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Ex-soldiers Honasan, Querubin file COCs for senator

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Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728264409529IMG_2732.JPG" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span contenteditable="true" id="isPasted" style="text-align:left">Former Sen. Gringo Honasan files his COC for senator on Oct. 7, 2024. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News</span><br/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Two former soldiers were the first to file their certificates of candidacy (COC) for senator on Monday.</p><p>The first filer was Former Sen. Gringo Honasan, a leader of an Armed Forces group that broke away from the Marcos dictatorship.</p><p>He was first elected senator in 1995. His last Senate term was cut short in 2018 after he was appointed as Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/07/18/honasan-to-be-appointed-dict-chief-next-week-sotto">• Honasan to be appointed DICT chief next week: Sotto</a></div><p>Asked why younger voters should reelect him to the Senate, he said &quot;because I put my life on the line several times for the last 50 years.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728264262246IMG_2747.JPG" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former Marine Col. Ariel Querubin files his COC for senator on Oct. 7, 2024. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span>Another former soldier who filed his candidacy for senator was former Marine Col. Ariel Querubin, who said he was backed by Nacionalista party but was &quot;independent from any slate.&quot;</div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/8/querubin-to-run-for-senator-1213">• PHOTO: Retired Col. Querubin to run for senator</a></div><p>&quot;Inaalay kong muli ang sarili para sa bayan,&quot; he said.</p><p>Querubin was a veteran of several military campaigns as a Philippine Marine Corps officer and a recipient of the Medal of Valor.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gyug-Zlrsmc?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Two former soldiers were the first to file their certificates of candidacy (COC) for senator on Monday.</p>

Two former soldiers were the first to file their certificates of candidacy (COC) for senator on Monday.