1992 Philippine Senate election explained

Election Name:1992 Philippine Senate election
Country:Philippines
Flag Year:1986
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Philippine Senate election
Previous Year:1987
Next Election:1995 Philippine Senate election
Next Year:1995
Election Date:May 11, 1992
Seats For Election:All 24 seats in the Senate
Majority Seats:13
Party1:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Seats1:16
Popular Vote1:124,076,351
Percentage1:44.95
Party2:Nationalist People's Coalition
Seats2:5
Popular Vote2:49,881,921
Percentage2:18.07
Party4:Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
Seats4:2
Popular Vote4:48,789,154
Percentage4:17.67
Party5:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Seats5:1
Popular Vote5:19,104,398
Percentage5:6.92
Senate President
Before Election:Neptali Gonzales
Before Party:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
After Election:Neptali Gonzales
After Party:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino

The 1992 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 24th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1992. This was the first general election (where all positions were contested) under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts, from the presidency all the way down to municipal councilors.

Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, 24 senators were elected in this election. The first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would also have a three-year term. The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and former Quezon City Vice Mayor Vicente Sotto III (also known as Tito Sotto) got the highest number of votes.

Candidates

As the Senate elections were held with the presidential election, all 7 presidential candidates put up senatorial tickets. These were as follows:

!Party!Presidential candidate!Vice presidential candidate!Number of candidates
Kilusang Bagong LipunanImelda MarcosVicente Magsaysay24
Laban ng Demokratikong PilipinoRamon Mitra Jr.Marcelo Fernan24
Lakas-NUCDFidel V. RamosLito Osmeña24
Liberal Party/PDP–Laban (Koalisyong Pambansa)Jovito SalongaAquilino Pimentel Jr.22
Nationalist People's CoalitionDanding CojuangcoJoseph Estrada24
People's Reform PartyMiriam Defensor SantiagoRamon Magsaysay Jr.16
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These were the following tickets:
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (Marcos-Magsaysay) ticket
width=120pxName !Name
Simeon AlejandroRod Navarro
James BarbersBenjamin Nuega
Rommel CorroArturo Padua
Alfredo de GraciaSalvador Panelo
Jaime EcheverriaAugusto Pangan, Sr.
Louie GarchitorenaLeonora Petines
Alfredo LamenVicente Piccio
Pacifico Lopez de LeonJosephus Ramas
Oliver LozanoRafael Recto
Abdul Sarip MacmodJose Tumbokon
Jesus MartinezElpidio Valera
Madrino MuñozJohnny Wilson
Koalisyong Pambansa (Salonga-Pimentel) ticket
bgcolor=yellow colspan=4
width=120pxName !Name
Florencio AbadOscar Morado
Macapanton AbbasCeferino Padua, Jr.
Miguel AcebedoNemesio Prudente
Gerardo del MundoWilfredo Rafols
Florangel Rosario-BraidRuperto Martin
Jesus Antonio M. Carpio SrReynaldo San Juan
Raul ContrerasPonciano Subido
Elfren CruzRamon Tagle, Jr.
Camilo DielWigberto Tañada
Genaro MabasaLorna Verano Yap
Ramon GarciaVictor Ziga
Alfredo ZerrudoMelchor Chavez (disqualified)
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Mitra-Fernan) ticket
width=120pxName !Name
Heherson AlvarezLeonor Luciano
Wencelito AndanarOrlando S. Mercado
Edgardo AngaraNarciso Monfort
Butz AquinoBlas Ople
Gloria Macapagal ArroyoCarlos M. Padilla
Rodolfo BiazonRamon Revilla, Sr.
Jose S. Concepcion, Jr.Raul Roco
Neptali GonzalesAlberto Romulo
Teofisto GuingonaTito Sotto
Rodrigo GutangMamintal Tamano
Ernesto HerreraRamon Villarama
Jose Lina, Jr.Freddie Webb
Lakas-NUCD (Ramos-Osmeña) ticket
width=120pxName !Name
Sanchez AliConrado Manicad
Adolfo AzcunaManuel Morato
Silvestre Bello IIIAurelio Periquet
Alfredo BengzonEduardo Pilapil
Israel BocoboLeonardo Quisumbing
Guillermo CaragueSantanina Rasul
Francisco ChavezJose Villegas
Jaime CuraJose V. Romero Jr.
Marietta P. GocoLeticia Ramos-Shahani
Tomas Gomez IIIFrancisco Sumulong
Ramon JacintoRuben Torres
Jose LopezArsenio Yulo
Nacionalista Party (Laurel-Kalaw) ticket
width=120pxName !Name
Edgardo AbeninaSotero Laurel
Homobono AdazaHoracio Marasigan
Marcelino AriasRamon Maronilla
Roger AriendaSteve Osmeña
Edgar IlardeRoger Panotes
Ramon OrosaDatu Ray Ibrahim Uy
Vincent CrisologoHjalmar Quintana
Nora DazaNorberto Romualdez III
Wilson GamboaDorotheo Salazar
Crisostomo VitugMariano Santiago
Amado Gat InciongBonifacio Tupaz
Antonio Fa. MuyotGonzalo Villa
Nationalist People's Coalition (Cojuangco-Estrada) ticket
width=120pxName !Name
Blo Umpar AdiongMario Leviste
Alexander AguirreFelix Brawner Jr.
Ruben AnchetaErnesto Maceda
Manuel Barcelona Jr.Estelito Mendoza
Jerry BaricanVicente Rivera Jr.
Julio Cesar ClimacoJohn Henry Osmeña
Nikki CosetengJose Tamayo
Gerry EspinaJesus Paredes
Alex FiderElsa Payumo
Gerry GeronimoRufus Rodriguez
Vivian HultmanFrancisco Tatad
Katrina Legarda-SantosArturo Tolentino
People's Reform Party (Santiago-Magsaysay) ticket
width=120pxName !Name
Fortunato AbatAntonio Leviste
Cris AbasoloAbdullah Abe Madale
Carlos CajeloJaime Muyargas
Dominico CasasAntonio Policarpio
Jose CordovaMariano Reyes
Dante de GuzmanJonathan Rivera
Renato EcarmaEfren Sumajit
Melchor InesAlbert D. Umali
Not in major 7 tickets
width=120pxName !Party
Conrado Leonardo
Jovencio Kintanar
Juanito Arribas
Rolando Quintos
Miguel Lopez Jr.

Retiring incumbents

  1. Joseph Estrada (NPC), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won
  2. Vicente Paterno (PDP–Laban), retired from politics
  3. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost, ran for senator in 1995 and lost, ran again in 1998 and won
  4. Juan Ponce Enrile (Nacionalista), ran for representative from Cagayan's 1st district and won; ran for senator in 1995 and won
  5. Rene Saguisag (Liberal), originally promised to run for just one term; retired from politics
  6. Jovito Salonga (Liberal), ran for President of the Philippines and lost

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Raul Manglapus, appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Results

The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) winning 16 seats, the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) winning five, the Lakas-NUCD winning two, and the Liberal Party winning one.

These were the incumbents who won: Lakas's Leticia Ramos-Shahani and Nina Rasul, LDP's Heherson Alvarez, Edgardo Angara, Butz Aquino, Neptali Gonzales, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Herrera, Joey Lina, Orlando S. Mercado, and Alberto Romulo, Liberal's Wigberto Tañada, and NPC's John Henry Osmeña and Ernesto Maceda,

Neophyte senators were LDP's Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Rodolfo Biazon, Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., Raul Roco, Tito Sotto and Freddie Webb, and NPC's Nikki Coseteng.

Returning was Arturo Tolentino, who last served in the Senate in 1971.

Incumbents who were defeated were LDP's Mamintal A.J. Tamano, Liberal's Victor Ziga, and Nacionalista's Sotero Laurel.

For purposes of counting of terms the three-year terms of those that finished 13th to 24th in this election count as one term, just as those who have six-year terms

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Before election‡^
Election resultLakasLP
After election
Senate bloc
Key:

Tally of votes

The first 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1998, while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1995.

Per party

Political parties in 1992

See also

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