LIST: 12 senatorial aspirants' position on hot issues in PH

Here are the positions of the twelve senatorial aspirants who accepted the invitation for Tanong ng Bayan: the GMA Senatorial Face-Off on various controversial issues in the country.

Philippines' return to the International Criminal Court:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: No
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Yes
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: Yes
• Ernesto Arellano:Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: No
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: No
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: Yes
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: Yes

Mandatory random drug testing for all elected and appointed government officials:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Yes
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: No
• Jimmy Bondoc: Yes
• Teddy Casino: No
• Ernesto Arellano: Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: Yes
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: Yes
• Eric Martinez: Yes
• Luke Espiritu: No
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: No

Prohibiting allocation of confidential and intelligence funds to agencies irrelevant to national security:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Yes
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Yes
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: Yes
• Ernesto Arellano:Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: Yes
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: Yes
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: Yes
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: Yes

Abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Yes
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: No
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: No
• Ernesto Arellano: Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: Yes
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: Yes
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: No
• Leody de Guzman: No
• Danilo Ramos: No

Abolition of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: No
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Yes
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: Yes
• Ernesto Arellano: Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: No
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: No
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: Yes
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: Yes

Filing of cases vs. ex-President Rodrigo Duterte over alleged crimes against humanity:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: No
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Yes
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: Yes
• Ernesto Arellano:Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: No
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: No
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: Yes
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: Yes

Passage of Anti-Teenage Pregnancy Bill or the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Bill:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: No
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Yes
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: Yes
• Ernesto Arellano:Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: No
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: No
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: Yes
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: Yes

Firing squad for officials convicted of corruption cases:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Yes
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: No
• Jimmy Bondoc: No
• Teddy Casino: No
• Ernesto Arellano:Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: No
• Heidi Mendoza: No
• Ariel Querubin: Yes
• Eric Martinez: No
• Luke Espiritu: No
• Leody de Guzman: No
• Danilo Ramos: No

Publicizing Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Yes
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro:Yes
• Jimmy Bondoc: Yes
• Teddy Casino: No
• Ernesto Arellano: Yes
• Vic Rodriguez: No
• Heidi Mendoza: Yes
• Ariel Querubin: Yes
• Eric Martinez: Yes
• Luke Espiritu: Yes
• Leody de Guzman: Yes
• Danilo Ramos: Yes

The 12 senatorial aspirants were also asked to raise a happy, sad, or angry emoji to photos of individuals, groups, and issues that recently hit headlines during the face-off for Eleksyon 2025. Here are their answers:

Former President Rodrigo Duterte:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Happy
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Angry
• Jimmy Bondoc: Happy
• Teddy Casino: Angry
• Ernesto Arellano: Sad
• Vic Rodriguez: Happy
• Heidi Mendoza: Angry
• Ariel Querubin: Happy
• Eric Martinez: Happy
• Luke Espiritu: Angry
• Leody de Guzman: Angry
• Danilo Ramos: Angry

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Sad
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Sad
• Jimmy Bondoc: Sad
• Teddy Casino: Angry
• Ernesto Arellano: Happy
• Vic Rodriguez: Angry
• Heidi Mendoza: Angry
• Ariel Querubin: Happy
• Eric Martinez: Happy
• Luke Espiritu: Angry
• Leody de Guzman: Angry
• Danilo Ramos: Angry

New Peso Bills:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Happy
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Sad
• Jimmy Bondoc: Happy
• Teddy Casino: Angry
• Ernesto Arellano: Angry
• Vic Rodriguez: Sad
• Heidi Mendoza: Angry
• Ariel Querubin: Angry
• Eric Martinez: Angry
• Luke Espiritu: Sad
• Leody de Guzman: Angry
• Danilo Ramos: Sad

Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Sad
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Sad
• Jimmy Bondoc: Sad
• Teddy Casino: Sad
• Ernesto Arellano: Angry
• Vic Rodriguez: Sad
• Heidi Mendoza: Angry
• Ariel Querubin: Sad
• Eric Martinez: Sad
• Luke Espiritu: Happy
• Leody de Guzman: Happy
• Danilo Ramos: Angry

The Tanong ng Bayan: the GMA Senatorial Face-Off also asked the 12 aspirants to raise a "higher" or "lower" card on several issues:

Salaries of congressmen and senators:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Higher
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Lower
• Jimmy Bondoc: Higher
• Teddy Casino: Lower
• Ernesto Arellano: Lower
• Vic Rodriguez: Lower
• Heidi Mendoza: Lower
• Ariel Querubin: Lower
• Eric Martinez: Lower
• Luke Espiritu: Lower
• Leody de Guzman: Lower
• Danilo Ramos: Lower

Age of criminal liability which is currently set at 15 years old:

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Lower
• ACTTeachers Rep. France Castro: Higher
• Jimmy Bondoc: Lower
• Teddy Casino: Higher
• Ernesto Arellano: Higher
• Vic Rodriguez: Higher
• Heidi Mendoza: Higher
• Ariel Querubin: Higher
• Eric Martinez: Lower
• Luke Espiritu: Higher
• Leody de Guzman: Higher
• Danilo Ramos: Higher

The last quick answer segment of the Tanong ng Bayan: the GMA Senatorial Face-Off asked the senatorial aspirants to answer "truth" or "lie" on several questions that would show their background:

Do you own more than one vehicle?

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Truth
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Truth
• Jimmy Bondoc: Truth
• Teddy Casino: Lie
• Ernesto Arellano: Lie
• Vic Rodriguez: Truth
• Heidi Mendoza: Lie
• Ariel Querubin: Truth
• Eric Martinez: Truth
• Luke Espiritu: Lie
• Leody de Guzman: Lie
• Danilo Ramos: Lie

Have you ever used "wang-wang" or police escort?

• Senator Ronald Bato dela Rosa: Truth
• ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro: Lie
• Jimmy Bondoc: Lie
• Teddy Casino: Lie
• Ernesto Arellano: Truth
• Vic Rodriguez: Truth
• Heidi Mendoza: Truth
• Ariel Querubin: Lie
• Eric Martinez: Lie
• Luke Espiritu: Lie
• Leody de Guzman: Lie
• Danilo Ramos: Lie

— RSJ, GMA Integrated News

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