Luis Andres Abad first to file COC for Batanes’ special polls

MANILA, Philippines — Luis Andres Abad, the son of former Budget Secretary and congressman Florencio Abad and late former lawmaker Henedina Razon-Abad, on Thursday filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the special election for the congressional race in the lone district of Batanes, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Comelec said Abad was