Senatorial aspirants’ stance on PH’s pressing issues

Several senatorial aspirants attend the “Tanong ng Bayan” senatorial face-off for the 2025 elections aired by GMA News on Saturday, February 1, 2025. —Screenshot from GMA News livestream/Youtube

MANILA, Philippines — Several senatorial aspirants expressed their stance on some of the country’s pressing issues during the “Tanong ng Bayan” senatorial face-off for the 2025 elections aired by GMA News on Saturday night.

GMA News said that over 30 senatorial aspirants, who gained ground in surveys conducted by Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations in December 2024, were invited to the face-off.

Here are the following stance on different issues of the 12 senatorial aspirants who confirmed the invitation:

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On Philippines rejoining the International Criminal Court:

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• France Castro: YES
• Leody de Guzman: YES
• Luke Espiritu: YES
• Ernesto Arellano: YES
• Danilo Ramos: YES
• Teddy Casiño: YES
• Heidi Mendoza: YES
• Jimmy Bondoc: NO
• Vic Rodriguez: NO
• Bato dela Rosa: NO
• Ariel Querubin: NO
• Eric Martinez: NO

On mandatory drug testing of elected and appointed government officials:

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• Bondoc: YES
• Rodriguez: YES
• De Guzman: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Dela Rosa: YES
• Querubin: YES
• Martinez: YES
• Castro: NO
• Espiritu: NO
• Ramos: NO
• Casiño: NO

On the removal of confidential and intelligence funds of government agencies not concerned with intelligence gathering:

• Casiño: YES
• Ramos: YES
• Querubin: YES
• Dela Rosa: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Rodriguez: YES
• Castro: YES
• De Guzman: YES
• Espiritu: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Bondoc: NO
• Martinez: NO

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On the abolition of Presidential Commission on Good Government:

• Rodriguez: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Dela Rosa: YES
• Querubin: YES
• Bondoc: NO
• Castro: NO
• De Guzman: NO
• Espiritu: NO
• Ramos: NO
• Casiño: NO
• Martinez: NO

On the abolition of National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict

• Casiño: YES
• Ramos: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Espiritu: YES
• De Guzman: YES
• Castro: YES
• Martinez: NO
• Querubin: NO
• Dela Rosa: NO
• Rodriguez: NO
• Bondoc: NO

On filing of charges against former president Rodrigo Duterte on crimes against humanity on his drug war

• Castro: YES
• De Guzman: YES
• Espiritu: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Casiño: YES
• Ramos: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Bondoc: NO
• Rodriguez: NO
• Dela Rosa: NO
• Querubin: NO
• Martinez: NO

On the passage of Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Bill

• Castro: YES
• De Guzman: YES
• Espiritu: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Ramos: YES
• Casiño: YES
• Bondoc: NO
• Rodriguez: NO
• Dela Rosa: NO
• Querubin: NO
• Martinez: NO

On firing squad of government officials convicted of graft and corruption

• Querubin: YES
• Dela Rosa: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Martinez: NO
• Casiño: NO
• Ramos: NO
• Mendoza: NO
• Espiritu: NO
• De Guzman: NO
• Castro: NO
• Rodriguez: NO
• Bondoc: NO

On publication of Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Networks

• Bondoc: YES
• Mendoza: YES
• Espiritu: YES
• Arellano: YES
• Castro: YES
• Querubin: YES
• De Guzman: YES
• Ramos: YES
• Martinez: YES
• Casiño: YES
• Dela Rosa: YES
• Rodriguez: NO