COMELEC says first day of filing of COCs went smoothly

Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police hail the peaceful conduct of filing candidacies for the coming 2019 mid-term elections. Filing of candidacies for the polls has been slated for the next five days; they have until 5pm on October 17 to file their intention to run for the coming May 2019 elections

October 17 is the last day of filing of certificate of candidacy Source: TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images