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Election 2028 Explorer

8 May 2028. Know the field.

President, Vice President, 12 Senate seats, the House, and every provincial, city and municipal office. Candidates are never assumed to be running: each one is labeled with exactly what is known.

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How we label 2028 candidacies

Officially Announced Candidate

Has publicly declared a bid. Certificates of candidacy are only filed with COMELEC in late 2027.

Potential Candidate

Publicly mentioned or urged to run, without a declaration.

Historical Candidate

Ran in a past election. Shown for history only.

Presidential race

Declared and potential presidential bids

As of the last verification date. COMELEC's certified list of candidates will replace this once filing closes.

Sara Duterte
Vice President of the Philippines
Secondary sourceHugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) 1 record
Term ends 2028

Publicly announced a 2028 presidential bid on 18 Feb 2026. Not yet a COMELEC-certified candidate: certificates of candidacy are filed in late 2027.

Risa Hontiveros
Senator
Secondary sourceAkbayan
Term ends 2028

Magdalo publicly pushed for a Hontiveros presidential bid (Apr 2026). She has not filed or formally declared — listed as potential only.

Vice-presidential bids: none publicly declared in the verified record yet. The incumbent President is constitutionally barred from re-election.

Senate

12 Senate seats are up in 2028

The senators below were elected in 2022, and their terms end on 30 June 2028. This shows which seats are open, not who will run.

Win Gatchalian
Senator · Senate President (from 17 Jun 2026)
Alan Peter Cayetano
Senator · Senate Minority Floor Leader (from 17 Jun 2026)
Migz Zubiri
Senator · Senate Majority Floor Leader (from 3 Jun 2026)
JV Ejercito
Senator · Senior Deputy Majority Floor Leader
Jinggoy Estrada
Senator
Chiz Escudero
Senator · Presiding Officer, VP impeachment court (from 6 Jul 2026)
Risa Hontiveros
Senator
Raffy Tulfo
Senator
Joel Villanueva
Senator · Deputy Majority Floor Leader
Loren Legarda
Senator
Mark Villar
Senator
Robin Padilla
Senator
Historical results

Previous national elections

Officially reported

2022 · President

  1. 1
    Bongbong Marcos31,629,783
  2. 2
    Leni Robredo15,035,773
  3. 3
    Manny Pacquiao3,663,113
  4. 4
    Isko Moreno1,933,909
  5. 5
    Ping Lacson892,375

2022 · Vice President

  1. 1
    Sara Duterte32,208,417
  2. 2
    Kiko Pangilinan9,329,207
  3. 3
    Tito Sotto8,251,267
  4. 4
    Willie Ong1,878,531

2025 · Senate (top 12)

  1. 1
    Bong Go27,121,073
  2. 2
    Bam Aquino20,971,899
  3. 3
    Bato dela Rosa20,773,946
  4. 4
    Erwin Tulfo17,118,881
  5. 5
    Kiko Pangilinan15,343,229
  6. 6
    Rodante Marcoleta15,250,723
  7. 7
    Ping Lacson15,106,111
  8. 8
    Tito Sotto14,832,996
  9. 9
    Pia Cayetano14,573,430
  10. 10
    Camille Villar13,651,274
  11. 11
    Lito Lapid13,394,102
  12. 12
    Imee Marcos13,339,227
2022 winning margin (President)
16,594,010
votes
2022 winning margin (VP)
22,879,210
votes
2025 Senate #12 vs #1
13,781,846
vote gap

Top finishers only; minor candidates omitted. Figures are the official canvass totals.