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3. I encourage you to do your own research! It’s important to be independent and 
informed; there’s no better way to protect your autonomy. 
4. IMPORTANT​: Please look into the senatorial candidates and figure out who is 
deserving of your vote — and I urge you to ONLY vote for them. A
​ vote for a 
.​We don’t need to vote for 12 
“meh” candidate is a vote against a good one​
candidates if we dont believe in that many. 
5. Don’t know what a senator does? Read t !  
​his​
 
What Does a Senator Do? 
THEY’RE SUPER IMPORTANT YOU GUYS 
● Law making 
○ File bills and work to have them signed into law 
○ Make amendments to improve existing laws 
● Budget 
○ Determine government spending 
○ Scrutinize and introduce amendments to budget bills 
● Impeachment judges 
○ Decide if an official is removed from office 
● In case of war 
○ Have power to declare the existence of a state of war 
● Amnesty 
○ Their concurrence is needed on the president’s grant of amnesty 

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● Oversight 
○ Conduct investigations in aid of legislation  
○ Review how laws are implemented by government agencies 
● Appointments 
○ Sit in the Commission on Appointments, which scrutinizes appointments made by the 
President 
■ Part of the system of checks and balances 
● Treaty concurrence 
○ Evaluate treaties entered into by the Philippine Government 
○ Agreements may only take effect if approved by 16/24 senators 
● Martial law 
○ Revoke or extend martial law or suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus 
Source: ​https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/15/19/what-do-senators-do-clue-its-not-just-lawmaking 
 
All Candidates Are Against: 
● Death Penalty 
○ The death penalty is “unnecessary, anti-poor, and error-prone” 
○ Crime rates have fallen ​without d
​ eath penalty  
○ With a record number of executions in 1999, no drop in index crimes was observed 
■ Index crimes: occur with sufficient regularity and have socioeconomic 
significance 
○ Even internationally, there is no strong evidence supporting that the death penalty deters 
crime 
○ Source: 
https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/161072-death-penalty-unnecessary-anti-poo
r-error-prone 
● TRAIN law 
○ This law imposed higher excise taxes on automobiles, petroleum products, tobacco, 
sugar-sweetened beverages, and other non-essential goods. From what I understand, 
the increase in petroleum prices ultimately resulted in the increase in prices of goods and 
services. 
○ The income tax proposal translates into a higher burden for low-income earners in the 
informal sector. The bill is biased towards the richest Filipino tax payers, and functions at 
the expense of the marginal income earners. 
● Oplan Tokhang (EJKs) 

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● Federalism 
○ type of government wherein sovereignty is constitutionally divided between the national 
government and subdivisional governments (such as states or provinces) 
■ “Critics contend that the move is part of a plot to revise the constitution and 
extend the president’s term in office.” 
■ “only a few regions are capable of raising enough taxes on their own” 
■ “the richer states of the north will have even more resources to enhance their 
competitiveness, thus deepening the developmental gap with other southern 
regions” 
■ “a federal system could further strengthen the power of political dynasties and 
warlords, which control the Philippines’ peripheries.”  
■ Source: 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardheydarian/2018/07/19/does-federalism-ma
ke-sense-for-the-philippines/#16a06e3a77cf 
● Martial law extension in Mindanao  
○ (except for Mar Roxas, but he isn’t for it either? Still researching will get back to u) 
● Contractualization  
○ “​companies giving workers temporary employment that last them less than six months 
and then terminating their employment just short of being regularized in order to skirt on 
the fees which come with regularization.​” 
 
 

Otso Diretso 8-Point Platform  

● Help the needy so that no dream is impossible. 
○ Enact the 4Ps (The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program) 
■ Translation: Bridging Program for the Filipino Family 
■ Human development measure of the national government providing conditional 
cash grants to the poorest of the poor in order to improve health, nutrition, and 
education of those 18 years old and below 
○ On-site, in-city relocation and housing 
○ Eliminate heavy requirements for jobs, like NBI clearance 
○ Add funds for poor provinces, cities, and municipalities 
○ Ensure extensive and efficient enrolment for the SSS, PhilHealth, and PAGIBIG 
● A happy and lush economy, business and workplace, and affordable prices 
○ Promotion and development of the Philippines 

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○ Loans and training for small Filipino firms 

○ Quick and fast, no extortion in obtaining business permits  
○ Removal of extra oil taxes 
● A peaceful home and a peaceful town, for our children 
○ Significance in peace & in caring for children 
○ Aid victims of war, riots/unrest, and disaster  
○ Quality education and opportunities for our children 
● Free college education 
○ Free college education so that every family may have a graduate 
○ Ensure that each graduate will have a job 
○ Quality education and good job opportunities to uplift and improve the situation of the 
Filipino family  
● Comfortable rewards for honest work 
○ Improve income and wages of fishermen, farmers, and workers  
○ Insurance for disasters and health services 
○ Minimum wage and pension sufficient for a decent living 
● Care for senior citizens and persons with disabilities 
○ Guaranteed health services and care for senior citizens and persons with disabilities 
○ Increase discounts and benefits of senior citizens and persons with disabilities 
○ Jobs for seniors and persons with disabilities who want to work 
● Security of the Philippines. Security of every citizen. 
○ Defense of our territory and waters  
○ Food and livelihood security 
○ Security of victims of illegal fishing, poaching, mining, and logging  
○ Defense of the democracy 
● Rich or poor, if you are guilty you will be punished 
○ Fight for justice for all 
○ Speed up trial cases and expand arbitration to cover commercial cases 
○ Improve the judicial system to make it open to and responsible for all people 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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OTSO DIRETSO 

Gary Alejano (#5)  

SECURITY FOR THE NATION AND FOR INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS 
Soldier of every Filipino 
Background 

● Marine Captain, Magdalo soldier, “Magnificent 7” congressman  

● Party-list representative 
● Member of the elite Marine Force Reconnaissance Battalion 
● He filed the first (and only so far) impeachment complaint against Duterte 

Platform 

● Defense of our territory and waters, including the West Philippine Sea 
● Food and livelihood security for filipinos, rather than serving foreign interests 
● Security for the environment and communities victimized by illegal fishing, poaching, mining, and 
logging 
● Defense of the democracy & free speech to eradicate corruption 

Quotes/Extra Info 

● “​Bilang dating sundalo – bitbit pa rin natin sa ating puso angpagseserbisyo sa ating bayan – 
gusto ko hong itaguyod ang seguridad ng bawat Pilipino, bawat pamilya, at also ang seguridad, 
soberanya, at integridad ng ating teritoryo laban sa panghihimasok ng dayuhang bansa, 
especially ng China.​” 
○ TRANSLATION: “As a former soldier – I still have here in my heart the intention to serve 
our country – I want to uphold the security of every Filipino, every family as well as the 
security of sovereignty, and integrity of our territory against the invasion of foreign 
countries, especially China.“ 
● Stated that he is running because there is a need for more “independent-minded” senators 
○ “​Hindi po puwedeng tahi-tahimik lamang o sunud-sunod lamang sa polisiya na 
detrimental sa interest at sa kapaakanan ng ating bayan.​” 
○ TRANSLATION: “We can’t just stay silent or blindly follow policies that are detrimental 
to the interests and welfare of the country” 

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Chel Diokno (#25)  

RICH OR POOR, THOSE WHO COMMIT CRIMES WILL BE PUNISHED. 
Boses ng Katarungan 
 
Background 

● Dean of the DLSU college of law 

● Humanitarian Rights lawyer 
● Son of Ka Pepe Diokno, icon of the Philippine human rights movement  
● Took on cases of EJK killings 
● Went to the Supreme Court to: 
○ petition that the drug campaign be declared unconstitutional 
○ File a case on behalf of the fisherman who are affected by unmonitored commercial 
fishing activities 

Platform 

● Fight death penalty and lowering the age of criminal liability 

● Empower the Commission on Human Rights 
● Magna Carta for children 
● Promote the Anti-Discrimination Bill and ensure implementation of the Magna Carta of Women, 
Reproductive Health Law, Anti-Sexual Harassment Law, 100-day Maternity Law, and Barangay 
Micro-Business Enterprises Law 

● Rapid & affordable case proceedings, fill vacant positions in the judiciary, include PAO, and 
increase budget 
● Raise the punishment for plunder and corruption 
● Mandate commercial and business arbitration to speed up cases 

● Reorientation of performance standard for the police and prosecution toward achieving high 
conviction rates 
● Creation of transparent information and monitoring system to track cases and convictions  
● Expansion of the Ombudsman’s scope to investigate justices and judges 

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● Strengthening of the law on witness protection by allowing the perpetuation of testimonies and 
whistleblowers 

● End endo contractualization  

● Review standards of wages, social security, benefits, and workers safety. Enhance the Pro-Poor 
Agricultural Modernization 

● Greater benefits for seniors from the Social Pension Program  

● Larger funding for housing, public hospitals and health centers, education, and skills 
development 
● Fight the On-Site, In City Resettlement Bill 

Quotes/Extra Info 

● “We owe it to those who came before us and those who will come after us to make justice a 
reality.” 
● Opposes administration for condoning EJKs, imprisoning political opponents, damaging 
independence of the Supreme Court, for harassing the free media, for prolonging martial law in 
mindanao, for attempting to lower the minimum age of criminal liability, and more  

Florin Hilbay (#37)  

HELP FOR THE POOR. 
Background  

● Born in Tondo 
● Mom was a household helper and his dad was a messenger, neither went to college 
● Escaped poverty through education, got a scholarship to UST Education High School 
● Majored in Economics in UST 
● UP Law 
○ Ranked first in the bar exams 
● Didn’t go to any private firms offering him a large salary  
○ Went to UP law to teach 

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○ Youngest member of UP College of Law faculty 

● Master of laws degree from Yale 
● Solicitor general under Noynoy 
○ Led the country’s contingent to the Hague to argue the case over ownership of the West 
Philippine Sea 

Platform 

● 4 Ps 
● Help the poor  
○ Support in housing, work, health care, and education 
● Help workers 
○ Remove heavy/difficult application requirements 
○ Help endo workers and OFWs 
○ Assist fresh grads in finding jobs 
● Additional funds for poor provinces, cities, and municipalities 
● Ensure broad/extensive and efficient enrolment in the SSS, PhilHealth, and PAGIBIG 

Quotes/Extra Info 

● “We need to make the season of check and balances work again and that requires i​ ndependent 
voices in the Senate​. I suppose the more credible, more independent ones will be the new faces 
and new voices because they are not heavily invested in the workings on the government… 
There’s a genuine need for outsiders today​.” 
● Will be against charter change & focus on the motives behind pushing for it  
○ “They really just want to open the Constitution… When a president tries to open the 
Constitution they are only interested in extending their terms.” 
● Hopes to deal with China to have a more consistent policy despite changes in leadership 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Samira Gutoc (#36)  

PEACEFUL HOMES AND A PEACEFUL NATION 
Background 

● Marawi Civic Leader 

● Resigned from the Bangsamoro Transition Commission after Duterte said he would take the 
blame for soldiers who commit rape while martial law is in effect 

Platform 

● Women’s rights and empowerment 

● Youth protection 
● Fighter for the rights of women and Muslims 
● Will work for:  
○ the passage of the anti-discrimination bill 
○ law creating the Lake Lanao Development Authority 
■ Lake Lanao is adjacent to Marawi & is a critical natural resource 
● Will closely monitor Marawi rehabilitation & will ensure the participation of the Maranaos in the 
rebuilding process (very important!!) 

 
 
Quotes/Extra Info 

● “It’s about including the indigenous person, the Bangsamoro, in the national discourse. We are 
contributory to the national progress.” 
● “I think that after a 25-year vacuum for a Bangsamoro voice in the national legislature, we need 
to stand up for those who are affected by violence, not just during Martial Law in the 1970s, or 
the one declared last year, but over the last 20 years, lack of legislation addressing minorities” 

 
 
 
 
 

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Romulo Macalintal (#41)  

CARE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
“​Save your last vote for me.​” 
Background 

● Election lawyer 
● Is an actual senior citizen 
● Lead counsel of Leni Robredo in the election protest filed against her by BongBong Marcos 
● Fought against the RH bill [new info] 
○ (Please note that I don’t personally agree with this and am definitely 100% for the RH 
bill) 

Platform 

● Complaints of senior citizens and persons with disabilities had gone unheeded 
● Bigger discounts for senior citizens’ food, medicines, and medical services 
● Pushing for social media literacy education for senior citizens  
○ To help them avoid fake news 
○ Is suggesting social media literacy classes for them in public schools  
● Ensure health care and services for seniors and PWDs  
● Provide jobs for seniors and PWDs who wish to work 

Erin Tañada (#59)  

COMFORTABLE HARVEST FROM HONEST WORK 
OPPORTUNITY AND DIGNITY AT WORK 
“​Friend of farmers, friend of laborers.​” 
 
Background 

● Former Quezon congressman and House deputy speaker 

● Grandson of senator Lorenzo Tañada, known for speeches against the Marcos administration 
● Son of ex-senator Wigberto Tañada, who fought to get rid of American military bases in Clark 
and Subic 
● Instrumental in the passage of the Freedom of the Information bill 

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● Passage of the law extending the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program 

● Supported the coconut farmers who marched from Mindanao to Malacañang to demand return of 
P75 billion coco levy fund to rightful owners 

Platform 

● 3 main things: 
○ The benefits and rights of workers 
○ Equitable work and pay 
○ Education that increases mobility for all levels of society 
● Advocate for national progress through meaningful work for every Filipino family 
● Fights for the causes of consumers, informal sectors, workers, farmers, and small entrepreneurs, 
and is a consistent advocate for peace and development 
● Provide adequate, stable, and consequential work to help Filipinos provide for their families and 
build a better future 
● Ensure productivity and job security 
● Ensure that taxes paid for are used wisely and honestly by the government  

Quotes/Extra Info 

● “There’s always a space for principled politics, which is lacking at this point in time in the Senate. 
There’s always space for love of country, although people have their own definitions on how to 
love their country. But I believe the Tañada brand is a brand that is appealable across 
generations” 

Mar Roxas (#57)  

VIBRANT BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND JOBS 
Background 

● Secretary of Interior and Local Government 

● Secretary of Transportation and Communications 
● Secretary of Trade and Industry 
● Senator, 2004-2010 
● Chairperson, Senate Committee on Trade and Industry 
● Chairperson, Senate Committee on Economic Affairs 
● Co-chairperson, congressional oversight committee on Quality Affordable medicines 

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● Pangunahing nagsulong ng Universally accessible, cheaper, and quality medicines act of 2008 
● Majority Leader of house of representatives 
● Principal author of Rozas Law, which ensured fair distribution of the educational capital budget 
across all provinces  

Platform 

● Create a more vibrant economy to reduce costs and increase profits 

● Proposal to remove the excise tax on petroleum products (refer to TRAIN law aka the dumbest 
shit ever) 
● More quality work (ex. Call Centers) 
● Enact 4Ps 
● Faster and more reliable internet services 

Bam Aquino (#9)  

FREE COLLEGE TUITION SO EVEN THE POOR CAN GRADUATE. 
 
Background 

● Ateneo de Manila University Summa Cum Laude 

● Ateneo Law School 
● Executive education program on public policy and leadership 
● Kennedy school of Government 
● Harvard University 
● Service 
○ Senator, 2013-2019 
■ Chairman, senate committee on science and technology 
■ Chairman, senate committee on Education, culture, and arts 
■ Chairman, senate committee on trade, commerce, and entrepreneurship 
■ Chairman, senate committee on youth 
○ Promoted over 40 laws for filipno families, education, and small businesses 
○ Author and principal sponsor of the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act 
for free tuition and other miscellaneous expenses sa mga state universities and colleges, 
local universities and colleges, and TESDA-accredited Technical Vocational Institutions 

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○ Was commissioner-at-Large and Chairman of the National Youth Commission 

○ Founder of Microventures, Inc. and the Hapinoy Program 

Platform 

● Free college education so that every family may have a graduate 

● Make sure all graduate students may avail of jobs 
● Quality education and good work to aid filipino families 

 
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Neri Colmenares (#22)  

RAISING WAGES OF WORKERS, REMOVE EXCISE TAXES, BAN CONTRACTUALIZATION. 
 
Background 

● Student activist during martial law 

○ Fought for the return of student council news papers 
○ Was arrested and tortured when he was 18 
○ Imprisoned for 4 years 
● Human rights lawyer 
● Former Bayan Muna Party-list representative 
● UP law 
● General counsel of Bayan Muna 
○ Was elected as representative 
● One of the lawyers who argued that Duterte’s stupid “EJKs are my only sin” statement 
constituted as evidence that could be used in a legal proceeding 
● Laws he co-authored:  
○ Human Rights Reparation and Recognition Act 
○ Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act 
○ Anti-Torture Act 
○ Increased Ceiling for Tax-Exempt Benefits 

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Platform 

● Focus on human rights and basic social services 

● Removal of VAT on electricity, water, and petroleum 
● Termination of job contractualization 
● Increase minimum wage 

Quotes/Extra Info 

● “President Duterte is a ferocious dictator whose intolerance for dissent is legendary. We need to 
unite” 
● “ We deliver the blows to the tyrannical policies of President Duterte. Whether we deliver it as 
one coalition, whether we deliver it separately, for me it doesn’t really matter, o
​ kay na rin kami na 
nagkaisa kami (​ we’re fine with it as long as we are one in this cause).” 
● The one issue he can champion that will diminish people’s support for Duterte: “Economics. 
Naghirap ang buhay natin ​(the quality of life has worsened), I’ll deliver that message. Whether 
you are pro-Duterte or against Duterte, the fact is l​ umala ang buhay ’nyo dahil sa Train ​(the 
quality of your life worsened because of Train).” 
● Every politician can now say I’m against Train, I’m actually for workers, I’m actually for higher 
wages – [a campaign] platform is actually very easy to compose – but what would differentiate 
me from others? Track record. 
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x78v7NWzzs 

Ka Leody de Guzman (#23)  

RAISING WAGES OF WORKERS, REMOVE EXCISE TAXES, BAN CONTRACTUALIZATION. 
Background 

● Labor leader 
● Parents were farmers & could not afford to send him to college 
○ Straight after graduation he began working in a factory 
■ Worked there for 12 years 

 
 
 

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Platform 

Political Reforms 

● Implement participatory budgeting in all levels of government 

● Dismantle all criminal syndicates in government agencies including the armed forces and national 
police 
● Ensure wider peoples representation in all levels of government through democratization and 
reforms in the electoral system.  
● Enact an anti-dynasty law 
● Advance the peace process to end all armed conflicts by addressing the root causes of social 
injustice 
● Repeal all laws that perpetuate gender discrimination, and promote equality especially in the 
workplace 
● Institutionalization of the subject on unionism and related rights into the curriculum of senior high 
school and all TESDA training programs 

Economic Reforms 

● Repeal automatic debt appropriation. Cancellation of all onerous and illegitimate debts. Shift 
government expenditures from debt servicing to universal social service 
● Immediate suspension of all projects leading to the liberalization, deregulation, and privatization 
of the economy  
● Collection of unpaid corporate taxes and the removal of tax incentives for multinational 
corporations  
○ Shift from regressive taxation to progressive taxation based on income, property, and 
wealth. 
● Create sustainable and green jobs to restore and rehabilitate ecological and environmental 
balance caused by mining and other extractive industries 
● Shift the economy through a comprehensive program for modernization of agriculture, national 
industrialization, and full employment 
● Dismantle the monopoly of land by developing and encouraging cooperative farms. 
○ + all cartels and monopolies of agricultural products that are engaged in price fixing, 
hoarding, and other anti competitive practices.  

Quotes/Extra Info 

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● “Itong time na ito dahil ang layo na nang inabot ng kaunlaran, siguro ito panahon na para 
bigyang biyaya ang mga manggagawa. Kung gagawa ako ng isang batas na magbabawal ng 
sistema ng contractualization…. [Ako] ay isang manggagagawa [ang gagawa] para lutong-luto 
'yung pagkakagawa, hindi half-baked.”  
○ Translation: This time, maybe because we have gone far, maybe it's time to share the 
blessings with laborers. If I were to craft a bill that would ban contractualization, it won't 
be half-baked because I come from the workforce. 
● “alam ko ang problema ng mga manggagawa, nakikita ko rin ano ang tamang solution” 
○ Translation: “I know the laborer’s woes, I see the solution.” 
● “ngayon, bumabalik ang ating takot nararamdaman ng panahon ni marcos dahil parang sa 
nangyayaring ngayon ay bumabalik yung karahasan, ka walang pagrespeto sa karapatang mag 
tao. Siyempre, mangyari ulit dukutan, arestohan, hanggang pagpatay ” 
● “Ngayon, bumabalik ang ating takot nararamdaman ng panahon ni Marcos dahil parang sa 
nangyayaring ngayon ay bumabalik yung karahasan, ka walang pagrespeto sa karapatang mag 
tao. Siyempre, mangyari ulit dukotan, arestohan, hanggang pagpatay ” 
○ Translation: My fears have returned, the sense of dread I felt, during the Marcos regime, 
because what occurred before is happening again. The killings are back, the lack of 
respect for human rights, and of course the abductions, arrests, and killings.   
● “Sa bansa natin ay maging masaya yung ating mga mamamayan, hindi umiiyak dahil walang 
makain, hindi nakakunot ng mukha dahil hindi tinatanggap sa ospital. Gusto ko tumaas ang 
kanilang sahod, lalo na iyong ating mga manggagawa sa probinsya. Sana ay mapantay ang 
kanilang mga sahod dito sa sahod ng mga manggagawa sa Metro Manila, magkaroon sila ng 
regular na trabaho dahil regular naman ang kanilang pangangailangan sa araw-araw. Gusto ko 
sa ating bansa ay may pantay karapatan ang bawat mamamayan, walang nadedehado, at 
mayroong hustisyang panlipunan. Iyon ang aking pangarap. Iyon ang aking mithiin. Iyon ang 
dahilan kung bakit ako ay patuloy na lumalaban.” 
○ Translation: “I dream of a country where the people are happy, where no tears are shed 
because there’s nothing to eat, where faces don’t grimace/fall because they’ve been 
turned away by hospitals. I want higher pay, especially for provincial workers – a salary 
at par with Metro Manila. I want regular jobs to meet their daily needs. What I want for 
our country is equal rights for all, and justice for all. That’s my dream. That’s why i 
continue to fight.” 

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