MANILA - Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro will seek a third straight term as the city's chief executive.

Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro files certificate of candidacy to seek a third term pic.twitter.com/lnJQHgncWL

— Vivienne Gulla (@VivienneGulla) October 8, 2021

Teodoro on Friday filed his certificate of candidacy. He will run alongside incumbent Vice Mayor Marion Andres.

If reelected, he said public health will be a priority amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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He will face former Marikina Mayor and incumbent 1st district Rep. Bayani Fernando, who last held the position from 1992 to 2001.

Teodoro previously filed a case against a reclamation project done by Fernando's company in part of the Marikina River - which he attributed to the widespread flooding experienced in the city when "Ulysses" struck.

Fernando has since denied the allegations.

-- Report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News