MANILA, Philippines – The candidates for Senate seats are allowed to campaign officially starting Tuesday, February 11.
While the Commission on Elections approved the candidacy of 66 aspirants, their names already printed on the ballot, at least two have since withdrawn from the race even before it started. (We will update the number here in the event there will be more candidates who will pull out.)
In the next 90 days, these candidates will be on the campaign trail across the Philippines to introduce themselves, their credentials, and legislative plans to voters — at least, those are what voters should be demanding to hear from them.
Rappler will be publishing the itineraries of senatorial candidates every week until election day on May 12. You can bookmark this page, as the entries here will be updated as the camps of more candidates provide information.
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Tuesday, February 11
- Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas, the coalition supported by the Marcos administration will kick off its campaign at the President’s home province of Ilocos Norte.
- 11:30 am: Candidates will hold a press conference.
- 3 pm: Rally at the Ilocos Norte Centennial Arena, Laoag City. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will be joining them.
- Kiko Pangilinan of the Liberal Party, Bam Aquino of the Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino, and former state auditor Heidi Mendoza
- 8:30 am: Mass with volunteers at the University of the Philippines Parish of the Holy Sacrifice
- 3 pm: Kickoff rally at the Dasmariñas Arena in Cavite. Former vice president Leni Robredo and Senator Risa Hontiveros are expected to attend to show their support.
- The Makabayan slate of 11 candidates
- 7 am: Reading of opening statement, photo ops, and send-off of candidates at the Kartilya ng Katipunan in Manila, beside city hall
- 8 am onwards: Candidates will split up and do house-to-house campaigning and visit various sectors in Metro Manila:
- 8 am: Makabayan president Liza Maza and Moro leader Amirah Lidasan will be joining the Bayan Muna Mindanao assembly in Cagayan de Oro City
- 8:30 am: Nurse leader Alyn Andamo will join health workers in different hospitals, starting with the UST Hospital.
- 8:30 am: Former party-list representative Teddy Casiño will be joining the Bayan Muna house-to-house campaign in ROTC Hunters in Tatalon in Quezon City
- 8:30 am: Transport leader Mody Floranda will be joining a mini-motorcade of a local tricycle group in Sampaloc, Manila
- 8:30 am onwards: Teacher France Castro at Ramon Magsaysay High School (currently located at the Dr. Alejandro Albert Elementary School), Arellano High School, and Padre Gomez Elementary School; at 2:30 pm, she goes around Trabajo Market.
- 9:30 am: Peasant leader Danilo Ramos will be kicking off his campaign in Malolos, Bulacan in his hometown in Barangay Dakila, together with farmers’ groups and community leaders.
- Representative Arlene Brosas will be joining the Gabriela Women’s Party in Quezon City
- Labor leader Jerome Adonis will be with pier workers in Tondo in Manila
- Urban poor leader Mimi Doringo will be joining the Bayan Muna house-to-house campaign in the second and third districts of Quezon City
- 4 pm: Local assembly at Plaza Noli, Sampaloc, Manila – Castro, Floranda, Adonis, Arambulo
- 4 pm: Local assembly at Kaunlaran Covered Court in Litex, Quezon City – with Brosas, Casiño, Mimi Doringo
Thursday, February 13
- The PDP-Laban candidates — Bong Go, Bato dela Rosa, Phillip Salvador — will kick off their senatorial bids at Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan
- The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas will be holding a rally at the Vera Park, Gaisano Grounds ICC (Benigno Aquino Avenue) in Iloilo City.
Saturday, February 15
- The Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas will be at the Carmen Municipal Park and Plaza in Carmen, Davao del Norte
Sunday, February 16
- 4 pm: Labor leader Leody de Guzman and lawyer Luke Espiritu kicks off their campaign, venue to be announced
- 6 pm: Rappler invites you to watch our campaign reporters assess the senatorial campaigns so far in a panel discussion, aired live on our various platforms.
This page is constantly updated throughout the week as advisories from candidates’ camps and their supporters come in.
– Rappler.com