(UPDATED AT OCT. 4 – 9 AM)Here are the latest updates on the filing of Certificates of Candidacy in Cebu, which started on October 1, 2024.
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Yogi Ruiz files COC for mayor of Cebu City
WATCH: Supporters of Cebu City mayoral aspirant Yogi Ruiz accompanied him as he strides toward Comelec Cebu City to file his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on Monday, Oct. 7. | via Niña Mae Oliverio #CDNDigital
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Central Visayas prepares for a filing surge on October 7 and 8. | CDN Photo/ Pia Piquero
CEBU CITY, Philippines –An official of the Commission on Elections in Central Visayas is urging those who intend to seek elective posts next year not to wait for the October 8 deadline to file their Certificates of Candidacy (COC).
Lawyer Francisco Pobe, director of Comelec Central Visayas Office, said that risks come with filing on deadline.
“If the clock strikes 5 p.m. and they haven’t filed, they won’t be accommodated. We’re very strict about this,” he said.
“We urge candidates to file within the given timeframe. We will accommodate everyone, but it has to be done before 5 p.m.,” he added.
Ex officio Councilor Franklyn Ong officially filed his candidacy for the congressional seat of the north district on Friday, October 4. | CDN Photo/ Pia Piquero
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Ex-officio Councilor Franklyn Ong assured the public that their alliance with the Partido Barug Team Rama remained strong, despite the Ombudsman’s ruling on Mayor Michael Rama’s nepotism case.
Ong, the leading figure of the BagOng Sugbo movement, which recently formed an official coalition with Partido Barug, said that the alliance with preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama was unshaken.
He mentioned that they anticipated rumors and challenges but remained united and focused on the coalition’s political goals.
Julieto Cu, a 58-year-old independent aspirant from Barangay Guadalupe, officially filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Cebu City mayor on Friday, October 4. | CDN Photo/ Pia Piquero
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Julieto Cu, a 58-year-old independent aspirant from Barangay Guadalupe, officially filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for Cebu City mayor on Friday, October 4.
He is the second independent aspirant to date to vie for a position in the 2025 midterm elections. He will challenge mayoral aspirant and reelectionist, preventively suspended Mayor Michael Rama, who filed his candidacy on October 3.
Cu, a former corporate marketing employee, joins the race after Abraham Verdida, a 57-year-old taxi driver, who was the first to file his COC on October 1 for the Cebu City Council. Both candidates represent independent bids for public office.
Jonas Cortes files COC for mayor
The Partido Barug BagOng Sugbo Team Rama officially filed their candidacies for the 2025 midterm elections on October 3. | CDN Photo/ Pia Piquero
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Partido Barug BagOng Sugbo Team Rama officially filed candidacies for the 2025 midterm elections on October 3.
Led by preventively suspended Mayor Michael Rama, the team began the day by attending a mass before heading to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office to submit their candidacies. They were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of supporters.
CONGRESSMAN EDU RAMA FILES COC
KISAW SA COMELEC, FILING SA COC
Dr. Odysseus “Ody” Camarillo | CDN Digital photo/Niña Mae Oliverion
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A doctor of veterinary medicine is running as a provincial board member of Cebu’s 2nd district to give voters an “alternative” and to change politics.
Dr. Odysseus “Ody” Camarillo from Argao in southern Cebu, filed his Certificate of Candidacy (COC) on the second day of the filing period at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu Provincial Office.
Camarillo was also the third to file his COC on Tuesday.
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SHIMURA FILES COC
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 October 7 or 8.
“We’re filing our COC either on October 7 or 8 in the morning. Before that, we’ll have a mass, proceed to Comelec, and then hold a press conference,” Archival said during an interview on October 2.
BARUG TEAM RAMA SET TO FILE COCS
Lawyer Francisco Pobe, Comelec-7 officer-in-charge regional election director, shares his take on the few filers of certificate of candidacy on the second day scheduled for its filing. | Mary Rose Sagarino
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) is expecting the increase of aspirants to file their Certificates of the Candidacy (COCs) towards the end of the filing on October 8.
Lawyer Francisco Pobe, Comelec-7 officer-in-charge regional election director, said that generally, only a few had filed their Certificate of Candidacy in Cebu and Bohol as of October 2, the second day of filing.
Pobe said that the usual ‘Filipino way’, individuals would flock during the late schedule or almost the deadline.
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines —Over 100 police officers were deployed by the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO) to secure the Commission on Elections in Mandaue City (Comelec-Mandaue) and to ensure the safety of those who wish to file their Certificates of Candidacy (COC).
MCPO Spokesperson, Police Lieutenant Colonel Mercy Villaro, said that aside from the 45 police officers stationed in the vicinity of the Comelec office, additional officers have been deployed on the streets for patrols, conducting checkpoints, and some are stationed at the headquarters as backup in case of emergencies.
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. Pablo John “PJ” Garcia, who is seeking reelection for the same position under 1Cebu’s banner; Odysseus “Ody” Camarillo, a veterinary doctor from Argao; and Salvador Cariama, a farmer from Bogo City.
Garcia was the earliest to file among the three at exactly 8 a.m. on October 1, 2024, at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Cebu Provincial Office.
Taxi driver first to file COC for Cebu City council seat
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 on October 1.
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 Elections (Comelec) officially opened the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 elections on October 1, Abraham Alcontin Verdida, a long-time taxi driver, was among the early filers, submitting his bid for a seat in Cebu City’s South District.
The filing period will run until October 8, with election day slated for May 12, 2025.
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Comelec: Bets have until Oct. 8 to file COCs for 2025 elections
MANILA, Philippines — Political hopefuls can file their respective certificates of candidacy (COCs) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec) starting today, October 1 up to October 8 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Comelec was referring to the political hopefuls, who are vying for the 18,272 national and local posts up for grabs in the May 12 elections next year.
According to the Comelec, the 18,272 political posts were around 200 more compared with the 2022 polls, with 75 of these intended for the first-ever Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections.
For national posts, there are 12 seats for senators, 254 for members of the House of Representatives, in addition to 63 for party list seats.
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