1987 Philippine Senate election

The 1987 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 23rd election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1987. The Philippine Senate was re-instituted following the approval of a new constitution in 1987 restoring the bicameral Congress of the Philippines; earlier, a constitution was approved in 1973 that created a unicameral Batasang Pambansa (parliament) that replaced the bicameral Congress. The last Senate election prior to this was the 1971 election.

1987 Philippine Senate election
May 11, 1987
All 24 seats in the Senate
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jovito Salonga Juan Ponce Enrile
Party Liberal Nacionalista
Alliance LABAN GAD
Seats won 22 2
Popular vote 243,431,395 99,754,162
Percentage 64.9% 26.6%
Senate President before election

Abolished
Last held by: Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

 Elected Senate President

Jovito Salonga
Liberal

The Lakas ng Bayan Coalition (LABAN) got 64.9% of the vote but won 22 out of 24 seats in the Senate; only two candidates from the opposition Grand Alliance for Democracy won: former Secretary of National Defense Juan Ponce Enrile and San Juan Mayor Joseph Estrada, despite getting 26.6% of the vote.

Along with the 1916 and 1941 elections, this is the third and last senatorial election where all seats were up.

Background

After Marcos was ousted in the People Power Revolution in 1986, his political party, the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan, was fragmented. Almost all its members including Assemblymen Arturo Tolentino, Jose Rono, Nicanor Yniquez, Cesar Virata who were coming from the Nacionalista Party among others were orphaned.

On the other hand, the Aquino coalition took all positions in the Ministry/Cabinet. Most notable were Prime Minister Salvador Laurel, Local Government Minister Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and Executive Secretary Joker Arroyo.

The Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) consists of the PDP–Laban headed by Local Government Minister Pimentel, the Lakas ng Bansa party headed by Assemblyman Ramon Mitra, the UNIDO, the Liberal Party headed by Senator Jovito Salonga, the National Union of Christian Democrats headed by Raul Manglapus, the Bayang Nagkakaisa sa Diwa at Layunin headed by Butz Aquino, Panaghusia and other pro-Cory regional parties

The GAD consists of the faction of the KBL headed by Assemblyman Arturo Tolentino, the Jose Roy faction of the Nacionalista Party headed by Renato Cayetano, the pre-1986 opposition leaders who defected from Aquino headed by Senator Eva Estrada-Kalaw, the Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas headed by Former Labor Minister Blas Ople, the Mindanao Alliance, the Muslim Federal Party and the Christian Social Democratic Party.

The UPP-KBL coalition was composed of pro-Marcos forces. This coalition included some GAD candidates as guest candidates, and was considered to be the loyalist politicians of the Marcos government.

The Left also put up a seven-man slate, under the Partido ng Bayan banner. These includes the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan and its allied organizations.

Major Senate candidates

Other notable candidates

Results

The Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) coalition won 22 seats, while the Grand Alliance for Democracy (GAD) won two.

Winners who had served in the 1935 constitution Senate were LABAN's Raul Manglapus, Ernesto Maceda, John Henry Osmeña, Jovito Salonga and Mamintal A.J. Tamano.

Winners who had served in the Batasang Pambansa were LABAN's Neptali Gonzales, Orlando S. Mercado, Aquilino Pimentel Jr., Alberto Romulo, and Victor ZIga, and GAD's Juan Ponce Enrile.

Winners who had neither served in the 1935 constitution Senate and in the 1973 constitution Batasang Pambansa were LABAN's Heherson Alvarez, Edgardo Angara, Butz Aquino, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Herrera, Sotero Laurel, Joey Lina, Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Nina Rasul, Rene Saguisag and Wigberto Tañada, and GAD's Joseph Estrada.

The first 21 proclaimed winners were all seated on June 30, the day the terms start. The 22nd and 23rd senators were proclaimed a few days after June 30. Finally, the Commission on Elections, due to the tight race between GAD's Juan Ponce Enrile and LABAN's Augusto Sanchez, only declared the 24th winner by August.[1]

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Tally of votes
 Summary of the May 11, 1987, Philippine Senate election result
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1 Jovito SalongaLABAN Liberal 12,988,36057.1%
2 Agapito AquinoLABAN BANDILA 12,426,43254.6%
3 Orlando S. MercadoLABAN Liberal 11,901,67352.3%
4 John Henry OsmeñaLABAN Liberal 11,299,10249.7%
5 Edgardo AngaraLABAN Independent 11,288,40749.6%
6 Alberto RomuloLABAN UNIDO 11,119,19348.9%
7 Leticia Ramos-ShahaniLABAN UNIDO 11,089,34048.8%
8 Rene SaguisagLABAN Liberal 10,871,85047.8%
9 Neptali GonzalesLABAN UNIDO 10,855,79647.7%
10 Joey LinaLABAN UNIDO 10,679,15047.0%
11 Wigberto TañadaLABAN Liberal 10,420,83145.8%
12 Heherson AlvarezLABAN UNIDO 10,288,11345.2%
13 Sotero LaurelLABAN UNIDO 10,278,72945.2%
14 Joseph EstradaGAD Nacionalista 10,029,97844.1%
15 Teofisto Guingona Jr.LABAN Liberal 9,957,59143.8%
16 Raul ManglapusLABAN NUCD 9,910,24443.6%
17 Vicente PaternoLABAN PDP–Laban 9,647,68042.4%
18 Victor San Andres ZigaLABAN Liberal 9,489,13241.7%
19 Ernesto MacedaLABAN PDP–Laban 9,381,68241.3%
20 Aquilino Pimentel Jr.LABAN PDP–Laban 9,042,69639.8%
21 Ernesto HerreraLABAN Liberal 8,474,29737.3%
22 Mamintal TamanoLABAN UNIDO 8,102,23135.6%
23 Santanina RasulLABAN Liberal 7,966,88235.0%
24 Juan Ponce EnrileGAD Nacionalista 7,964,96635.0%
25Augusto SanchezLABAN UNIDO7,891,93234.7%
26Arturo DefensorLABAN UNIDO7,865,70234.6%
27Eva Estrada-KalawGAD UNIDO6,922,81030.4%
28Vicente PuyatGAD Nacionalista6,859,30730.2%
29Alejandro AlmendrasGAD Nacionalista6,317,10727.8%
30Blas OpleGAD KBL5,736,91125.2%
31Arturo TolentinoGAD KBL5,725,18925.2%
32Vicente MagsaysayGAD KBL5,500,44724.2%
33Ramon Revilla Sr. Independent5,203,98222.9%
34Rene EspinaGAD UNIDO5,107,31322.5%
35Francisco TatadGAD Independent4,743,67820.9%
36Homobono AdazaGAD Mindanao Alliance4,657,78220.6%
37Roilo GolezGAD Independent4,657,78220.5%
38Rafael RectoKBL KBL3,277,08814.4%
39Romeo JalosjosGAD Nacionalista3,131,22613.8%
40Wilson GamboaGAD UNIDO2,450,52310.8%
41Isidro RodriguezGAD Nacionalista2,326,93710.2%
42Wenceslao LagumbayGAD Nacionalista2,168,0869.5%
43Abul Khayr AlontoGAD UNIDO1,998,2618.8%
44Rafael PalmaresGAD Nacionalista1,974,0238.7%
45Lorenzo TevesGAD KBL1,790,9627.9%
46Zosimo Jesus Paredes IIGAD KBL1,786,2717.9%
47Rodolfo FariñasKBL KBL1,668,1477.3%
48Fernando VelosoGAD KBL1,660,1007.3%
49Edith RabatGAD KBL1,655,0657.3%
50Leonardo PerezKBL KBL1,559,3536.9%
51Jeremias MontemayorGAD KBL1,522,4136.7%
52Salvador BritanicoKBL KBL1,501,1596.6%
53Nicanor YñiguezKBL KBL1,429,9106.3%
54Firdausi Smail AbbasGAD Muslim Federal Party1,372,9206.0%
Total turnout22,739,99585.6%
Total votes375,004,620Voters x 12
Registered voters26,569,539100.0%
Note: a total of 84 candidates ran for senator. Source:[2]

Per party
PartyVotes%Seats
Lakas ng Bayan243,431,39564.9122
Grand Alliance for Democracy99,754,16226.602
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan16,356,4414.360
Partido ng Bayan8,532,8552.280
Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas55,5190.010
Independent6,874,4281.830
Total375,004,800100.0024
Total votes22,739,995–
Registered voters/turnout26,569,53985.59
Vote share
LABAN
 
 64.9%
GAD
 
 26.6%
KBL
 
 4.4%
PnB
 
 2.3%
Others
 
 1.8%
Senate seats
LABAN
 
 91.7%
GAD
 
 8.3%
KBL
 
 0.0%
PnB
 
 0.0%
Others
 
 0.0%

See also

References
  1. Guerrero, Eileen (August 13, 1987). "Enrile Proclaimed Senator, Says Will Take Oath Friday". AP News. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos Jr. (2001). Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz and Christof Hartmann (ed.). Elections in Asia and the Pacific Vol. II. Oxford University Press. pp. 185–230. ISBN 0199249598.
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