Pacquiao family loses big in Senate, party-list race

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The Pacquiao family’s presence remains firmly rooted at the local level in Central Mindanao with other members winning local seats

MANILA, Philippines – Members of the Pacquiao family failed to get a single congressional seat in the 2025 midterm elections on May 12. 

Former senator and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was unsuccessful in his bid for a Senate comeback three years after his failed 2022 presidential run. Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) shows that Pacquiao ranked 18th with 10,397,133 votes, which is far behind the magic 12 winners in the senatorial race.

Pacquiao had hoped to reestablish himself on the national stage after a brief hiatus. He previously served as senator from 2016 to 2022, after starting his political stint as Sarangani representative in 2010.

Two of Pacquiao’s family members also fell short in their attempts to reenter politics through the House of Representatives. 

His wife and former Sarangani vice governor Jinkee Pacquiao failed to get a congressional seat through the party-list system. She was the second nominee of Maharlikang Pilipino sa Bagong Lipunan (MPBL), a group that received only 23,189 votes and ranked 149th in the 2025 elections.

Pacquiao’s younger brother Alfredo “Bobby” Pacquiao, meanwhile, also failed to make a political comeback, following his previous stint as a party-list representative under OFW Family Club from 2019 to 2022.

1-PACMAN, with Bobby Pacquiao as its second nominee, failed to retain a seat in the House of Representatives after receiving 233,096 votes and placing 63rd in the party-list race.

The Comelec on Monday, May 19, proclaimed the victory of 52 out of the 54 party-list groups who won in the 2025 elections. The body suspended the proclamation of Duterte Youth and BH due to pending cases.

Strong at the local level

The results of the Senate and party-list race is a dramatic turn for the Pacquiao family that once held simultaneous elected posts in previous years. For example, three Pacquiao brothers were part of the 18th Congress, or from 2019 to 2022. Bobby and Rogelio served in the House while Manny was a senator.

But the family’s presence remains firmly rooted at the local level in Central Mindanao even if their national hold waned following the 2025 elections.

Rogelio was reelected as governor, receiving 155,090 votes against the 73,425 of his closest opponent Bong Aquia. 

Lorelie, Bobby’s wife, was also reelected as mayor of General Santos City with 147,992 votes. 

Michael, Manny’s second son, also won as city councilor with 108,604 votes. The two ran under the local People’s Champ Movement. – Rappler.com