LIST: Senatorial aspirants for Eleksyon 2025

The filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2025 midterm polls is from Oct. 1 to 8, seven months before the May 2025 elections.

Based on records of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), here are the individuals who filed their COC for senator, in chronological order:

• Wilbert Lee
• David Chan
• Alexander Encarnacion
• Jose Montemayor Jr.
• Janice Padilla
• Jose Jessie Olivar
• Felipe Montealto, Jr.
• Joseph Dy
• Najar Salih
• Francis Tolentino
• Daniel Magtira
• Happy Lubarbio
• Norman Marquez
• Phil delos Reyes
• Marc Louie Gamboa
• Miguelino Caturan
• Sunang Ditanongun
• Victoriano Inte
• Imee Marcos
• Vicente Sotto III
• Panfilo Lacson
• Lito Lapid
• Eric Negapatan
• Magno Manalo
• Bethsaida Lopez
• Manuel Andrada
• Jonry Gargarita

Meanwhile, the following submitted their COC at the Comelec Law Department Offsite Working Area in Manila City on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in chronological order:

• Jose Bunilla
• Jaime Balmas
• Willie Ong (represented by wife Dr. Liza Ong)
• Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go
• Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa
• Phillip Salvador
• Elpidio Rosales Jr.
• Robert Caballero Agad
• Khaled Casimra
• Jimmy Salapantan
• Rex Noel
• Roel Pacquiao

Under the 1987 Constitution, a senator must be:

• a natural-born citizen of the Philippines
• at least thirty-five years of age on the day of the election
• able to read and write
• a registered voter; and
• a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election.

The term of office for senators is six years. No senator, however, is allowed to serve for more than two consecutive terms.

The Constitution also provides that voluntary renunciation of the office for any length of time "will not be considered as an interruption in the continuity of his service for the full term for which he was elected." — Llanesca T. Panti/VDV/KBK, GMA Integrated News