MANILA, Philippines — Cabinet members, reelectionists, and former senators on Friday rounded up the 176 individuals running for the 12 Senate seats up for grabs in next year’s elections. Mark Villar, newly resigned public works secretary, earlier filed his COC to run for senator. Sen. Richard Gordon filed his COC as a reelectionist through a representative, saying he was taking “extra precaution” for his wife who is immunocompromised. Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV will run this time under the LP, on the senatorial slate of Vice President Leni Robredo who is running for president as an independent. A namesake of Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III filed his COC for senator under the administration’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 08, 2021 21:45 UTC