Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — It is the last day for aspirants to file their certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Commission on Elections (Comelec), the first step towards the May 9 elections next year.
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 Friday.
As of 5:00 p.m., Friday (October 16):
President (54; Total of 130)
Romeo Cayabyab
Isidro Ursua
Simeon de Castro, Jr.
Pedrito Tagle
Jepollo Apolonio
Romeo Barredo
Roy Señeres
Luisito Falcon
Alberto Javier
Levi Agustin
Benedicto Tutay
Leonardo Dumlao
Elias Dulalia
Felomena Sisit
Cesar Roca
Manuel Roxas
Melchor Puno
Marcos Auza
Ernesto Lacsona
Caliope Hara
Vetellano Acosta
Virgilio Castelo
Rafael Cabrera
Domingo Nebres
Evalia Abarrondo
Earl Cristian Angay
Maria Clara Depil
Alicia Reyes
Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Adriano Apayor
Dante Lopez
Mohammad Abdullah Santos
Laurencio Yulaga
Patricinio Cailing
Joey Mercaida
Ma. Ruth Tabat
Robert Pipo
Maria Antonia Aquino
Guadalupe Bitangga
Olimpio Espiritu
Beatriz Deotoy
Waldo Alpuerto
Orlando manako
Orlando Ailes
Joselito Briones
Jose Montemayor, Jr.
Ernesto Padernos
Peter Puzon
Lilllian Rosales
Romel Mendoza
Victorio Cadag
Martin Diño
Dante Valencia
Sharifa Regina Taj Sangkalang Usman
Vice President (4; Total of 19)
Teodulo Malangen
Alan Peter Cayetano
Raul Barbasa
Vicente Camilon, Jr.
Senator (89; Total of 172)
Rolly Casino
Gerardo Antolin
Ricky Juan Balauro
Getulio Napeñas
Antonio Rojo
Cancio Nicanor Guibone
Maria Susana “Toots” Ople
Fernando Diaz
Rey Langit
Diosdado Valeroso
Levito Baligod
Carlos Jericho Petilla
Eduardo “Edu” Manzano
Gion Gounet
Emmanuel Joel Villanueva
Alexander Ali
Razel Lagman
Gerardo del Mundo
Jude Josue Sabio
Ibrahim Albani
Walden Bello
Edmundo Escalante
Hermingildo Aquino, Jr.
Efren Bernabe Cadiz
Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao
Jovito Palparan, Jr.
Richard “Dick” Gordon
Francisco Domagoso
Benjamin Adam
Aeric Bernardino
Sixto Lagare
Elizabeth Kho
Veronica Agos
Aladon Ampatuan
Lorenzo Gadon
Alejandrino Suarez
Greco Belgica
Leo Guido Yosalina
Fatima Briones
Noel Lavisto
Renato Bobis
Dante Liban
Anacleto Millendez
Luisito Narciso Ordoña
Alberto Ong, Jr.
Praxedes Bustamante
Jayson Ocampo
Rafael Alunan III
Jonathan Navea
Salvador Abaño
Baltazar Palima
Severo Maluenda
Dionisio Santiago
Hermio Bataluna
Norodin Lucman
Mustapha Kabalu
Rodolfo Flores
Rodrigo Gutang
Amay Bisaya Reyes
Resurreccion Manuel
Ferdinand Sevilla
Joel Catmon
Dante Jimenez
Luther Meniano
Genevieve Bernabe
Lodelin Nufable
Erlinda Arcadio
Rey Fiel Albao
Mischa Nicanor Elma
Jose Sicuana, Jr.
Cecilia Lucentales
Eduardo del Rosario
Alberto Rojo
Sheryl Cabantog
Wilhelmina Orozco
Leopoldo Fernandez
Roger Rodriguez
Juan Pietro Soliman
Muhamad Gorostiza
Manuel Inisgne
Emmanuel Lopez
Alfredo Hobayan
Antonio San Buenaventura, Jr.
Pecita Zaraspe
Acas Bayabao
Constantino de Leon
John Castriciones
Perlita Lavides
Ramon Montaño
Related: Candidates who filed their COCs on Oct. 12, 13, 14, 15
