<\/a>OFF AND RUNNING Among those who made it to Friday\u2019s 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\u00d1O JESUS ORBETA<\/p><\/div>\n
Aspirants for Election 2016<\/p>\n\n
130 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for President, up by 31 from 99 hopefuls in 2010<\/p>\n\n
19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for Vice President, lower by a point from 20 in 2010<\/p>\n\n
172\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 for senator, higher by 14 from 158 in 2010<\/p>\n\n
10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 official presidential candidates in 2010 elections<\/p>\n\n
8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 official vice presidential candidates in 2010 elections<\/p>\n\n
61\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 official senatorial candidates in 2010 elections<\/p>\n\n
89\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nuisance candidates for President in 2010<\/p>\n\n
12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nuisance candidates for Vice President in 2010<\/p>\n\n
97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nuisance candidates for senator in 2010<\/p>\n\n\n
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Source: Comelec and Inquirer Archives<\/p>\n\n\n