Duterte finalizes PDP-Laban senatorial slate

President Rodrigo Duterte is currently finalizing the senatorial lineup of the PDP-Laban party for the 2022 national elections.

The list is expected to include reelectionist senators, returning senators, cabinet members, and prominent personalities.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles are among those initially included.

Other potential candidates from the government sector include House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda, Information and Communications Technology Secretary Gregorio Honasan II, Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, former senator JV Ejercito, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos, Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Greco Belgica, and Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar.

Personalities such as TV host Willie Revillame, actor Robin Padilla, and broadcaster Raffy Tulfo are also on the list of possible senatorial candidates.

Duterte has previously expressed admiration for some of his cabinet members and had offered a potential Senate slot to Willie Revillame.