Amid speculations of Senate bid, Mocha files candidacy as party-list representative
MANILA, Philippines — Actress turned pro-Duterte blogger and Palace official Esther Margaux "Mocha" Uson arrived at the Commission on Elections on Monday to file her candidacy as party-list representative of AA Kasosyo and not as senator as initially speculated.
Uson filed her certificate of candidacy days after she announced that she is planning to run.
The controversial official, who had faced multiple calls to resign amid gaffes, had stepped down earlier this month as assistant secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office as a "sacrifice" to pave the way for the approval of the agency’s budget.
Uson earlier said she would run for senator because she wants ordinary people to “have a voice.”
Prior to her filing of candidacy, Uson has been named as head the PCOO's Social Media Office. She was also previously a Movie and Television Review and Classification board member.
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