MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) began receiving certificates of candidacy (COC) on Tuesday, October 1, for the 2025 midterm elections.
Among those who have declared their election bid are several celebrities — from showbiz, social media, and beauty pageants. More than 18,000 elective seats are up for grabs for the local and national polls.
Based on the candidates’ official posts and various news reports, here’s a compilation of celebrities who are seeking elective posts.
(This page will be updated as we get additional reports from the field until the last day of filing of COCs on October 8, 2024.)
Local posts
- Arjo Atayde, actor, current representative of the 1st district of Quezon City – running for congressman, Quezon City
- Marco Gumabao, actor – running for representative of the 4th district of Camarines Sur
- Enzo Pineda, actor – running for councilor, Quezon City (ABS-CBN News)
- Alfred Vargas, actor, current councilor of the 5th district of Quezon City – running for councilor, Quezon City (ABS-CBN News)
- Alex Castro, actor, current vice governor of Bulacan – running for vice governor, Bulacan
- Rosmar Tan, vlogger – running for councilor, Manila City
- JC Parker, actress, current councilor in Angeles City – running for councilor, Angeles City, Pampanga
National posts
- Marc Gamboa, vlogger – running for senator
READ: LIVE UPDATES: Filing of certificates of candidacy for 2025 Philippine elections
– Rappler.com
