Comelec starts COC filing for May 2025 elections

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) began the filing period for certificates of candidacy (COCs) and Certificates of Nomination of Acceptance (CONA) on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, with 18,280 positions up for grabs in the May 2025 elections.

Chairman George Erwin Garcia and other officials are overseeing the process at the Manila Hotel Tent City, where senatorial and party-list nominees must file their COCs until October 8, 2024.

By Thursday, October 3, a total of 18,280 elective posts will be up for grabs in the May 2025 elections, including positions such as senators, party-list representatives, members of the House of Representatives, governors, vice-governors, city and municipal mayors, and members of various local councils.

As of Thursday afternoon, an additional 12 aspiring senators and nine new party-list groups filed their COCs, bringing the total to 39 senatorial aspirants and 34 party-list organizations since filing began on October 1.

The process has remained peaceful with no incidents of violence or irregularities reported by Comelec’s operation center.