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A total of 37 aspirants in Bacolod City filed their certificates of candidacy during the filing period from October 1 to 8 for the May 2025 midterm elections. Commission on Elections -Bacolod records showed of 37 aspirants, five filed for the House of Representatives including incumbent Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, former mayor Evelio Leonardia, Roger Abanid, Ed Gulmatico, and Romy Gustilo.
Acting Election Officer Revo Sorbito said this is very interesting for Bacolod City’s election because of a few candidates filed their COCs.“Aside from the two political groups with a slate, we have few independent aspirants who filed their COCs. We have a total of 37 aspirants and it's a very small number and we expect to see higher votes for the candidates later on in the elections,” he said. He added the eight-day filing of COCs was generally peaceful with no untoward incident reported.
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