LIST: Initial senatorial aspirants for 2025 elections

October 16, 2024 | 4:05pm

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has trimmed its list of senatorial aspirants for the 2025 midterm elections from 183 names down to 66. 

On Wednesday, October 16, the Comelec en banc adopted the recommendation of its law department to consider the following as its partial / initial list of names of aspirants for senator next year. 

The list is as follows:

1. ABALOS, BENJAMIN JR. DE CASTRO – “PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS”
2. ADONIS, RONALDO MANGAMPO – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
3. AMAD, WILSON CARITERO – INDEPENDENT
4. ANDAMO, JOCELYN SANTOS  – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
5. AQUINO, PAOLO BENIGNO AGUIRRE – “KATIPUNAN NG NAGKAKAISANG PILIPINO”
6. ARAMBULO, RONNEL GONDRANEOS – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
7. ARELLANO, ERNESTO RILLERA – “KAMALAYANG KAYUMANGGI (KATIPUNAN)”
8. BALLON, ROBERTO AMIDO – INDEPENDENT
9. BINAY, MAR-LEN ABIGAIL SOMBILLO – “NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION”
10. BONDOC, JAMES PATRICK ROMERO – “PDP-LABAN” 
11. BONG REVILLA, RAMON IR. BAUTISTA – “LAKAS-CMD”
12. BOSITA, BONIFACIO LAQUI – INDEPENDENT
13. BROSAS, ARLENE DURAN – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
14. CABONEGRO, ROY JERUSALEM – “DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES (DPP)”
15. CAPUYAN, ALLEN ARAT – “PARTIDO PILIPINO SA PAGBABAGO” 
16. CASIÑO, TEODORO ACEVEDO – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
17. CASTRO, FRANCISCA LUSTINA – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
18. CAYETANO, PILAR SCHRAMM JULIANA – “NACIONALISTA PARTY”
19. DE ALBAN, ANGELO CASTRO – INDEPENDENT
20. D’ANGELO, DAVID DELANO – “BUNYOG PAGKAKAISA PARTY”
21. DE GUZMAN, LEODEGARIO QUITAIN – “PARTIDO LAKAS NG MASA (PLM)”
22. DELA ROSA,RONALD MARAPON – “PDP LABAN”
23. DORINGO, EUFEMIA PET – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
24. ESCOBAL,ARNEL BONDILLES – “PARTIDO MAHARLIKA”
25. ESPIRITU, RENECIO IR. SANTOS – “PARTIDO LAKAS NG MASA”
26. FLORANDA, MODESTO TOQUE – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
27. GAMBOA, MARC LOUIE SANTOS – INDEPENDENT
28. GO, CHRISTOPHER TESORO LAWRENCE – “PDP-LABAN” 
29. GONZALES, NORBERTO BORJA – “PARTIDO DEMOKRATIKO SOSYALISTA NG PILIPINAS” 
30. HINLO,JESUS JR. VILLANUEVA – “PDP-LABAN” 
31. HONASAN, GREGORIO BALLESTEROS – “REPORM PH-PEOPLE’S PARTY”
32. JOSE, RELLYJR. NUFABLE – “KILUSANG BAGONG LIPUNAN”
33. LACSON,PANFILO MORENA – INDEPENDENT
34. LAMBINO, RAUL LOYOLA – “PDP-LABAN”
35. LAPID, MANUEL MERCADO – “NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION” 
36. LEE, WILBERT TE – “AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO”
37. LIDASAN, AMIRAH ALI – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
38. MARCOLETA, RODANTE DIZON – INDEPENDENT
39. MARCOS, MARIA IMELDA ROMUALDEZ – “NACIONALISTA PARTY”
40. MARQUEZ, NORMAN CORDERO – INDEPENDENT
41. MARTINEZ, ERIC MORALES – INDEPENDENT
42. MATA, RICHARD TESORO – INDEPENDENT
43. MATULA, JOSE SONNY GITO – WORKERS AND PEASANTS PARTY (WPP)
44. MAZA, LIZA LARGOZA – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
45. MENDOZA,HEIDI LLOCE – INDEPENDENT
46. MONTEMAYOR, JOSE JR. CABRERA – “PARTIDO PEDERAL NG MAHARLIKA”
47. OLIVAR,JOSE JESSIE DELA CALSADA – INDEPENDENT
48. ONG, WILLIE TAN – “AKSYON DEMOKRATIKO”
49. PACQUIAO, EMMANUEL DAPIDRAN – “PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS”
50. PANGILINAN, FRANCIS PANCRATIUS NEPOMUCENO – “LIBERAL PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES”
51. QUERUBIN, ARIEL PORFIRIO OLIVA – “NACIONALISTA PARTY”
52. QUIBOLOY, APOLLO CARREON – “WPP”
53. RAMOS, DANILO HERNANDEZ – “MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN”
54. REVILLAME, WILFREDO BUENDIA – INDEPENDENT
55. RODRIGUEZ,VICTOR DAYRIT – INDEPENDENT
56. SAHIDULLA, NUR-ANA INDANAN – INDEPENDENT
57. SALVADOR, PHILLIP REYES – “PDP LABAN”
58. SINGSON, LUIS CRISOLOGO – INDEPENDENT
59. SOTTO, VICENTE III CASTELO – “NATIONALIST PEOPLE’S COALITION”
60. TAPADO, MICHAEL BALAIS – “PARTIDO MAHARLIKA”
61. TOLENTINO, FRANCIS NG – “PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS”
62. TULFO, BIENVENIDOTESHIBA – INDEPENDENT
63. TULFO, ERWINTESHIBA – “LAKAS-CMD”
64. VALBUENA, MARIOJR. SOLIVEN – INDEPENDENT
65. VERCELES, LEANDRO BUENCONSETO – INDEPENDENT
66. VILLAR, CAMILLE AGUILAR – “NACIONALISTA PARTY”