VP Leni Robredo names 11-person senatorial slate for 2022 polls

Updated Fri, October 15, 2021 at 11:23 PM Published Wed, October 13, 2021 at 6:57 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo has finalized her senatorial slate for the 2022 elections, which includes 11 candidates from various groups.

The confirmed candidates are former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, Senators Risa Hontiveros and Leila de Lima, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, former Ifugao representative Teddy Baguilat Jr., Alex Lacson, Senator Richard Gordon, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero, Senator Joel Villanueva, and former Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Only three candidates on the slate are from the Liberal Party.

Guest candidates previously confirmed included Hontiveros, Diokno, and Trillanes IV.

Robredo stated that the diverse slate is consistent with her vision to unify as many sectors as possible.

Militant groups expressed disappointment over the non-inclusion of Makabayan senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares in the slate.

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