Philippine Senate election, 2013
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Election to the Senate of the Philippines will be held on Monday, May 13, 2013. This is to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate
. Together with those elected in 2010, they will comprise the 16th Congress. The senators elected in 2010 will serve until June 30, 2016, while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2019. The elections to the House of Representatives
as well as local elections will occur on the same date. The Philippines
uses plurality-at-large voting
for seats in the Senate: the twelve candidates with the highest amount of votes wins the twelve seats up for election. The Senate seat vacated by President
Benigno Aquino III
in 2010 will be among the twelve seats to be put for election.
are done via the plurality-at-large voting
system: the entire country is one at-large
"district", where a voter can vote up to twelve people (one vote per candidate), with the twelve candidates with the highest amount of votes deemed being elected. Senators who are currently serving their second consecutive term are term limit
ed, although they may run again in 2016.
Each party has a slate
of as many candidates as it can muster, although they don't usually exceed a 12-person ticket
. If a party can't complete a full ticket, they may invite "guest candidates" to complete the ticket. They may even come other slates, and these guest candidates may not participate in electoral rallies by their adoptive party(ies), or may not cooperate at the senate if elected. A coalition of different parties may be formed in cases where no party has the ability to complete a full ticket; a party may not include their entire slate on a coalition ticket. Independent
s may become guest candidates and be included in coalitions.
Winning candidates are proclaimed by the Commission on Elections
(COMELEC) sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Candidates are proclaimed senators-elect if the thirteenth place candidate no longer has a mathematical chance of surpassing the candidate. Post-proclamation disputes are handled by the Senate Electoral Tribunal, a body composed of six senators and three justices from the Supreme Court
.
*the Constitution mandates that there should be 24 senators.
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
. Together with those elected in 2010, they will comprise the 16th Congress. The senators elected in 2010 will serve until June 30, 2016, while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2019. The elections to the House of Representatives
Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2013
The 2013 Philippine House of Representatives elections will be held on May 13, 2013, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 16th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2013, until June 30, 2016...
as well as local elections will occur on the same date. The Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
uses plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
for seats in the Senate: the twelve candidates with the highest amount of votes wins the twelve seats up for election. The Senate seat vacated by President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010....
in 2010 will be among the twelve seats to be put for election.
Electoral system
Philippine senatorial electionsPhilippine Senatorial Elections
Elections to the Senate of the Philippines is done via plurality-at-large voting; a voter can vote for up to twelve candidates, with the twelve candidates with the highest amount of votes being elected...
are done via the plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
system: the entire country is one at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
"district", where a voter can vote up to twelve people (one vote per candidate), with the twelve candidates with the highest amount of votes deemed being elected. Senators who are currently serving their second consecutive term are term limit
Term limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method to curb the potential for monopoly, where a leader effectively becomes "president for...
ed, although they may run again in 2016.
Each party has a slate
Slate (elections)
A slate is a group of candidates that run in multi-seat or multi-position elections on a common platform.The common platform may be because the candidates are all members of a political party, have the same or similar policies, or some other reason....
of as many candidates as it can muster, although they don't usually exceed a 12-person ticket
Ticket (election)
A ticket refers to a single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat. For example, in the U.S., the candidates for President and Vice President run on the same "ticket", because they are elected together on a single ballot question rather than separately.A ticket can also...
. If a party can't complete a full ticket, they may invite "guest candidates" to complete the ticket. They may even come other slates, and these guest candidates may not participate in electoral rallies by their adoptive party(ies), or may not cooperate at the senate if elected. A coalition of different parties may be formed in cases where no party has the ability to complete a full ticket; a party may not include their entire slate on a coalition ticket. Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
s may become guest candidates and be included in coalitions.
Winning candidates are proclaimed by the Commission on Elections
Commission on Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
(COMELEC) sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Candidates are proclaimed senators-elect if the thirteenth place candidate no longer has a mathematical chance of surpassing the candidate. Post-proclamation disputes are handled by the Senate Electoral Tribunal, a body composed of six senators and three justices from the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
.
Term-limited incumbents
The following are barred from running since they are on their second consecutive six-year term:- Edgardo AngaraEdgardo AngaraEdgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:...
(LDPLaban ng Demokratikong PilipinoThe Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is a political party in the Philippines founded in 1988.There are no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 7 out of 235 seats . The party is divided into two factions...
) - Joker ArroyoJoker ArroyoJoker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
(Lakas-Kampi) - Panfilo LacsonPanfilo LacsonPanfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. is a Filipino politician. He was Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2001.-Early life and education:...
(IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
) - Francis Pangilinan (Liberal)
- Manny VillarManny VillarManuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...
(Nacionalista)
Declared candidates
The following individuals have formally announced their intention to run for senator in 2013, ordered first by incumbent senators, former senators and other candidates, and second by date of announcement.Incumbents not term-limited
- Antonio Trillanes IVAntonio Trillanes IVAntonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade and concurrently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2007....
(Independent) declared his intention to run after entering the Senate building for the first time on December 22, 2010. Trillanes had been prevented from attending the Senate's sessions up to that time due to his detention in involvement with the Oakwood mutinyOakwood mutinyThe Oakwood mutiny occurred in the Philippines on July 27, 2003. A group of 321 armed soldiers who called themselves "Bagong Katipuneros" led by Army Capt. Gerardo Gambala and LtSG...
and the Manila Peninsula rebellionManila Peninsula rebellionThe Manila Peninsula rebellion occurred on November 29, 2007 at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City, Philippines. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Brigadier General Danilo Lim, and 25 other Magdalo officers walked out of their trial and marched through the streets of Makati City...
. - Koko Pimentel (PDP-Laban) announced his intention to run after his oath-taking as Senator in MatiMatiMati is a village in Greece. This holiday resort is on the east coast of the Attica region, east of Athens.-Overview:...
, Davao OrientalDavao OrientalDavao Oriental is a province of the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Mati and borders Compostela Valley to the west, and Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur to the north. Davao Oriental is the easternmost province of the country with Pusan Point as the easternmost...
on August 13, 2011.
Former senators
- Richard GordonRichard Gordon (politician)Richard "Dick" Juico Gordon is a Filipino politician and broadcaster who currently serves as the chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross....
(Bagumbayan-VNP) has announced his intention to run for a post in the Senate or in the local government for the 2013 elections on an interview with The Manila Times published in July 21, 2011. - Juan Miguel ZubiriJuan Miguel ZubiriJuan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
(Independent) announced his intention to run and win by a more convincing margin on an interview at 24 Oras24 Oras24 Oras ' is the flagship national network news broadcast of GMA Network. A nightly national newscast which airs in the Philippines and worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV. It is aired Weeknights at 6:30-8:00 PM, Saturdays at 5:15 to 6:00 PM and Sundays at 6:00 to 6:45 PM...
, right after his resignation from the Senate on August 3, 2011 as a result of alleged election fraud in 2007 that led to his proclamation as senator.
Candidacy under consideration
- Incumbent Justice SecretaryDepartment of Justice (Philippines)The Department of Justice , abbreviated as DOJ, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines...
Leila de LimaLeila De LimaLeila Magistrado De Lima is the secretary of Philippine Department of Justice under the Administration of President Noynoy Aquino...
was considering a candidacy after a speech by Mar RoxasMar RoxasManuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a former Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas and industrialist J. Amado Araneta....
publicly invited her to run under the Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Philippines)The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
ticket at the Philippine Business Conference.
Incumbents not term-limited
These incumbent Senators are eligible to run for a second consecutive term, but have not yet announced their intention to seek reelection:- Alan Peter CayetanoAlan Peter CayetanoAlan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a senator from the Philippines.He was the congressional representative from the district of Taguig-Pateros for 9 years. He had a seven-point program for his Taguig-Pateros constituency in Metro Manila. He ran for senator on the May 14, 2007 Philippine elections under...
(NacionalistaNacionalista PartyThe Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
) - Francis EscuderoFrancis EscuderoFrancis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
(Independent) - Gregorio Honasan (Independent)
- Loren LegardaLoren LegardaLoren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
(NPCNationalist People's CoalitionThe Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...
)
Former senators
The following individuals had served as Senators in the past. They have been speculated as probable senatorial candidates, but have not formally announced their intention to run:- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines and incumbent Representative from PampangaPampangaPampanga is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the City of San Fernando, Pampanga. Pampanga is bordered by the provinces of Bataan and Zambales to the west, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija to the north, and Bulacan to the southeast...
- Rodolfo BiazonRodolfo BiazonRodolfo "Pong" Gaspar Biazon is a politician in the Philippines. He is a former Senator. He was elected Senator in the 1992 election for a term of 3 years. He was elected to his first six-year term in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in the 2004 election...
, incumbent Representative from Muntinlupa CityMuntinlupa CityThe City of Muntinlupa is the southernmost city in Philippine National Capital Region. It is bordered on the north by Taguig City; to the northwest by Parañaque City; by Las Piñas City to the west; to the southwest by the city of Bacoor, Cavite; by the city of San Pedro, Laguna; and by Laguna de...
and former Senator - Jamby MadrigalJamby MadrigalMaria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator...
, former Senator and 2010 presidential candidate - Mar RoxasMar RoxasManuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a former Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas and industrialist J. Amado Araneta....
, incumbent Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, former Senator, and 2010 vice-presidential candidate
Others
The following individuals have been speculated as probable senatorial candidates, but have not formally announced their intention to run:- Florencio AbadFlorencio AbadFlorencio "Butch" Barsana Abad is the current Philippine Secretary of Budget and Management. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Secretary of Budget and Management...
, incumbent Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management - Jun AbayaJoseph Emilio AbayaJoseph Emilio "Jun" Aguinaldo Abaya is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he has been elected to two terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Cavite...
, incumbent Representative from CaviteCaviteCavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. Cavite is surrounded by Laguna to the east, Metro Manila to the northeast, and Batangas to the south... - Juan Edgardo AngaraJuan Edgardo AngaraJuan Edgardo M. Angara , most widely known as Sonny Angara, is a Filipino politician and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2004, representing the Lone District of Aurora, re-elected to a second term in 2007, and a third term in 2010...
, incumbent Representative from AuroraAuroraAurora most commonly refers to:*Aurora , a glow in the sky seen at polar latitudes*Aurora , the goddess of the dawn in Roman mythologyAurora may also refer to:-Literature:*Aurora , a superheroine in the Marvel Universe... - Dato ArroyoDiosdado Macapagal-ArroyoDiosdado Macapagal Arroyo, known as Dato Arroyo is a politician and the youngest son of the three children of former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo and former President of the Philippines and current congresswoman from second district of Pampanga Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.-Early life:Diosdado M...
, incumbent Representative from Camarines SurCamarines SurCamarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south... - Raul Bacalzo, retired Director General and former Chief of the Philippine National PolicePhilippine National PoliceThe Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...
- Ricky CarandangRicky CarandangRicky Carandang - is a Filipino News Anchor of ABS-CBN and ANC correspondent. On July 9, 2010 He resigned in ABS-CBN to become a part of the communications team of President Benigno Aquino III. He serves spokesperson under Presidential Communications Group - Early Life and Career :Ramon “Ricky”...
, incumbent Secretary of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office - JV Ejercito, incumbent Representative from San Juan City
- Jack EnrileJack EnrileJack Enrile, is a Filipino government official. He is a Representative of the 1st District of Cagayan in the 15th Congress. He is the only son and namesake of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile of Cagayan and the former Ambassador to the Holy See, Cristina Castañer of Manila...
, incumbent Representative from CagayanCagayanCagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte... - Mike EnriquezMike EnriquezMiguel Castro Enriquez is a popular TV and radio newscaster in the Philippines. He is also the Senior Vice-President for radio of GMA Network, and president of the network's regional and radio subsidiary, RGMA Network Inc.-Career:He started his career in broadcasting as a staff announcer at the...
, GMA-7 news broadcaster - Gwen Garcia, incumbent Governor of CebuCebuCebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
- Roilo GolezRoilo GolezRoilo Golez is a Philippine politician on his sixth term as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Second District of Parañaque City, one of the most industrialized districts of the Philippines...
, incumbent Representative from Parañaque CityParañaque CityThe City of Parañaque , or simply Parañaque , is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the Philippines.... - Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel, former Akbayan party-list representative and 2010 senatorial candidate
- Edwin Lacierda, incumbent Presidential Spokesman
- Mitos Magsaysay, incumbent Representative from ZambalesZambalesZambales is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is Iba. Zambales borders Pangasinan to the north, Tarlac and Pampanga to the east, and Bataan to the south. The province lies between the South China Sea and the Zambales Mountains. With a land area of...
- Imee MarcosImee MarcosMaria Imelda Josefa Romualdez Marcos , most widely known as Imee Marcos, is a Filipino politician who has been Governor of Ilocos Norte since 2010. She served three terms as Representative of the 2nd District of Ilocos Norte in the Philippine House of Representatives from 1998 to 2007...
, incumbent Governor of Ilocos NorteIlocos NorteIlocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south... - Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares, incumbent Chairwoman of the Movie and Television Review and Classification BoardMovie and Television Review and Classification BoardThe Movie and Television Review and Classification Board is the government agency responsible for rating television and film for the Philippines. Recently, the MTRCB was given the additional task of rating various video media . It is under the executive powers of the Office of the President...
- Cesar PurisimaCesar PurisimaCesar V. Purisima is the current Philippine Secretary of Finance. On June 29, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III picked him as his Secretary of Finance...
, incumbent Secretary of the Department of FinanceDepartment of Finance (Philippines)The Philippines' Department of Finance is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the formulation, institutionalization and administration of fiscal policies, management of the financial resources of the government, supervision of the revenue operations of all local... - Jesus Crispin RemullaJesus Crispin RemullaJesus Crispin "Boying" C. Remulla is a Filipino politician from the province of Cavite. A member of the Nacionalista Party, he has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the Third District of Cavite...
, incumbent Representative from Cavite - Martin Romualdez, incumbent Representative from LeyteLeyteLeyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...
- Joey SalcedaJoey SalcedaJose Clemente "Joey" Sarte Salceda is the governor of the province of Albay in the Philippines. Prior to that, he was a three-year term representative of the Third District of Albay and was appointed as Presidential Chief of Staff on February 10, 2007 after the resignation of Michael Defensor...
, incumbent Governor of AlbayAlbayAlbay is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Legazpi City and the province borders Camarines Sur to the north and Sorsogon to the south. Also to the northeast is Lagonoy Gulf.... - Korina SanchezKorina SanchezKorina Maria Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipina broadcast journalist, TV host and commercial endorser.-Early life:Korina Sanchez was born on October 5, 1964 in Hong Kong. Her father, Ramon P. Sanchez, Sr. , was the General Manager of then Hong Kong landmark, Ambassador Hotel. She is the only girl of Ramon...
, ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
news broadcaster - Dinky SolimanCorazon SolimanCorazon "Dinky" Juliano Soliman is the current secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development in the Philippines, appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on June 30, 2010. She once held the position under former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo but later resigned in 2005 as a...
, incumbent Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development - Erin TañadaLorenzo Tañada IIILorenzo "Erin" Reyes Tañada III is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, he was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 4th District of Quezon beginning in 2004...
, incumbent Representative from QuezonQuezon-History:Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The area was first explored by Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces....
and Deputy Speaker of the House of RepresentativesDeputy Speakers of the Philippine House of RepresentativesThe Deputy Speakers of the Philippine House of Representatives are the second highest-ranking officials of the Philippine House of Representatives...
Declined bids
The following individuals have been speculated as probable senatorial candidates, but have denied interest publicly.- Oscar V. CruzOscar V. CruzOscar V. Cruz is an archbishop-emeritus of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan in Pangasinan, Philippines.-Biography:...
, retired Archbishop of Lingayen-DagupanRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-DagupanThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Lingayen-Dagupan is the Archdiocese in the Province of Pangasinan, on the island of Luzon. It's cathedral is St... - Gary EstradaGary EstradaGary Ejercito, better known as Gary Estrada, is a television and movie star in the Philippines. He is renowned for his movies, athletic physique, and cleanly handsome face...
, actor and incumbent Provincial BoardSangguniang PanlalawiganThe Sangguniang Panlalawigan is the legislature of all provinces in the Philippines. It passes ordinances and resolutions for the effective administration of the province...
member of Quezon - Adel TamanoAdel TamanoAdel Fadel Abbas Tamano is a Filipino lawyer and politician. He is the spokesperson of the United Opposition and also one of its candidates running for the position of Senator of the Philippines...
, lawyer, talk show host, and 2010 senatorial candidate - Gilbert Teodoro, former Secretary of the Department of National DefenseDepartment of National Defense (Philippines)The Department of National Defense is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for guarding against external and internal threats to peace and security in the country...
and 2010 presidential candidate
Results
| Party | |Breakdown | |Seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entered | Up | Not up | Won | 2010 Philippine Senate election, 2010 Election to the Senate of the Philippines was held on Monday, May 10, 2010. This is to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Together with those elected in 2007, they will comprise the 15th Congress. The senators elected in 2007 will serve until June 30, 2013, while the senators elected in this... | Current 15th Congress of the Philippines The Fifteenth Congress of the Philippines is the current meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Senate and House of Representatives... | 16th | % | +/− | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | TBD* | 100.00% | TBD | ||