Presidential, legislative and local elections were held on November 9, 1965, in the Philippines. Incumbent President Diosdado Macapagal lost his opportunity to get a second full term as President of the Philippines to Senate President Ferdinand Marcos. His running mate, Senator Gerardo Roxas lost to former Vice President Fernando Lopez. Emmanuel Pelaez did not run for vice president. An unprecedented twelve candidates ran for president; however, nine of those were nuisance candidates.
See main article: 1965 Philippine presidential election.
See main article: 1965 Philippine Senate election.
See main article: 1965 Philippine House of Representatives elections.
Aside from the general election, local plebiscites were also held on this day. One was for the division of the province of Samar into three provinces, namely Eastern Samar, Northern Samar and Western Samar (renamed in 1969 as "Samar"). Six were for conversion of municipalities into cities, with two being renamed as well. All were carried, except for the cityhood of Batangas and renaming it to "Laurel City".
| Plebiscite question | For | Against | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | Total | % | ||||
| Samar | Division of Samar to three provinces | 135,259 | 89.42% | 16,002 | 10.58% | 151,261 | |
| La Carlota, Negros Occidental | Cityhood of La Carlota | 5,622 | 73.96% | 1,979 | 26.04% | 7,601 | |
| Bago, Negros Occidental | Cityhood of Bago | 8,002 | 82.38% | 1,711 | 17.62% | 9,713 | |
| Laoag, Ilocos Norte | Cityhood of Laoag | 7,831 | 50.92% | 7,549 | 49.08% | 15,380 | |
| San Carlos, Pangasinan | Cityhood of San Carlos | 8,941 | 66.26% | 4,552 | 33.74% | 13,493 | |
| General Santos, Cotabato | Cityhood and renaming to "Rajah Buayan" | 4,422 | 59.05% | 3,066 | 40.95% | 7,488 | |
| Batangas, Batangas | Cityhood and renaming to "Laurel City" | 9,901 | 41.35% | 14,044 | 58.65% | 23,945 | |