Rappler's latest stories on senatorial
Hugpong ng Pagbabago sweeps Senate race in Davao City
Davaoeños Bong Go and Ronald dela Rosa clinch the top two spots in the Senate race in the Duterte bailiwick of Davao City
The Davao boys are headed to the Senate
In their first bid for public office – national position, at that – Duterte disciples Bong Go and Ronald dela Rosa get enough votes to land them in the top 5
[OPINION] New elections, new lows? Say no
With your vote, save the country from hitting rock-bottom
[OPINYON] Pakibulong... sa mga wala pang iboboto
Higit sa youth vote, ang pinakamahalagang magagawa isang araw bago ang eleksiyon ay youth campaign – kailangang padaluyin ang paghahangad sa pagbabago
[OPINION] Should rule of law be an election issue?
When legislators believe in the rule of law, everything they do in the august halls of the Senate would be about justice. They will not lie, they will not cheat, they will not steal.
DepEd launches app to help teachers monitor 2019 elections
The education department says that if data are collected properly through the Election Monitoring App, 'officials are able to easily get a picture of activities and reports within hours, not in weeks or months'
10 of 14 Senate bets in winning circle come from political dynasties
The 24-member Senate under the next Congress will be filled with members from political dynasties
How much do you need to become senator?
On average, senatorial candidates each spend around P107 million for their campaigns
Duterte: Suspend 18 immigration personnel for 'extorting' from Koreans
Immigration bureau personnel allegedly tell Korean nationals they are 'fundraising' for the senatorial campaign of former Duterte aide Bong Go
Scenarios: 2022 looms over tight midterm race
President Duterte has endorsed 4 out of 7 reelectionist senators: Pimentel, Villar, Angara, and Ejercito. Will he anoint one of them to be his successor?
What makes #TheLeaderIWant? Walking the talk, students say
Keep it real, students remind candidates
Chel Diokno to Duterte: Stop weaponizing lists
Otso Diretso candidates Erin Tañada and Florin Hilbay also slam the government for threatening to release a new narco list, saying it is aimed to influence the elections
Amid Duterte veto, Tañada vows to push coco levy bill in Senate
Opposition senatorial candidate Erin Tañada says the coco levy funds, once returned, could be used to help farmers diversify their products and skills
We need laws on quick rehabilitation from disasters – Bam Aquino
The senatorial candidate says Congress should now focus on laws that help communities get back on their feet after calamities
Senate bets Gutoc, Matula want OFW deployment ban to abusive countries
'I also want deployment bans for countries that do not respect human rights especially for women,' says senatorial bet Samira Gutoc
Macalintal: Nothing wrong with PH election laws
‘Wala pa pong napapatunayang pandaraya from 2010 to 2016 elections,’ says Romulo Macalintal, the election lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo
Go after syndicates, not children in conflict with the law – Colmenares
Senatorial candidates Neri Colmenares and Sonny Matula both oppose lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility
Labor leader De Guzman vows to push for workers-backed endo bill
'Itong time na ito dahil ang layo na nang inabot ng kaunlaran, siguro ito panahon na para bigyang biyaya ang mga manggagawa,' says senatorial bet Leody de Guzman
PAO must be ‘more professional’ in gathering evidence – Diokno
Human rights lawyer and senatorial bet Chel Diokno says there are 'inherent conflicts of interest' in PAO that cause its indigent clients to lose representation in court
Neri Colmenares, Leody de Guzman want Mining Act repealed
The two senatorial bets slam the Mining Act for favoring big corporations instead of Filipino communities
Gary Alejano: Strengthen cyber libel to combat fake news
Alejano’s fellow Otso Diretso candidate Bam Aquino says the cyber libel law is a ‘double-edged’ sword that could curb people’s freedom of speech
Colmenares stands by cutting taxes: Take money from useless projects
‘You don’t have the moral authority to impose these taxes on us because you're not efficiently collecting taxes at ang dami niyong winawaldas sa inyong mga luho,’ says candidate Neri Colmenares
Aquino says job mismatch hounds K to 12 program
Reelectionist Senator Bam Aquino also says teachers have so far failed to prepare Grade 12 students to enter the workforce
To curb ISIS influence, Bangsamoro gov't must involve youth – Samira Gutoc
The Moro youth, vulnerable to radicalization offline and online, should be included in the task of governing the new Bangsamoro region, says opposition senatorial bet Samira Gutoc
To protect West PH Sea, Alejano to push for Dept of Maritime Oceanic Affairs in Senate
The former marine captain also calls for a 'clear maritime strategy' that would identify what is within the Philippines' domain and would harmonize actions of all government agencies in protecting the country's sovereignty
#TheLeaderIWant senatorial forum 2019
Catch Rappler and Ateneo School of Social Sciences' #TheLeaderIWant Senatorial Forum on March 4 at Leong Hall in the Ateneo de Manila University
HIGHLIGHTS: #TheLeaderIWant Senatorial Forum
Tune in to the #TheLeaderIWant Senatorial Forum on March 4, 2019, at Leong Hall, Ateneo de Manila University. This is co-organized by Rappler, the AdMU School of Social Sciences and the Department of Political Science
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Candidates avoid debates to avoid scrutiny
We ask the Comelec to use all its moral suasion to organize one senatorial debate and compel all major candidates to attend. Or we wake up in May with a Senate slate that is purely bought and paid for.
For an 'independent Senate,' Makabayan endorses 9 candidates
(UPDATED) Aside from its bet Neri Colmenares, Makabayan endorses 5 of 8 Otso Diretso bets
Duterte says Bong Go 'handled millions of money' as aide
The President says Go never took a single cent from millions of cash supposedly distributed to law enforcers for operations and intelligence work
CONTEXT: Jinggoy Estrada 'filed 600 bills' in Senate
Over 500 of the bills the ex-senator and 2019 senatorial bet co-authored or filed were pending at the Senate committee level in the 16th Congress, from 2013 to 2016
Can progressives win Senate seats this time?
Warring unions join forces for the first time in decades to push for the pro-worker agenda that Duterte has failed to deliver. Will this be enough of a game changer?
Jiggy Manicad: Libel should stay a crime to prevent 'abuse' by journalists
'Dapat pa rin pong krimen siya para wala pong abuso sa hanay nating mamamahayag,' says senatorial bet and former journalist Jiggy Manicad
IN NUMBERS: Candidates for Senate 2019
How are the 62 senatorial aspirants in the 2019 midterm elections the same or different from each other?
Duterte officially endorses 11 chosen candidates for May 2019
(UPDATED) ''Pag natalo itong mga kandidato ko, balikan ko kayo,' President Rodrigo Duterte jokingly tells the audience during PDP-Laban's proclamation rally in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
Economy a key issue in 2019 Senate race – analyst
While Philippine politics is seen as personality-based, 'from time to time, there are issues that resonate and can really make a difference in national elections'
Comelec allows Pimentel, Osmeña to run for senator
Unlike them, pro-life advocate Rizalito David and lawyer Jude Josue Sabio fail to convince the Commission on Elections to allow them to run for senator
Ex-DILG chiefs – now Senate bets – quizzed on drug war, juvenile justice
Former interior secretaries Manuel Roxas II and Rafael Alunan III weigh in on issues such as the war on drugs and juvenile justice
No to Chinese workers replacing Filipinos – Mar Roxas
'Kung gano'n ang tulong nila sa atin, 'yung ayuda, 'yung pautang nila sa atin, hindi na bale,' says opposition senatorial candidate Mar Roxas
Roque says no to death penalty in drug crimes
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque contradicts the Duterte administration on death penalty for drug-related crimes
Imee Marcos, Pia Cayetano, Villar, Angara in Duterte's Senate slate
President Rodrigo Duterte says he will likely have his own 2019 Senate slate, distinct from the slate of his own political party, PDP-Laban
Survey says: How 2019 senatorial bets are faring so far
(3rd UPDATE) Reelectionists and former senators are ahead, while some newcomers gain ground, in surveys leading to the 2019 midterm elections
Opposition senatorial bets eye Western Visayas vote
Senate Minority Leader Frank Drilon says Region 6 will 'play an important role for Otso,' referring to the opposition's Otso Diretso senatorial candidates
Mar Roxas says Ilonggo support won’t make him complacent
In their first sortie, the coalition candidates go to Capiz, Roxas’ home province and bailiwick
Gloria Arroyo cleared of electoral sabotage in 2007 polls case
(UPDATED) The Pasay court does not believe in the credibility of the whistleblower, former Maguindanao provincial administrator Norie Unas
CNN forum: Senate bets face off on drug war, China, same-sex unions
Here is a list of Rappler stories from the December 2 senatorial forum organized by CNN Philippines
Enrile: No justifiable reason to declare nationwide martial law
On the issue of extending martial law again in Mindanao, former police chief Dela Rosa also claims in the same forum that it is far from Duterte’s mind
In TV forum, Senate bets vs death penalty outnumber supporters
Former police chief Ronald Dela Rosa, a senatorial aspirant, says he will also support a bill that imposes death penalty on corrupt officials
Even Duterte allies in Senate race want bulletins on his health
Duterte allies Ronald dela Rosa, JV Ejercito, Juan Ponce Enrile, and Francis Tolentino vote 'yes' to medical bulletins on President Rodrigo Duterte's health
Opposition hopes to repeat Robredo's 2016 victory for Senate bets
'Hindi ba meron tayong isang kandidato na from 1% to Vice President? Nasubukan na po natin noon. Uulitin natin para sa 8,' Team Pilipinas convenor Maria Cecila Reyes tells volunteers for the opposition's 2019 campaign
