MAY 2025 is 34 months away, but it seems the House speaker is focused on building a beachhead for the midterms getting all national and local incumbents moving, beginning with the demotion of Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte from her party, as well as the acquisition of ABS-CBN as a content partner to his media empire.

There are seven reelectionists for 2025: Pia Cayetano, Bato dela Rosa, Bong Go, Lito Lapid, Imee Marcos, Bong Revilla and Francis Tolentino. Only Revilla is from Lakas-CMD. Those ending their terms are Grace Poe, Nancy Binay, Sonny Angara, Koko Pimentel and Cynthia Villar.