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The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino,is a syncretic political party in the Philippines founded in 1982. It was previously known as Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban),a result of a merger with Lakas ng Bayan,from 1983 to 2024. It was part of the country's ruling party coalition from 1986 to 1992 under the administration of Corazon Aquino and the country's ruling party from 2016 to 2022 under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.
Llorente,officially the Municipality of Llorente,is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 21,459 people.
Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino lawyer and former politician. He had the longest tenure in the Senate of the Philippines,having served four non-consecutive terms overall:from 1995 to 2007 and 2010 to 2022. He has served thrice as president of the Senate:in 2000,from 2001 to 2006,and from 2013 to 2016.
Juan Miguel"Migz"Fernandez Zubiri is a Filipino politician serving as the Senate President of the Philippines since July 25,2022. He is currently on his third term in the Senate,first serving from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2016 to 2022. He previously served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2008 to 2010 and 2018 to 2022,and was the representative of Bukidnon's 3rd district from 1998 to 2007.
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III,commonly known as Koko Pimentel,is a Filipino politician and lawyer serving as the Senate Minority Leader since 2022. He has been a Senator since 2011 and previously served as the Senate President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2018. He is also the national chairman of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban). As the eldest son and third child of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel Jr.,he is the first child of a previous Senate president to hold the office. He was sworn in on August 12,2011,and was proclaimed as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election. Pimentel was one of the high-ranking public officials who drew flak for breaching the COVID-19 quarantine protocols.
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This is a list of candidates in the 2022 Philippine Senate election.
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