The Vice President

Terms: 6 years; may run for one re-election and shall not serve more than two consecutive terms

Function: The vice president succeeds the president in case of death, disability, or resignation. The vice president may be appointed to a cabinet position by the president without need for confirmation, concurrently serving as a secretary.

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

ATIENZA, LITO

Lito Atienza, 80, has represented the Buhay party-list as a lawmaker in the lower house since 2012. He has held several seats in the City of Manila since the 1970s, ultimately becoming mayor for three consecutive years from 1998 to 2007. His appointment as Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources under the Arroyo administration from 2007 to 2009 also drew criticism from environmentalists who disapproved of his anti-conservation record as mayor.

BELLO, WALDEN

Walden Bello, 76, has been an activist, social worker, academic and political analyst since the mid-70s. He ran for senator in the 2016 elections as an independent but failed to secure a seat, placing 36th with just 2.41% of the total votes.

DUTERTE, SARA

Sara Duterte, 43, is the incumbent mayor of Davao City. She became the city's first female mayor and the youngest to ever be elected in its history. She is the daughter of President Rodrigo Duterte who also served as mayor of the southern city for several terms before seeking the country's highest office.

LOPEZ, MANNY SD

Manny SD Lopez is an economist and management professional touting decades of local and international experience. He headed Empowered People’s Initiative and Reform Movement Alliance or ePIRMa, which advocated for people’s initiative as a means of charter change

ONG, DOC WILLIE

Doc Willie Ong, 58, is an internal medicine specialist, cardiologist, author and medical commentator who gained popularity primarily through social media where he offers medical and healthcare-related advice.

PANGILINAN, KIKO

Kiko Pangilinan, 58, is an incumbent senator and the president of the once-ruling Liberal Party. Prior to his marriage to actress Sharon Cuneta in 1996 and his election to the Senate in 2001, he gained fame as a legal commentator in various mass media programs.

DAVID, RIZALITO

A near-constant presence in previous elections, he filed two unsuccessful petitions to disqualify Senator Grace Poe and then-Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte from the presidential race in 2016. This was after he was declared a nuisance candidate for the same race.

SERAPIO, CARLOS

Carlos G. Serapio is a lawyer running for vice president under the Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi Party. He specializes in cross-border transactions between Japan and the Philippines in his legal practice and served numerous consultancy posts under the Aquino administration’s Office of the President.

SOTTO, VICENTE TITO

Tito Sotto, 73, the incumbent Senate president, has served in Congress for almost two decades and has authored over 100 laws. He has often been tagged as a conservative lawmaker, largely because he continues to block the passage of the SOGIE Equality Bill in the Senate.