Human rights lawyer Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno has formalized his senatorial bid on Thursday, October 7 as he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) at the Harbor Garden Tent of Sofitel hotel in Pasay City.
“Dapat may kagat ang hustisya at may ngipin ang batas [There should be a bite in justice and teeth for law],” he said in a speech shortly after registering his COC.
Atty. Chel Diokno sa pagtakbo muli bilang senador: “Dapat may kagat ang hustisya at may ngipin ang batas” | @dzrhnews #Desisyon2022 pic.twitter.com/uuPJ9SXDUS
— Christian Maño (@xtian_mano) October 7, 2021
Earlier, the lawyer also took an oath as a member of Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP).
Diokno is the son of the late Senator Jose W. Diokno, known as the Father of Human Rights in the Philippines. He first announced his senatorial bid on September 15.
He first joined the senatorial elections in 2019, under the opposition's senatorial slate Otso Diresto, but failed to secure a seat at that time.
