OTSO DIRETSO LIST:

(GARY ALEJANO)

Gary C. Alejano Sr. was born on 22 January 1973 in Sipalay City, Negros Occidental. He is married to
Minerva Cojuangco Alejano of Bamban, Tarlac. Their marriage was blessed with three daughters and
two sons: twins Martine Gwyneth and Micah Gabrielle, Maxine Gail, Gary Alejano Jr., and Gian Marcus.
Gary C. Alejano Sr. or “Gary” as he is fondly called by his friends is a current member of the 17th
Congress of the Philippines, representing the sectors of former and retired members of the Armed
Forces of the Philippines, the urban poor, and the youth.

(BAM AQUINO)

Paolo Benigno Aguirre Aquino IV (born May 7, 1977) is a Filipino politician and social entrepreneur. He
currently serves as a Senator of the Philippines since 2013 and has advocated for the passage of bills
focusing on entrepreneurship, culture and arts, and education and science and technology

(CHEL DIOKNO)

Jose Manuel "Chel" Icasiano Diokno (born February 23, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer, educator, and civil
rights advocate best known for being one of the Philippines' foremost human rights lawyers. He serves
as chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Groupand as founding dean of the De La Salle University
College of Law. He has also served as special counsel of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.

(SAMIRA GUTOC)

Samira Ali Gutoc-Tomawisis a Filipino civic leader, journalist, environment and women's rights
advocate, and legislator who has served as member of the Regional Legislative Assembly of
the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao and a member of the Bangsamoro Transition
Commission which was tasked to draft the Bangsamoro Basic Law She also helped organize the Ranao
Rescue Team, a group set up in response to the humanitarian crisis that ensued after Battle of Marawi.

(FLORIN HILBAY)
]
(born March 19, 1974) is a Filipino lawyer who served as the Solicitor General of the Philippines from
2014 to 2016, serving the Philippine agent in the international case, Philippines v. China, which nullified
all historical claims of China in the West Philippine Sea.[2] He ranked first place in the 1999 Philippine Bar
Examination.

He is a member of the faculty of the University of the Philippines College of Lawsince 2000, where he
teaches Advanced Constitutional Litigation, Constitutional Law, and Philosophy of Law, with emphasis on
issues relating to Church and State, post-colonial constitutionalism, and the relationship between the
information environment and legal consciousness. He also taught Obligations & Contracts and Public
Officers & Election Law.

(ROMULO MAKALINTAL)
Atty. Romulo B. Macalintal is one of the very few election law practitioners in the country. Oftentimes,
he serves as a resource person in various radio and television programs before, during and after the
election or every time there is a need to clarify or explain conflicting electoral issues or problems. At
present, he is the most visible and sought-after election lawyer by the different media of mass
communication in connection with the May 10, 2004 elections. Romy, as he is fondly called by his
friends, passed the 1978 BAR examinations with a rating of 83.1%. He took up his Bachelor of Laws
degree at the University of the East, College of Law.

(MAR ROXAS)

Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a Filipino politician and the grandson of
former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the Cabinet of the Philippines as Secretary of
the Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015. Previously, he was the Secretary of Trade and
Industry from 2000 to 2003, a Senator from 2004 to 2010, and Secretary of Transportation and
Communications from 2011 to 2012. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas

(ERIN TANADA)

Lorenzo "Erin" Reyes Tañada III (born August 16, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, broadcaster, and human
rights and labor rights advocate who has served as a Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of
Representatives.[1] A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected to the House of Representatives in
2004, as the representative of the 4th District of Quezon Province.

He is particularly known for being the author the "Anti-Torture Act of 2009" (Republic Act No. 9749), the
"Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against
Humanity" (Republic Act No. 9851), and the "Renewable Energy Act of 2008" (RA 9513) as well as for his
strong advocacy of the Freedom of Information Bill.[1]

He currently serves as the manager for news and public affairs of UNTV-37 and host for several
programs of the said station.

(MARIA LOURDES SERENO)

Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal Sereno (Tagalog: [sɛˈrɛnɔ], born Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal; July 2,
1960) is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
Republic of the Philippines[2] from 2012 until her removal in 2018. Appointed as Associate
Justice by President Benigno Aquino III in August 2010, she became the second youngest person (at the
age of 52) to assume the post of Chief Justice in August 2012. She was removed from office by way of an
8–6 decision by the Supreme Court over a quo warranto petition, rendering her appointment as Chief
Justice null and void.[1] Many supporters as well as legal experts regard the removal of Sereno, who
opposed President Duterte's martial law and other executive actions, as politically motivated.

PDP LABAN:

(koko Pimentel)
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III (born January 20, 1964), commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is
a Filipino politician who is the 28th Senate President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2018.[2][3] He is also
the current president of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP–Laban). As the eldest son
and third child of the former Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., he is the first child of a previous
Senate president to hold the post.[4]He was sworn in on August 12, 2011 and proclaimed as the 12th
winning senator in the 2007 election.[5

(FRANCIS TOLENTINO)
Francis N. Tolentino (born January 3, 1960) is a Filipinopolitician who was best known for being the
ninth chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority(MMDA) from 2010 to 2015.[1]He
ran for the senatorial post in the 2016 elections as an independent candidate [2] and supported
the presidential bidof Rodrigo Duterte.[3]Tolentino lost because he was at the 13th place of the
Senate election in 2016.
On June 11, 2017, Tolentino was appointed as President Rodrigo Duterte's political adviser.[4]
Tolentino is running in the Philippine Senate election, 2019
(REYNALDO UMALI)

PDP LABAN PARTY LIST

(ZAJID DONG MANGUDADATU)

Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu (or Ismael "Toto" Mangudadatu) (born August 15, 1968) is the
Governor of Maguindanao, in the Philippines. Mangudadatu was elected for governor
of Maguindanao after defeating his closest rival, Ombra Sinsuat by a margin of 12,705 votes. The
race came to international attention after the 2009 Maguindanao massacre during which his wife,
sisters, aides, and lawyers, plus several journalists were kidnapped and murdered. Andal Ampatuan
Jr., against whom Mangudadatu was running for governor, was charged with the murders. [2] He
denies that he was involved.

(GERALDINE ROMAN)

Geraldine Batista Roman(born 1967) is a Filipinojournalist and politician. She was elected as
the Representative of the 1st District of Bataan following the 2016 Philippine elections, becoming the
first openly transgender woman elected to the Congress of the Philippines

(KARLO NOGRALES)

Karlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles (born September 3, 1976) is a Filipino politician who served
as congressmanfor the 1st District of Davao City from 2010 to 2018. He is currently serving as
the Cabinet Secretary of the Philippines since November 2018. He is an advocate of Education for All, a
global movement that supports farmers and agriculture-related programs and gives more opportunities
to provinces.

In the 2016 Philippine presidential elections, Karlo was among those who encouraged then Davao City
Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to run for highest position in the land. He was a member of the National Unity
Party or NUP before being sworn in by President Rodrigo Duterteas a member of the PDP-Laban during
his 41st birthday in 2017.

(HARRY ROQUE)
Herminio Harry Lopez Roque is a Filipino lawyer and a former law professor. He taught law at
the University of the Philippines Diliman, teaching constitutional law and public international law for 15
years.[1] Among the notable cases he handled are the Maguindanao massacre and Jennifer Laude cases.

Roque served as a member of the House of Representatives in the 17th Congress of the Philippinesfrom
June 30, 2016 to November 6, 2017.

He was requested by President Rodrigo Duterte himself to serve as the latter's Spokesperson and on
October 27, 2017, Roque was appointed Presidential Spokesperson, replacing Ernesto Abella.[2] On
November 22, 2017, he was designated Presidential Adviser for Human Rights concurrent with being the
Presidential Spokesperson

(BONG GO)
Christopher Lawrence"Bong" Tesoro Go(Tagalog: [go]; born June 14, 1974) is a Filipino politician
who was Special Assistant to the President, with the rank of secretary from June 2016 to October
2018. He was appointed by PresidentRodrigo Duterte.[2][3] He has served as executive
assistantand personal aide for Duterte since 1998