Former Duterte spokesman and current DFA undersecretary Ernesto Abella is now gunning for the highest position in the land as an independent candidate. PHVote WeDecide READ:
Ernesto Abella, who once spoke for and defended President Rodrigo Duterte, is running for president as an independent candidate.
Abella filed his certificate of candidacy on Friday, October 8, at the Sofitel hotel, where the Commission on Elections has been processing applications to run for national office in 2022. The 72-year-old Abella, in his hand-written certificate of candidacy, said he was running as an independent candidate.
Abella was Duterte's first spokesperson. A little over a year into the Duterte administration, Duterte replaced Abella as spokesperson. He said it was a"personal decision," even as Duterte was supposedly dissatisfied with how Abella spoke on issues facing his administration.that made him think that the European Union called for the Philippines's removal from the United Nations.for the foreign affairs department.
Given his relative obscurity and avoidance of the limelight, Abella's filing for the presidency came as a surprise as an independent candidate may not be substituted. But the official candidates of qualified political parties have until November 15 to field their substitutes.
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