Candidates in the 2013 Philippine Senate election

These are the people who, at one time or another, had been considered, announced, declined or withdrew his or her candidacy in the 2013 Philippine Senate election.

Qualified candidates

These are the commission's approved candidates:[1]

#NomineeCoalitionPartyPrior elected position(s)GenderTown/city registered
1 Samson Alcantara Social Justice Society Male Quezon City
2 Sonny Angara Team PNoy LDP Representative from Aurora's Lone District, 2004–2013 Male Baler, Aurora
3 Bam Aquino Team PNoy Liberal Male Quezon City
4 Greco Belgica DPP Councilor from Manila's 6th district, 2004–2007 Male Manila
5 Nancy Binay UNA UNA Female Makati
6 Teodoro Casiño Makabayan Makabayan Representative of Bayan Muna party list, 2004–2013 Male Makati
7 Alan Peter Cayetano

Team PNoy

 Nacionalista Councilor from Taguig's 1st district, 1992–1995
Representative from Taguig's 1st & Pateros's District, 1998–2007
Senator of the Philippines, 2007–2013		 Male Taguig
8 Tingting Cojuangco UNA UNA Governor of Tarlac, 1992–1998 Female Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao
9 Rizalito David Ang Kapatiran Male Makati
10 John Carlos de los Reyes Ang Kapatiran Councilor of Olongapo, 1995-1998, 2007–2010 Male Olongapo
11 JV Ejercito UNA UNA Mayor of San Juan, 2001–2010
Representative from San Juan, 2010–2013		 Male San Juan
12 Jack Enrile UNA NPC Representative from Cagayan's First District, 1998–2007, 2010–2013 Male Aparri, Cagayan
13 Francis Escudero

Team PNoy

 Independent Representative from Sorsogon's 1st District, 1998–2007
Senator of the Philippines, 2007–2013		 Male Sorsogon City, Sorsogon
14 Baldomero Falcone DPP Male Marikina
15 Richard J. Gordon UNA UNA Delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Zambales, 1971–1972
Mayor of Olongapo, 1980–1986
Senator of the Philippines, 2004–2010		 Male Olongapo
16 Edward Hagedorn Independent Mayor of Puerto Princesa, 1992–2001, 2002–2013 Male Puerto Princesa
17 Gregorio Honasan UNA UNA Senator of the Philippines, 1995–2004, 2007–2013 Male Marikina
18 Risa Hontiveros Team PNoy Akbayan Representative of Akbayan party list, 2004–2010 Female Quezon City
19 Loren Legarda

Team PNoy

 NPC Senator of the Philippines, 1998–2004, 2007–2013 Female Malabon
20 Marwil Llasos Ang Kapatiran Sangguniang Kabataan chairman of Tagas, Daraga, Albay, 1995–1996 Male Daraga, Albay
21 Ernesto Maceda UNA UNA Councilor of Manila, 1959–1966
Senator of the Philippines, 1971–1972, 1987–1998		 Male Manila
22 Jamby Madrigal

Team PNoy

 Liberal Senator of the Philippines, 2004–2010 Female Quezon City
23 Mitos Magsaysay UNA UNA Representative from Zambales' First District, 2005–2013 Female Olongapo
24 Ramon Magsaysay Jr.

Team PNoy

 Liberal Representative from Zambales' Lone District, 1965–1969
Senator of the Philippines, 1995–2007		 Male Muntinlupa
25 Ramon Montaño Independent Male San Jose, Negros Oriental
26 Ricardo Penson Independent Male Pasig
27 Koko Pimentel

Team PNoy

 PDP–Laban Senator of the Philippines, 2007–2013 Male Cagayan de Oro
28 Grace Poe

Team PNoy

 Independent Female San Juan
29 Christian Señeres DPP Representative of BUHAY Partylist, 2003–2007 Male Las Piñas
30 Antonio Trillanes Team PNoy Nacionalista Senator of the Philippines, 2007–2013 Male Caloocan
31 Eddie Villanueva Bangon Pilipinas Male Bocaue, Bulacan
32 Cynthia Villar

Team PNoy

 Nacionalista Representative from Las Piñas' Lone District, 2001–2010 Female Las Piñas
33 Juan Miguel Zubiri UNA UNA Representative from Bukidnon's Third District, 1998–2007
Senator of the Philippines, 2007–2011		 Male Maramag, Bukidnon

Disqualified candidates/Withdrawn

The following individuals have submitted their certificates of candidacies to the Commission on Elections main office at Intramuros, Manila,[2] but were not included in the official list of candidates.

Withdrew candidacy
  • Ruffy Biazon (Liberal), incumbent Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and 2010 senatorial candidate. He was among the first four announced candidates of the Liberal Party.[3] In the following weeks since, however, he was not certain of his candidacy.[4] On September 25, he announced that he will not run for the Senate in 2013 and will stay instead at the BOC.[5] His father, former Senator and incumbent Muntinlupa Rep. Rodolfo Biazon is seen as his replacement in the LP ticket.[6]
  • Joey de Venecia (PDP-Laban), businessman, whistleblower of the Philippine National Broadband Network controversy and 2010 senatorial candidate. He is among the first five bets of the UNA coalition.[7][8]
  • Gwendolyn Garcia (PDP-Laban/One Cebu), incumbent Governor of Cebu. She was included in the UNA ticket after she took her oath as member of PDP-Laban on May 25, 2012.[9] On September 20, Vice President Jejomar Binay announced that Garcia will run for the House of Representatives instead.[10]
  • Win Gatchalian (NPC), incumbent Mayor of Valenzuela. He was on the shortlist of the LP-NP-NPC coalition ticket.[11] He withdrew his Senatorial plans September 25.[12]
  • Alma Moreno (Lakas-CMD), actress, incumbent Councilor of Parañaque, and national president of the Philippine Councilors League. She announced her candidacy on May 2011,[13] but withdrew on September 5 after it was announced that Moreno is suffering from multiple sclerosis.[14][15]
  • Danton Remoto, chairman emeritus of Ang Ladlad, an LGBT political party. On May 18, he announced his intention to run for the Senate.[16] But, he did not file his certificate of candidacy at COMELEC.
  • Lorenzo Tañada III (Liberal), incumbent Representative from Quezon and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. He was included in the LP slate shortlist,[17][18] but volunteered to withdraw from the race, according to Pres. Aquino III.[19]
  • Joel Villanueva, incumbent Secretary-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority. He was among the first four announced candidates of the Liberal Party.[3] On September 24, he announced that he was advised by Pres. Benigno Aquino III not to run for any elective position, and instead remain in TESDA for the time being.[20]
  • Israel Virgines (Bangon Pilipinas), stating that his party is giving way "to a more capable leader".[21]

Declined candidacy

The following individuals have been speculated as probable senatorial candidates, but have denied interest publicly.

Prospective candidates

The following individuals have been speculated as probable senatorial candidates, but did not run:

Former senators
  • Rodolfo Biazon, incumbent Representative from Muntinlupa,[6] chose to defend his seat for Representative from Muntlnlupa's district instead.

Others
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gollark: > Merely adding the phrase “BIG NARF” to the description of an upcoming event does not cause its cancellation, in significant tests by GCN-12 to date. Only additions of the phrase “BIG NARF” spontaneously by no observed mechanism or party appear to trigger SCP-2939. The phrase “BIG NARF,” then, is currently considered to be a ‘calling card’ for the events rather than a self-propagating memetic hazard in and of itself.
gollark: > Description: SCP-2339 is the collective designation for an anomalously large Bombus terrestris (buff-tailed bumblebee) nest and the bees residing within. SCP-2339-1 is the nest itself, measuring nearly 32m across. In comparison, a standard European bumblebee nest has a maximum capacity of 400 bees, and is far smaller. Aside from its size, SCP-2339-1 shows no other anomalous properties.
gollark: That is not 2339, though. I checked.
gollark: Interesting. Very interesting.

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