The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) started accepting the Certificate of Candidacies (COC’s) of Filipinos who are willing to run for national posts in the country. During the first day of COC filings, some of the most prominent names in politics decided to file their candidacy for Senators, President and Vice President.
According to the COMELEC, those who will run for national positions must file their certificates of candidacy to the COMELEC Law Department in Intramuros, Manila. Those who will run for congressmen in Metro Manila on the other hand should submit their COCs to the Comelec-NCR office.
In the upcoming 2016 national elections, a total of 18, 069 national and local positions, including the presidency, will be contested. Aside from the Presidential and Vice Presidential positions, 12 senators will be elected, 58 party-list representatives; 235 district congressmen; 81 governors; 81 vice governors, and 772 members of Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
A total of 144 posts for city mayors; 144 city vice mayors; 1,610 city councilors; 1,490 municipal mayors; 1,490 municipal vice mayors; 11,924 municipal councilors; governor for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao; ARMM vice governor; and 24 ARMM assemblymen are also included in the elections.
Meanwhile listed below are the initial list of candidates for national positions who already filed their COC’s (Note: the List will be updated from time to time)
For Senators:
For Presidents:
Here’s Some Photos During the First Day of Filing of COC:
