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Opinion Polling For The 2016 Philippine Senate Election
In most polls (surveys) for the Senate, a respondent is given the option to give up to 12 names. Voting preferences per candidate In this table, the people that are in the top twelve are boldfaced, while those within the margin of error are italicized. Until filing of candidacies Until the campaign period Campaign period Seats won In this table, the first figure are seat totals within the top twelve; if a party has any of its members within the margin of error of the twelfth-placed candidate, it is denoted by the second figure inside the parenthesis. Parties that won the majority (7 or more) of the seats contested are boldfaced; those which had the plurality of seats are italicized. Senate composition In this table, the first figure are seat totals within the top twelve; if a party has any of its members within the margin of error of the twelfth-placed candidate, it is denoted by the second figure inside the parenthesis. Parties that won the majority (13 or more) of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulse Asia
Pulse Asia Research Inc. is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It was founded by Professor Emeritus Felipe B. Miranda (M.A. Political Science, University of Chicago) of the University of the Philippines Diliman. Pulse Asia Inc. was founded in 1999 as a for-profit private company. In 2013, the company re-formed into a nonprofit organization and changed their name to Pulse Asia Research Inc. Ownership dispute Starting in late 2009, Pulse Asia was accused of publishing biased or inaccurate polling, and of having close ties with Benigno Aquino III, who was elected President of the Philippines in June 2010. SEC documents and a research paper indicated that Rafael Cojuangco Lopa and Antonio "Tonyboy" Cojuangco, blood relatives of Aquino, were involved in the establishment of Pulse Asia as well as Social Weather Stations, another polling group. Senatorial candidate Francisco "Kit" Tatad claimed Aquino was using these connections to his advantage, stating, "This suggests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail Binay
Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Sombillo Binay-Campos (born December 12, 1975) is a Filipina lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to 2016, when she was replaced by her husband, Luis Campos. She is also the daughter of former Vice President Jejomar Binay. Early life and education Binay was born on December 12, 1975, as the second of five children and the second of four daughters of Jejomar Binay and Elenita Sombillo. She is the younger sister of Nancy Binay, a current Senator, and the older sister of Junjun Binay Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Sombillo Binay Jr. (born July 12, 1977) is a Filipino politician who served as the mayor of Makati from 2010 to 2015. He was initially dismissed from office by the Ombudsman of the Philippines but this decision was overtur ..., the former mayor of Makati. She studied at the University of the Philippines Los Baños and received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jose Manuel Diokno
Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Icasiano Diokno (, born February 23, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer, educator, and human rights advocate. He serves as chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG), the founding dean of the De La Salle University College of Law (now Tañada-Diokno College of Law), and the chairman of the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation. He has served as a special counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Early life and education Diokno was born on February 23, 1961 in Pasay City as the eighth of the ten children of human rights lawyer Jose W. Diokno, who would later become Senator, and Carmen "Nena" Icasiano. He is the great-grandson of Ananías Diokno, the leader of the Visayans during the Philippine–American War, and the grandson of Ramón Diokno, a nationalist who served as Senator and Supreme Court Associate Justice. Diokno completed his elementary and secondary education at La Salle Green Hills. He was student council leader and was a member of the vars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carlos De Los Reyes
John Carlos "JC" Gordon de los Reyes (born February 14, 1970) is the President of Ang Kapatiran Party and a senatorial candidate for the 2013 Philippine midterm election. de los Reyes was councilor in Olongapo City and the presidential candidate of the Ang Kapatiran Party for the 2010 Philippine presidential election. Educational background and career He studied in Ateneo de Manila for his elementary education, and graduated in De La Salle Santiago Zobel School for high school. He finished his Bachelor of Arts in Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, which is considered as one of the most orthodox Catholic Universities in the United States. In late 1993 he taught philosophy in the Center for Research and Communication, now known as the University of Asia and the Pacific. During that time, he was under the tutelage of Father Joseph de Torre, a Spanish priest of the Holy Cross who wrote extensively on the social teachings of the Church. In 1999 he finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila De Lima
Leila Norma Eulalia Josefa Magistrado de Lima (born August 27, 1959) is a Filipina politician, lawyer, human rights activist and law professor who previously served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She was the chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights from 2008 to 2010, before serving in President Benigno Aquino III's cabinet as the Secretary of Justice from 2010 to 2015. Known as a vocal critic of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, she was arrested in 2017 under charges linked to the New Bilibid Prison drug trafficking scandal during her term as the Justice Secretary. Later that year, she was awarded the Prize for Freedom by the Liberal International. Early life De Lima is the eldest daughter of former Philippine Commission on Elections commissioner Vicente de Lima and Norma Magistrado. She was born and raised in Iriga, Camarines Sur in Bicol. De Lima completed her basic education, graduating as class valedictorian. She graduated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ang Kapatiran
Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP, ), also known as the Alliance for the Common Good, is a political party in the Philippines founded by Reynaldo "Nandy" Pacheco in 2004. The party participated in the 2007 elections and was not affiliated with either major coalition. Beliefs and ideologies The AKP's political and social ideology is based on "Traditional Papal" (Catholic) beliefs and is opposed to abortion, divorce, and religious intolerance. Senatorial candidates The 2007 Senate elections had three AKP candidates: * Zosimo Jesus Paredes II, former executive director for Presidential Commission on the Visiting Forces Agreement. * Dr. Martin Bautista, a gastroenterologist who spent past 17 years working in the United States. * Adrian Sison, a tax and family law attorney. New officers On September 26, 2007, the AKP nominated new officers. Renato H. Peronilla, was appointed as the president, replacing Mario E. Ongkiko. Manolo K. Dayrit became chair and David S. Lim, vice chair. Benjamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randy David
Randolf "Randy" Siongco David (born January 8, 1946) is a Filipino journalist, sociologist, and public intellectual. He is a professor emeritus of sociology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He currently pens a weekly newspaper column for the ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', as well as being as one of the board of directors of the media conglomerate ABS-CBN Corporation. Early life and education David was born in Guagua, Pampanga on January 8, 1946 to Pedro S. David and Bienvenita S. David (1922–2000), with 12 siblings. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree, major in Sociology, from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1965. He also pursued doctoral studies at the University of Manchester, though he opted not to complete them and chose instead to remain as socialist liberal in the Philippines during the martial law government of President Ferdinand Marcos. Career A longtime professor in the Department of Sociology of the University of the Philippines Dilima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dingdong Dantes
Jose Sixto Raphael Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980), professionally known as Dingdong Dantes (), is a Filipino actor, television presenter, dancer, commercial model and film producer who is currently working as an exclusive talent of GMA Network. He is also the founding chairman of the YesPinoy Foundation and manages his own film studio named AgostoDos Pictures. Life and career Early years Dantes was born in Quezon City, Philippines. He began his career as a child model at the age of two, appearing in a television advertisement for Carnation milk. Several other commercials ensued before he joined an all-male dance group called Abztract Dancers, with his friend, actor Nathan Dados, and his cousin, actor Arthur Solinap. Their group became regulars on ''Eat Bulaga!'' and '' That's Entertainment''. As an actor, his first movie appearance was in the ''Shake, Rattle and Roll V'' episode "Anino". After three years, he debuted on GMA Network's youth-oriented '' T.G.I.S.'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miriam Coronel-Ferrer
Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer is a Filipino peace negotiator and the chair of the peace panel of the Government of the Philippines during the time of President Simeon Benigno Aquino III (2010-2016). On behalf of government, she signed the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. She is the first female chief negotiator in the world to sign a final peace accord with a rebel group. She is also a political science professor at the University of the Philippines (UP). Education and career Coronel-Ferrer graduated cum laude from UP Diliman with a degree in philosophy in 1980. She also possesses a master's degree in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Kent at Canterbury. In the early 2000s, she served as the director of the UP Third World Studies Center and was a convenor of the Program on Peace, Democratization, and Human Rights of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies until 2005. Before joining the government peace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neri Colmenares
Neri Javier Colmenares (, born December 4, 1959) is a Filipino human rights lawyer and activist. He was an associate of the Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School when he was completing his Ph.D. in law on "The Writ of Amparo and the International Criminal Court." He also lectured at the University of Melbourne on International Human Rights Law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. He was an aspirant in the 2019 senatorial elections, and is a candidate for the 2022 Philippine Senate elections as part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate. Early life Born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Colmenares joined the struggle against the late former President Ferdinand Marcos' leadership in 1976. He was active in the College Editors Guild of the Philippines (CEGP) and the Student Christian Movement of the Philippines (SCMP), and became the Visayas regional chair of the Student Catholic Action (SCA). Soon after becoming a national council member of SCA, he was arrested. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnold Clavio
Arnold Aldea Clavio (; born November 2, 1965), also known as Igan, is a radio and television newscaster, journalist, and television host in the Philippines. He currently co-anchors GMA Network's late-night newscast ''Saksi'', the morning show '' Unang Hirit'', and a morning radio show called '' One on One: Walang Personalan'' on DZBB with Connie Sison. He also writes a column entitled ''Hirit Na!'' for the tabloid newspaper ''Abante''. He was the director of Solid Ground School in Plaridel, Bulacan in 1998. Biography Whilst in school, Clavio was a member of his school newspaper's editorial staff. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Arts and Letters. After graduating, Clavio worked as a news writer at DWIZ. After a year, he became a field reporter for GMA Network's flagship radio station, DZBB. Clavio made his first appearance as a television news reporter in 1994, when GMA offered him a reporter's slot in '' Briga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lino Cayetano
Lino Edgardo Schramm Cayetano (born January 4, 1978) is a Filipino politician and television director who served as the Mayor of Taguig from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as the representative of the 2nd district of Taguig from 2013 to 2016, and was the Barangay Chairman of Fort Bonifacio from 2010 to 2013. Before entering politics, he was a television director for several shows on ABS-CBN. Cayetano was born to a political family currently based in Taguig. His father was the late former senator Rene Cayetano; his older sister, Pia, is an incumbent senator; his older brother, Alan Peter, is also an incumbent senator who formerly served as the representative of Taguig–Pateros; and Alan Peter's wife, Lani, is the incumbent mayor of Taguig. Personal life Cayetano is currently married to former Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball player Fille Cainglet, who is 12 years younger than him. Cayetano and Cainglet, first met each other in an all-star volleyball tourney in summer of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
