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Boxing icon turned government official, Emmanuel Manny Dapidran Pacquaio or known by his stage name “Pacman”, eyes and eventually files certificate of candidacy for presidential election this 2022, having served as congressman in 2010 and then as senator since 2016.

Getting into his education status, Pacquiao’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science was acknowledged by University of Makati. He was enrolled under UMak’s own equivalency program for professionals and had to complete 10 modules for the different clusters of subjects in 16 months. With that being said, UMak confirmed that Pacquiao did meet all the requirements and earned his degree.

Before giving up his gloves and retiring from the ring, these were Pacquiao’s boxing achievements that was also used as his credentials. He was the first and only eight-division world champion in the boxing history. He was also the only boxer to manage holding titles in four different decades. He was a holder of several Guinness Book World Records for various accomplishments in boxing as well. He was named ‘Fighter of the Decade’ by BWAA, WBC, and WBO too.

Furthermore, Pacquiao has passed a total of 25 laws as a lawmaker from 2010 until the present. These include the Handbook for Overseas Filipino Workers Act of 2018, An Act Establishing the Sarangani Sports Center, and the National Bible Day Act, among others. He established Manny Pacquiao Foundation as he has devoted himself to public service and donated more than one-third of his career earnings to charity.

All things considered, I hope you decide whether this information will suffice for him to become a president. Let’s try to do away with personality politics. We should not elect public officials based on popularity but rather we should focus more on credentials and experiences. I hope this year is the start of maturing our voting IQ.

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Since July 1, 2019, Francisco m. Domagoso, also known as "Isko Moreno" and Yorme Isko, has served as the 27th Mayor of Manila. His victory to the mayorship of Manila came after a historic election in which he defeated an incumbent Mayor — a former Philippine President – on the promise of generational and transformative change for the 449-year-old Philippine capital.

Mayor Domagoso served in Manila's City Council representing the ancient, largely populated, and economically disadvantaged urbanised district of Tondo prior to becoming mayor. In 1998, he was elected to his first term on the Manila City Council.

The Manila mayor completed post-graduate studies at Harvard University's Executive Education Program, Oxford University's Strategic Leadership Program, Arellano University's Bachelor of Laws, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila's Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila's Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila's Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Mayn (UP).

In 1998, he ran for and won a position on the Manila City Council, representing Manila's first district, and was reelected in 2001 and 2004. He was elected deputy mayor of Manila for the first time in 2007.

Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was elected as the 26th Mayor of Manila in a contentious election in 2013. Domagoso campaigned for the Philippine Senate in 2016, narrowly missing out on a seat in the legislative upper chamber. Domagoso was named Chairman of the Board of the then-North Luzon Railways Corporation in 2017. In 2018, he was appointed as the Department of Social Welfare's Undersecretary for Luzon Affairs.

Domagoso defeated candidate Joseph Estrada for mayor of Manila on May 13, 2019, with a landslide victory of about 150,000 votes. On the following day, May 14, 2019, the City Board of Canvassers declared Domagoso the winner. On the evening of May 13, Joseph Estrada acknowledged defeat as well

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Ferdinand "Bongbong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. is a former senator from the Philippines who served from 2010 to 2016. He is the only son of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., the dictator and kleptocrat, and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez Marcos.

Bongbong Marcos first studied in Institucion Teresiana and La Salle Greenhills in Manila, where he obtained his kindergarten and elementary education, respectively. In 1970, Marcos was sent to England where he lived and studied at the Worth School, an all-boys Benedictine institution.

He then enrolled at St Edmund Hall, Oxford to read Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE). However, despite his false claims that he graduated with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, he did not obtain a degree and instead received a Special Diploma in Social Studies, which is given to students who have dropped out of their university course. Marcos enrolled in the Masters in Business Administration program at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, U.S., which he failed to complete. In a statement, he claimed he withdrew from the program for his election as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte in 1980.

Marcos also co-authored 4 Senate bills in the 16th Congress. One of them, Senate Bill 712 which was principally authored by Ralph Recto, was enacted as Republic Act 10645, the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010. Bongbong Marcos' first formal role in a political office came with his election as Vice Governor of Ilocos Norte (1980–1983) at the young age of 23. ... Marcos succeeded as Governor of Ilocos Norte (1983–1986) which he served until the People Power Revolution ousted his family from power.

Marcos premised his speech on the COVID-19 pandemic, saying "we must face the challenge as one, as one country, as one people." he said also "I know that it's this manner of unifying leadership that can lead us through this crisis, get our people safely back to work for all of us to begin to live our lives once again." so He asked Filipinos to join him in his bid. "Sama-sama tayong babangon muli (We will recover as one.)"

Bongbong Marcos discusses plans for 2022 elections. If he win for president, Bongbong would fulfill the dream of his mother Imelda Marcos for him to follow in the footsteps of his father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos whose martial law was marked by rampant human rights abuses and massive corruption that the Philippines is still recovering.

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Leni Robredo runs for President in the 2022 Presidential Elections as an opposition. She is promoted by the masses through the phrase “Laban Leni” and the color pink, or more specifically, fuschia.

Firstly, let’s talk about her educational background. According to Michael Bueza in Are 2016 VP Bets Truthful About Academic Degress? (February 2016), she earned an Economics degree in University of the Philippines Diliman around 1986 and later took law at the University of Nueva Caceres, which she also completed in 1992.

Secondly, we shall also learn about what she has accomplished while working in the political field. The laws she has passed so far are the following: Republic Act 10708 (The Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act), Republic Act 10661 (National Children’s Month Act), Republic Act 10646 (Charter of the Quezon City Development Authority), Republic Act 10665 (Open High School System Act), Republic Act 10638 (extending the corporate life of the Philippine National Railways for another 50 years), and Republic Act 10707 (rationalizing and strengthening the probation system).

Meanwhile, the bills she has filed are: House Bill 3432 (Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination), House Bill 4911 (People Empowerment Bill), and House Bill 5829 (Act to declare the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month). For her accomplishments during the COVID-19 pandemic, she lacked funds for her project and her budget was cut off. She states that the lack of resources made it difficult for her to provide service to the public. (CNN Philippines, 2021) In Manila Bulletin, it shows that—in spite of her disadvantages—she manages to launch COVID-19 projects in 6 areas. She has given post-COVID-19 vaccine care kits, offered two weeks worth of food for the families affected, started a community pantry with her family, and made free antigen testing possible.

Lastly, for her moral stands in social issues, here is what she shows us. In 2016, during the vice presidential debate, she rejected the idea of same-sex marriage. This may seem like homophobia to some, but she tries to elaborate that she prefers same-sex union than same-sex marriage. 3 years later, she states that lawmakers should use the current transphobic events as a sign to pass SOGIE Bill. She is a supporter of the LGBTQ+ in general. Fast forward to 2021, Leni repeats her stand in same-sex union during a talk with Rappler. However, this time, she states that she is against abortion and cannot accept it. When the Anti-terror Bill was proposed in 2020, the Vice President questioned it. She asked if the bill was going against terrorists, or just critics.

Overall, she has been the least evil out of all the candidates. Even though she has a few negative aspects, such as her anti-abortion stand, she is someone of good credentials.

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Who is Ronald dela Rosa? Dela Rosa is a senator who went to Mindanao State University (MSU) to study for a Bachelor of Science degree in public administration. In 1982, he left MSU to join the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) and graduated in 1986 as part of PMA Sinagtala class.

Nicknamed “Bato”, a moniker borrowed from Barangay Bato, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur where he grew up, Police Director General Ronald Marapon de la Rosa is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy “Sinagtala” Class of 1986. From his humble beginnings in Davao del Sur, he was able to finish high school but almost missed college because of financial difficulties, until he passed a scholarship application at the Mindanao State University in Marawi City.

In 1982, he pursued his dream of becoming a soldier and entered the Philippine Military Academy where he graduated in 1986 and joined the Philippine Constabulary (the forerunner organization of the Philippine National Police) as a young lieutenant. He immediately joined the 11th Regional Special Action Force, his first assignment, after which he joined the Davao City police as a junior officer. He served for many years in the Davao provinces and Compostela Valley where he developed his knowledge and skills in crime fighting and became known as a no-nonsense and tough police officer who got things done.

He is known for leading the Davao City police in successfully implementing Oplan “Tokhang” or “knock and plead,” where policemen knocked on the doors of suspected illegal drug personalities and criminals and asked them to give up and mend their ways. As he said, if they refused to stop, the police will make them stop. Professing a “zero tolerance” approach to rogues in uniform, particularly those involved in the illegal drug trade, he has also vowed to rid the police organization of scalawags.

Faced with the daunting task to eradicate crime, the illegal drug menace and corruption in the country, the 21st Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) assumed his post on July 1, 2016 with rock-hard determination to succeed in this mission.

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