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Pia Cayetano rides bike to Comelec, files COC for senatorial bid

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/16/pia1.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA - (UPDATED) Taguig Rep. Pia Cayetano filed her certificate of candidacy for senator on Tuesday, setting the stage for her comeback on the national political stage.</p><p>A known fitness buff, Cayetano rode a bicycle from the Rizal Monument to the Commission on Elections main office in Intramuros, Manila to file her COC. </p><p>This, she told radio DZMM, symbolizes her advocacy, which includes sustainable transportation. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pia Cayetano, who will be filing her COC today, biked from the Rizal Monument to the Comelec office. | via <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickRQuintos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PatrickRQuintos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Halalan2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Halalan2019</a> <a href="https://t.co/jAUQNodzvY">pic.twitter.com/jAUQNodzvY</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1051993578057031680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 16, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Asked if she will also champion the shift to federalism pushed by her ally President Rodrigo Duterte, the lawmaker said this system of government is &quot;good in theory&quot; but lawmakers still need to scrutinize several versions of its proposed constitution. </p><p>Cayetano served the maximum 2 consecutive terms in the Senate from 2004 to 2016. Her brother is Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano.</p><p>She is <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/18/women-top-2019-senatorial-survey-pulse-asia">placed third</a> in Pulse Asia&#x27;s Sept. 1 to 7 poll on senatorial preferences, behind incumbents Grace Poe and Cynthia Villar.</p><p>Cayetano enjoys the backing of the president&#x27;s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who chairs the regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/10/16/pia2.jpg"/></figure></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/27/18/sara-duterte-nixes-congressional-bid-endorses-pia-cayetano-mocha-uson">Sara Duterte nixes congressional bid, endorses Pia Cayetano, Mocha Uson</a></li></ul><p>Despite her ties to the first family, Cayetano, a women&#x27;s advocate, has spoken out in several instances against the President&#x27;s actions that drew the ire of some groups, including his joke about the rape of an Australian missionary and his wolf-whistling at a reporter. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/04/17/16/pia-cayetano-joking-about-rape-not-funny">Pia Cayetano: Joking about rape not funny</a></li></ul><p>She sponsored the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/11/17/duterte-presses-supreme-court-on-reproductive-health-law">Reproductive Health Law</a>, which promotes information on and access to family planning methods; the Sin Tax Reform Act that raised duties on cigarettes and liquor; and the Graphic Health Warning Act that required cigarette packages to bear photos of the hazardous effects of smoking.</p><p>As a congresswoman, she recently pushed for a measure seeking up to <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/10/04/18/105-day-maternity-leave-proponent-defends-measure">105 days of paid maternity leave</a>. </p><div><strong>POLITICAL DYNASTY? </strong></div><p>Her brother Alan Peter Cayetano will run as congressman of Taguig, while her other sibling Lino Cayetano is seeking the city&#x27;s mayoral post, she said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/11/18/cayetano-eyes-speaker-post-in-house-comeback-bid">Cayetano eyes Speaker post in House comeback bid</a></li></ul><p>She said her values may be the same as that of her siblings, but their advocacy are different. </p><p>&quot;Ibang-iba ang laban namin. Iyung kakayahan ng tumatakbo, iyun ang tingnan ninyo, huwag iyung apelyido,&quot; she told voters. </p><p>(Our fights are different. Look at the capabilities of a candidate, not his or her family name.) </p>

<p>MANILA - Taguig Rep. Pia Cayetano filed her certificate of candidacy for senator on Tuesday, setting the stage for her comeback on the national political stage.</p>

MANILA - Taguig Rep. Pia Cayetano filed her certificate of candidacy for senator on Tuesday, setting the stage for her comeback on the national political stage.