2022 Philippine Senate election

The 2022 Philippine Senate election will be the 34th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines for a six-year term. It is scheduled to be held on May 9, 2022.

The seats of 12 senators elected in 2016 were contested during this election, and the senators that were elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2028. The winners in this election will join the winners of the 2019 election to form the 19th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2019 will serve until June 30, 2025.

As the Senate election is held on the day when the presidency is also on the ballot, most presidential candidates may present slates of candidates for senator.

Background
Main article: 18th Congress of the Philippines
Party Not up Up Total
PDP–Laban 4 1 5
Nacionalista 3 1 4
Liberal 0 3 3
NPC 1 2 3
Akbayan 0 1 1
CIBAC 0 1 1
Lakas 1 0 1
LDP 1 0 1
UNA 1 0 1
Independent 1 3 4
Total 12 12 24

Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP), the electoral coalition backed by the Duterte administration, won nine of twelve seats, with three seats going to other parties and independents, and the primary opposition coalition, the Liberal Party-backed Otso Diretso, failing to win any seats. This led to the senators not affiliated with the Liberals to elect Tito Sotto to the Senate presidency in 2019. Sotto has not seen a challenge to his leadership to date, unlike in the House of Representatives.

Electoral system

The Philippines has a 24-member Senate elected nationally. Every three years since 1995, 12 seats are disputed. For 2022, the seats disputed in 2016 will be contested. Each voter has 12 votes, of which one can vote one to twelve candidates, or a multiple non-transferable vote; the twelve candidates with the most votes are elected.

Senators are term limited to two consecutive terms, although they are eligible for a third (and succeeding) non-consecutive term.[1] Only half of the seats are up in every senatorial election. The winning senators will succeed those elected in 2016, and will join those elected in 2019 in the 19th Congress.

Each party endorses a slate of candidates, typically not exceeding a 12-person ticket.[2] A party may also choose to invite "guest candidates" to complete its slate. The party may even include, with the candidates' consent, independent candidates and candidates from other parties as the party's guest candidates. Parties also may form coalitions to endorse a multi-party slate of candidates.

Winning candidates are proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Candidates are proclaimed senators-elect if the thirteenth-place candidate no longer has a mathematical chance of surpassing the twelfth-place candidate. Post-proclamation disputes are handled by the Senate Electoral Tribunal, a body composed of six senators and three justices from the Supreme Court.

Term-limited and retiring incumbents

The following are barred from running since they are on their second consecutive six-year term:[3]

Coalitions

Liberal Party

The Liberal Party and its coalition Otso Diretso will continue to contest in elections in 2022.[6]

Candidates

Announced candidacies

As of February 2021, no one has officially announced running.

Potential candidacies

Various personalities have directly and indirectly hinted on the possibility of running for senator in 2022. In other cases, sources have hinted on the possibility of certain candidates to run for senator in 2022. Among these personalities include:

Incumbents not term-limited

The following are expected to defend their seats, but are free to seek other positions in 2022:[3]

Former senators

These are the former senators who publicly expressed of possibly running in 2022:

Others

Declined candidacy

Opinion polling
Main article: Opinion polling for the 2022 Philippine Senate election

Opinion polling in Philippines is conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS), Pulse Asia and other pollsters.

The front-runner is in bold. Those that are within the margin of error are in italics.

Survey details
Date/s administeredPollsterSample sizeMargin of error Major issues when poll was administered
Nov 23–Dec 2, 2020[17][18]Pulse Asia2,400±2.0%

Per candidate

This list includes all individuals named by at least 10% of respondents in any of the surveys.

Per party
  • Parties (excluding independents) with the plurality of seats in boldface.
  • Parties (excluding independents) with the majority of seats are shaded by the party color.

Seats won
  • Totals may not add up to 12 due to margin of error.
DatePollster Akbayan HNP LP NP NUP NPC PDP–Laban PMP UNA Ind
Nov 23–Dec 2, 2020 Pulse Asia[17][18]0102131103

Seats after the election

Totals may not add up to 24 due to margin of error.

DatePollster Akbayan CIBAC HNP LDP Lakas LP NP NUP NPC PDP–Laban PMP UNA Ind
Jun 30, 2019 Start of 18th Congress 1 1 0 1 1 3 4 0 3 5 0 1 4
Nov 23–Dec 2, 2020Pulse Asia[17][18]0011105145114

Notes:

Per coalition
Date Pollster Others

Results
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Before
election		 Senate bloc Majority bloc Minority bloc
Party ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
After
election		 Party Seats up for election
Senate bloc 19th Congress of the Philippines

Key:

  • ‡ Seats up
  • * Gained by a party from another party
  • √ Held by the incumbent
  • + Held by the same party with a new senator

Per party
 Summary of the May 9, 2022 Philippine Senate election results per party
PartyPopular voteBreakdownSeats
Total%SwingEnteredUpNot upGainsHoldsLossesWonCurrent 18th19th+/−
Start%
PDP–Laban (Philippine Democratic Party–People's Power) 145
Nacionalista (Nationalist Party) 134
Liberal (Liberal Party) 303
NPC (Nationalist People's Coalition) 213
Akbayan (Akbayan Citizens' Action Party) 101
CIBAC (Citizens' Battle Against Corruption) 101
Lakas (People Power–Christian Muslim Democrats) 011
LDP (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) 011
UNA (United Nationalist Alliance) 011
Independent 314
Total votesN/A1212122424100%
Registered voters-100% %

References
  1. "Term of Office and Privileges". Senate of the Philippines.
  2. "Election for Senado (Philippine Senate)". Election Guide. Archived from the original on May 16, 2019.
  3. "Senators up for reelection in 2022". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. Ramos, Christia Marie (2020-07-22). "2022 presidential race? Drilon says 'count me out'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  5. "Sotto says retirement 'first option' in 2022". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
  6. "After tough loss in midterm polls, Otso Diretso has eyes set on 2022". Rappler. June 3, 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  7. "The 2022 Race Is On". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  8. Ager, Maila (May 2, 2019). "Lacson on possible 2022 run I'm not closing the door". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  9. "Pacquiao planning to run for president in 2022, says Arum". GMA News Online. June 8, 2020.
  10. Giongco, Mark (2020-06-10). "Pacquiao denies discussing running for president with Arum". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  11. Buan, Lian. "Opposition is solid for Robredo in 2022 – Trillanes". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  12. Solis, Lolit. "Nora and Angel for Senator?". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  13. Serato, Arniel. "Is Coco Martin running for senator in 2022?". PEP. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  14. "VERA FILES Check : No, PNoy is not RUNNING for Senator in 2022". Vera Files. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
  15. "Locsin for 2022? Angel says no to running, but yes to public service". news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  16. "Locsin for 2022? Angel says no to running, but yes to public service". ABS-CBN News. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  17. "Pulse Asia Research's November 2020 Nationwide Survey on the May 2022 National Elections". Pulse Asia. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  18. "Sara Duterte leads Pulse Asia's possible 2022 presidential bets poll". Rappler. December 31, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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