Philippine general election, 2001
Encyclopedia
The senatorial election was held in the Philippines
on May 14, 2001. Independent candidate Noli de Castro
, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN
was announced as the topnotcher. This is the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of Former President Joseph Estrada
in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising (popularly known as EDSA II).
The two competing coalitions in this election were the People Power Coalition
(PPC) which supported Estrada's ouster, and the Puwersa ng Masa
(Force of the Masses) coalition that supported Estrada. The PPC was composed of Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, Reporma-LM, Aksyon Demokratiko,
PROMDI, Liberal Party
and the PDP-Laban; the Puwersa ng Masa included the LDP
, Partido ng Masang Pilipino and other pro-Estrada independents. There were supposed to be twelve seats to be contested but with the appointment of Teofisto Guingona as vice president, the Commission on Elections ruled that the thirteenth-placed candidate will serve the remainder of Guingona's term.
The PPC won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won three, and Noli de Castro as an independent; PPC's Ralph Recto
edged out Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan for the twelfth place and Honasan was declared to serve Guingona's remaining term. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines
ruled that former senator Gregorio Honasan lost the election but declared constitutional the special election for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona.
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Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.
Final COMELEC
Tally for Senators
as of August 30, 2001.
*the thirteenth-placed candidate will serve for only three years.
*the thirteenth-placed candidate will serve up to June 30, 2004; the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes will serve up to June 30, 2007.
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...
on May 14, 2001. Independent candidate 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 ....
, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN
ABS-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 ...
was announced as the topnotcher. This is the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of Former 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...
in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising (popularly known as EDSA II).
The two competing coalitions in this election were the People Power Coalition
People Power Coalition
People Power Coalition ' was the Philippine administration's coalition party in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20...
(PPC) which supported Estrada's ouster, and the Puwersa ng Masa
Puwersa ng Masa
Puwersa ng Masa was the Philippine opposition's coalition party in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20. The coalition was led by former First Lady Luisa Estrada who...
(Force of the Masses) coalition that supported Estrada. The PPC was composed of Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, Reporma-LM, Aksyon Demokratiko,
PROMDI, Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
and the PDP-Laban; the Puwersa ng Masa included the LDP
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...
, Partido ng Masang Pilipino and other pro-Estrada independents. There were supposed to be twelve seats to be contested but with the appointment of Teofisto Guingona as vice president, the Commission on Elections ruled that the thirteenth-placed candidate will serve the remainder of Guingona's term.
The PPC won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won three, and Noli de Castro as an independent; PPC's 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...
edged out Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan for the twelfth place and Honasan was declared to serve Guingona's remaining term. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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...
ruled that former senator Gregorio Honasan lost the election but declared constitutional the special election for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona.
Administration coalition
| People Power Coalition People Power Coalition People Power Coalition ' was the Philippine administration's coalition party in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20... |
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| 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:... |
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| Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Liwayway Vinzons-Chato Liwayway Vinzons-Chato is a Filipino politician. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, representing the Lone District of Camarines Norte beginning in 2007.... |
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| Franklin Drilon Franklin Drilon Franklin Magtunao Drilon is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines in 2000 and from 2001 to 2006. Drilon currently serves his third term in the Senate... |
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| Juan Flavier Juan Flavier Juan 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... |
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| Ernesto Herrera | |
| 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... |
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| Winnie Monsod | |
| Sergio Osmeña III | |
| Roberto Pagdanganan Roberto Pagdanganan Roberto M. Pagdanganan is a Filipino politician.-Personal life:Robert Pagdanganan was born to former councilor Juan T. Pagdanganan, Jr. and Mrs. Rosalina Mamangon Pagdanganan. He is brother of former Calumpit, Bulacan mayor Ramon Pagdanganan... |
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| Francis Pangilinan | Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the... |
| 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... |
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| Wigberto Tañada | Liberal Party (Philippines) The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the... |
| 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... |
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Opposition coalition
| Puwersa ng Masa Puwersa ng Masa Puwersa ng Masa was the Philippine opposition's coalition party in the May 14, 2001 midterm Legislative elections. The coalition was created after the EDSA Revolution of 2001 that ousted Joseph Estrada from the presidency on January 20. The coalition was led by former First Lady Luisa Estrada who... |
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| Edgardo Angara Edgardo Angara Edgardo Javier Angara is a Filipino politician who served as President of the Senate of the Philippines from 1993-1995. He is currently serving his fourth term in the Senate which ends in 2013.-Early life and career:... |
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... |
| Reuben Canoy | 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... |
| 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 .... |
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| Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor-Santiago Miriam Defensor Santiago is a Senator of the Philippines. She is a lawyer, former trial judge and professor of constitutional and international law. She served as the Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation in 1988 and the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform from 1989... |
People's Reform Party The People's Reform Party is a political party in the Philippines. Founded on April 12, 1991 as the political party of former Agrarian Reform Secretary Miriam Defensor-Santiago for her bid as President in the 1992 Presidential Elections. During the 1992 Elections, the party nominated Santiago as... |
| Luisa Ejercito Estrada Loi Estrada Luisa 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... |
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| Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Ponce Enrile is a Filipino politician. As a protege of President Ferdinand Marcos, he served as Justice Secretary and then Defense Secretary under the Marcos regime. He later became one of the leaders of the 1986 People Power Movement that drove Marcos from power... |
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| Gregorio Honasan | |
| Panfilo Lacson 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:... |
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... |
| Jamby Madrigal 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... |
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... |
| Orlando Mercado | |
| Ricardo Puno Dong Puno Dong Puno is a Filipino television public affairs host, media executive, newspaper columnist, and lawyer.-Early life:Ricardo Puno, Jr. was born on January 20, 1946 in Manila. Puno was previously Senior Vice President for News and Current Affairs of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation and Executive... |
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... |
| Ombra Tamano | 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... |
| Santanina Rasul | |
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Other notable candidates
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| Perfecto Yasay |
| 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... |
| Oliver Lozano Oliver Lozano Atty. Oliver "Oli" Ocol Lozano - , was the legal counsel of the late Ferdinand Marcos. He was born in Ilocos Norte and currently married to Norma Junio, with daughter, Atty. Evangeline Lozano, and 3 other children.-Education and career:... |
| Melchor Chavez Melchor Chavez Melchor "Mel" Gongora Chavez is a Filipino radio and print journalist currently running for the Philippine Senate. Chavez was born on August 6, 1951 in Kidapawan City, Cotabato. He ran for the Senate in 2004 with fellow Kilusang Bagong Lipunan candidate Oliver Lozano but failed. Melchor Chavez had... |
| Nacionalista Party 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... |
| Homobono Adaza |
| Partido Isang Bansa Isang Diwa |
| Eddie Gil Eddie Gil Eddie Gil is a Filipino singer who attempted to run for the President during the 2004 Presidential elections. However, he was disqualified from running by the Commission on Elections, citing his inability to begin a national campaign and marking him as a 'nuisance candidate.' Gil appealed his... |
Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.
Results
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| Not up (5) | |Up (13) | Not up (5) | |||
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Final COMELEC
Commission on Elections (Philippines)
The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
Tally for Senators
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...
as of August 30, 2001.
Per coalition
| Party/coalition | Votes | % | Seats won | % | |
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| 123,491,617 | 50.8% | 8 | 61.5% | ||
| 95,072,114 | 39.1% | 4* | 30.8% | ||
| Others and independents | 24,466,222 | 10.1% | 1 | 7.7% | |
| Totals | 243,029,953 | 100.0% | 13* | 100.0% | |
Per party
| Party | Votes | % | Seats won | % | |
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| 51,853,133 | 21.3% | 2 | 15.4% | ||
| 47,466,515 | 19.5% | 3 | 23.1% | ||
| 38,571,253 | 15.9% | 3 | 23.1% | ||
| 33,596,239 | 13.8% | 2 | 15.4% | ||
| 22,303,310 | 9.2% | 1 | 7.7% | ||
| 19,131,732 | 7.9% | 1 | 7.7% | ||
| 11,593,389 | 4.8% | 1 | 7.7% | ||
| 9.622,742 | 4.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 6,728,728 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 4,831,501 | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 873,306 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 770,647 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 503,437 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa | 15,522 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Totals | 243,029,953 | 100.0% | 13* | 100.0% | |
See also
- Commission on ElectionsCommission on Elections (Philippines)The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
- Politics of the PhilippinesPolitics of the PhilippinesThe Politics of the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative, and democratic republic whereby the president is both the head of state and the head of government within a pluriform multi-party system...
- Philippine elections
- Philippine midterm election
- 12th Congress of the Philippines12th Congress of the PhilippinesThe Twelfth Congress of the Philippines was the national Lower House of the legislature of the Republic of the Philippines, composed of the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines...