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Presidential Candidates 2016

1. Rodrigo Ruderte- Rodrigo "Rody" Roa Duterte was born March 28, 1945, nicknamed Digong, is a Filipino lawyer and politician of visayan descent. Duterte is among the longest-serving mayors in the Philippines and has been mayor of Davao City, a highly urbanized city on Mindanao Island, for 7 terms, totalling more than 22 years. He has also served as vice-mayor and congressman in the city.
On November 21, 2015, Duterte declared his candidacy for President for the 2016 election after a series of many organization persuations.
2. Jejomar Binay- Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. was born November 11, 1942 is thefiteenth Vice President of Philippines under President Benigno S. Aquino III.
He was appointed by former President Corazon Aquino as officer-in-charge of Makayi City from 1986-1987. After his assignment, he was elected as Makati City mayor from 1988-1998.[2] During this term, he acted as the MMDA chairman from 1990 to 1991. In 2001, he was reelected as mayor until the end of his term in 2010. He resigned as Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council and as Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Worker in June 22, 2015.
3. Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is aFilipino politician and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas.  He served in the as Secretray of the Department of Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015. Previously, he was the secretray of Department 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.
4.Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe Llamanzares (born September 3, 1968) is the adopted daughter of Filipino actors Susan Roces and Fernado Poe .Jr. She served as chairperson of the (MTRCB) from 2010 to 2012 and in the Philippine senate since 2013.
She initially studied at the University og the Philippines, Manila, where she majored in development studies, but moved to Boston College in Massachusetts, United States where she finished a degree in Ppolitical Science and has spent much of her adult life in Fairfax, Virginia.

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