MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said the public’s focus at this time should not be on the prospective candidates in the coming 2022 national elections but on the registration of voters.
In a statement, Pangilinan said candidates will ultimately be known come October when they file their candidacies at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and it’s now better to use the time to encourage people to get registered.
“We’ll know soon enough by October kung sino ang mga tatakbo talaga (who the candidates will be). But for now, the focus should be on encouraging more people to register to vote,” said Pangilinan, the Liberal Party president.
He added that the publi…
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