Ex-presidential bet Joey Montemayor files COC for senator

/ 11:16 AM October 01, 2024

Jose Montemayor Jr.

Jose Montemayor Jr. 

MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential candidate Jose Montemayor Jr. filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for senator at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday.

“Well, even before, I had a big chance [to win]. But now, I have a bigger advantage because I am now known,” he said.

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Montemayor, who is a cardiologist and lawyer by profession, had a number of tarpaulins and placards all around the country, which he said were produced by his supporters.

“They are supporting a movement. Not a person but a movement that I represent — a spiritually ready Philippines,” he said.

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Montemayor has expressed his opposition to the death penalty, same-sex unions, abortion — except for medical reasons — and divorce, according to Vote Pilipinas, a non-profit information campaign during the 2022 polls.

He ranked tenth out of 10 presidential candidates in 2022, getting 60,592 votes, according to the Comelec.

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