JV Estrada Ejercito has served in Congress for nearly a decade. His career as a legislator began in 2010 when he was elected district representative of the City of San Juan. He went on to serve one term in the Senate from 2013 to 2019. Prior to his election to the Senate, he followed his father,
Leila de Lima is a former election lawyer, former justice secretary, incumbent senator and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte who is currently detained on drug charges which she and a number of rights groups believe to be fabricated and politically motivated. De Lima and Duterte first clashed in 2009 when she was leading an independent
Alan Peter Cayetano is an incumbent lawmaker in the House of Representatives who has served in both chambers of Congress for over two decades. As House speaker from 2019 to 2020, he principally authored pandemic response laws Bayanihan 1 and 2 and led the passage of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, among others. Throughout his
FRANCIS NEPOMUCENO PANGILINAN Kiko Pangilinan is an incumbent senator and the president of the once-ruling Liberal Party. Prior to his marriage to actress Sharon Cuneta in 1996 and his election to the Senate in 2001, he gained fame as a legal commentator in various mass media programs. Pangilinan has served three terms as senator, briefly
Ping Lacson has served in the legislative and executive branches of the government for over 40 years. He is currently serving his third term in the Senate. Lacson has authored laws such as the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the Philippine Identification System Act of 2018, and the Reproductive Health Act of 2011. He has
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., 64, son and namesake of the late ousted dictator, was elected unopposed into vice gubernatorial seats in Ilocos Norte at the height of his father’s regime in 1980, and eventually into congressional seats representing the same province after his family’s return to the Philippines in 1991. He also served as a
Tito Sotto the incumbent Senate president, has served in Congress for almost two decades and has authored over 100 laws. He has often been tagged as a conservative lawmaker, largely because he continues to block the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill in the Senate, claiming that some of its provisions trample on religious and
Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” C. Aquino III has always viewed politics as a necessary vehicle for change, a perspective he formed early in life through the examples set by both of his parents. GOVERNMENT SERVICE 15th President of the Philippines – In office June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016 Senator Senate of the Philippines –
Senator Ralph G. Recto Date of Birth: January 11, 1964 Place of Birth: Quezon City, Philippines Father: Atty. Rafael Reyes Recto (deceased) Mother: Carmen Gonzalez Recto (deceased) Wife: Representative Vilma Santos-Recto Child: Ryan Christian S. Recto Senator Ralph Gonzalez Recto is known for his competence, compassion and hard work. These core values form the foundation
Vicente C. Sotto III Date of Birth: August 24, 1948 Hometown: Manila Spouse: Helen Gamboa Sotto Children: Romina Frances, Diorella Maria, Gian Carlo, Ciara Anna Languages and dialects spoken: English, Pilipino Father : Marcelino O. Sotto Mother : Herminia Castelo Sotto, M. D. U.P. College of Medicine Class 1935 Religion : Catholic EDUCATION Elementary: Colegio
