The Economist Intelligence Unit expects the president, Benigno Aquino, to complete his six-year term and stand down in 2016, following the dismissal of impeachment motions against him in September 2014.
The vice-president, Jejomar Binay, remains the most popular candidate for the 2016 presidential election, but a probe in the Senate (the upper house of Congress) into graft allegations against him could throw the race wide open.

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