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.
As the Senate elections were held with the presidential election, all 7 presidential candidates put up senatorial tickets. These were as follows:
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | Imelda Marcos | Vicente Magsaysay | 24 | |
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | Ramon Mitra Jr. | Marcelo Fernan | 24 | |
Lakas-NUCD | Fidel V. Ramos | Lito Osmeña | 24 | |
Liberal Party/PDP–Laban (Koalisyong Pambansa) | Jovito Salonga | Aquilino Pimentel Jr. | 22 | |
Nationalist People's Coalition | Danding Cojuangco | Joseph Estrada | 24 | |
People's Reform Party | Miriam Defensor Santiago | Ramon Magsaysay Jr. | 16 | |
24 |
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Simeon Alejandro | Rod Navarro | |
James Barbers | Benjamin Nuega | |
Rommel Corro | Arturo Padua | |
Alfredo de Gracia | Salvador Panelo | |
Jaime Echeverria | Augusto Pangan, Sr. | |
Louie Garchitorena | Leonora Petines | |
Alfredo Lamen | Vicente Piccio | |
Pacifico Lopez de Leon | Josephus Ramas | |
Oliver Lozano | Rafael Recto | |
Abdul Sarip Macmod | Jose Tumbokon | |
Jesus Martinez | Elpidio Valera | |
Madrino Muñoz | Johnny Wilson |
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Florencio Abad | Oscar Morado | |
Macapanton Abbas | Ceferino Padua, Jr. | |
Miguel Acebedo | Nemesio Prudente | |
Gerardo del Mundo | Wilfredo Rafols | |
Florangel Rosario-Braid | Ruperto Martin | |
Jesus Antonio M. Carpio Sr | Reynaldo San Juan | |
Raul Contreras | Ponciano Subido | |
Elfren Cruz | Ramon Tagle, Jr. | |
Camilo Diel | Wigberto Tañada | |
Genaro Mabasa | Lorna Verano Yap | |
Ramon Garcia | Victor Ziga | |
Alfredo Zerrudo | Melchor Chavez (disqualified) |
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Heherson Alvarez | Leonor Luciano | |
Wencelito Andanar | Orlando S. Mercado | |
Edgardo Angara | Narciso Monfort | |
Butz Aquino | Blas Ople | |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Carlos M. Padilla | |
Rodolfo Biazon | Ramon Revilla, Sr. | |
Jose S. Concepcion, Jr. | Raul Roco | |
Neptali Gonzales | Alberto Romulo | |
Teofisto Guingona | Tito Sotto | |
Rodrigo Gutang | Mamintal Tamano | |
Ernesto Herrera | Ramon Villarama | |
Jose Lina, Jr. | Freddie Webb |
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Sanchez Ali | Conrado Manicad | |
Adolfo Azcuna | Manuel Morato | |
Silvestre Bello III | Aurelio Periquet | |
Alfredo Bengzon | Eduardo Pilapil | |
Israel Bocobo | Leonardo Quisumbing | |
Guillermo Carague | Santanina Rasul | |
Francisco Chavez | Jose Villegas | |
Jaime Cura | Jose V. Romero Jr. | |
Marietta P. Goco | Leticia Ramos-Shahani | |
Tomas Gomez III | Francisco Sumulong | |
Ramon Jacinto | Ruben Torres | |
Jose Lopez | Arsenio Yulo |
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Edgardo Abenina | Sotero Laurel | |
Homobono Adaza | Horacio Marasigan | |
Marcelino Arias | Ramon Maronilla | |
Roger Arienda | Steve Osmeña | |
Edgar Ilarde | Roger Panotes | |
Ramon Orosa | Datu Ray Ibrahim Uy | |
Vincent Crisologo | Hjalmar Quintana | |
Nora Daza | Norberto Romualdez III | |
Wilson Gamboa | Dorotheo Salazar | |
Crisostomo Vitug | Mariano Santiago | |
Amado Gat Inciong | Bonifacio Tupaz | |
Antonio Fa. Muyot | Gonzalo Villa |
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Blo Umpar Adiong | Mario Leviste | |
Alexander Aguirre | Felix Brawner Jr. | |
Ruben Ancheta | Ernesto Maceda | |
Manuel Barcelona Jr. | Estelito Mendoza | |
Jerry Barican | Vicente Rivera Jr. | |
Julio Cesar Climaco | John Henry Osmeña | |
Nikki Coseteng | Jose Tamayo | |
Gerry Espina | Jesus Paredes | |
Alex Fider | Elsa Payumo | |
Gerry Geronimo | Rufus Rodriguez | |
Vivian Hultman | Francisco Tatad | |
Katrina Legarda-Santos | Arturo Tolentino | |
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Fortunato Abat | Antonio Leviste | |
Cris Abasolo | Abdullah Abe Madale | |
Carlos Cajelo | Jaime Muyargas | |
Dominico Casas | Antonio Policarpio | |
Jose Cordova | Mariano Reyes | |
Dante de Guzman | Jonathan Rivera | |
Renato Ecarma | Efren Sumajit | |
Melchor Ines | Albert D. Umali |
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Conrado Leonardo | ||
Jovencio Kintanar | ||
Juanito Arribas | ||
Rolando Quintos | ||
Miguel Lopez Jr. |
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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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.