title: Candidates in the 2016 Philippine Senate election
text: # Candidates in the 2016 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 2016 Philippine Senate election.
  
  ## Qualified candidates
  
  These are the commission's approved candidates as of January 21, 2016:
  
  | # | Nominee | Coalition | Party | Previous political title | Gender |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shariff Albani | | Independent | | Male |
  | 2 | Aldin Ali | | LM | | Male |
  | 3 | Rafael Alunan | | Independent | Secretary of the Interior and Local Government | Male |
  | 4 | Ina Ambolodto | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Maguindanao acting governor | Female |
  | 5 | Godofredo Arquiza | | Independent | Senior Citizens party-list representative | Male |
  | 6 | Levito Baligod | | Independent | | Male |
  | 7 | Greco Belgica | | Independent | Manila councilor | Male |
  | 8 | Walden Bello | | Independent | Akbayan party-list representative | Male |
  | 9 | Sandra Cam | | PMP | | Female |
  | 10 | Melchor Chavez | | LM | | Male |
  | 11 | Neri Colmenares | Partido Galing at Puso | Makabayan | Bayan Muna party-list representative | Male |
  | 12 | Leila de Lima | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Secretary of Justice | Female |
  | 13 | Isko Moreno Domagoso | Partido Galing at Puso | PMP | Manila vice mayor | Male |
  | 14 | Ray Dorona | | Independent | | Male |
  | 15 | Franklin Drilon | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Senate president | Male |
  | 16 | Lorenzo Gadon | | KBL | | Male |
  | 17 | Win Gatchalian | Partido Galing at Puso | NPC | Representative from Valenzuela | Male |
  | 18 | Richard J. Gordon | Partido Galing at Puso | Independent | Former Senator/Phil. Red Cross Director | Male |
  | 19 | TG Guingona | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Senator | Male |
  | 20 | Risa Hontiveros | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Akbayan | Akbayan party-list representative | Female |
  | 21 | Eid Kabalu | | Independent | Spokesperson, Moro Islamic Liberation Front | Male |
  | 22 | Lorna Kapunan | Partido Galing at Puso | Aksyon | | Female |
  | 23 | Jacel Kiram | | UNA | Sultanate of Sulu princess and daughter of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III | Female |
  | 24 | Alma Moreno Lacsamana | | UNA | Parañaque councilor | Female |
  | 25 | Panfilo Lacson | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Independent | Senator and Philippine National Police (PNP) chief superintendent | Male |
  | 26 | Rey Langit | | UNA | | Male |
  | 27 | Mark Lapid | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Aksyon | Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief-operating-officer and Pampanga governor | Male |
  | 28 | Dante Liban | | Independent | Representative from Quezon City | Male |
  | 29 | Romeo Maganto | | Lakas | PNP chief superintendent | Male |
  | 30 | Edu Manzano | Partido Galing at Puso | Independent | Makati vice mayor and Optical Media Board chairperson | Male |
  | 31 | Allan Montano | | UNA | | Male |
  | 32 | Ramon Montaño | | Independent | Philippine Army general | Male |
  | 33 | Getulio Napeñas | | UNA | PNP Special Action Force chief | Male |
  | 34 | Susan Ople | Partido Galing at Puso | Nacionalista | Undersecretary of Labor and Employment | Female |
  | 35 | Sergio Osmeña III | | Independent | Senator | Male |
  | 36 | Manny Pacquiao | | UNA | Representative from Sarangani | Male |
  | 37 | Cresente Paez | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Independent | Coop-NATCCO party-list representative | Male |
  | 38 | Samuel Pagdilao | Partido Galing at Puso | Independent | ACT-CIS party-list representative | Male |
  | 39 | Jovito Palparan | | Independent | Bantay party-list representative and Philippine Army general | Male |
  | 40 | Francis Pangilinan | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Senator | Male |
  | 41 | Jericho Petilla | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Secretary of Energy and Leyte governor | Male |
  | 42 | Ralph Recto | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Senator | Male |
  | 43 | Martin Romualdez | | Lakas | Representative from Leyte | Male |
  | 44 | Roman Romulo | Partido Galing at Puso | Independent | Representative from Pasig | Male |
  | 45 | Dionisio Santiago | | Independent | Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director general | Male |
  | 46 | Tito Sotto | Partido Galing at Puso | NPC | Senator | Male |
  | 47 | Francis Tolentino | | Independent | Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman | Male |
  | 48 | Diosdado Valeroso | | Independent | PNP chief superintendent | Male |
  | 49 | Joel Villanueva | Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid | Liberal | Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director general and Citizens' Battle Against Corruption (CIBAC) party-list representative | Male |
  | 50 | Juan Miguel Zubiri | Partido Galing at Puso | Independent | Senator and representative from Bukidnon | Male |
  