Pinoy VOTE

Genuine Opposition

The United Opposition Coalition was created by Makati City mayor Jejomar Binay on June 2005 to unite all politicians who wish to impeach Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The UNO started scouting candidates for the Senate as early as October 2006 to claim a large share in the Senate seats. On January 2007, UNO started short listing its nominees after a large number interested personalities wanted to join the opposition. The UNO has changed its name on February 12, 2007 at the Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila to "Grand and Broad Coalition" (GBC). On February 15, 2007 the group changed its named again to "Genuine Opposition" after a meeting with Senate President Manny Villar in his office in Las Piñas. Though the Senate President Manny Villar and Senate Majority Leader Francis Pangilinan are running under the Opposition, they remain Independent Candidates like in the Philippine general election, 2001.

• Loren Legarda (*) - (Nationalist Peoples Coalition (NPC)) former Vice Presidential candidate (2004) and former Senator (1998-2004)
• Panfilo Lacson - (Independent) incumbent Senator (2001-2007), former Philippine National Police Chief (1998-2001) and former Presidential Candidate (2004)
• John Henry Osmeña - (NPC) Former Senator (1971-1972; 1987-1992; 1992-1995; 1998-2004)
• Francis Escudero (*) - (NPC) Sorsogon incumbent Representative (1998-2001; 2001-2004; 2004-2007)
• Alan Peter Cayetano - (Nacionalista) Taguig City-Pateros incumbent Representative (1998-2001; 2001-2004; 2004-2007) and brother of incumbent Senator Pia Cayetano (2004-2010)
• Benigno Aquino III - (Liberal Party "Drilon Wing") Tarlac incumbent Representative (1998-2001; 2001-2004; 2004-2007) and son of former President Corazon Aquino and the late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr.
• Aquilino Pimentel III - (Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN)) lawyer and son of incumbent Senator and former Minister/Secretary of Interior and Local Government Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. (2004-2010)
• Sonia Roco - (Aksyon Demokratiko) widow of the late Senator and former Presidential candidate Raul Roco (1992-1995; 1995-2001)
• Antonio Trillanes - (Independent) detained Military Officer (Lieutenant Senior Grade), Magdalo Leader
• Anna Dominique Coseteng - (NPC) former Senator (1992-1995; 1995-2001) and former Representative (1987-1992)
• Manuel "Manny" Villar (*) - Nacionalista, incumbent Senator (2001-2007), Senate President (2006-present), former Representative of Las Pinas City (1987-1992; 1995-1998; 1998-2001), former Speaker of the House (1998-2000)
• Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan (*) - (Liberal Party "Drilon Wing"), incumbent Senator (2001-2007), Senate Majority Floor Leader (2001-present)