00:00The candidacy for the COMELEC-NCR office of the running congressmen in Metro Manila continues.
00:07Let's find out the latest developments there from Mela Lesmoras. Mela?
00:13The improvement of social services, a better education, and the support of the LGBT community.
00:21These are the goals of the aspirant people who filed their candidacies here on day three of the COC filing in COMELEC-NCR in San Juan City.
00:31It was past 9 a.m. when the candidates started arriving here in the office of COMELEC-NCR,
00:36the running congressmen in Metro Manila in the 2025 midterm elections.
00:43First to arrive was incumbent Makati City Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, who is aspiring to be a candidate for the Makati 1st District.
00:52According to Lagdameo, she used to be a congresswoman and because her third term as vice mayor is coming to an end, she wants to return to the Congress.
01:01She wants the improvement of social services and a better education in the country to be promoted to the camera.
01:08Next to arrive was Lagdameo's colleague in the Makati United Party, incumbent Makati City Councilor Denisse Almario,
01:17who is aspiring to be a congresswoman in the Makati 2nd District.
01:20Almario was asked by the media if she's not worried because only three barangays are left in her district after the removal of Embo Barangays.
01:31She's a member of the Congress of Power for Districts, but she wants to continue the good projects in the area.
01:39So far, Nina, there are four barangays that have their COC and we expect that it will continue to increase. Nina.
