MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Gary Alejano (Magdalo party-list) has arrived at the Commission on Elections in Manila on Monday to file his certificate of candidacy. A staunch critic of the Duterte administration, Alejano will be running as senator under the opposition for the 2019 midterm elections. Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano now filing COC with ally Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV @PhilstarNews pic.twitter.com/IWop6qE5O8 — Rosette Adel (@rosette_adel) October 15, 2018In June, he announced that he accepted the nomination of the Magdalo group to run for senator. Alejano was among the members of the Magdalo who were granted amnesty in 2010 under former President Benigno Aquino III’s proclamation that Congress concurred in. — Patricia Lourdes Viray with reports from Rosette Adel

Source: Philippine Star October 15, 2018 02:01 UTC