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.

Other political parties who fielded candidates are the Lapiang Manggagawa, Lakas ng Bansa and the Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas, along with several independent candidates.

Major Senate candidates

Other notable candidates
Lapiang Manggagawa
Jacinto Tamayo
Bienvenido Medrano
Lakas ng Bansa
Juan David
Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas
Leopoldo Quesada

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 Votes %
1 Jovito Salonga LABAN 12,988,36057.1%
2 Agapito Aquino LABAN 12,426,43254.6%
3 Orlando S. Mercado LABAN 11,901,67352.3%
4 John Henry Osmeña LABAN 11,299,10249.7%
5 Edgardo Angara LABAN 11,288,40749.6%
6 Alberto Romulo LABAN 11,119,19348.9%
7 Leticia Ramos-Shahani LABAN 11,089,34048.8%
8 Rene Saguisag LABAN 10,871,85047.8%
9 Neptali Gonzales LABAN 10,855,79647.7%
10 Joey Lina LABAN 10,679,15047.0%
11 Wigberto Tañada LABAN 10,420,83145.8%
12 Heherson Alvarez LABAN 10,288,11345.2%
13 Sotero Laurel LABAN 10,278,72945.2%
14 Joseph Estrada GAD[lower-alpha 1] 10,029,97844.1%
15 Teofisto Guingona Jr. LABAN 9,957,59143.8%
16 Raul Manglapus LABAN 9,910,24443.6%
17 Vicente Paterno LABAN 9,647,68042.4%
18 Victor San Andres Ziga LABAN 9,489,13241.7%
19 Ernesto Maceda LABAN 9,381,68241.3%
20 Aquilino Pimentel Jr. LABAN 9,042,69639.8%
21 Ernesto Herrera LABAN 8,474,29737.3%
22 Mamintal Tamano LABAN 8,102,23135.6%
23 Santanina Rasul LABAN 7,966,88235.0%
24 Juan Ponce Enrile GAD 7,964,96635.0%
25Augusto Sanchez LABAN 7,891,93234.7%
26Arturo Defensor LABAN 7,865,70234.6%
27Eva Estrada-Kalaw GAD 6,922,81030.4%
28Vicente Puyat GAD 6,859,30730.2%
29Alejandro Almendras GAD 6,317,10727.8%
30Blas Ople GAD 5,736,91125.2%
31Arturo Tolentino GAD[lower-alpha 1] 5,725,18925.2%
32Vicente Magsaysay GAD[lower-alpha 1] 5,500,44724.2%
33Ramon Revilla Sr.[lower-alpha 2] Independent 5,203,98222.9%
34Rene Espina GAD 5,107,31322.5%
35Francisco Tatad GAD 4,743,67820.9%
36Homobono Adaza GAD 4,657,78220.6%
37Roilo Golez GAD 4,657,78220.5%
38Rafael Recto UPP–KBL 3,277,08814.4%
39Romeo Jalosjos GAD 3,131,22613.8%
40Wilson Gamboa GAD 2,450,52310.8%
41Isidro Rodriguez GAD[lower-alpha 1] 2,326,93710.2%
42Wenceslao Lagumbay GAD[lower-alpha 1] 2,168,0869.5%
43Abul Khayr Alonto GAD 1,998,2618.8%
44Rafael Palmares GAD 1,974,0238.7%
45Lorenzo Teves GAD[lower-alpha 1] 1,790,9627.9%
46Zosimo Paredes GAD 1,786,2717.9%
47Rodolfo Fariñas Independent 1,668,1477.3%
48Fernando Veloso GAD 1,660,1007.3%
49Edith Nakpil-Rabat GAD[lower-alpha 1] 1,655,0657.3%
50Leonardo Perez UPP–KBL 1,559,3536.9%
51Jeremias Montemayor GAD 1,522,4136.7%
52Salvador Britanico UPP–KBL 1,501,1596.6%
53Nicanor Yñiguez UPP–KBL 1,429,9106.3%
54Firdausi Ismail Abbas GAD 1,372,9206.0%
55Horacio Morales Independent[lower-alpha 3] 1,327,9205.8%
56Bernabe Buscayno PnB 1,307,5275.7%
57Jose Burgos Jr. Independent[lower-alpha 3] 1,300,5965.7%
58Nelia Sancho PnB 1,264,3755.6%
59Vicente Millora UPP–KBL 1,242,1155.5%
60Crispin Beltran PnB 1,154,5935.1%
61Jaime Tadeo PnB 1,093,9954.8%
62Romeo Capulong PnB 1,063,8184.7%
63Macabangkit Lanto UPP–KBL 861,5063.8%
64Pacifico Lopez de Leon UPP–KBL 836,3163.7%
65Antonio Raquiza UPP–KBL 771,9513.4%
66Norma Precy Mathay UPP–KBL 743,5733.3%
67Nilo Tayag UPP–KBL 721,4313.2%
68Concordio Diel UPP–KBL 573,2482.5%
69Manuel Manahan Independent 570,9792.5%
70Joaquin Venus UPP–KBL 554,6442.4%
71Vicente Abangan UPP–KBL 549,9012.4%
72Edilberto del Valle UPP–KBL 468,5222.1%
73Rommel Corro UPP–KBL 459,7582.0%
74Geromino Quadra UPP–KBL 402,3461.8%
75Salvador Panelo UPP–KBL 393,4131.7%
76Oswaldo Carbonell Independent 326,8481.4%
77Antonio Velasco Independent 261,7071.2%
78Jacinto Tamayo LM 155,3530.7%
79Juan David Lakas 101,4990.4%
80Carmelito Montano Independent 85,4250.3%
81Elpidio Dizon Independent 79,0800.3%
82Bienvenido Medrano LM 59,6530.3%
83Leopoldo Quesada Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas 55,5190.2%
84Manuel Pages Independent 29,9080.1%
85Franco Rimando Independent 26,6500.0%
86Gervero Independent 18,7500.0%
87Silvino Agudo Independent 11,2500.0%
88Taasan Independent 7,5010.0%
89Ramon A. Gonzales Independent 3,7500.0%
Total turnout22,739,99585.6%
Total votes375,004,620
Registered voters26,569,539100.0%
Source:[2]
  1. Guest candidate of UPP–KBL
  2. Ran under his birth name "Jose Bautista"
  3. Guest candidate of PnB

Per coalition
PartyVotes%Seats
Lakas ng Bayan243,431,39564.9122
Grand Alliance for Democracy99,754,16226.602
Union for Peace and Progress–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%
UPP–KBL
 
 4.4%
PnB
 
 2.3%
Others
 
 1.8%
Senate seats
LABAN
 
 91.7%
GAD
 
 8.3%
UPP–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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