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The three filed their COCs at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office at the Batangas Provincial Capitol.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n They were accompanied by Santos\u2019 husband Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and Manzano\u2019s wife-actress Jessy Mendiola.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Santos-Recto is eyeing to return as Batangas governor while Manzano is running for vice governor.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ryan is vying for the position of representative of the Batangas\u2019 6th<\/sup> district, which was previously occupied by his mother.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Aside from being a former representative of the 6th<\/sup> district of Batangas, Santos-Recto also served as governor of Batangas from 2007 to 2016 and mayor of Lipa City.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cLucky was only 27 when I started working as mayor ng Lipa now he\u2019s 43. Ngayon nandito sila, kung kami po ay papalarin, nandito po kami para magbigay ng serbisyo,\u201d Santos-Recto said in a press conference at the Sampaguita Farm in Batangas City yesterday.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe are offering our service. Ito pong mga anak ko, we will continue to work as a team, as a family to make Batangas more beautiful, popular, and successful\u2026 that I promise to you we can be proud of,\u201d she added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The mother and her sons filed their COCs under the Nacionalista Party (NP).<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, politicians in Batangas expressed their full support for Santos-Recto and her sons political bids.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Present during the presscon dubbed \u201cMaunlad na Batangas sa Bagong Pilipinas\u201d to throw their support to Santos-Recto and her sons were representatives from the first to six districts of Batangas led by Batangas 1st<\/sup> congressional district Rep. Eric Buhain and Batangas 2nd<\/sup> district Rep. Gerville Luistro, and mayors of the province.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FORMER Batangas Gov. 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