Philippine Senate election, 1987
The election for the Members of the Senate was held in the Philippines on May 11, 1987. The Philippine Senate was re-instituted following the approval of a new constitution in 1987 restoring the bicameral Congress of the Philippines ; earlier, a constitution was approved in 1973 that created a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (parliament) that replaced the bicameral Congress. The last Senate election prior to this was the 1971 election .
The Lakas ng Bayan Coalition (LABAN) got 64.9% of the vote but won 22 out of 24 seats in the Senate; only two candidates from the Grand Alliance for Democracy won: former Secretary of Defense Juan Ponce Enrile and San Juan mayor Joseph Estrada , despite getting 26.6% of the vote.
Background
After Marcos was ousted in the People Power Revolution in 1986, his political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan , was fragmented. Almost all its members including Assemblymen Arturo Tolentino, Jose Rono, Nicanor Yniquez, Cesar Virata who were coming from the Nacionalista Party among others were orphaned.
On the other hand, the Aquino coalition took all positions in the Ministry/Cabinet. Most notable were Prime Minister Salvador Laurel , Local Government Minister Nene Pimentel and Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo
The Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) consists of the PDP-LABAN headed by Local Government Minister Aquilino Pimentel Jr., the Lakas ng Bansa party headed by Assemblyman Ramon Mitra , the UNIDO , the Liberal Party headed by Senator Jovito Salonga , the National Union of Christian Democrats headed by Raul Manglapus , the Bayang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin headed by Butz Aquino , Panaghusia and other pro-Cory regional parties
The GAD consists of the faction of the KBL headed by Assemblyman Arturo Tolentino , the Jose Roy faction of the Nacionalista Party headed by Renato Cayetano , the pre-1986 opposition leaders who defected from Aquino headed by Senator Eva Estrada-Kalaw , the Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas headed by Former Labor Minister Blas Ople , the Mindanao Alliance, the Muslim Federal Party and the Christian Social Democratic Party.
UPP-KBL coalition is composed of Pro-Marcos forces.
Major Senatorial Candidates
Administration coalition
Main opposition coalition
^1 defected from President Aquino
Other notable candidates
Results
Tally of votes
Candidate Party Votes % Jovito Salonga Lakas ng Bayan 12,988,360 57.12 Butz Aquino Lakas ng Bayan 12,426,432 54.65 Orly Mercado Lakas ng Bayan 11,901,673 52.34 John Henry Osmeña Lakas ng Bayan 11,299,102 49.69 Edgardo Angara Lakas ng Bayan 11,288,407 49.64 Alberto Romulo Lakas ng Bayan 11,119,193 48.90 Leticia Ramos-Shahani Lakas ng Bayan 11,089,340 48.77 Rene Saguisag Lakas ng Bayan 10,871,850 47.81 Neptali Gonzales Lakas ng Bayan 10,855,796 47.74 Joey Lina Lakas ng Bayan 10,679,150 46.96 Wigberto Tañada Lakas ng Bayan 10,420,831 45.83 Heherson Alvarez Lakas ng Bayan 10,288,113 45.24 Sotero Laurel Lakas ng Bayan 10,278,729 45.20 Joseph Estrada Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 10,029,978 44.11 Teofisto Guingona Jr. Lakas ng Bayan 9,957,591 43.79 Raul Manglapus Lakas ng Bayan 9,910,244 43.58 Vicente Paterno Lakas ng Bayan 9,647,680 42.43 Victor Ziga Lakas ng Bayan 9,489,132 41.73 Ernesto Maceda Lakas ng Bayan 9,381,682 41.26 Nene Pimentel Lakas ng Bayan 9,042,696 39.77 Ernesto Herrera Lakas ng Bayan 8,474,297 37.27 Mamintal A.J. Tamano Lakas ng Bayan 8,102,231 35.63 Nina Rasul Lakas ng Bayan 7,966,882 35.03 Juan Ponce Enrile Grand Alliance for Democracy 7,964,966 35.03 Augusto Sanchez Lakas ng Bayan 7,891,932 34.71 Arthur Defensor Sr. Lakas ng Bayan 7,865,702 34.59 Eva Estrada-Kalaw Grand Alliance for Democracy 6,922,810 30.44 Vicente Puyat Grand Alliance for Democracy 6,859,307 30.16 Alejandro Almendras Grand Alliance for Democracy 6,317,107 27.78 Blas Ople Grand Alliance for Democracy 5,736,911 25.23 Arturo Tolentino Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 5,725,189 25.18 Vicente Magsaysay Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 5,500,447 24.19 Ramon Revilla Sr. Independent 5,203,982 22.88 Rene Espina Grand Alliance for Democracy 5,107,313 22.46 Francisco Tatad Grand Alliance for Democracy 4,743,678 20.86 Homobono Adaza Grand Alliance for Democracy 4,657,782 20.48 Roilo Golez Grand Alliance for Democracy 4,657,782 20.48 Rafael Recto Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 3,277,088 14.41 Romeo Jalosjos Sr. Grand Alliance for Democracy 3,131,226 13.77 Wilson Gamboa Sr. Grand Alliance for Democracy 2,450,523 10.78 Isidro Rodriguez Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 2,326,937 10.23 Wenceslao Lagumbay Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 2,168,086 9.53 Abul Khayr Alonto Grand Alliance for Democracy 1,998,261 8.79 Rafael Palmares Grand Alliance for Democracy 1,974,023 8.68 Lorenzo Teves Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 1,790,962 7.88 Zosimo Paredes Grand Alliance for Democracy 1,786,271 7.86 Rodolfo Fariñas Independent 1,668,147 7.34 Fernando R. Veloso Grand Alliance for Democracy 1,660,100 7.30 Merced Edith Nakpil-Rabat Grand Alliance for Democracy [ a] 1,655,065 7.28 Leonardo B. Perez Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 1,559,353 6.86 Jeremias U. Montemayor Grand Alliance for Democracy 1,522,413 6.69 Salvador Britanico Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 1,501,159 6.60 Nicanor Yñiguez Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 1,429,910 6.29 Firdausi Ismail Abbas Grand Alliance for Democracy 1,372,920 6.04 Horacio Morales Alliance for New Politics 1,327,920 5.84 Bernabe Buscayno Alliance for New Politics 1,307,527 5.75 Jose Burgos Jr. Alliance for New Politics 1,300,596 5.72 Nelia Sancho Alliance for New Politics 1,264,375 5.56 Vicente Millora Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 1,242,115 5.46 Crispin Beltran Alliance for New Politics 1,154,593 5.08 Jaime Tadeo Alliance for New Politics 1,093,995 4.81 Romeo Capulong Alliance for New Politics 1,063,818 4.68 Macabangkit Lanto Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 861,506 3.79 Pacifico Lopez de Leon Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 836,316 3.68 Antonio Raquiza Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 771,951 3.39 Norma Precy Mathay Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 743,573 3.27 Nilo Tayag Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 721,431 3.17 Concordio Diel Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 573,248 2.52 Manuel Manahan Independent 570,979 2.51 Joaquin Venus Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 554,644 2.44 Vicente Abangan Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 549,901 2.42 Edilberto A. del Valle Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 468,522 2.06 Rommel Corro Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 459,758 2.02 Geronimo Quadra Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 402,346 1.77 Salvador Panelo Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 393,413 1.73 Oswaldo Carbonell Independent 326,848 1.44 Antonio Velasco Independent 261,707 1.15 Jacinto Tamayo Lapiang Manggagawa 155,353 0.68 Juan T. David Lakas ng Bayan (original)101,499 0.45 Carmelito Montano Independent 85,425 0.38 Elpidio Dizon Independent 79,080 0.35 Bienvenido Medrano Lapiang Manggagawa 59,653 0.26 Leopoldo Quesada Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas 55,519 0.24 Manuel Pages Independent 29,908 0.13 Franco Rimando Independent 26,650 0.12 Glicerio Gervero Independent 18,750 0.08 Silvino Barsana Agudo Independent 11,250 0.05 Julian Taasan Independent 7,501 0.03 Ramon A. Gonzales Independent 3,750 0.02 Elly Pamatong Independent 3,098 0.01 Liberato Roldan Independent 2,487 0.01 Total 374,827,746 100.00 Total votes 22,739,995 – Registered voters/turnout 26,569,539 85.59
Per party
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFFF40;" data-sort-value="Lakas ng Bayan Coalition" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #4169E1;" data-sort-value="Grand Alliance for Democracy" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FE0000;" data-sort-value="Kilusang Bagong Lipunan" |
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Party/coalition
Votes
%
Seats won
%
LABAN
243,431,395
64.9%
22
91.7%
GAD
99,754,162
26.6%
2
8.3%
KBL
16,356,441
4.4%
0
0.0%
Partido ng Bayan
8,532,855
2.3%
0
0.0%
Independent
6,874,428
1.8%
0
0.0%
Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas
55,519
0.0%
0
0.0%
Valid votes
375,004,620
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24
100.0%
Turnout
22,739,995
85.6
Registered voters
26,569,539
100.0%
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF) . quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10 .
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