1998 Philippine Senate election

1998 Philippine Senate election

← 1995 May 11, 1998 2001 →
12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Teofisto Guingona Marcelo Fernan Party Lakas LDP Alliance Lakas LAMMP Seats won 5 7 Popular vote 93,261,379 91,421,394 Percentage 45.4% 44.5
Senate President before election Neptali Gonzales LDP Elected Senate President Marcelo Fernan LDP

The 1998 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 26th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1998 to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The two main competing coalitions in the senatorial election were Lakas—National Union of Christian Democrats—United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines and the Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino umbrella coalition composed of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino, Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino,Nationalist People's Coalition, and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino—Lakas ng Bayan. The two coalitions split the 12 contested seats 7–5 in favor of LAMMP.

Candidates[]

The two major presidential candidates, House Speaker Jose C. de Venecia Jr. of Lakas—NUCD—UMDP and Vice President Joseph E. Estrada of LAMMP presented full 12-person senatorial slates.

Former National Defense Secretary Renato de Villa's Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma—Lapiang Manggagawa, Santiago Dumlao's Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago, and Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim's Liberal Party also presented senatorial slates.

Oliver Lozano was the sole independent not included in senatorial slates that was allowed to run.

Retiring and term limited incumbents[]

1. Heherson Alvarez (LDP), term limited, ran for representative from Isabela's 4th district and won; ran for senator in 2004 and lost
2. Edgardo Angara (LDP), term limited, ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost; ran for senator in 2001 and won
3. Neptali Gonzales (LDP), term limited, retired from politics
4. Ernesto Herrera (LDP), term limited, ran for representative from Bohol's 1st district and won; ran for senator in 2001 and in 2004 and lost both times
5. Ernesto Maceda (NPC), term limited, ran for mayor of Manila and lost; ran for senator in 2004 and lost
6. Orlando S. Mercado (LDP), term limited, was subsequently appointed as Secretary of National Defense; ran for senator in 2001 and in 2004 and lost both times
7. Alberto Romulo (LDP), term limited
8. Leticia Ramos-Shahani (Lakas), term limited, retired from politics

Incumbents running elsewhere[]

These all won in the 1995 election, and if lost, would have still returned to finish their six-year Senate term.

1. Miriam Defensor Santiago (PRP), ran for President of the Philippines and lost
2. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won
3. Raul Roco (Aksyon), ran for President of the Philippines and lost
4. Francisco Tatad (GAD), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost

Arroyo's victory in the vice presidential election means that she'd vacate her Senate seat by June 30, 2001.

Results[]

The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) won seven seats, while the Lakas-NUCD won five.

Three incumbents, all from LAMMP, successfully defended their seats: Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., and Tito Sotto.

There are five neophyte senators: Rene Cayetano, Loren Legarda, and Robert Barbers of Lakas, and Robert Jaworski and Tessie Aquino-Oreta of LAMMP.

Returning senators are Rodolfo Biazon, John Henry Osmeña, and Aquilino Pimentel Jr. of LAMMP, and Teofisto Guingona, Jr. of Lakas.

Freddie Webb was the sole incumbent defeated.

The election of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Vice President of the Philippines in concurrent elections means that her Senate seat will be vacant until June 30, 2001.

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Per candidate[]

 • d Summary of the May 11, 1998, Philippine Senate election result

Rank	Candidate	Coalition[1]	Party		Votes	%
1.	Loren Legarda	Lakas		Lakas	14,933,965	51.0%
2.	Renato Cayetano	Lakas		Lakas	13,177,584	45.0%
3.	Tito Sotto	LAMMP		LDP	11,520,678	39.3%
4.	Aquilino Pimentel Jr.	LAMMP		PDP–Laban	10,227,765	34.9%
5.	Robert Barbers	Lakas		Lakas	9,768,045	33.4%
6.	Rodolfo Biazon	LAMMP		LDP	9,352,964	31.9%
7.	Blas Ople	LAMMP		LDP	9,278,448	31.7%
8.	John Henry Osmeña	LAMMP		NPC	9,242,652	31.6%
9.	Robert Jaworski	LAMMP		PMP	8,968,616	30.6%
10.	Ramon Revilla Sr.	Lakas		Lakas	8,683,500	29.7%
11.	Teofisto Guingona Jr.	Lakas		Lakas	7,325,343	25.0%
12.	Teresa Aquino-Oreta	LAMMP		LDP	7,238,086	24.7%
13.	Roberto Pagdanganan	Lakas		Lakas	6,938,178	23.7%
14.	Rubén D. Torres	LAMMP		Independent	6,923,821	23.6%
15.	Edcel Lagman	LAMMP		LDP	6,831,441	23.3%
16.	Santanina Rasul	Lakas		Lakas	6,695,955	22.9%
17.	Rolando Andaya	Lakas		Lakas	5,722,871	19.5%
18.	Roberto F. de Ocampo	Lakas		Lakas	5,663,401	19.3%
19.	Lisandro Abadia	Lakas		Lakas	5,426,378	18.5%
20.	Haydee Yorac			Reporma-LM	4,618,565	15.8%
21.	Ricardo Gloria	Lakas		Lakas	4,589,190	15.7%
22.	Ramon Bagatsing Jr.	LAMMP		LDP	4,540,475	15.5%
23.	Freddie Webb	LAMMP		LDP	4,514,475	15.4%
24.	Hernando Perez	Lakas		Lakas	4,336,969	14.8%
25.	Rey Langit			Reporma-LM	3,930,085	13.4%
26.	Raul Daza			Liberal	2,995,851	10.2%
27.	Miguel Luis Romero	LAMMP		LDP	2,781,973	9.5%
28.	Charito Plaza			Liberal	2,433,272	8.3%
29.	Roy Señeres			Reporma-LM	1,165,455	4.0%
30.	Gerry Geronimo			Reporma-LM	871,518	3.0%
31.	Hadja Putri Zorayda Tamano			Reporma-LM	855,738	2.9%
32.	Roberto Sebastian			Reporma-LM	721,824	2.5%
33.	Jose Villegas			Reporma-LM	608,186	2.1%
34.	Renato Garcia			Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	554,818	1.9%
35.	David Castro			Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	436,779	1.5%
36.	Ludovico Badoy			Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	388,465	1.3%
37.	Oliver Lozano			Independent	352,037	1.2%
38.	Abraham Iribani			Reporma-LM	319,410	1.1%
39.	Eduardo Bondoc			Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	202,217	0.7%
40.	Fred Henry Marallag			Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	106,496	0.4%
Total turnout					29,285,775	86.5%
Total votes					205,243,489	N/A
Registered voters					33,873,665	100.0%
Note: A total of 40 candidates ran for senator.

Per coalition[]

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas-NUCD-UMDP			93,261,379	45.44	5
	Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino		Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	56,058,540	27.31	4
			Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan	10,227,765	4.98	1
			Nationalist People's Coalition	9,242,652	4.50	1
			Partido ng Masang Pilipino	8,968,616	4.37	1
			Independent	6,923,821	3.37	0
		Total		91,421,394	44.54	7
	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa			13,090,781	6.38	0
	Liberal Party			5,429,123	2.65	0
	Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagbabago			1,688,775	0.82	0
	Independent			352,037	0.17	0
Total				205,243,489	100.00	12
Total votes				29,285,775	–
Registered voters/turnout				33,873,665	86.46
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

Vote share Lakas   45.44% LAMMP   44.54% Others   10.02%

Senate seats Lakas   41.67% LAMMP   58.53% Others   0.00%

Per party[]

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
					Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Lakas-NUCD-UMDP	93,261,379	45.44	+21.88	2	7	5	9	+2
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	56,058,540	27.31	−7.41	9	10	4	5	−5
	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma	13,090,781	6.38	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan	10,227,765	4.98	+0.31	0	0	1	1	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition	9,242,652	4.50	−11.59	1	2	1	2	0
	Partido ng Masang Pilipino	8,968,616	4.37	New	0	0	1	1	New
	Liberal Party	5,429,123	2.65	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Kilusan para sa Pambansang Pagpapanibago	1,688,775	0.82	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	7,275,858	3.54	−1.88	0	2	0	2	0
	Aksyon Demokratiko				0	1	0	1	0
	Grand Alliance for Democracy/Gabaybayan				0	1	0	1	0
	People's Reform Party				0	1	0	1	0
Vacancy					0	0	0	1	+1
Total		205,243,489	100.00	–	12	24	12	24	0
Total votes		25,736,505	–
Registered voters/turnout		36,415,154	70.68
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.

Vote share Lakas   45.44% LDP   27.31% Reporma   6.38% PDP-Laban   4.98% NPC   4.50% PMP   4.37% Independent   3.54% Others   3.48%

Senate seats won Lakas   41.67% LDP   33.33% Reporma   0.00% PDP-Laban   8.33% NPC   8.33% PMP   8.33% Independent   0.00% Others   0.00%

See also[]

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 11th Congress of the Philippines

External links[]

• The Philippine Presidency Project
• Official website of the Commission on Elections
• Official website of the House of Representatives