(Pangatlo sa pitong bahagi) Sa halalan sa Mayo 9, pipili ang mga botanteng Pilipino ng 12 sa 64 na kandidato na uupo sa Senado sa loob ng anim na taon. Ang pangunahing trabaho ng isang senador ay gumawa ng mga batas upang matugunan ang mga kakulangan sa patakaran, pahusayin ang mga umiiral na batas sa pamamagitan ng mga pag-amyenda, pagsusuri ng mabuti sa iminungkahing taunang budget ng pambansang pamahalaan, gamitin ang mga tungkulin sa pangangasiwa, bukod sa iba pang mga tungkulin.
Sa pitong bahaging seryeng ito, ang VERA Files Fact Check ay naghanap ng mahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa mga piling kandidato sa pagkasenador upang matulungan ang mga botante sa pagpili ng iboboto.
Mula sa opisyal na listahan ng Commission on Elections ng 64 na kandidato sa pagkasenador, 31 ang aming pinili batay sa mga sumusunod na pamantayan:
- Mga reelectionist;
- Mga dating opisyal ng gobyerno;
- Mga miyembro ng, o mga suportado ng mga pangunahing partidong pampulitika o nangungunang mga tiket ng pangulo at bise presidente; at
- Ang mga kandidatong kahit isang beses lamang na pumasok sa top 20 na mga survey bago ang halalan na isinagawa ng mga independiyenteng pollster na Pulse Asia at Social Weather Stations.
Pinagsama-sama ang 31 kandidato batay sa kanilang karanasan sa Senado — ang mayroon at ang wala — pagkatapos ay inayos ayon sa alpabeto.
Ang bawat profile ay naglalaman ng legislative agenda ng kandidato, karanasan sa gobyerno o larangan ng kadalubhasaan, mga isyu at kontrobersyang kinakaharap, mga kamag-anak sa gobyerno at iba pang mga interesanteng impormasyon. Kasama rin ang mga nauugnay na fact check, o nauugnay sa kandidato, na ginawa ng VERA Files Fact Check at ang mga media at academic partner nito sa pakikipagtulungan ng Tsek.ph.
Kabilang sa part 3 ng serye ang tatlong matatag na tagasuporta ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte – ang aktor na si Robin Padilla, dating Palace spokesperson Salvador Panelo at dating Mindanao Development Authority chairperson at dating Agrikultura secretary Manny Piñol – at SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta.
Alamin ang higit pa tungkol sa iyong mga senatorial bet:
Rodante Marcoleta
Robinhood “Robin” Padilla
Salvador Panelo
Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol
Tala ng editor: Ang seryeng ito ay ginawa sa tulong ng dalawang estudyante ng University of the Philippines Baguio bilang bahagi ng kanilang internship sa VERA Files.
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Mga Pinagmulan
Marcoleta
- Rodante Marcoleta Official Facebook Page, Get to Know Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, July 1, 2020
- House of Representatives official website, Hon. Marcoleta, Rodante D.
- Senate of the Philippines official website, RA 11291
- Senate of the Philippines official website, RA 10969
- Official Gazette, RA 10963
- Manila Bulletin Online, Bongbong Marcos – Sara Duterte proclamation rally at Philippine Arena in Bulacan, Feb. 8, 2022
- SMNI News, Marcoleta’s priority legislation on LIVE: SMNI Senatorial Debate | Round1, March 2, 2022
- The Sunday Times, Reintroducing Rodante Marcoleta, Feb. 20, 2022
- Inquirer.net, Marcoleta files candidacy for senator under PDP-Laban, Oct. 8, 2021
- Esquire Mag PH, Who Is Rodante Marcoleta?, July 10, 2020
- Inquirer.net, Marcoleta defends pol ads on ABS-CBN, Nov. 29, 2021
- Philstar.com, Marcoleta slammed for placing political ads on ABS-CBN after pushing for network’s shutdown, Nov. 23, 2021
- Manila Bulletin, ABS-CBN ‘executioner’ Marcoleta defends placement of political ad at Kapamilya network, Nov. 27, 2021
- Rappler, Who is Rodante Marcoleta, the man behind the motion for CHR’s P1,000-budget?, Sept. 13, 2017
- Philstar.com, Who moved to give the CHR a budget of P1,000?, Sept. 13, 2017
- Inquirer.net, House gives Commission on Human Rights P1,000 budget for 2018, Sept. 12, 2017
- Inquirer.net, CHR budget restored: ‘People power in age of social media’, Sept. 21, 2017
- Rappler, CHR thanks House for ‘open minds, hearts’ after budget restored, Sept. 20, 2017
- VERA Files, VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Marcoleta, Defensor insist on unproven claim that Ivermectin protects and treats COVID-19, Aug. 16, 2021
- Philstar.com, Duterte’s PDP-Laban endorses Sara, 7 senatorial bets, March 6, 2022
- The Manila Times, UniTeam bares 10 Senate bets, Jan.21, 2022
- Manila Bulletin, Marcoleta vows Senate probe on ABS-CBN, sister company if he wins, Jan. 10, 2022
- ABS-CBN News, Marcoleta vows probe on ABS-CBN subsidiary Big Dipper should he win Senate seat, Jan. 10, 2022
- House of Representatives official website, Roster of Philippine Legislators from 1907 to 2019
Padilla
- Robin Padilla Official Facebook Page
- Robin Padilla Official Website, Plataporma
- Philstar.com, Robin the educator, April 17, 2009
- The Philippine Star, ‘Robin Padilla’s brother should serve prison term’, Oct. 28, 2015
- Business Mirror, Robin Padilla’s brother asks SC to compel Comelec to declare him duly elected Camarines Norte vice governor, March 5, 2021
- Commission on Election, Certified List of Candidates Region V – Camarines Norte
- Interaksyon, ‘Nature of men to cheat?’ Robin Padilla slammed for remarks on Kylie, Aljur split, July 9, 2021
- Rappler, Robin Padilla issues statement on alleged Comelec violation, May 10, 2016
- GMA Entertainment, Robin Padilla talks about reason of his imprisonment; tells son Ali to be proud of being a Padilla, March 17, 2017
- Philstar.com, Robin, 86 others eyed for executive clemency, Aug. 28, 2016
- Inquirer.net, Robin Padilla gets absolute pardon from Duterte, Nov. 15, 2016
- Bilang Pilipino 2022, Robinhood Ferdinand “Robin” Cariño Padilla
- Philippine News Agency, Robin Padilla to join Army as reservist, July 8, 2019
- Philippine Army, Robin Padilla to head Army MSAB Strategic Communication Committee, July 30, 2020
- ABS-CBN News, Robin Padilla heads communications panel of PH Army’s multi-sector advisors, Aug. 20, 2020
- Philippine News Agency, Robin Padilla, 6 other reservists seeking elective posts relieved, Dec. 7, 2021
- Smart, Talk ‘N Text Ka-Tropa Robin Padilla inspires Pinoy youth to go back to school, July 4, 2014
- Manila Bulletin, Want to know Senate hopeful Robin Padilla’s platform? Read on, Feb. 21, 2022
- Business Mirror, Sara Duterte endorses Robin Padilla for Senator, Feb. 16, 2022
- Rappler, Sara Duterte endorses 7-man Senate slate of ‘friends’, Feb. 9, 2022
- Rappler, Duterte endorses 8 other Senate bets not in PDP-Laban list, April 1, 2022
- Manila Bulletin Online, Robin Padilla files COC for senator in 2022 polls, Oct. 8, 2021
- The Washington Post, Personality is Key as Filipinos Vote, May 9, 1995
- AsiaWeek.com, And the losers are… Nov. 30, 2000
- Bikol Initiative, Camarines Norte Politics
- Manila Bulletin, Want to know Senate hopeful Robin Padilla’s platform, Feb. 21, 2022
- ANC 24/7, Headstart: PH Senatorial candidate Robin Padilla, Feb. 3, 2022
- Philstar.com, The key to Robin Padilla’s heart, June 18, 2004
- Manila Bulletin, Celebrities and conversions: The way I pray, Nov. 23, 2013
- ABS-CBN News, Liezel: Marriage to Robin not yet annulled, Sept. 24, 2010
- Manila Bulletin, 5 Things We Love About Robin Padilla, Nov. 10, 2012
- Philstar.com, Robin Padilla: Take 3, Oct. 8, 2006
- PEP.ph, Liezl Sicangco on daughter Kylie Padilla’s interview with dad Robin Padilla: “Natawa ako at naiyak.”, Nov. 28, 2021
Panelo
- Salvador Panelo Official Facebook Page, Education, Work Experience and Advocacies
- Salvador Panelo Official Facebook Page, Sino si Sal Panelo? Album
- Salvador Panelo Official Facebook Page, Legislative Agenda
- CNN Philippines, The Filipino Votes: Senatorial Forum, March 6, 2022
- Inquirer.net, Panelo to file COC for senator, bats for free education, medicines, perks for barangay workers, Oct. 8, 2021
- Rappler, FALSE: ‘Ouster plot’ against President Duterte ‘bared’, April 24, 2019
- Inquirer.net, Alejano dares Duterte, Panelo: Resign over ‘irresponsible Oust Duterte matrix’, May 3, 2019
- Philippine News Agency, Palace bares ‘Oust-Duterte’ matrix, April 22, 2019
- Rappler, LOOK: Panelo endorsed Sanchez’s letter for executive clemency, Sept. 3, 2019
- Inquirer.net, Parole board chief: Panelo ‘referred’ Sanchez pardon bid to me, Sept. 4, 2019
- Philstar.com, Salvador Panelo referred Antonio Sanchez clemency bid to board, April 4, 2019
- ABS-CBN News, Panelo denies hand in convicted rapist-murderer’s looming release, Aug. 21, 2019
- CNN Philippines, Panelo denies hand in looming release of ex-mayor convicted of students’ murder, rape, Aug. 21, 2019
- Inquirer.net, Panelo denies hand in early release of former mayor in rape-slay case, Aug. 21, 2019
- Rappler, Duterte’s spokesman Salvador Panelo and his high-profile cases, May 18, 2016.
- ABS-CBN News, Salvador Panelo: Controversies, high-profile cases, May 24, 2016
- BBC News, Manila transport crisis: Commuters outraged by ‘leave earlier’ advice, Oct. 10, 2019
- Inquirer.net, Panelo: ‘Wake up early’ comment ‘not insensitive’, Oct. 11, 2019
- Interaksyon, Why Panelo’s suggestion to ‘leave early’ sounds insensitive to commuters, October 10, 2019
- CNN Philippines, Panelo floats COVID-19 ‘invasion’ as basis to declare martial law, May 4, 2020
- Inquirer.net, COVID-19 an ‘invasion,’ may be ground for declaring martial law — Panelo, May 4, 2020
- Philstar.com, Despite Panelo’s claims, COVID-19 not the ‘invasion’ to justify martial law, May 4, 2020
- Rappler, Panelo: Duterte ‘never bastos,’ you women should know that, June 16, 2019
- ABS-CBN News, Panelo defends Duterte amid Swedish envoy’s criticism of rape jokes, July 10, 2019
- Rappler, Panelo: Duterte’s kiss with OFW like kissing grandchild, baby, June 6, 2018
- VERA Files, VERA FILES FACT CHECK YEARENDER: Explaining the president’s gaffes in 2018, Dec. 21, 2018
- Inquirer.net, The unfortunate Salvador Panelo, Aug. 23, 2016
- ABS-CBN News, The Duterte-Marcos connection, Sept. 30, 2019
- Philstar.com, Honesty an election issue? Panelo evades question, invokes right against self-incrimination, March 7, 2019
Piñol
- Manny Piñol’s Official Website, Curriculum Vitae
- Manny Piñol’s Official Website, Campaign Materials
- Board Member Doc Krista Piñol-Solis Official Facebook Page, n.d.
- Rappler, Piñol’s brother, daughter win posts in Cotabato province, May 17, 2019
- Vice Mayor’s Office of M’lang Official Facebook Page, n.d.
- Joselito F. Piñol’s Official Facebook Post, June 20, 2016
- Rappler, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol resigns, Jun. 27, 2019
- Inquirer.net, DA chief Piñol offers to resign; says he is open to lead MinDA, June 27, 2019
- CNN Philippines, Piñol submits courtesy resignation to Duterte – Bong Go, June 27, 2019
- CNN Philippines, Piñol denies pressuring Filipino fishermen to revise ramming account, June 20, 2019
- Inquirer.net, De Lima criticizes gov’t treatment of Filipino fishermen, June 20, 2019
- Rappler, PH boat captain changes tune after meeting with Piñol, June 19, 2019
- Philstar.com, Agriculture chief submits to lifestyle check by Office of the President, Dec. 7, 2018
- Philstar.com, PACC clears Piñol in lifestyle probe, June 13, 2019
- Inquirer.net, PACC clears Piñol of corruption, June 12, 2019
- UNTV, PACC clears Agriculture Secretary Piñol from corruption allegations, June 13, 2019
- Philstar.com, Piñol accepts challenge, eats bukbok rice, Sept. 1, 2018
- Rappler, Challenge accepted: Piñol eats bukbok rice, galunggong, Sep. 1, 2018
- Yahoo News, UNTV EXCLUSIVE: Sec. Piñol eats weevil-infested rice to allay public fears, Aug. 31, 2018
- Kodao Productions, NUJP to Piñol: Filing civil complaint vs Baguio journo in Cotabato harassment, Oct. 2, 2017
- GMA News Online, Piñol sues newsman over ‘libelous’ FB post, Sept. 28, 2017
- The Manila Times, Piñol to sue Baguio newsman for libel, Sept. 26, 2017
- Politiko, Manny Piñol files cyber libel raps vs reporter over wealth report, Sept. 28, 2017
- Rappler, Mix of old and new names in Lacson Senate slate of 15, Oct. 15, 2021
- Rappler, WATCH: Why Manny Piñol is running with Lacson, Sotto, Oct. 8, 2021
- Philstar.com, Zubiri dropped from Lacson-Sotto Senate slate after endorsing Marcos, April 4, 2022
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