00:00Several other candidates for congressmen in Metro Manila
00:03have now handed in their Certificates of Candidacy.
00:07Mela Lesmoras has the details of the report.
00:10Mela?
00:11Yes, Nina. For now, the situation is good and calm here in Comelec MCR in Son Juan City.
00:19This is the venue for the filing of the COC of those aspiring to become congressmen in Metro Manila.
00:26Earlier this morning, congressional aspirants for the commission on elections national capital region in Son Juan City started arriving.
00:35For now, four COCs are filing for different districts in Metro Manila.
00:40One of them is former Malabon Mayor Lenlen Ureta,
00:44who aspires to become a congressman in the Lone District of Malabon.
00:49And incumbent Manila Second District Representative Rolando Valeriano,
00:53who also aspires to become a congressman in the same position.
00:56Since yesterday, there are already 17 aspirants for the COC here in Comelec MCR.
01:02According to the leadership of Comelec MCR, there are 33 congressional districts in Metro Manila,
01:09and it is estimated that there are 200 to 300 COCs to fight in the so-called districts.
01:16Comelec is hoping that on the last day of Friday or October 8, the candidates will be elected.
01:23At this point, an aspirant who also aspires to become a congressman has arrived.
01:30We are still learning the details about that.
01:34Thank you very much Mela Lesmoras.
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