The upcoming 2025 Philippine Senate race will be a crucial test for both President Marcos and Vice President Duterte, who are facing a decline in public approval. The race will also be shaped by the dissolution of a political alliance and the impeachment of the Vice President. Filipinos will vote for 12 new senators and a party-list group on May 12, 2025, alongside local elections.
The dissolution of a shaky but powerful political alliance and the impeachment of a Vice President form the backdrop of a Senate race that will also be a reality check for both President Marcos and Sara Duterte promised voters “unity” in a campaign speech that was scant on platform but heavy on imagery of a Philippines free of strife.
On May 12, Filipinos will select 12 new members of the Senate from 64 candidates, and a party-list group from a pool of 155. All local posts — from governor, mayor, and down to city or town councilors — are also up for grabs. The Vice President will need at least eight allies in the Senate to secure her acquittal. Otherwise, she faces ouster and perpetual disqualification from public office, which means she would be ineligible to run in 2028, a presidential race some believe is hers to lose.
Strarbase’s Dindo Manhit, attributed the “continuous drop” of Marcos’ numbers to “growing frustration over the government’s weak response to rising inflation.” The price of goods, jobs, and poverty reduction are consistent top concerns of Filipinos, based on Pulse Asia’s regular polling. Cayetano, Revilla, Lapid, and Tolentino are running under the administration coalition slate, Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas. The President’s eldest sister Imee Marcos, a staunch ally of the Dutertes, is still part of the slate even after she announced her withdrawal so she could run “independently.”
The reelectionists face a unique conundrum — when the campaign is over, there’s the impeachment complaint to address. Will they wear their hearts on their sleeves and speak publicly on whether they approve of the impeachment or not? Of course, all seven can opt to keep mum, citing the need to be impartial — or at least have the impression of impartiality — because they will eventually sit as senator-judges in the impeachment trial.
Of the reelectionists and Senate return hopefuls, seven were senators during the last impeachment trial to take place in the country, against former chief justice. Revilla, Lacson, Sotto, Pangilinan, Cayetano, Lapid, and Honasan all donned maroon robes in a months-long trial that eventually led to Corona’s ouster. is also aiming for a spot in the upper chamber.
As dominant as the family name has been in Makati and as constant as their presence has been in the Senate, theirs is a clan that hasn’t been in political harmony. Senator Binay will be seeking the Makati mayoralty seat against Abby’s husband, Makati 2nd district Representative Luis Campos.
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