OFF AND RUNNING Among those who made it to Friday鈥檚 deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy at the Comelec are (from left): presidential contender Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, vice presidential bet Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, and senatorial aspirants boxing champ and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao, and Philippine Red Cross Chair and former Sen. Richard Gordon. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ/NI脩O JESUS ORBETA
Aspirants for Election 2016
130 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 for President, up by 31 from 99 hopefuls in 2010
19聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 for Vice President, lower by a point from 20 in 2010
172聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 for senator, higher by 14 from 158 in 2010
10聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 official presidential candidates in 2010 elections
8聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 official vice presidential candidates in 2010 elections
61聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 official senatorial candidates in 2010 elections
89聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 nuisance candidates for President in 2010
12聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 nuisance candidates for Vice President in 2010
97聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 nuisance candidates for senator in 2010
Compiled by Inquirer Research
Source: Comelec and Inquirer Archives