The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has announced recently 32 qualified candidates for Senator who will be participating the Philippine Senate election next year, 2013.
The official list is dominated by bets from Liberal Party (LP) and United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). The poll body said it includes 5 incumbent senators, 1 incumbent member of the house of representatives, 4 ex-lawmakers, and a Cabinet official.
The Commission declared 52 out of 84 aspirants (62%) as nuisance candidates.
Here’s the official list of candidates for the Senate election 2013:
Akbayan:
Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel
Ang Kapatiran:
John Carlos de los Reyes
Marwil Llasos
Rizalito David
Democratic:
Greco Belgica
Baldohero Falcone
Christian Señeres
Independent
Francis Escudero
Grace Poe-Llamanzares
Ramon Montaño
Edward Hagedorn
Ricardo Penson
LDP:
Juan Edgardo Angara
Liberal:
Bam Aquino
Jamby Madrigal
Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.
Makabayan:
Teodoro Casiño
Nacionalista:
Alan Peter Cayetano
Antonio Trillanes IV
Cynthia Villar
NPC:
Loren Legarda
Jack Enrile
PDP-Laban:
Aquilino Pimentel III
Social Justice Society:
Samson Alcantara
UNA:
Nancy Binay
Tingting Cojuangco
JV Ejercito
Richard Gordon
Gregorio Honasan
Ernesto Maceda
Mitos Magsaysay
Juan Miguel Zubiri