The President

Terms: 6 years; may not run for re-election

Function: The president is the head of state and of government, and functions as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. As chief executive, the president exercises control over all the executive departments, bureaus, and offices, and general supervision over local governments. The president appoints government officials, including the cabinet, the justices of the Supreme Court and heads of constitutional commissions, subject to confirmation requirements.

Qualifications:
(1) Natural born and registered voter of the Philippines
(2) A registered voter
(3) Able to read & write
(4) 40 years of age on the day of the election
(5) Resident of the Philippines for at least 10 years before the election is held

ABELLA, ERNIE

Ernie Abella, 72, is a businessman, writer, and pastor who is a long-time supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte. He also briefly served as the president’s spokesperson. He is running as an independent candidate, seeking to promote the participation of ordinary citizens and small entrepreneurs in governance, better access to food and healthcare services to children and senior citizens.

DE GUZMAN, LEODY

Leody de Guzman, 61, is an activist and labor leader who has pushed for policies to secure the rights and welfare of workers since 1984. He ran for senator in 2019 under the tagline "Manggagawa Naman" but failed to secure a seat. He currently sits as chairperson of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, a socialist labor center and federation of militant trade unions.

DOMAGOSO, ISKO MORENO

Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso is the incumbent mayor of the City of Manila. After serving as the capital city's vice mayor from 2007 to 2016, he ran for senator but failed to secure a seat. He was then appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as chairman of the board of the North Luzon Railways Corporation and later, undersecretary at the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

GONZALES, NORBERTO

SNorberto B. Gonzales, 74, is an avowed democratic-socialist, whose long career spans activism and union organizing, peace talks negotiation and national security adviser, defense secretary and presidential chief of staff appointments under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration. He chairs the Philippine Democratic Socialist Party, which has roots in the protest movement in the 1970s and participated in the mass campaigns against the Marcos dictatorship, peace talks with the Moro National Liberation Front and the ouster of President Joseph Ejercito Estrada.

LACSON, PING

Ping Lacson, 73, has served in the legislative and executive branches of the government for over 40 years. He is currently serving his third term in the Senate. Lacson has authored laws such as the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, the Philippine Identification System Act of 2018, and the Reproductive Health Act of 2011. He has long served as a watchdog on the national budget, pushing to delete pork barrel and other questionable insertions during plenary Senate debates.

MANGONDATO, FAISAL

Faisal Mangondato is a businessman who is running as the standard-bearer of the Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi party. He was born in Ramain Ditsaan, Lanao del Sur, and currently resides in Marawi City. He launched a failed bid for regional governor of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as an independent in 2016. Three years later, in 2019, he sought a Senate seat in 2019 but did not garner enough votes to win.

MARCOS, BONGBONG

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., 64, son and namesake of the late ousted dictator, was elected unopposed into vice gubernatorial seats in Ilocos Norte at the height of his father’s regime in 1980, and eventually into congressional seats representing the same province after his family’s return to the Philippines in 1991. He also served as a senator from 2010 to 2016 before losing a bid for higher office to Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2016 elections.

MONTEMAYOR JOSE JR

Jose Montemayor Jr. works primarily as a cardiologist at major hospitals. He claims to bring a medical, legal and economics background to the presidential race and his first campaign for public office. His tandem with Rizalito David is basing its platform on what the candidates call a faith-based approach to glorify God. Montemayor has expressed his opposition to same-sex unions, abortion (except for medical reasons), divorce and the death penalty.

PACQUIAO, MANNY PACMAN

Manny Pacquiao is a Philippine legislator who has served in both chambers of Congress since 2010. He first gained acclaim as a world-class champion boxer and juggled his careers as a public official and athlete until 2021 when he announced his retirement from the sport. The boxer-turned-legislator is also a preacher and founded the church Word for Everyone Ministries International, Inc. in 2012.

ROBREDO, LENI

Leni Robredo, 56, is currently serving as the 14th vice president of the Philippines. Her office has garnered the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit for three consecutive years (2018-2020) and has been recognized by Malacañang for its pandemic response programs across the country.