Presidential candidate Sen. Grace Poe and her running mate Sen. Chiz Escudero officially announced their official senatorial candidates for the 2016 national elections under the so-called “Partido Galing at Puso.” The official announcement of the 12 senatoriables under the Poe-Escudero tandem was held at the historic Club Filipino in Greenhills, San Juan.
Except for Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, all 11 senatorial candidates were present on Thursday during the official announcement of the Poe-Escudero senatorial slate.
The senatorial bets who were present during the official launching and introduction of senatorial candidates under Poe-Escudero slate were OFW rights advocate Susan “Toots” Ople, former Senators Richard “Dick” Gordon and Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri, Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian and Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III.
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan, Pasig Representative Roman Romulo, Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares, Actor Edu Manzano, ACT-CIS partylist Representative Samuel Pagdilao, Manila Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso.
Veteran politician and Cebu Representative Ace Durano, the Poe-Escudero slate campaign manager was the one who introduced the senatorial slates to the media and their supporters who graced the event.
Meanwhile, listed below are the official 12 Senatorial Candidates of the Poe-Escudero Tandem:
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto
Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
Former Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon
Former Senator Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri
OFW rights advocate Susan “Toots” Ople
Manila Vice Mayor Isko Moreno
Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian
Pasig Representative Roman Romulo
ACT-CIS partylist Representative Samuel Pagdilao
Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan
Actor Edu Manzano