Manila, July 15 -- Former Dasmarinas City, Cavite Vice Mayor Rex Mangubat on Wednesday became the first aspirant to file his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the Aug. 29 special elections to elect the new representative of the province's fourth district.

In a brief statement, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Mangunat will be joining other possible aspirants for the post, which was vacated by Rep. Francisco "Kiko" Barzaga, who was expelled by the House of Representatives in June.

The COC filing period started on Wednesday and will run until Friday.

Aspirants may file their COC from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Office of the Election Officer (OEO) of Dasmarinas City, Cavite.

Mangubat also served as a city councilor and a Cavite ...