Candidates in the 2016 Philippine Senate election

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These are the people who, at one time or another, had been considered, announced, declined or withdrew his or her candidacy in the 2016 Philippine Senate election.

Qualified candidates

These are the commission's approved candidates as of January 21, 2016: [1]

#NomineeCoalitionPartyPrevious political titleGender
1Shariff Albani Independent Male
2Aldin Ali Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka Male
3Rafael Alunan Independent Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Male
4 Ina Ambolodto Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal Maguindanao acting governorFemale
5Godofredo Arquiza Independent Senior Citizens party-list representativeMale
6Levito Baligod Independent Male
7 Greco Belgica Independent Manila councilorMale
8 Walden Bello Independent Akbayan party-list representativeMale
9Sandra Cam PMP Female
10 Melchor Chavez Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka Male
11 Neri Colmenares Partido Galing at Puso Makabayan Bayan Muna party-list representativeMale
12 Leila de Lima Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal Secretary of Justice Female
13 Isko Moreno Domagoso Partido Galing at Puso PMP Manila vice mayorMale
14Ray Dorona Independent Male
15 Franklin Drilon Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal Senate presidentMale
16Lorenzo Gadon KBL Male
17 Win Gatchalian Partido Galing at Puso NPC Representative from Valenzuela Male
18 Richard J. Gordon Partido Galing at Puso Independent Former Senator/Phil. Red Cross DirectorMale
19 TG Guingona Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal SenatorMale
20 Risa Hontiveros Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Akbayan Akbayan party-list representativeFemale
21Eid Kabalu Independent Spokesperson, Moro Islamic Liberation Front Male
22Lorna KapunanPartido Galing at Puso Aksyon Demokratiko Female
23Jacel Kiram UNA Sultanate of Sulu princess and daughter of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III Female
24 Alma Moreno Lacsamana UNA Parañaque councilorFemale
25 Panfilo Lacson Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Independent Senator and Philippine National Police (PNP) chief superintendentMale
26 Rey Langit UNA Male
27 Mark Lapid Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Aksyon Demokratiko Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief-operating-officer and Pampanga governorMale
28Dante Liban Independent Representative from Quezon City Male
29Romeo Maganto Lakas PNP chief superintendentMale
30 Edu Manzano Partido Galing at Puso Independent Makati vice mayor and Optical Media Board chairpersonMale
31Allan Montano UNA Male
32 Ramon Montaño Independent Philippine Army generalMale
33 Getulio Napeñas UNA PNP Special Action Force chiefMale
34 Susan Ople Partido Galing at Puso Nacionalista Undersecretary of Labor and Employment Female
35 Sergio Osmeña III Independent SenatorMale
36 Manny Pacquiao UNA Representative from Sarangani Male
37Cresente Paez Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Independent Coop-NATCCO party-list representativeMale
38 Samuel Pagdilao Partido Galing at Puso Independent ACT-CIS party-list representativeMale
39 Jovito Palparan Independent Bantay party-list representative and Philippine Army generalMale
40 Francis Pangilinan Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal SenatorMale
41 Jericho Petilla Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal Secretary of Energy and Leyte governorMale
42 Ralph Recto Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal SenatorMale
43 Martin Romualdez Lakas Representative from Leyte Male
44 Roman Romulo Partido Galing at Puso Independent Representative from Pasig Male
45Dionisio Santiago Independent Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director generalMale
46 Tito Sotto Partido Galing at Puso NPC SenatorMale
47 Francis Tolentino Independent Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairmanMale
48Diosdado Valeroso Independent PNP chief superintendentMale
49 Joel Villanueva Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Liberal Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director general and Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list representativeMale
50 Juan Miguel Zubiri Partido Galing at Puso Independent Senator and representative from Bukidnon Male

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References

  1. "List of National and Local Candidates for Verification". COMELEC. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.