Senator Panfilo Lacson (right) and Senate President Vicente Sotto III (left) (PNA photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA - More prominent figures in the country's political scene have filed their bids for national positions on the sixth day of filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City on Wednesday. Senator Panfilo Lacson and Senate President Vicente Sotto III have filed their COC for president and vice president, respectively. In an interview, Lacson said their tandem aims to reinstate the trust of the people in the government. "Ability, Honesty, and Courage. The Lacson-Sotto tandem aims to restore the people's trust in our government," he added. Lacson is running under the Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma (PDR), while Sotto is representing the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC). On the other hand, former Makati City congressman Monsour del Rosario (PDR) and former Quezon City mayor Herbert Bautista (NPC) als
Partido Reporma chairman Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday, Oct. 6 vowed to reintroduce a more dignified approach in running the affairs of national government. Lacson made the pledge as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for president on Wednesday, October 6 at the Sofitel Harbor Gard
Former DPWH Secretary Mark Villar (right, left photo) and reelectionist Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (right, right photo) (PNA photos by Robert Oswald Alfiler) MANILA - Reelectionist Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) on the sixth day of the filing period at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City. The lawmaker was accompanied by his wife Aubrey when he filed his COC as an independent candidate, just like when he ran in the 2016 polls. Zubiri added that although he is an independent aspirant, he was adopted by the parties of presidential aspirants Senators Panfilo Lacson and Manny Pacquiao, and is also wishing to be adopted by other parties. "They are my friends. I have no enemies. They are good as far as I am concerned and I could work with everyone so hopefully they adopt me as well," he said. Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Mark Villar filed his COC for senator under the Nacionalista Party (NP). He was