Up to now the presidential candidate position remains vacant,” said Pimentel, son and namesake of one of the founders of the 39-year-old party. He said the presidential candidate of the Cusi faction would be revealed on or before Oct. 8, the last day of filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC). However, the public must remain vigilant as candidate switching is still allowed up to Nov. 15, he said. He said it was both puzzling and suspicious that the other faction earlier made much noise, including holding a national assembly in September, in nominating Sen. Bong Go as presidential candidate and President Duterte as his runningmate. But over the weekend, the public was surprised with Go filing his COC for vice president and Duterte announcing he would retire from politics, he said.

Source: Philippine Star October 04, 2021 15:56 UTC