| Name | Party | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Joker Arroyo | Aksyon | Representative from Makati City; Lead Prosecutor from the Joseph Estrada Impeachment trial |
| Liwayway Vinzons-Chato | REPORMA-LM | former Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner |
| Franklin Drilon | Independent | Senator from Iloilo |
| Juan Flavier | Lakas-NUCD | Senator from Metro Manila |
| Ernesto Herrera | Lakas-NUCD | former Senator from Bohol |
| Ramon Magsaysay, Jr. | Lakas-NUCD | Senator from Zambales and son of former President Ramon Magsaysay |
| Solita "Mareng Winnie" Collas-Monsod | Aksyon | UP Economics professor and TV personality |
| Sergio Osmeña III | PDP-Laban | Senator from Cebu and 1998 Liberal Party Vice Presidential nominee (lost to Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) |
| Roberto Pagdanganan | Lakas-NUCD | former Governor of Bulacan and 1998 Lakas-NUCD presidential candidate (nomination lost to Jose de Venecia) |
| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal | lawyer, former Quezon City councilor, TV personality and husband of movie and TV actress Sharon Cuneta |
| Ralph Recto | Lakas-NUCD | Representative from Batangas and husband of movie and TV actress Vilma Santos |
| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal | Representative from Quezon, former Senator from Quezon and grandson of former Senator Lorenzo Tañada |
| Manuel Villar Jr. | Lakas-NUCD | Representative from Las Piñas City and former Speaker of the House of Representatives (1998-2000) |
PPC got 8 out of 13 possible seats in the Senate namely: (in order of votes received)