On April 18, ABS-CBN held the Harapan (Face-Off) senatorial debates at La Consolacion College - Manila.
Actors Bong Revilla (born Ramon Revilla, Jr.), who changed his legal name to his screen name "Bong Revilla" prior to the campaign period,[REF] and Jinggoy Estrada, together with Miriam Defensor Santiago consistently topped the poll surveys from Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia.