Electrician, man who wants to marry Sen. Marcos to run for senator
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MANILA, Philippines — An electrician and a man claiming to be Sen. Imee Marcos’ fiance said they would run for senator in the 2025 elections.
Alexander Encarnacion, an electrician and a carpenter, lodged his certificate of candidacy (COC) on Tuesday, the first day of COC filing.
“Ang isang electrician at carpenter ay malaki ang magagawa para sa ating bansa,” he said.
(An electrician and carpenter can do many things for the country.)
Encarnacion said he filed COC in two previous elections but was disqualified as a nuisance candidate.
Article continues after this advertisement“Wala po akong pera, eh. Ang sinasabi nila, wala kayong kakayahan magkampanya nationwide,” he lamented.
Article continues after this advertisement(I am penniless. They said I can’t launch a nationwide campaign.)
Daniel Magtira, who said he wanted to marry Marcos, also went to the COC filing venue at the Manila Hotel tent, but he has yet to lodge his COC as of posting.
In 2021, he also claimed to be the husband of actress and host Kris Aquino.
“Si Kris Aquino hindi ko alam kung nasaan siyang planeta eh, kaya magpapakasal na lang ako kay Imee Marcos,” Magtira said on Tuesday.
(I don’t know where Kris Aquino is, so I’ll just marry Imee Marcos.)
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Pressed to disclose his plans should he win a Senate seat, Magtira said: “Let us implement the promise of salary increase.”
In 2021, he also filed a COC for president for the 2022 elections.
Magtira was alone when he faced the media on Tuesday. He was wearing a blue-green barong and a pin bearing the Philippine flag.
The filing of COC will last until Oct. 8.
Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee was the first Senate aspirant to file his COC.
