COC filing day 2 recap: Senate veterans, ‘Diwata’ surprise
Senate veterans are the most high-profile politicians to file their candidacies with the Commission on Elections Wednesday, October 2.
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00:00Senate veterans are the most high-profile politicians to file their candidacies with
00:04the Commission on Elections Wednesday, October 2.
00:07Senator Aimee Marcos is accompanied by her two sons and mother, former First Lady Imelda
00:12Marcos.
00:13Aimee earlier withdrew from the administration coalition of her brother, President Ferdinand
00:17Marcos Jr.
00:18Senator Lito Lapid and former colleagues Lito Soto and Ping Lakson submit their candidacy
00:22papers at the same time.
00:25In the party-list race, United Senior Citizens, which has an active seat in the House, files
00:29the nomination papers of their respective representatives.
00:32Magdalo and A. Teacher, two groups which won in the past elections but lost in 2022, also
00:37filed their candidacy.
00:39Social media personality Diwata is listed as the fourth nominee of the new party-list
00:43group, Vendors.
00:44Diwata amassed a huge following after his braised beef stew or Paris business.