Imee Marcos files COC, seeks reelection

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

<p><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 529px;"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1727835241537Screen Shot 2024-10-02 at 10.13.41 AM.png" style="width: 529px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Sen. Imee Marcos formalizes her reelection bid after filing her certificate of candidacy on Oct. 2, 2024. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></p><p>MANILA (UPDATE) &mdash; Sen. Imee Marcos on Wednesday filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for her reelection bid next year.</p><p>Marcos was joined by her mother former First Lady Imelda Marcos and sons Borgy and Michael Manotoc.</p><p>The senator, sister of the President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., clarified that she was running under Nacionalista Party but opted out of the administration-backed alliance that put her in their slate.</p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0lpXSJLHQzY?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&quot;Tinataya kong</span><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;ako&#39;y mananatiling malaya at matatag... [Ayoko] magsara ang pinto sa ibang sektor,&quot;&nbsp;</span>she told reporters.&nbsp;</p><p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; line-height: 18px;">Asked if this would make her campaign more difficult, Marcos said she would just work harder to reach more Filipinos.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; line-height: 18px;">&quot;Kayod lang, kayod marino pa rin, ganyan naman ang ginagawa ko,&quot; she said.</p><p><br/></p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1841288527012909493&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-10-02T02%3A21%3A59.755045%3A9793ff9b-cf38-40d3-a28c-ebb7bbc35a21%26action%3Dedit&sessionId=e70df201f5cd5c35f1d41d6d53bed8ab868c6a6e&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 648px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1841288527012909493"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><br/></p><p>She added in jest that she had always been &quot;pasaway&quot;, but said she expected her brother to continue to support her.</p><p><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3069697"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></p><p>Asked about a possible endorsement from Vice President Sara Duterte, she said: &ldquo;Hindi ko alam. Ang hinihingi ko ay endorsement ng lahat.&quot;&nbsp;</p><p>She said her mother was excited for her reelection and was at the church as early as 7 a.m. to pray for her.&nbsp;</p><p>If reelected, she said she wanted to prioritize bills that would help senior citizens and PWDs.&nbsp;</p><p>Marcos noted that she was the 19th senatorial candidate to file her COC.</p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e9WAJAeS4BQ?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></p>

<p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0lpXSJLHQzY?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&quot;Tinataya kong</span><span style="color: rgb(65, 65, 65); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">&nbsp;ako&#39;y mananatiling malaya at matatag... [Ayoko] magsara ang pinto sa ibang sektor,&quot;&nbsp;</span>she told reporters.&nbsp;</p><p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; line-height: 18px;">Asked if this would make her campaign more difficult, Marcos said she would just work harder to reach more Filipinos.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 9px; line-height: 18px;">&quot;Kayod lang, kayod marino pa rin, ganyan naman ang ginagawa ko,&quot; she said.</p><p><br></p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1841288527012909493&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-10-02T02%3A21%3A59.755045%3A9793ff9b-cf38-40d3-a28c-ebb7bbc35a21%26action%3Dedit&sessionId=e70df201f5cd5c35f1d41d6d53bed8ab868c6a6e&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 648px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="1841288527012909493"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p><br></p><p>She added in jest that she had always been &quot;pasaway&quot;, but said she expected her brother to continue to support her.</p><p><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3069697"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script></p><p>Asked about a possible endorsement from Vice President Sara Duterte, she said: &ldquo;Hindi ko alam. Ang hinihingi ko ay endorsement ng lahat.&quot;&nbsp;</p><p>She said her mother was excited for her reelection and was at the church as early as 7 a.m. to pray for her.&nbsp;</p><p>If reelected, she said she wanted to prioritize bills that would help senior citizens and PWDs.&nbsp;</p><p>Marcos noted that she was the 19th senatorial candidate to file her COC.</p><p><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></p><p><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/e9WAJAeS4BQ?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></p>

<p>Marcos was joined by her mother former First Lady Imelda Marcos and sons Borgy and Michael Manotoc.</p><p>The senator, sister of the President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., clarified that she was running under Nacionalista Party but opted out of the administration-backed alliance that put her in their slate.</p>

<p><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 529px;"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://news-image-api.abs-cbn.com/Prod/editorImage/1727835241537Screen Shot 2024-10-02 at 10.13.41 AM.png" style="width: 529px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Sen. Imee Marcos formalizes her reelection bid after filing her certificate of candidacy on Oct. 2, 2024. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></p><p>MANILA (UPDATE) &mdash; Sen. Imee Marcos on Wednesday filed her certificate of candidacy (COC) for her reelection bid next year.</p>

<p>Sen. Imee Marcos on Wednesday filed before the Commission on Elections her certificate of candidacy for the 2025 midterm polls.</p>

Sen. Imee Marcos on Wednesday filed before the Commission on Elections her certificate of candidacy for the 2025 midterm polls.

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Imee Marcos formalizes Senate reelection bid

Imee Marcos formalizes Senate reelection bid