

00:05famous faces trekking to Manila Hotel's Tenth City to sign up and be seen by the media and

00:11onlookers.

00:12Once upon a time, Senate President Vicente Tito Soto III brought his wife and his two

00:17grown-up kids with him, while his ex-colleague and another re-electionist senator who formed

00:22the macho bloc also showed up.

00:24At the top bill in today's registration was presidential sister and re-electionist senator

00:30Aimee Marcos, who also brought her mom and sons with her and clad in indigenous affairs

00:35as PTV's Joshua Garcia reports.

00:41The Commission on Elections confirmed that the Supreme Court has removed financial capability

00:45and popularity as criteria for declaring a candidate as a nuisance candidate.

00:50However, according to Communist Spokesperson Attorney Rex Lodiangco, there are still other

00:54factors they can consider to determine if a candidate's filing should be accepted.

01:20On the second day of filing certificates of candidacy, or COC, at the Manila Hotel

01:24Tenth City, only 21 individuals submitted their candidacies, consisting of 10 aspiring

01:30senators and 11 quarterlist candidates.

01:33This number is lower compared to the 32 who filed their COCs yesterday.

01:37Some of the well-known personalities who filed this morning include re-electionist Aimee

01:41Marcos, who stated that she still has the support of her brother, President Ferdinand

01:45R. Marcos Jr., despite choosing not to join the administration's senatorial slate.

02:15Included in Senator Aimee's platform are continued support for farmers, people with

02:21disabilities, and senior citizens.

02:24This was followed by the filing of administration senatorial candidates Tito Soto and King Rafson,

02:29whose platform focuses on government rightsizing, fighting fake news, and supporting the current

02:33programs and advocacies of the Marcos administration.

02:56Re-electionist Tito Lapid also filed his candidacy, with a focus on strengthening

03:21agritourism in the country.

03:39Several well-known personalities also filed their candidacies for party-list groups, such

03:43as the Vendors Party List led by Deyo Balbuena, who gained fame on social media as Diwata

03:48Pares, and the A Teachers Party List.

03:51There were also a few independent aspiring senators who filed their candidacies.

03:55Meanwhile, the Comlec stated that it will only declare a gun ban during the actual election

04:00period as it also needs to consider other sectors.

04:14According to the discussions in the NBANC session, the Comlec announced that they have

04:18allowed voters from 10 barangays in Embotagig to participate in the elections.

04:23Three of these barangays will vote in the 1st district and seven in the 2nd district,

04:27which will be applicable in 2025 midterm elections and in future elections.

04:31The second day of COC filing was peaceful, with no untoward incidents reported, not only

04:36at the Manila Hotel, Tent City, but across the entire country.

04:40Additionally, according to reports received from the PNP, there was a zero crime rate

04:44in areas where COC filings took place nationwide.

04:48Joshua Garcia, from the National TV Network, for NEW AND BETTER PHILIPPINES.

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