MANILA, Philippines — Former Sen. Sergio "Serge" Osmeña III filed his certificate of candidacy on Wednesday in a bid to return to the upper chamber.
Osmeña, son of former President Sergio Osmeña, served as senator from 1995 to 2001 and was re-elected again in 2010.
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He ran again as senator in 2016 as an independent but lost, placing 14th in the previous general elections.
Osmeña ranked 8th to 17th in the Pulse Asia survey for senatorial bets released last September. — Patricia Lourdes Viray