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00:00More than 5,000 people voted for their candidature for the election of 2025 based on the Commission on Elections.
00:08According to the Comelec, it's possible that more people will qualify as senatorial candidates based on the Supreme Court's decision.
00:16We have the first news. This is Sandra Aguinaldo.
00:21No one has won yet but it seems like there's a celebration.
00:24Some supporters of those who voted for the candidature are all out.
00:29They went to the Quirino Grandstand.
00:31Yes, we support that. We will not give up on them.
00:35So that we can also help them. So that we can also be helped.
00:41The Philippine Marine Corps added strength to 400 policemen in Manila who are guarding the Manila Hotel.
00:48For those who want to be alone, in the 12-slot Senate,
00:52the first one to eat COC is Victoriano Inte, who ran for the national position.
00:59Next is the re-electionist Senator Aimee Marcos,
01:02who was accompanied by her mother, the former First Lady Imelda Marcos.
01:06She announced that she's independent but the party she put in the COC is a nationalist.
01:11The former Senate President Tito Soto also has a target to return to the Senate.
01:17The former Senator Ping Lakson also did the same.
01:21The re-electionist Senator Lito Lapid also arrived.
01:25Eric Negapatan, who introduced him as an engineer and building contractor,
01:30and Magno Manalo, who introduced him as a pastor and former security guard,
01:36are also eager to become a Senator.
01:38Betsaida Lopez ate this three times.
01:43She was emotional in front of the media because she was always declared a nuisance.
01:50Manuel Andrada filed for COC twice.
01:55The Army Reservist, Johnrey Gargarita, also filed.
02:00Comelec said that it's possible that more Senators will qualify,
02:05but the legal department will still file within five days.
02:12Under the Omnibus Election Code,
02:14a person who filed for COC can be declared a nuisance candidate
02:19to delay the election process or cause confusion.
02:23For example, if the name is the same
02:26and if there is no real intention to run,
02:29the person who filed for COC is in a particular position.
02:32Comelec also said that the Supreme Court has two new rulings
02:36that will restrict the declaration of nuisance of an aspirant.
02:41The Supreme Court said that a person cannot be declared a nuisance candidate
02:45because he has no financial capacity to launch a nationwide campaign.
02:50In the second decision of the Supreme Court,
02:52the reason was also removed that because you are not familiar with the society
02:56or you don't have a political party,
02:58you will automatically be declared a nuisance candidate.
03:01There were 11 party lists that filed for the Certificate of Nomination
03:05and Certificate of Acceptance of Nomination.
03:08Yesterday, there were 26 party lists that were filed.
03:14As for the voters in the M-Babarangay,
03:17which was previously owned by Makati and transferred to Jurisdiction Taguig,
03:22their congressmen and councilors will be able to choose
03:25based on the resolution issued by Comelec and Bank.
03:29The residents of Comembo, Pembo, and Rizal will vote in the first district of Taguig
03:34and in the second district of Taguig, the residents of M-Babarangay.
03:39It will be based on the concurrent resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
03:43This is the first news.
03:45Sandra Aguinaldo for GMA Integrated News.
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