Deputy Speaker Neptali Gonzales II on Wednesday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for reelection as representative of the Lone District of Mandaluyong City.
A veteran legislator and husband of former Mandaluyong City Rep. Queenie Gonzales, he said providing a better healthcare system and job generation for his constituents are among his top priorities in the incoming 19th Congress.
“I will relentlessly pursue the continuity of my compassionate and responsive programs to the needs of my constituents and betterment of Mandaluyong City in this time of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease-19) pandemic,” Gonzales said in a statement.
He served as Majority Leader during the 11th, 12th, 15th and 16th Congresses, and holds the distinction of having served the House of Representatives as Majority Leader for the longest period.
Gonzales, a stalwart of the National Unity Party (NUP), filed his COC, through his chief of staff Al Abainza, at the Commission on Elections National Capital Region office in Manila at 8:46 a.m. Wednesday, and was received by Election Assistant II Jose Burgos Jr.
The Gonzaleses also attended the physical filing of COCs of other candidates in their ticket, including Mandaluyong City Mayor Carmelita Aguilar Abalos (running for vice mayor) and former Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. (running for mayor) at the local Comelec office in Mandaluyong City.
