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:
# Nominee Coalition Party Previous political title Gender1 Shariff Albani Male2 Aldin Ali Male3 Rafael Alunan Secretary of the Interior and Local GovernmentMale4 Ina Ambolodto Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Maguindanao acting governor Female5 Godofredo Arquiza Senior Citizens party-list representativeMale6 Levito Baligod Male7 Greco Belgica Manila councilorMale8 Walden Bello Akbayan party-list representativeMale9 Sandra Cam Female10 Melchor Chavez Male11 Neri ColmenaresPartido Galing at Puso Bayan Muna party-list representativeMale12 Leila de LimaKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Secretary of JusticeFemale13Isko Moreno DomagosoPartido Galing at Puso Manila vice mayorMale14 Ray Dorona Male15 Franklin DrilonKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Senate presidentMale16 Larry Gadon Male17 Win GatchalianPartido Galing at Puso Representative from ValenzuelaMale18 Richard J. GordonPartido Galing at Puso Former Senator/Phil. Red Cross DirectorMale19 TG GuingonaKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid SenatorMale20 Risa HontiverosKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Akbayan party-list representativeFemale21 Eid Kabalu Spokesperson, Moro Islamic Liberation FrontMale22 Lorna KapunanPartido Galing at Puso Female23 Jacel Kiram Sultanate of Sulu princess and daughter of Sultan Jamalul Kiram IIIFemale24 Alma Moreno Lacsamana Parañaque councilorFemale25 Panfilo LacsonKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Senator and Philippine National Police (PNP) chief superintendent Male26 Rey Langit Male27 Mark LapidKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief-operating-officer and Pampanga governorMale28 Dante Liban Representative from Quezon CityMale29 Romeo Maganto PNP chief superintendentMale30Edu ManzanoPartido Galing at Puso Makati vice mayor and Optical Media Board chairpersonMale31 Allan Montano Male32Ramon Montaño Philippine Army generalMale33Getulio Napeñas PNP Special Action Force chiefMale34Susan OplePartido Galing at Puso Undersecretary of Labor and EmploymentFemale35Sergio Osmeña III SenatorMale36Manny Pacquiao Representative from SaranganiMale37 Cresente PaezKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Coop-NATCCO party-list representativeMale38Samuel PagdilaoPartido Galing at Puso ACT-CIS party-list representativeMale39Jovito Palparan Bantay party-list representative and Philippine Army generalMale40Francis PangilinanKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid SenatorMale41Jericho PetillaKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Secretary of Energy and Leyte governorMale42Ralph RectoKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid SenatorMale43 Martin Romualdez Representative from LeyteMale44 Roman RomuloPartido Galing at Puso Representative from PasigMale45 Dionisio Santiago Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director generalMale46 Tito SottoPartido Galing at Puso SenatorMale47 Francis Tolentino Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairmanMale48 Diosdado Valeroso PNP chief superintendent Male49 Joel VillanuevaKoalisyon ng Daang Matuwid Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director general and Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list representativeMale50 Migz ZubiriPartido Galing at Puso Senator and representative from BukidnonMale
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