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1992 Philippine Senate election
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24th election of members to the Senate of the Philippines
1992 Philippine Senate election Philippines 1986 legislative no 1987 Philippine Senate election 1987 1995 Philippine Senate election 1995 May 11, 1992 All 24 seats in the Senate 13 Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 16 124,076,351 44.95 Nationalist People's Coalition 5 49,881,921 18.07 Lakas-NUCD-UMDP 2 48,789,154 17.67 Koalisyong Pambansa 1 19,104,398 6.92 300px Results showing plurality of seats obtained by the LDP by region. 300px Results showing the alliance affiliation of first-placed candidates by region. 300px Results showing the alliance affiliation of first-placed candidates by region Senate President Neptali Gonzales Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino Neptali Gonzales 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.
The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and former Quezon City Vice Mayor Tito Sotto got the highest number of votes.
Electoral system
Philippine Senate elections are via pluraity block voting, with staggered elections, with the entire country as an at-large "district". Each voter has 24 votes, and can vote for up to 24 candidates.
Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, all 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.Republic Act No. 7056 https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2025-05/RA7056.pdf Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau June 20, 1991 2026-09-28 For purposes of term limits, each term counts as 1 term regardless of length.
Political parties in 1992
As this was as held concurrently with the 1992 presidential election, presidential candidates also presented senatorial slates. Six of seven slates had 24 candidates, while one has 16.
LDP: Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino
Lakas–NUCD: Lakas Tao–National Union of Christian Democrats
NPC: Nationalist People's Coalition
LP–PDP–Laban: Liberal Party–Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (Koalisyong Pambansa)
NP: Nacionalista Party
KBL: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
PRP: People's Reform Party
Candidates
As the Senate elections were held with the presidential election, all 7 presidential candidates put up senatorial tickets. These were as follows:
+ PartyPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateNumber of candidatesKilusang Bagong LipunanImelda MarcosVicente Magsaysay24Laban ng Demokratikong PilipinoRamon Mitra Jr.Marcelo Fernan24Lakas–NUCDFidel V. RamosLito Osmeña24Liberal Party–PDP–Laban (Koalisyong Pambansa)Jovito SalongaNene Pimentel23Nationalist People's CoalitionDanding CojuangcoJoseph Estrada24People's Reform PartyMiriam Defensor SantiagoRamon Magsaysay Jr.16Nacionalista Party Salvador Laurel Eva Estrada Kalaw 24
These were the following tickets:
+Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (Marcos-Magsaysay) ticketName NameSimeon AlejandroRod NavarroJames BarbersBenjamin NuegaRommel CorroArturo PaduaAlfredo de GraciaSalvador PaneloJaime EcheverriaAugusto Pangan, Sr.Louie GarchitorenaLeonora PetinesAlfredo LamenVicente PiccioPacifico Lopez de LeonJosephus RamasOliver LozanoRafael RectoAbdul Sarip MacmodJose TumbokonJesus MartinezElpidio ValeraMadrino MuñozJohnny Wilson
+Koalisyong Pambansa (Salonga-Pimentel) ticketName NameFlorencio AbadOscar MoradoMacapanton AbbasCeferino Padua, Jr. (withdraw)Miguel AcebedoNemesio PrudenteGerardo del MundoWilfredo RafolsFlorangel Rosario-BraidRuperto MartinJesus Antonio M. Carpio SrReynaldo San JuanRaul ContrerasPonciano SubidoElfren CruzRamon Tagle, Jr.Camilo DielWigberto TañadaGenaro MabasaLorna Verano YapRamon GarciaVictor ZigaAlfredo ZerrudoMelchor Chavez (disqualified)
+Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Mitra-Fernan) ticketName NameHeherson AlvarezLeonor LucianoWencelito AndanarOrlando S. MercadoEdgardo AngaraNarciso MonfortButz AquinoBlas OpleGloria Macapagal ArroyoCarlos M. PadillaRodolfo BiazonRamon Revilla, Sr.Jose S. Concepcion, Jr.Raul RocoNeptali GonzalesAlberto RomuloTeofisto Guingona, Jr.Tito SottoRodrigo GutangMamintal TamanoErnesto HerreraRamon VillaramaJose Lina, Jr.Freddie Webb
+Lakas–NUCD (Ramos-Osmeña) ticketName NameSanchez AliConrado ManicadAdolfo AzcunaManuel MoratoSilvestre Bello IIIAurelio PeriquetAlfredo BengzonEduardo PilapilIsrael BocoboLeonardo QuisumbingGuillermo CaragueSantanina RasulFrancisco ChavezJose VillegasJaime CuraJose V. Romero Jr.Marietta P. GocoLeticia Ramos-ShahaniTomas Gomez IIIFrancisco SumulongRamon JacintoRuben TorresJose LopezArsenio Yulo
+Nacionalista Party (Laurel-Kalaw) ticketName NameEdgardo AbeninaSotero LaurelHomobono AdazaHoracio MarasiganMarcelino AriasRamon MaronillaRoger AriendaSteve OsmeñaEdgar IlardeRoger PanotesRamon OrosaDatu Ray Ibrahim UyVincent CrisologoHjalmar QuintanaNora DazaNorberto Romualdez IIIWilson GamboaDorotheo SalazarCrisostomo VitugMariano SantiagoAmado Gat InciongBonifacio TupazAntonio Fa. MuyotGonzalo Villa
+Nationalist People's Coalition (Cojuangco-Estrada) ticketName NameBlo Umpar AdiongMario LevisteAlexander AguirreFelix Brawner Jr.Ruben AnchetaErnesto MacedaManuel Barcelona Jr.Estelito MendozaJerry BaricanVicente Rivera Jr.Julio Cesar ClimacoJohn Henry OsmeñaNikki CosetengJose TamayoGerry EspinaJesus ParedesAlex FiderElsa PayumoGerry GeronimoRufus RodriguezVivian HultmanFrancisco TatadKatrina Legarda-SantosArturo Tolentino
+People's Reform Party (Santiago-Magsaysay) ticketName NameFortunato AbatAntonio LevisteCris AbasoloAbdullah Abe MadaleCarlos CajeloJaime MuyargasDominico CasasAntonio PolicarpioJose CordovaMariano ReyesDante de GuzmanJonathan RiveraRenato EcarmaEfren SumajitMelchor InesAlbert D. Umali
+Partido ng Masang Pilipino ticketNameConrado LeonardoJovencio KintanarRolando Quintos
+IndependentsNameJuanito ArribasMiguel Lopez Jr.
Retiring incumbents
Joseph Estrada (NPC), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won
Vicente Paterno (PDP–Laban), retired from politics
Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost, ran for senator in 1995 and lost, ran again in 1998 and won
Juan Ponce Enrile (Nacionalista), ran for representative from Cagayan's 1st district and won; ran for senator in 1995 and won
Rene Saguisag (Liberal), originally promised to run for just one term; retired from politics
Jovito Salonga (Liberal), ran for President of the Philippines and lost
Mid-term vacancies
Raul Manglapus, appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Results
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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24Before election‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡ ‡^Election resultLDPLakasLPNPCAfter election+++++√√√√√√√√√*+√√√+√√*+Senate blocMajority blocMin blocKey:
‡ 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
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.
Per party
300px Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 124076351 New 16 New Nationalist People's Coalition 49881921 New 5 New Lakas–NUCD 48789154 New 2 New Koalisyong PambansaElectoral alliance of Liberal Party and PDP–Laban #FFFF33 19104398 New 1 New Nacionalista Party 14485802 New 0 New Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 12648229 +0.23 0 0 People's Reform Party 6506463 New 0 0 Partido ng Masang Pilipino 245118 New 0 0 Independent 305264 −1.64 0 0 Vacancy 0 −1 24254954 32141079 http://www.quezon.ph/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Electoral%20Politics%20in%20the%20Philippines.pdf Electoral Politics in the Philippines quezon.ph 2010-12-10
Vote share #ddd 600px 410px LDP Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 44.95
NPC Nationalist People's Coalition 18.07
Lakas Lakas-NUCD 17.67
LP-PDP yellow 6.92
Others gray 12.39
Senate seats won #ddd 600px 410px LDP Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 66.67
NPC Nationalist People's Coalition 20.83
Lakas Lakas-NUCD 8.33
LP-PDP yellow 4.17
Others gray 0
Defeated incumbents
Sotero Laurel (Nacionalista), retired from politics
Mamintal A. J. Tamano (LDP), retired from politics
Victor Ziga (Liberal), retired from politics
See also
Commission on Elections
Politics of the Philippines
Philippine elections
President of the Philippines
9th Congress of the Philippines
References
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External links
The Philippine Presidency Project
Official website of the Commission on Elections
Official website of the House of Representatives https://web.archive.org/web/20200604085514/http://www.congress.gov.ph/ 2020-06-04
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Category:1992 elections in the Philippines