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Sam Verzosa formalizes Manila mayoralty bid

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Kiko Escuadro

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172820042127165f3e912-8673-491d-898c-c35d548ea0e9.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Sam Verzosa/ Photo by ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Sam Verzosa/ Photo by ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA  -- Tutok To Win Party-list representative and businessman Sam Verzosa on Sunday formalized his bid to run for mayor of Manila City in the 2025 midterm elections.</p><p>Verzosa officially filed his certificate of candidacy (COCs) on Sunday at the Comelec satellite office in Manila, accompanied by some members of his family including his sister and mother, along with some of his supporters.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F998302608636968%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The incumbent party-list representative is seeking a mayoral position as an independent candidate. </p><p>During his filing, Verzosa wished good luck to his co-candidates, incumbent Mayor <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/10/3/honey-vs-isko-manila-mayor-lacuna-s-supporters-shout-walang-magbabalik-as-she-files-coc-1345">Honey Lacuna</a> and former Manila Mayor Isko Moreno-Domagoso, who is reportedly seeking to reclaim the capital&#x27;s highest position.</p><p>&quot;Walang masamang tinapay,&quot;  Verzosa said. &quot;Lahat tayo magtulungan para sa <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Manileños.&quot;</span></p><p>In the past months, Verzosa has started introducing some of his focus programs for Manila which aim to boost the health care and educational needs of Manileños. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F835759782062618%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fvideos%2F1727893754632691%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>--<strong>with report from Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News.</strong></p>

<p>Tutok To Win Party-list representative and Businessman Sam Verzosa formalized his Mayoralty bid and will run for mayor in Manila City in the 2025 midterm elections.</p>

Tutok To Win Party-list representative and Businessman Sam Verzosa formalized his Mayoralty bid and will run for mayor in Manila City in the 2025 midterm elections.