2001 Philippine Senate election
2001 Philippine Senate election
Alliance
PPC
PnM
Independent
Seats won
8
4
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Popular vote
123,491,617
95,072,114
22,303,310
Percentage
50.81
39.12
9.18
The 2001 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 27th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 14, 2001, to elect 12 of the 24 seats and one mid-term vacancy in the Senate. Independent candidate Noli de Castro , a journalist and former television anchor, was announced as the topnotcher. This became 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 anti-Estrada People Power Coalition and the pro-Estrada Puwersa ng Masa coalition. The PPC was composed of Lakas—National Union of Christian Democrats—United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines , Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma—Lapiang Manggagawa , Aksyon Demokratiko , Probinsya Muna Development Initiative , Liberal Party and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino—Lakas ng Bayan , while the Puwersa ng Masa included Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and Partido ng Masang Pilipino along with pro-Estrada independent candidates. Twelve seats were supposed to be contested but with the appointment of Teofisto Guingona Jr. as Vice President , the Commission on Elections ruled that the thirteenth-placer candidate would serve the remainder of Guingona's term.
The PPC won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and Noli de Castro as an independent won one; PPC's Ralph Recto edged out Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan for the twelfth place and Honasan was elected to serve the remainder of Guingona's term. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Honasan did lose the election but declared the special election constitutional for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Candidates
Administration coalition
Opposition coalition
Others
Non-independents not in tickets
Name
Party
Homobono Adaza
Nacionalista
Moner Bajunaid
PDSP
Eddie Gil
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa
Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.
Retiring and term limited incumbents
Nikki Coseteng (NPC ), term limited; ran for senator in 2007 and lost
Francisco Tatad (PRP ), term limited; ran for senator in 2004 and in 2010 and lost both times
Mid-term vacancies
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas ), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won in 1998
Marcelo Fernan (LDP ), died on July 11, 1999
Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas ), appointed Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001
Raul Roco (Aksyon ), appointed Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports on February 10, 2001
Results
The People Power Coalition (PPC) won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and an independent candidate won one. Of the four seats Puwersa ng Masa won, one was for the seat of Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr. , whose senatorial term would have ended on June 30, 2004.
Four incumbent senators won: Franklin Drilon , Juan Flavier , Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Serge Osmeña of PPC,
There are seven neophyte senators: PPC's Joker Arroyo , Francis Pangilinan , Ralph Recto , Manny Villar , Puwersa ng Masa's Loi Ejercito and Panfilo Lacson , independent candidate Noli de Castro .
Returning is Edgardo Angara , who was term limited in the previous election.
Puwersa ng Masa senators Gregorio Honasan Miriam Defensor Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile did not successfully defend their seats.
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Per candidate
Candidate Party or alliance Votes % Noli de Castro Independent [ a] 16,237,386 55.09 Juan Flavier People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 11,735,897 39.82 Serge Osmeña People Power Coalition PDP–Laban 11,593,389 39.33 Franklin Drilon People Power Coalition Independent 11,301,700 38.34 Joker Arroyo People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 11,262,402 38.21 Ramon Magsaysay Jr. People Power Coalition Independent 11,250,677 38.17 Manny Villar People Power Coalition Independent 11,187,375 37.96 Francis Pangilinan People Power Coalition Liberal Party 10,971,896 37.23 Edgardo Angara Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 10,805,177 36.66 Panfilo Lacson Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 10,535,559 35.74 Loi Ejercito Puwersa ng Masa Independent 10,524,130 35.71 Ralph Recto [ b] People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 10,480,940 35.56 Gregorio Honasan [ c] Puwersa ng Masa Independent 10,454,527 35.47 Juan Ponce Enrile Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 9,677,209 32.83 Miriam Defensor Santiago Puwersa ng Masa People's Reform Party 9,622,742 32.65 Dong Puno Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 8,701,205 29.52 Wigberto Tañada People Power Coalition Liberal Party 8,159,836 27.68 Orly Mercado Puwersa ng Masa Independent 7,395,092 25.09 Roberto Pagdanganan People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 7,185,415 24.38 Ernesto Herrera People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 6,801,861 23.08 Winnie Monsod People Power Coalition Aksyon Demokratiko 6,728,728 22.83 Nina Rasul Puwersa ng Masa Independent 5,222,490 17.72 Jamby Madrigal Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 5,043,043 17.11 Liwayway Vinzons-Chato People Power Coalition Independent 4,831,501 16.39 Perfecto Yasay Independent 4,557,364 15.46 Ombra Tamano Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 3,548,480 12.04 Reuben Canoy Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 3,542,460 12.02 Homobono Adaza Nacionalista Party 770,647 2.61 Rod Navarro Independent 652,012 2.21 Manuel Morato Independent 625,789 2.12 Moner Bajunaid Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 503,437 1.71 Oliver Lozano Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 470,572 1.60 Melchor Chavez Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 244,553 0.83 Camilo Sabio Independent 230,759 0.78 Norma Nueva Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 83,700 0.28 Juan Casil Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 74,481 0.25 Eddie Gil Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa 15,522 0.05 Total 243,029,953 100.00 Total votes 29,474,309 – Registered voters/turnout 36,271,782 81.26 Source: COMELEC vote totals, NCSB (turnout)
Per coalition
Party or alliance Votes % Seats People Power Coalition Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 47,466,515 19.53 3 Liberal Party 19,131,732 7.87 1 PDP–Laban 11,593,389 4.77 1 Aksyon Demokratiko 6,728,728 2.77 0 Independent 38,571,253 15.87 3 Total 123,491,617 50.81 8 Puwersa ng Masa Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 51,853,133 21.34 2 People's Reform Party 9,622,742 3.96 0 Independent 33,596,239 13.82 2 Total 95,072,114 39.12 4 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 873,306 0.36 0 Nacionalista Party 770,647 0.32 0 Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 503,437 0.21 0 Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa 15,522 0.01 0 Independent 22,303,310 9.18 1 Total 243,029,953 100.00 13 Total votes 29,474,309 – Registered voters/turnout 36,271,782 81.26 Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF) . quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10 .
Vote share
PPC
50.81%
PnM
39.12%
Others
10.07%
Senate seats
PPC
61.53%
PnM
30.76%
Others
7.69%
Per party
Party Votes % +/– Seats Up Before Won After +/− Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 51,853,133 21.34 −5.97 1 5 2 6 +1 Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 47,466,515 19.53 −25.91 1 5 3 7 +2 Liberal Party 19,131,732 7.87 +5.22 0 0 1 1 New PDP–Laban 11,593,389 4.77 −0.21 1 2 1 2 0 People's Reform Party 9,622,742 3.96 New 1 1 0 0 −1 Aksyon Demokratiko 6,728,728 2.77 New 0 0 0 0 0 Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 873,306 0.36 New 0 0 0 0 0 Nacionalista Party 770,647 0.32 New 0 0 0 0 0 Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas 503,437 0.21 New 0 0 0 0 0 Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa 15,522 0.01 New 0 0 0 0 0 Independent 94,470,802 38.87 +35.33 3 3 6 6 +3 Grand Alliance for Democracy /Gabaybayan1 1 0 0 −1 Nationalist People's Coalition 1 2 0 1 −1 Partido ng Masang Pilipino 0 1 0 1 0 Vacancy 4 4 0 0 −4 Total 243,029,953 100.00 – 13 24 13 24 0 Total votes 29,474,309 – Registered voters/turnout 36,271,782 81.26 Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF) . quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10 .
Vote share
LDP
21.34%
Lakas
19.53%
LP
7.87%
PDP-Laban
4.77%
Independent
38.87%
Others
7.62%
Senate seats won
LDP
15.38%
Lakas
23.08%
LP
7.69%
PDP-Laban
7.69%
Independent
46.15%
Others
0.00%
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