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| Robredo now has 5 permanent, 6 guest candidates as senators |
Presidential candidates Leni Robredo, Panfilo Lacson and
Manny Pacquiao today announced their respective senatorial slates, in a race
where their parties share common candidates.
Vice President Robredo announced six guest candidates who
will join her five earlier picks. She added that the last candidate will be
chosen from among four or five frontrunners, and
should represent a marginalized sector.
Her guest candidates are former Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Joel
Villanueva and Richard Gordon, and former Sen. and present Sorsogon Governor Francis
Escudero and Alex Lacson of Kapatiran.
Noticeably absent was former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares, who was a convenor of 1Sambayan which endorsed Robredo's candidacy. His omission from the list led to #WeWantNeri to emerge as a top trending topic on Twitter.
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Earlier, Robredo announced the official candidates of the
Liberal Party: Senators Risa Hontiveros and Leila de
Lima, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno and Former
Representative Teddy Baguilat.
In a press conference with her vice presidential candidate
Sen Kiko Pangilinan and retiring Sen. Franklin Drilon, who served as her
adviser, Robredo said: "Mga kinatawan sila ng mas malawakang
puwersang handang tumindig para isulong ang bago, matino, at makataong
pamamahala, mula sa tuktok ng pamahalaan hanggang sa bawat sulok ng burukrasya.”
(They represent a broader force
that is willing to stand with us in pursuing a new, trustworthy and
people-centered administration, from the top echelons of government and
throughout the entire bureaucracy)
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What emerged was that her slate shares
candidates with the tickets announced by fellow presidentiables Panfilo Lacson
and Manny Pacquiao.
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| 5 of Robredo's senatorial candidates are also in Lacson's ticket |
Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III said the 15-candidate slate they will endorse during the campaign will also have Escudero, Villanueva, Zubiri, Binay and Gordon.
Lacson’s other choices were: Antique
Rep. Loren Legarda, former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, , former Quezon
City Mayor Herbert Bautista, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, former Agriculture
Secretary Manny Piñol, Dr. Minguita Padilla, Former Makati Rep. Monsour del
Rosario, Powee Capino and Information and Communications Secretary Greg Honasan.
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“Ang initial plan namin is to adopt all 14 and we are only adopting them and we will campaign because we feel that they are the ones qualified to go to be elected as senators of the republic,” said Lacson, who is running under the coalition of Partido Reporma and the Nationalist People’s Coalition.
In addition to the 14 senatoriables, Sotto said they will
also endorse a “surprise candidate.”
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| Pacquiao's line-up includes the same guest candidates as Lacson |
Pacquiao’s bets also included Escudero, Villanueva, Zubiri, Binay
and Gordon.
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His other candidates
are: Raffy Tulfo, Loren Legarda, Lutgardo
Barbo , Elmer Labog and Neri Colmenares.
Pacquiao said: “Yung ibang mga kandidato gusto maging guest candidate eh open tayo,” he said.
He is running with former
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The first senatorial ticket to be announced
was that of the PDP-Laban faction. led by Energy Secretary
Alfonso Cusi and whose registered candidate is Sen. Bato dela
Its initial Senate slate announced last Sept. 8,
included Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
Salvador Panelo, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Leyte 4th District
Representative Lucy Torres-Gomez, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Public
Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, Presidential Anti-Corruption
Commission Commissioner Greco Belgica and House Deputy Speaker Rodante
Marcoleta.
Former Sen. Bongbong Marcos is expected to
announce his senatorial choices shortly.
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