Philippine Senate election, 2007
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Election to the Senate of the Philippines was held on Monday, May 14, 2007. This is to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate
. Together with those elected in 2004, they will comprise the 14th Congress
via plurality-at-large voting
. The senators elected in 2004 will serve until June 30, 2010, while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2013. The elections to the House of Representatives
as well as local elections occurred on the same date. The Philippines
uses plurality-at-large voting
for seats in the Senate.
In the election, the opposition-backed alliance called the Genuine Opposition
(GO) defeated the administration-led alliance TEAM Unity
by winning seven of the twelve seats in the Senate. For the first time in Philippine history, Antonio Trillanes IV
was elected as a senator while currently detained for mutiny
and rebellion
charges. Almost the incumbents running for reelection won except for Ralph Recto
who was at fourteenth place.
considered the fire as political act which ended in burning of several election protests and contested ballot boxes. Investigators found out that instead of arson
, it was the generator of the building which caused and since the building was built with tar and wood it would easily razed by fire. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is facing scrutiny because of the fire that hit its old building on March 11 resulting in speculations of conspiracies to cheat on the May 14 elections http://www.gmanews.tv/story/33863/Senators-bets-Comelec-fire-cover-up-or-prelude-to-fraud. The COMELEC was also lambasted for publishing on the internet the names, addresses and details of registered voters. http://www.bayanihanblogs.com/34/what-price-privacy/
, Teresa Aquino-Oreta and Theodore Aquino), and there was confusion as to who is credited with a vote if someone wrote only "Aquino" on the ballot. Since Theodore Aquino was disqualified because he had dual citizenship and former Sen. Teresa Aquino-Oreta
has the last name Oreta, COMELEC ruled that all votes with only the name Aquino would go to Tarlac Rep. Benigno Aquino III
. All three Aquinos are related to each other.
(Taguig City-Pateros) found out that a certain Joselito Pepito "Peter" Cayetano belonging to the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
(KBL) filed his candidacy with the nickname "Peter" which was really "Jojo". Alan therefore filed a disqualification case (SPA 07-019) against Jojo. Jojo was declared a nuisance candidate by the COMELEC resolution on March 27, 2007.
Jojo then filed for a motion for reconsideration which was eventually rejected on May 11, 2007 but COMELEC did not remove his name from the Official List of Senatorial Candidates and ruled on May 12, 2007 that all votes with only the name "CAYETANO" will be stray votes (discarded) and therefore not counted to either the candidates until Supreme Court
resolved the matter. The COMELEC said that Jojo could file a motion for reconsideration at the Supreme Court within five days.
TEAM Unity
TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) Unity is the administration-backed coalition composed mostly of supporters and erstwhile critics of current Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
. TEAM Unity
seeks to take several Senate seats in order to ensure the passage of President Arroyo's legislative programs and also to protect her from any impeachment attempts by the political opposition after the midterm elections. Team Unity is composed by different major political parties in the country such as the Lakas – Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
(KAMPI), Nationalist People's Coalition
(NPC), Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
(LDP), and the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP). The campaign team of TEAM Unity is headed by veteran political strategist Reli German (campaign manager), Tourism Secretary Ace Durano (spokesperson) and Ike Rodriguez (campaign director). TEAM Unity had their proclamation rally at the Cebu Coliseum last February 17, 2007.
Genuine Opposition
Genuine Opposition (GO) is the main opposition-backed coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
. It was originally called the "United Opposition" (UNO), created by opposition stalwart and Makati City
Mayor Jejomar Binay
on June 2005 to unite all politicians who wanted to impeach President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
. UNO then reorganized itself and changed its name to Grand and Broad Coalition (GBC), with the UNO party under that coalition. On February 15, 2007 the group changed its name again to Genuine Opposition after a meeting with Senate President Manny Villar in his office in Las Piñas City
.
, Mike Defensor
, and Loren Legarda
had been very visible in TV ads. Francis Pangilinan preferred to run as an independent and decided not to participate in sorties and campaign of the Genuine Opposition, even though he was initially drafted as a guest candidate. Tessie Aquino-Oreta had raised different reactions in her TV ad campaign asking the people’s forgiveness being the “dancing queen” during the impeachment of deposed President Joseph Estrada
. Some candidates like Chiz Escudero
, Vic Magsaysay
, Kiko Pangilinan, Joker Arroyo
, Antonio Trillanes
and Koko Pimentel
made use of the internet by joining networks sites like Friendster
; making or updating Wikipedia
entries, establishing blogs and websites and airing the commercials on YouTube
.
after serving two consecutive terms. There was one vacancy left in the outgoing Senate as Noli de Castro
(Independent) was elected as Vice-President in 2004.
and Pulse Asia
.
Source: NAMFRELPHILIPPINES.org website
gained control of the Senate after the elections, they were divided on who was to be next Senate President. As such, Senate President Manny Villar
(Nacionalista) formed a bloc in the Senate to contest the Senate presidency. Facing him was the minority leader Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
backed by several fellow opposition senators. On July 26, 2007, Villar defeated Pimentel was elected to Senate by a vote of 15–7 with Villar and Pimentel voting for each other. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
was not allowed to attend the Senate session.
This is how the election for the Senate presidency went:
and GO's Aquilino Pimentel III
; Zubiri was proclaimed in July 2007 with a margin of about 20,000 votes, but Pimentel filed an electoral protest to the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET), which the tribunal accepted, alleging there was massive electoral fraud in Maguindanao
. After the revision of votes on Pimentel's protest on July 2009, he released a statement that he now leads Zubiri by 96,000 votes; Zubiri countered that his counter-protest that alleges similar fraud in Mega Manila
has him leading by around 132,000 votes in areas affected by his counter protest.
On July 2011, suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
(ARMM) governor Zaldy Ampatuan
and Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol alleged that there was indeed fraud in the ARMM in favor of TEAM Unity. On August 3, 2011, Zubiri resigned, maintaining that he had no hand in alleged electoral fraud in the ARMM. He withdrew his counter-protest, which led to the SET to proclaim Pimentel as the winner on August 11, 2011. Pimentel took his oath at Mati, Davao Oriental
, where he had the highest rank among the provinces, finishing in second place.
Pimentel sued former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
, COMELEC chairman Benjamin Abalos
, Maguinadanao elections supervisor Lintang Bedol and others for electoral sabotage on August 17, 2011 at the Department of Justice
(DOJ). A joint DOJ-COMELEC panel began investigations on Pimentel's suit by November 3. On November 18, 2011, the commission voted to file charges against Arroyo and others at the Pasay Regional Trial Court, which later orderd Arroyo, Abalos and Bedol arrested later in the day.
Senate of the Philippines
The Senate of the Philippines is the upper chamber of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines, the Congress of the Philippines...
. Together with those elected in 2004, they will comprise the 14th Congress
14th Congress of the Philippines
The Fourteenth Congress of the Philippines was the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives...
via plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
. The senators elected in 2004 will serve until June 30, 2010, while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2013. The elections to the House of Representatives
Philippine House of Representatives elections, 2007
The 2007 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 14, 2007, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 14th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2007, until June 30, 2010...
as well as local elections occurred on the same date. The Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
uses plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting
Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...
for seats in the Senate.
In the election, the opposition-backed alliance called the Genuine Opposition
Genuine Opposition
Genuine Opposition is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
(GO) defeated the administration-led alliance TEAM Unity
TEAM Unity
Together Everybody Achieves More Unity was the umbrella coalition of the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. TEAM Unity is composed mostly of supporters and erstwhile critics of current Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
by winning seven of the twelve seats in the Senate. For the first time in Philippine history, Antonio Trillanes IV
Antonio Trillanes IV
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade and concurrently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2007....
was elected as a senator while currently detained for mutiny
Mutiny
Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject...
and rebellion
Rebellion
Rebellion, uprising or insurrection, is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or replacing an established authority such as a government or a head of state...
charges. Almost the incumbents running for reelection won except for Ralph Recto
Ralph Recto
Ralph Gonzalez Recto is a Filipino politician. Recto served as a member of the House of Representatives representing the 4th District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001. He was then elected to the Senate, serving from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Recto run for reelection and lost because, as many analysts...
who was at fourteenth place.
Official candidates
On March 19, 2007 COMELEC released Resolution No.7832 which finalized and approved the official candidates for the senatorial election. On March 29, 2007 COMELEC certified 37 Senatorial Candidates:COMELEC issues
On March 11, 2007 the Old COMELEC Building in Intramuros, Manila was burned by a blazing fire ruining several ballot boxes and pending election protests. The Genuine OppositionGenuine Opposition
Genuine Opposition is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
considered the fire as political act which ended in burning of several election protests and contested ballot boxes. Investigators found out that instead of arson
Arson
Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...
, it was the generator of the building which caused and since the building was built with tar and wood it would easily razed by fire. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) is facing scrutiny because of the fire that hit its old building on March 11 resulting in speculations of conspiracies to cheat on the May 14 elections http://www.gmanews.tv/story/33863/Senators-bets-Comelec-fire-cover-up-or-prelude-to-fraud. The COMELEC was also lambasted for publishing on the internet the names, addresses and details of registered voters. http://www.bayanihanblogs.com/34/what-price-privacy/
The Aquino issue
Three people with the name Aquino filed their candidacies (Benigno Aquino IIIBenigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010....
, Teresa Aquino-Oreta and Theodore Aquino), and there was confusion as to who is credited with a vote if someone wrote only "Aquino" on the ballot. Since Theodore Aquino was disqualified because he had dual citizenship and former Sen. Teresa Aquino-Oreta
Teresa Aquino-Oreta
Maria Teresa Aquino-Oreta , better known as Tessie Aquino-Oreta, was a Philippine senator. She was the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture in the 11th Congress....
has the last name Oreta, COMELEC ruled that all votes with only the name Aquino would go to Tarlac Rep. Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010....
. All three Aquinos are related to each other.
The Cayetano issue
The matter was the same as the Aquino issue. Representative Alan Peter CayetanoAlan Peter Cayetano
Alan Peter Schramm Cayetano is a senator from the Philippines.He was the congressional representative from the district of Taguig-Pateros for 9 years. He had a seven-point program for his Taguig-Pateros constituency in Metro Manila. He ran for senator on the May 14, 2007 Philippine elections under...
(Taguig City-Pateros) found out that a certain Joselito Pepito "Peter" Cayetano belonging to the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
The Kilusang Bagong Lipunan , formerly the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, , is a political party in the Philippines...
(KBL) filed his candidacy with the nickname "Peter" which was really "Jojo". Alan therefore filed a disqualification case (SPA 07-019) against Jojo. Jojo was declared a nuisance candidate by the COMELEC resolution on March 27, 2007.
Jojo then filed for a motion for reconsideration which was eventually rejected on May 11, 2007 but COMELEC did not remove his name from the Official List of Senatorial Candidates and ruled on May 12, 2007 that all votes with only the name "CAYETANO" will be stray votes (discarded) and therefore not counted to either the candidates until Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
resolved the matter. The COMELEC said that Jojo could file a motion for reconsideration at the Supreme Court within five days.
TEAM UnityTEAM UnityTogether Everybody Achieves More Unity was the umbrella coalition of the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. TEAM Unity is composed mostly of supporters and erstwhile critics of current Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) Unity is the administration-backed coalition composed mostly of supporters and erstwhile critics of current Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
. TEAM Unity
TEAM Unity
Together Everybody Achieves More Unity was the umbrella coalition of the administration-backed senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections. TEAM Unity is composed mostly of supporters and erstwhile critics of current Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
seeks to take several Senate seats in order to ensure the passage of President Arroyo's legislative programs and also to protect her from any impeachment attempts by the political opposition after the midterm elections. Team Unity is composed by different major political parties in the country such as the Lakas – Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino
The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino , formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino , was a political party in the Philippines. It is the mother party of the incumbent Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
(KAMPI), Nationalist People's Coalition
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...
(NPC), Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino is a political party in the Philippines founded in 1988.There are no results available of the last elections for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party holds 7 out of 235 seats . The party is divided into two factions...
(LDP), and the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP). The campaign team of TEAM Unity is headed by veteran political strategist Reli German (campaign manager), Tourism Secretary Ace Durano (spokesperson) and Ike Rodriguez (campaign director). TEAM Unity had their proclamation rally at the Cebu Coliseum last February 17, 2007.
Genuine OppositionGenuine OppositionGenuine Opposition is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
Genuine Opposition (GO) is the main opposition-backed coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-ArroyoGloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
. It was originally called the "United Opposition" (UNO), created by opposition stalwart and Makati City
Makati City
The City of Makati is one of the 17 cities that make up Metro Manila, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines and one of the major financial, commercial and economic hubs in Asia...
Mayor Jejomar Binay
Jejomar Binay
Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010...
on June 2005 to unite all politicians who wanted to impeach President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
. UNO then reorganized itself and changed its name to Grand and Broad Coalition (GBC), with the UNO party under that coalition. On February 15, 2007 the group changed its name again to Genuine Opposition after a meeting with Senate President Manny Villar in his office in Las Piñas City
Las Piñas City
The City of Las Piñas is a city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines...
.
Campaign
Candidates made use of different campaign platforms to win. Prospero Pichay, Manny VillarManny Villar
Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...
, Mike Defensor
Mike Defensor
Michael "Mike" Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician.He finished elementary, Bachelor of Arts in History, and Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines. He finished his secondary education at Miles McKinley High School, Ohio, USA...
, and Loren Legarda
Loren Legarda
Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
had been very visible in TV ads. Francis Pangilinan preferred to run as an independent and decided not to participate in sorties and campaign of the Genuine Opposition, even though he was initially drafted as a guest candidate. Tessie Aquino-Oreta had raised different reactions in her TV ad campaign asking the people’s forgiveness being the “dancing queen” during the impeachment of deposed President Joseph Estrada
Joseph Estrada
Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
. Some candidates like Chiz Escudero
Francis Escudero
Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
, Vic Magsaysay
Vicente Magsaysay
Vicente Magsaysay is a Filipino who has been the Chairman of the Board of The Philippine Postal Bank since January 22, 2009. He was previously Governor of the province of Zambales. He was also a senatorial candidate running under the banner of TEAM Unity. He built the Jesus F...
, Kiko Pangilinan, Joker Arroyo
Joker Arroyo
Joker Paz Arroyo is a Filipino lawyer, politician and Senator of the Republic of the Philippines. He has no direct relation with former Presidential spouse Jose Miguel Arroyo.-Early life and career:...
, Antonio Trillanes
Antonio Trillanes IV
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade and concurrently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2007....
and Koko Pimentel
Aquilino Pimentel III
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is the son of the former senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and Lourdes dela Llana-Pimentel. He was proclaimed on August 11, 2011 as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election...
made use of the internet by joining networks sites like Friendster
Friendster
Friendster is a social gaming site that is based in Malaysia, KL. The company now operates mainly from the three Asian countries namely in the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore....
; making or updating Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, collaborative, multilingual encyclopedia project supported by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation. Its 20 million articles have been written collaboratively by volunteers around the world. Almost all of its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the site,...
entries, establishing blogs and websites and airing the commercials on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
Retiring and term-limited incumbents
At this point in time, two Senators are voluntarily retiring from the Senate at the end of their current term. As well four Senators are term-limited by the Constitution of the PhilippinesConstitution of the Philippines
The Constitution of the Philippines is the supreme law of the Philippines.The Constitution currently in effect was enacted in 1987, during the administration of President Corazon Aquino, and is popularly known as the "1987 Constitution"...
after serving two consecutive terms. There was one vacancy left in the outgoing Senate as Noli de Castro
Noli de Castro
Manuel Leuterio de Castro, Jr. , better known as Noli de Castro or "Kabayan" Noli de Castro, was Vice President of the Philippines ....
(Independent) was elected as Vice-President in 2004.
Lakas-CMD incumbents
- Juan FlavierJuan FlavierJuan Martin Flavier is a former politician from the Philippines. He was a former Secretary of the Department of Health and a senator. He was born in Tondo, Manila eventually moving to Baguio City where he finished his secondary studies at the Baguio City High School...
: Term-limited in 2007. - Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.Ramon Magsaysay, Jr.Ramón Banzon Magsaysay, Jr. is a political figure and senator of the Philippines.-Early life and career:Magsaysay Jr. was born in Manila to former President Ramón Magsaysay and Luz Banzon. He was 15 when his father was elected president and was 18 when his father died in a plane crash in Cebu...
: Term-limited in 2007.
Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino incumbents
- Loi EstradaLoi EstradaLuisa Pimentel-Ejercito , better known as Loi Estrada was a Filipino politician. She is the wife of former Philippine President Joseph Estrada, and was the twelfth First Lady of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001. She was born to Rufino Pimentel and Manuela Fernandez...
: Retiring from the Senate. - Alfredo LimAlfredo LimAlfredo Siojo Lim is the incumbent Mayor of the City of Manila and a former senator of the Philippines. A widower, he first served as mayor of Manila from 1992 to 1998 and returned to that post after winning in the 2007 mayoral election.-Early life and career:Born on December 21, 1929 in 1324 J...
: Ran and wonPhilippine general election, 2007Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...
for Mayor of ManilaManilaManila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
.
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan incumbent
- Sergio Osmeña III: Term-limited in 2007, campaigned for the Genuine OppositionGenuine OppositionGenuine Opposition is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
.
Per coalition
| Coalition | Total votes | % | Seats won | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136,883,341 | 50.9% | 7 | 58.3% | ||
| 98,923,052 | 36.8% | 3 | 25.0% | ||
| Others | 33,302,461 | 12.4% | 2 | 12.4% | |
| Totals | 269,108,854 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | |
Per party
| Party | |Popular vote | |Breakdown | |Seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |% | |Swing | |Entered | |Up | |Not up | |Won | |End 13th 13th Congress of the Philippines The Thirteenth Congress of the Philippines was the meeting of the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives... | |14th 14th Congress of the Philippines The Fourteenth Congress of the Philippines was the national legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Philippine Senate and House of Representatives... | |% | |+/− | ||
| 59,973,862 | 22.3% | 9.5% | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12.5% | 2 | ||
| 48,766,327 | 18.1% | 14.2% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.3% | 2 | ||
| 33,965,338 | 12.6% | 12.6% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16.7% | 1 | ||
| 28,843,415 | 10.7% | 1.1% | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16.7% | |||
| 27,125,724 | 10.1% | 10.1% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12.5% | 1 | ||
| 19,605,622 | 7.3% | 7.1% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.3% | |||
| 12,657,538 | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8.3% | |||
| 11,802,870 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.2% | |||
| 10,984,807 | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.2% | |||
| 8,457,710 | 3.1% | 0.5% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| 2,488,553 | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| 2,436,193 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| 1,877,293 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| 123,602 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | |||
| 0 | 0.0% | 12.0% | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | |||
| Totals | 269,109,091 | 100.0% | -- | 37 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 100.0% | ||
Unofficial tallies
| Party/coalition | Revised by SET | COMELEC | NAMFREL | Pulse Asia | ABS-CBN | GMA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| TEAM Unity | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Independents | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ABS-CBN/Pulse Asia
Numbers in percentages. Conducted by ABS-CBNABS-CBN
ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
and Pulse Asia
Pulse Asia
Pulse Asia, Inc. is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It was launched by professional academics recognized as experts in their respective fields of study. It monitors salient socio-economic, political and cultural issues in the minds of the Filipino public.-Profile:According to its...
.
| Name | Pulse Asia |
|---|---|
| Legarda, Loren | 58.5 |
| Escudero, Francis | 53.3 |
| Villar, Manuel Jr., | 49.8 |
| Lacson, Panfilo | 46.4 |
| Pangilinan, Francis | 44.6 |
| Aquino, Benigno Simeon III | 42.6 |
| Angara, Edgardo | 41.1 |
| Arroyo, Joker | 36.8 |
| Trillanes, Antonio IV | 35.4 |
| Zubiri, Juan Miguel | 34.9 |
| Honasan, Gregorio | 34.6 |
| Recto, Ralph | 34.3 |
| Cayetano, Alan Peter | 31.0 |
| Pichay, Prospero Jr. | 30.4 |
| Pimentel, Aquilino III | 28.5 |
| Roco, Sonia | 28.4 |
| Defensor, Michael | 28.2 |
| Sotto, Vicente III | 26.2 |
| Montano, Cesar | 24.0 |
| Osmeña, John Henry | 21.6 |
| Magsaysay, Vicente | 19.9 |
| Coseteng, Anna Dominique | 14.8 |
| Oreta, Teresa | 11.6 |
| Singson, Luis | 11.6 |
| Gomez, Richard | 8.9 |
| Kiram, Jamalul III | 6.6 |
| Chavez, Melchor | 3.0 |
| Cayetano, Joselito* | 2.9 |
| Bautista, Martin | 2.6 |
| Sison, Adrian | 1.7 |
| Paredes, Zosimo Jesus II | 1.6 |
| Lozano, Oliver | 1.4 |
| Wood, Victor | 1.4 |
| Estrella, Antonio | 1.1 |
| Cantal, Felix | 0.7 |
| Enciso, Ruben | 0.7 |
| Orpilla, Eduardo | 0.3 |
NASSA/NAMFREL quick count
- Partial and Unofficial - 197,084 of 224,748 precincts or 87.69% of total precincts. June 2, 2007 11:41 p.m. Batch 43.
| Name | Party | NAMFREL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legarda, Loren | NPC | 15,200,169 | |
| Escudero, Francis | NPC | 14,926,697 | |
| Lacson, Panfilo | UNO | 12,880,049 | |
| Villar, Manuel Jr. | NP | 12,537,728 | |
| Aquino, Benigno Simeon III | LP | 11,965,505 | |
| Pangilinan, Francis | LP | 11,930,557 | |
| Angara, Edgardo | LDP | 10,403,534 | |
| Cayetano, Alan Peter | NP | 9,691,262 | |
| Honasan, Gregorio | Independent | 9,636,150 | |
| Arroyo, Joker | KAMPI | 9,618,637 | |
| Trillanes, Antonio IV | UNO | 9,248,609 | |
| Pimentel, Aquilino III | PDP-LABAN | 8,985,408 | |
| Zubiri, Juan Miguel | Lakas-CMD | 8,811,731 | |
| Recto, Ralph | Lakas-CMD | 8,599,532 | |
| Defensor, Michael | Lakas-CMD | 8,075,073 | |
| Pichay, Prospero Jr. | Lakas-CMD | 7,938,313 | |
| Roco, Sonia | AD | 7,027,063 | |
| Montano, Cesar | Lakas-CMD | 6,444,301 | |
| Osmeña, John Henry | UNO | 6,095,478 | |
| Sotto, Vicente III | NPC | 6,082,898 | |
| Magsaysay, Vicente | Lakas-CMD | 5,269,394 | |
| Coseteng, Anna Dominique | Independent | 4,408,406 | |
| Oreta, Teresa | NPC | 3,481,280 | |
| Singson, Luis | Lakas-CMD | 3,468,039 | |
| Gomez, Richard | Independent | 2,308,620 | |
| Kiram, Jamalul III | PDSP | 1,956,612 | |
| Chavez, Melchor | KBL | 753,434 | |
| Paredes, Zosimo II | AK | 716,544 | |
| Bautista, Martin | AK | 689,272 | |
| Cayetano, Joselito* | KBL | 560,281 | |
| Sison, Adrian | AK | 420,080 | |
| Lozano, Oliver | KBL | 366,146 | |
| Estrella, Antonio | KBL | 344,670 | |
| Wood, Victor | KBL | 310,079 | |
| Orpilla, Eduardo | KBL | 211,986 | |
| Enciso, Ruben | KBL | 184,401 | |
| Cantal, Felix | PGRP | 165,116 |
Source: NAMFRELPHILIPPINES.org website
Aftermath
Although the Genuine OppositionGenuine Opposition
Genuine Opposition is the umbrella political coalition of the parties' senatorial line-up for the 2007 Philippine midterm elections, which is in opposition to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo...
gained control of the Senate after the elections, they were divided on who was to be next Senate President. As such, Senate President Manny Villar
Manny Villar
Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...
(Nacionalista) formed a bloc in the Senate to contest the Senate presidency. Facing him was the minority leader Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
Aquilino "Nene" Quilinging Pimentel, Jr. is a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000-2001.-Delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention:...
backed by several fellow opposition senators. On July 26, 2007, Villar defeated Pimentel was elected to Senate by a vote of 15–7 with Villar and Pimentel voting for each other. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
Antonio Trillanes IV
Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade and concurrently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2007....
was not allowed to attend the Senate session.
This is how the election for the Senate presidency went:
| Nacionalista bloc Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907... | PDP-Laban bloc | Not voting | Vacancy |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. Aquilino "Nene" Quilinging Pimentel, Jr. is a Filipino politician who served as the President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2000-2001.-Delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention:... Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010.... (Liberal) Rodolfo Biazon Rodolfo "Pong" Gaspar Biazon is a politician in the Philippines. He is a former Senator. He was elected Senator in the 1992 election for a term of 3 years. He was elected to his first six-year term in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in the 2004 election... (Liberal) Panfilo Lacson Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. is a Filipino politician. He was Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2001.-Early life and education:... (UNO) Loren Legarda Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr... (NPC) Jamby Madrigal Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator... (UNO) Mar Roxas Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a former Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas and industrialist J. Amado Araneta.... (Liberal) |
Antonio Trillanes IV Antonio "Sonny" Fuentes Trillanes IV is a former Navy Lieutenant Senior Grade and concurrently serving as a senator of the Philippines since 2007.... (UNO; detained)* |
Alfredo Lim Alfredo Siojo Lim is the incumbent Mayor of the City of Manila and a former senator of the Philippines. A widower, he first served as mayor of Manila from 1992 to 1998 and returned to that post after winning in the 2007 mayoral election.-Early life and career:Born on December 21, 1929 in 1324 J... (PMP; Elected Mayor of Manila Philippine general election, 2007 Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms... ) |
| Votes needed to win: 13 | |||
Pimentel vs. Zubiri electoral protest
The 12th Senate seat was contested between TEAM Unity's Juan Miguel ZubiriJuan Miguel Zubiri
Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri is a Filipino politician who served as a Congressman representing the third district of Bukidnon for three consecutive terms, and was the Senate of the Philippines Majority Leader, replacing Senator Francis Pangilinan on November 17, 2008...
and GO's Aquilino Pimentel III
Aquilino Pimentel III
Aquilino Martin de la Llana Pimentel III commonly known as Koko Pimentel, is the son of the former senator Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. and Lourdes dela Llana-Pimentel. He was proclaimed on August 11, 2011 as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 election...
; Zubiri was proclaimed in July 2007 with a margin of about 20,000 votes, but Pimentel filed an electoral protest to the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET), which the tribunal accepted, alleging there was massive electoral fraud in Maguindanao
Maguindanao
Maguindanao is a province of the Philippines located in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao . Its capital is Shariff Aguak. It borders Lanao del Sur to the north, Cotabato to the east, and Sultan Kudarat to the south....
. After the revision of votes on Pimentel's protest on July 2009, he released a statement that he now leads Zubiri by 96,000 votes; Zubiri countered that his counter-protest that alleges similar fraud in Mega Manila
Mega Manila
Mega Manila is the term used for the regions of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and Metro Manila. It is frequently used in the press, advertising, television and radio...
has him leading by around 132,000 votes in areas affected by his counter protest.
On July 2011, suspended Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is the region, located in the Mindanao island group of the Philippines, that is composed of predominantly Muslim provinces, namely: Basilan , Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. It is the only region that has its own government...
(ARMM) governor Zaldy Ampatuan
Zaldy Ampatuan
Zaldy Uy Ampatuan , is a Filipino politician and was governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao from August 8, 2005 until his expulsion on November 25, 2009. He is former chairman of the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats for ARMM...
and Maguindanao election supervisor Lintang Bedol alleged that there was indeed fraud in the ARMM in favor of TEAM Unity. On August 3, 2011, Zubiri resigned, maintaining that he had no hand in alleged electoral fraud in the ARMM. He withdrew his counter-protest, which led to the SET to proclaim Pimentel as the winner on August 11, 2011. Pimentel took his oath at Mati, Davao Oriental
Mati, Davao Oriental
Mati is the only city in, and the capital city of, the Province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 122,048 people. Residents of Mati are called Matinians.-History:...
, where he had the highest rank among the provinces, finishing in second place.
Pimentel sued former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
, COMELEC chairman Benjamin Abalos
Benjamin Abalos
Benjamin S. Abalos, Sr. is a politician and is a former chairman of the Philippine Commission on Election. He was also a MMDA Chairman and Mandaluyong City Mayor. He is the father of current Mandaluyong City mayor Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos, Jr..-Early life:Benjamin Abalos was born into a poor...
, Maguinadanao elections supervisor Lintang Bedol and others for electoral sabotage on August 17, 2011 at the Department of Justice
Department of Justice (Philippines)
The Department of Justice , abbreviated as DOJ, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines...
(DOJ). A joint DOJ-COMELEC panel began investigations on Pimentel's suit by November 3. On November 18, 2011, the commission voted to file charges against Arroyo and others at the Pasay Regional Trial Court, which later orderd Arroyo, Abalos and Bedol arrested later in the day.
External links
- Official website of the Commission on Elections
- Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
- Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)
- VForce - 1 Million Volunteers for Clean Elections (VForce)
Media websites
- Halalan 2007 - Election coverage by ABS-CBNABS-CBNABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
- Eleksyon 2007 - Election coverage by GMA NetworkGMA NetworkGMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
- Eleksyon 2007 - Election coverage by the Philippine Daily InquirerPhilippine Daily InquirerThe Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...