Senior Citizens Partylist representative (2016–20)
Datol became a representative for Senior Citizens after the 2016 election,with the group securing enough votes for two seat. [3] He served alongside Milagros Aquino Magsaysay. [4]
Senior Citizens retained a seat after the conclusion of the 2019 election but the seat was initially left vacant. However the group experienced a leadership dispute with Datol,Datol,Magsaysay,and Godofredo Villar Arquiza claiming to be party president and have submitted different list of nominees to the Commission on Elections. [5] Datol was proclaimed as the party's first nominee by the election body and Datol took oath as Senior Citizens' representative on December 4,2019. [4]
Datol voted to reject the renewal of the then-recently expiring franchise of broadcast giant ABS-CBN Corporation. Datol filed the law which created the National Commission of Senior Citizens. He also promoted the Universal Pension bill and sought to amend the Centenarian Act. [3] He was chairman of the house committee on senior citizens. [6]
