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Claudine Barretto files COC for Olongapo councilor

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<p>MANILA — Actress Claudine Barretto has formalized her bid to seek a councilor seat in Olongapo City.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/Bangon-Olongapo-2022-109400311499580/photos/114040284368916/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>On Wednesday, Barretto, together with the local slate led by first-time aspiring mayor, talent manager Arnold Vegafria, filed their certificates of candidacy.</p><p>They will be running under PDP-Laban.</p><p>Another celebrity in the slate is JB Saliba, the 2019 Mr. World Philippines titlist, who is also running for councilor.</p><p>Bangon Olongapo, the slate’s official name, published photos of its members’ filing on Facebook.</p><p>Barretto, during a recent campaign sortie, pledged she would lead with her “heart.”</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/Bangon-Olongapo-2022-109400311499580/photos/111134901326121" data-width="auto"> </div><p>“Wala akong masyadong alam pagdating sa pulitika, pero sisiguraduhin ko naman sa inyo, mga kababayan ko, kaya kong magserbisyo nang tunay at may puso,” she said.</p><p>Barretto, 42, is a screen veteran who traces her career beginnings in 1992. Dubbed local showbiz’s “Optimum Star,” she was the lead star of successive ABS-CBN soap operas in the ‘90s and early 2000s.</p><p>In recent years, she has been a frequent subject of headlines for the controversial feud among her family members, including her sisters Gretchen and Marjorie, and niece Julia.</p>

Actress Claudine Barretto has formalized her bid to seek a councilor seat in Olongapo City.