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11 presidential aspirants on Comelec's tentative list of candidates
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released an updated tentative list of candidates for the May 2022 polls, showing eleven presidential aspirants.
The presidential aspirants included on the current tentative list are Ernesto Abella, Gerald Arcega, Leodegario de Guzman, Isko Moreno Domagoso, Norberto Gonzales, Panfilo Lacson, Faisal Mangondato, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Jose Montemayor Jr., Emmanuel Pacquiao, and Maria Leonor Robredo.
Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos, Jr. is now the only presidential hopeful with the surname Marcos, as Maria Aurora Marcos was removed from the list.
The number of vice presidential aspirants remains at nine.
Additionally, six independent senatorial aspirants have been removed from the tentative list, bringing the total to 64.
The poll body has yet to come up with the final list of national and local candidates, as there are still pending cases regarding their candidacies.
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