Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — More familiar faces headed to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) main office in Manila to file their certificates of candidacy on Wednesday (October 14) in a bid to run for a national post for the elections on May 9, 2016.
This story will be updated throughout the day. We will also tally the number from the start of COC filing (October 12).
Below is a list of the personalities who officially filed their COCs on Wednesday.
As of 5 p.m. (closing time), Wednesday (October 14):
President (20; Total of 57)
Gauvencio Serrano
Juanita Mendoza Trocenio
Romeo Rodriguez
Emelito Bayani
Romualdo Rivera
Valeriano Nogon III
Jerry Diaz
Ibrahim Usman
Antonio Obina
Victor Lawag
Jean Pierre Pardo
Marianito Mendoza
Faustino Pascual
Nolbert Gil
Joseph Urquia
Wendell Lope
Rodrigo Lapitan
Maria Aurora Marcos
Ramon Asuelo
Wilma Maestre
Vice President (4; Total of 11)
Jesus “Jess” Paredes
Neil Aldea
Antonio Trillanes IV
Orlando Suerte
Senator (28; Total of 53)
Germingildo Asoy
Mario Taculod
Myrna Catapang
Elias Mimbantas
Jeanette Dapiton
Marilyn Kragh
Romeo Maganto
Juan Miguel Zubiri
Venesa Lacsamana (Alma Moreno)
Jonathan Calonia, Sr.
Ana Theresa “Risa” Hontiveros
Princess Jacel Kiram
Jeanie Wolf
Kenneth Sombilon
Mark Lapid
Francis Tolentino
Alejando Aves
Kamarozaman Rajahmuda
Vicente Toring
Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan
Franklin Drilon
Roman Romulo
Roel Buban
Laurence del Puerto
Severino Portugal, Jr.
Ralph Recto
Sherwin Gatchalian
Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
Related: Candidates who filed their COCs on Oct. 12, 13
