1995 Philippine Senate election

25th Philippine senatorial election 1995 Philippine Senate election Philippines 1986 legislative no 1992 Philippine Senate election 1992 1998 Philippine Senate election 1998 May 8, 1995 12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 Lakas–Laban Coalition Lakas–Laban Coalition 9 123,660,355 67.71 Nationalist People's Coalition NPC 3 56,015,645 30.67 Senate President Edgardo Angara Laban Edgardo Angara Laban The 1995 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 25th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 8, 1995, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes, etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and listed more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election. The two largest parties, Lakas–NUCD and the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP, then known as Laban), contested the senate election under the Lakas–Laban Coalition and won nine out of the 12 seats contested. The opposition-led coalition was composed of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) which had an alliance with the People's Reform Party (PRP), though they contested the election separately. Electoral system Philippine Senate elections are via pluraity block voting, with the entire country as an at-large "district". Each voter has 12 votes, and can vote for up to 12 candidates. Seats up were for the 13th to 24th placed candidates in 1992. This is the first time that 12 seats will be up, and where the usual operation of the 1987 constitution is followed. This was also the first midterm election for the 1987 constitution, and the first since 1971, as the date the elected candidates take office falls at the midway point of President Fidel V. Ramos' six-year term. Candidates There were two major coalitions in this election: Lakas–Laban Coalition, a united ticket between the administration party Lakas–NUCD–UMDP (Lakas) and opposition Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Laban) Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), other opposition politicians who against the Fidel V. Ramos administration. The People's Reform Party (PRP) were initially a third party, but its primary candidate, defeated 1992 presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago, was drafted into the NPC slate. Notably, the COMELEC did not allow any independents to run, but candidates from Bicol Saro, Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas (PDSP) and Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas (PNP; no relation to then moribund Nacionalista Party) were allowed to run. auto Administration coalition +Lakas–Laban Coalition ticketName Party Gloria Macapagal ArroyoLaban Rodolfo BiazonLaban Franklin Drilon Lakas-NUCD Juan Ponce Enrile Nacionalista Party Marcelo FernanLaban Juan Flavier Lakas-NUCD Ramon Magsaysay Jr. Lakas-NUCD Ramon Mitra Jr.Laban Serge Osmeña Lakas-NUCD Aquilino Pimentel Jr. PDP–Laban Raul RocoLaban Francisco TatadLaban Opposition coalition +Nationalist People's Coalition ticketName Party Rosemarie Arenas Nationalist People's Coalition Gaudencio Beduya Nationalist People's Coalition Nikki Coseteng Nationalist People's Coalition Amanda T. Cruz Nationalist People's Coalition Ramon Fernandez Nationalist People's Coalition Gregorio Honasan Independent (politician) Bongbong Marcos Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Adelisa A. Raymundo Nationalist People's Coalition Manuel C. Roxas Nationalist People's Coalition Miriam Defensor Santiago People's Reform Party Almarin C. Tillah Nationalist People's Coalition Arturo Tolentino Nationalist People's Coalition Other candidates +Bicol Saro ticketName Party Vicente N. Biego Bicol Saro Jose Misa Bicol Saro +People's Reform Party ticketName Party Herman T. Laurel People's Reform Party Brigido Simon (withdrew) People's Reform Party +Non-independents not in ticketsName Party Ibrahim Amerel Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas Felino C. Polintan Jr. PNP Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy. Retiring and term limited incumbents This was the first Senate election where there were term-limited incumbents. Butz Aquino (Laban), term limited, ran for representative from Makati's 2nd district in 1998 and won Joey Lina (Laban), term limited, ran for governor of Laguna and won John Henry Osmeña (NPC), term limited, ran for representative from Cebu's 3rd district and won; ran for senator in 1998 and won Santanina Rasul (Lakas), term limited; ran for senator in 1998 and in 2001, both lost Wigberto Tañada (Liberal), term limited, ran for representative from Quezon's 4th district and won; ran for senator in 2001 and lost Mid-term vacancies Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Laban), appointed Executive Secretary on July 6, 1993 Controversies "Dagdag-Bawas" scam As the counting of votes was ongoing on May 11, former Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. alleged that some senatorial candidates currently outside the unfinished tally's top twelve spots were beginning to rig votes by bribing people involved in the electoral process.Villanueva Marichu A. Pimentel denounces post-poll cheating https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6ZkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6619%2C1734223 June 20, 2022 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. May 12, 1995 4 Pimentel also shared that two of his fellow Lakas-Laban senatorial candidates revealed to him that a vote-buying scam called "Oplan Dagdag-Bawas" (Add-Subtract) was occurring in Mindanao, where canvassers are bribed to shave off votes meant for Pimentel and transfer them to other candidates.Atadero Arnold Prove raps, Comelec dares accusers https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6pkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6565%2C2015601 June 20, 2022 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. May 14, 1995 3 Pimentel later admitted that he lacks evidence for his claim, while a Comelec commissioner named Regalado Maambong dismissed the allegation as false.Jacinto Gerry G. Enrile bares cheating proof https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6pkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DAsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2317%2C2766680 October 23, 2022 Manila Standard Standard Publications, Inc. May 19, 1995 5 After the election, Pimentel established the Foundation for Clean Elections, Inc. in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila to help prevent fraud in the country's elections.'Firing Line' special on electoral reforms https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=19951204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en February 11, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. December 4, 1995 30B By late 1995, the Senate Electoral Tribunal ordered to deduct more than 58,000 "unlawfully credited" votes for Juan Ponce Enrile in Bataan and Isabela from his tally, alongside 10,000 votes for Gringo Honasan and 7,000 votes for Ramon Mitra Jr..Maragay Fel SWS survey unfair to economic managers https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jo0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1AoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4119%2C1432936 February 11, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. December 9, 1995 23B In May 1996, Maambong reversed his stance from the previous year and revealed that Comelec has found evidence of widespread cheating during the election.Macaspac Joem H. Comelec dared on fraud case https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2682%2C2392771 July 5, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. May 16, 1996 1 Resureccion Borra, then executive director of Comelec, later stated that the 1995 election was the first time "dagdag-bawas" was committed on a massive scale, and announced that they will attempt to prosecute canvassers in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Bataan, and Lanao del Sur.Laborte Annie Rose A. There are Judases in Comelec – Borra https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=npkVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3290%2C3692443 July 5, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. May 24, 1996 5Maragay Fel Erap's loaded remarks https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n5kVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ggsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3928%2C3914866 July 5, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. May 25, 1996 19B In July 1996, Senator Serge Osmeña revealed that he discovered a 30,000 vote discrepancy for him in Pasig City between the manual tally done by the Treasurer's Office and the certificates of canvass.Macaspac Joem H. Enrile challenges Pimentel to one-on-one poll contest https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4GUVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4359%2C253871 July 5, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. July 2, 1996 5 By December, a regional trial court in Bataan ordered for the arrest of Cenon Uy, an assistant regional director for Comelec in Central Luzon, for having allegedly tampered with election results in the region to favor the candidacy of Enrile,Laborte Annie Rose A. Arrest of Comelec official in 'Dagdag-Bawas' hailed https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5J4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zgoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5626%2C1087374 July 5, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. December 8, 1996 5 though he would remain in office until late 2000 when a pending court case against him forced his resignation.Pimentel commends Comelec for removing 1995 poll cheats https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jJ4VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6goEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3926%2C2971105 July 5, 2023 Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp. October 26, 2000 3 On February 10, 2000, Antonio Llorente and Ligaya Salayon, who were respectively Pasig City prosecutor and member of the Pasig board of canvassers at the time of the election, was charged by the Supreme Court for violating election laws after they admitted their "honest mistake" of taking away votes from Pimentel and transferring them to Enrile.Cueto Donna S. 2 poll execs face raps for 'honest mistake' https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3Ic1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2018%2C11771712 June 20, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. February 11, 2000 4 Llorente eventually went on indefinite leave from his position as Justice Undersecretary in September due to the Supreme Court standing by its ruling.Ubac Michael Lim Justice usec goes on leave https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2lQ1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3233%2C13425717 August 13, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. September 28, 2000 A2 On September 11, 2000, Arsenia Garcia, who was chair of the Alaminos, Pangasinan municipal canvassers during the election, was convicted of electoral fraud by a Regional Trial Court in Alaminos due to her discarding more than 5,000 votes that were in favor of Pimentel, and sentenced to six years in prison.Fuertes Yolanda Court finds poll official guilty https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y1Q1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=bSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1789%2C5880423 August 11, 2022 Philippine Daily Inquirer The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. September 13, 2001 1 Results The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Laban) and the Lakas–NUCD won four each, while the Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), People's Reform Party (PRP), and an independent won one seat each. Three incumbent Laban senators won: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Raul Roco, and Francisco Tatad (originally elected as an NPC member). Nikki Coseteng was the sole NPC senator to successfully defend her seat. Neophyte senators were Lakas's Franklin Drilon, Juan Flavier, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., and Serge Osmeña, Laban's Marcelo Fernan, Miriam Defensor Santiago of the PRP, and independent Gregorio Honasan. Returning was Juan Ponce Enrile, who last served in the Senate in 1992. Incumbents defeated were Laban's Rodolfo Biazon and NPC's Arturo Tolentino. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 24 Before election‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡^‡‡‡‡Election result Not up PRPLABANNPC Not upAfter election++++**√√√+√ +Senate blocMajority blocMinority bloc Key: ‡ Seats up + Gained by a party from another party √ Held by the incumbent * Held by the same party with a new senator ^ Vacancy Per candidate Per coalition Coalition Lakas–Laban Coalition 5 Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 63402619 4 Lakas–NUCD 43034397 4 PDP–Laban 8522148 0 Independent 8701191 1 123660355 9 Nationalist People's Coalition 5 Nationalist People's Coalition 29381030 1 People's Reform Party 9497231 1 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 8168768 0 Independent 8968616 1 56015645 3 People's Reform Party 1547176 0 Bicol Saro 527612 0 Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 482328 0 Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas 393712 0 25736505 36415154 Electoral Politics in the Philippines http://www.quezon.ph/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Electoral%20Politics%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf 2010-12-10 quezon.ph Vote share #ddd 600px 410px Lakas-Laban Lakas–NUCD 67.71 NPC Nationalist People's Coalition 30.67 Others gray 1.62 Senate seats #ddd 600px 410px Lakas-Laban Lakas–NUCD 75.00 NPC Nationalist People's Coalition 25.00 Others gray 0 Per party Up Before Won After +/− 300px Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 63402619 −10.28 6 16 4 14 −2 Lakas–NUCD 43034397 +5.96 1 2 4 5 +3 Nationalist People's Coalition 29381030 −1.62 4 5 1 2 −3 People's Reform Party 11044407 −3.83 0 0 1 1 New PDP–Laban 8522148 New 0 0 0 0 0 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 8168768 −0.12 0 0 0 0 0 Bicol Saro 527612 New 0 0 0 0 0 Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 482328 New 0 0 0 0 0 Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas 393712 New 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 17669807 +9.53 0 0 2 2 New Liberal Party 1 1 0 0 −1 12 24 12 24 0 25736505 36415154 Vote share #ddd 600px 410px Laban Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 34.72 Lakas Lakas–CMD 23.56 NPC Nationalist People's Coalition 16.09 PRP People's Reform Party 6.05 Independent Independent 9.73 Others gray 5.92 Senate seats won #ddd 600px 410px Laban Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 33.33 Lakas Lakas–CMD 33.33 NPC Nationalist People's Coalition 8.33 PRP People's Reform Party 8.33 Independent Independent 16.66 Others gray 0.00 Defeated incumbents Rodolfo Biazon (Laban/Lakas–Laban), ran in 1998 and won Arturo Tolentino (NPC), retired from politics See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections 10th Congress of the Philippines References External links Official website of the Commission on Elections Official website of the House of Representatives 1995 Category:1995 elections in the Philippines