‘Independent’Also on Saturday, apparently banking on his sizable following on TV, radio, and the internet, broadcaster Raffy Tulfo filed his COC for senator. ADVERTISEMENTAccompanied by his wife, ACT-CIS Rep. Jocelyn Tulfo, he said he was running as an independent so as not to be beholden to any political group. Tulfo said several groups had invited him to join them, including the respective camps of two presidential aspirants, Senators Panfilo Lacson and Manny Pacquiao. But Ejercito said he was counting on the support that he had been getting from various political parties. The poll body said 19 people had so far filed their COCs for senator, while 27 groups had sought Comelec approval to be counted as party-list organizations.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 02, 2021 21:33 UTC