Grace Poe seeks re-election

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Grace Poe, who lost the presidential race in 2016, will be seeking her second term as senator for the 2019 midterm elections.

The senator filed her candidacy at the Commission on Elections on Monday.

.@SenGracePOE accompanied by mom Susan Roces when she filed her COC for senator @PhilstarNews pic.twitter.com/tuHVPZ9o1e

— Rosette Adel (@rosette_adel) October 15, 2018

.@SenGracePOE no longer aims for top spot in the senatorial race. “It’s just a bonus.” @PhilstarNews pic.twitter.com/g46G4Sqs52

— Rosette Adel (@rosette_adel) October 15, 2018

Poe remains the top choice among preferred senatorial candidates for the 2019 polls, with 67.4 percent of votes of 1,800 registered in Pulse Asia’s July 2018 survey.

In 2013, she topped the senatorial race with 20,337,327 votes. — Patricia Lourdes Viray

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