00:00Just a few moments, from now, exactly at 8 o'clock this morning, Manila Hotel 10th City will open
00:08for those who are still chasing the deadline, the last day of filing the Certificate of Candidacy
00:14for those who will run for the 2025 midterm elections.
00:18For now, we can see that tables and chairs are still being set here
00:22in the area where we are watching, only the media is still there.
00:25From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the last day of filing the Certificate of Candidacy will be open.
00:33But as Chairman George Garcia said, they will accept even beyond 5 p.m.,
00:38as long as they are in line before 5 p.m.
00:40and they need to register to be able to call their names.
00:43And since today is the last day, many are still hoping,
00:48maybe they will be able to make it by night,
00:50because there are still 23 party lists that are expected to be filed today,
00:55and there are still less than 15 that are expected,
00:58the senatorial aspirants who will file their Certificate of Candidacy.
01:02And after the filing today, the substitution is already prohibited.
01:07Meanwhile, from here inside 10th City, we know the situation outside the venue.
01:14This is the last day of filing the Certificate of Candidacy.
01:17In the live news, the first news, we have Bam Alegre.
01:22Good morning, Bam.
01:27Maris, good morning.
01:28We are here outside Manila Hotel and we haven't seen the aspirants
01:32who will submit their documents here in Comelec.
01:35The documents that we are waiting for are the Certificate of Candidacy,
01:39Certificate of Nomination, and the Certificate of Acceptance of Nomination.
01:43This is the last day of filing for the election of 2025.
01:46MMDA officials are here to monitor the illegal parking,
01:51as well as the police, for the perimeter security.
01:54Yesterday, there were 49 candidates in the Senate who filed their COC,
01:59and 50 for the party list groups.
02:01In total, there are 127 aspirants in the Senate,
02:05and 137 party list groups filed their CONCAN.
02:10As you can see, Maris, behind us,
02:13the people traffic is still allowed.
02:18There is no gathering or anything yet for a candidate to file their COC.
02:23But it's still early, so in the next few hours,
02:26these people will be arriving.
02:29This is the last day.
02:30This is the live update especially here in Manila.
02:32Bam Alegre for GMA Integrated News.
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