Personal Information

Birthdate: January 3, 1960  

Age on election day: 65 years old

Birthplace: Guinobatan, Albay

Residence: Barangay Tolentino East, Tagaytay City, Cavite

Civil status: single

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): lawyer

Other info:

Father:  Isaac Tolentino (former mayor of Tagaytay City)
Mother: Elena Tolentino

Siblings: 

• Abraham  Tolentino (incumbent mayor of Tagaytay City) 
• Annalyn Tolentino (served as assistant secretary of the Office of the President-Socials Office during the Duterte administration)

Children:  

• Michael Francis “Micko” C. Tolentino (incumbent councilor of Tagaytay City; seeking reelection in 2025)
• Patrick Andrei C. Tolentino
• Jeb Isaac C. Tolentino

Other prominent relatives:

• Agnes Tolentino (incumbent vice mayor of Tagaytay City, seeking reelection in 2025, unopposed), sister-in-law
• Aniela Bianca Tolentino (incumbent district representative, 8th District of Cavite; seeking reelection in 2025 ), niece
• Athena Bryana Tolentino (incumbent governor of Cavite, won as vice governor in 2022), niece
• Aizack Brent Tolentino (son of Abraham, running as mayor of Tagaytay City in 2025, unopposed), nephew

Education

• Bachelor of Arts Philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University (1976-1980)
• Bachelor of Laws, Ateneo de Manila University Law School (1980-1984)
• Master on National Security Administration, National Defense College of the Philippines
• Master of Laws specializing in Public International Law, University of London, England
• Master of Laws (Constitutional Law), University of Michigan Law School (Ann Arbor), USA
• Master of Laws (Corporation Law), Columbia Law School, USA 
• Other notes
  • passed the 1984 Philippine Bar Exams with a General Average of 86.25%
  • passed the 1991 New York State Bar Exams

Career

• Former mayor, Tagaytay City (as appointed OIC, 1986-1988; elected 1995-1998, 1998-2001, 2001-2004)
• Former chairman, MMDA (2010-2015)
• Former presidential adviser on political affairs, Duterte administration (2017-2018)
• Senator, Philippine Senate (2019-2025)


• Other notes
  • Philippine Army reservist (rank of Brigadier General)

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: Partido Federal ng Filipinas (PFP) (part of the Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate)

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 65 years 04 months

Registered voter of: Tolentino East, Tagaytay City, Cavite

Official website/ social media platforms

• Facebook Page: https://web.facebook.com/francistolngbayan
• Facebook User ID: 1566478310240623
• Website: https://francistolentino.ph/
• Instagram: @senfrancistoltolentino
• X: @SenTolentino
• TikTok: @senfrancistoltolentino
• YouTube: @FrancisTOLTolentino

Election history

ELECTION YEAR	POSITION SOUGHT	PARTY	OUTCOME
1995	Mayor, Tagaytay City	LAKAS NUCD-UMDP	won
1998	Mayor, Tagaytay City	LAKAS NUCD-UMDP	won
2001	Mayor, Tagaytay City	LAKAS NUCD-UMDP	won
2016	Senator	Independent	lost: ranked 13th out of 50 candidates with 12,811,098 votes
2019	Senator	PDPLBN	won: ranked 9th out of 62 candidates with 15,482,069 votes

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Sources:

Personal Information
Sources: COC, Comelec, PCO, Francis Tolentino FB page, news reports

Education
Sources: Senate bio, candidate’s bio (2016 and 2019), francistolentino.ph

Career
Sources: Senate bio, francistolentino.ph

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Sources: Comelec, news reports

Election history
Source: Comelec