2001 Philippine Senate election

2001 Philippine Senate election

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12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines and one mid-term vacancy 13 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Franklin Drilon Edgardo Angara Party Independent LDP Alliance PPC Puwersa ng Masa Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats won 8 4 Popular vote 123,491,617 95,072,114 Percentage 50.8% 39.1%
Senate President before election Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. PDP–Laban Elected Senate President Franklin Drilon Independent

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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 in the Senate. Independent candidate Noli de Castro, a former television anchor of TV Patrol of ABS-CBN was announced as the topnotcher. This is 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 People Power Coalition (PPC) which supported Estrada's ouster, and the Puwersa ng Masa (Force of the Masses) coalition that supported Estrada. The PPC was composed of Lakas-NUCD-UMDP, Reporma-LM, Aksyon Demokratiko, PROMDI, Liberal Party and the PDP–Laban; the Puwersa ng Masa included the LDP, Partido ng Masang Pilipino and other pro-Estrada independents. There were supposed to be twelve seats to be contested but with the appointment of Teofisto Guingona, whose seat was not up as vice president, the Commission on Elections ruled that the thirteenth-placed candidate will 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 constitutional the special election for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona Jr.

Major senatorial candidates[]

Other notable candidates[]

Independent
Perfecto Yasay
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
Oliver Lozano
Melchor Chavez
Nacionalista Party
Homobono Adaza
Partido Isang Bansa Isang Diwa
Eddie Gil

Retiring and term limited incumbents[]

1. Nikki Coseteng (NPC), term limited
2. Francisco Tatad (GAD), term limited

Mid-term vacancies[]

1. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won in 1998
   • Arroyo subsequently became president on January 20, 2001 after the overthrow of Joseph Estrada after the Second EDSA Revolution.
2. Marcelo Fernan (LDP), died on July 11, 1999
3. Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas), appointed Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001
4. 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 in June 30, 2004.

Five incumbent senators won: Franklin Drilon, Juan Flavier, Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Serge Osmeña of PPC, and Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan.

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 Miriam Defensor Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile did not successfully defend their seats.

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Election result	Not up						Puwersa ng Masa				People Power Coalition								Ind	Not up
After election							*	+	√	+	+	√	+	+	+	√	√	*	+
Senate bloc	Minority bloc											Majority bloc

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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[]

 • d Summary of the May 14, 2001, Philippine Senate election results

Rank	Candidate	Coalition	Party		Votes	%
1.	Noli de Castro	Puwersa ng Masa1		Independent	16,237,386	55.09%
2.	Juan Flavier	PPC		Lakas	11,735,897	39.82%
3.	Serge Osmeña	PPC		PDP–Laban	11,593,389	39.33%
4.	Franklin Drilon	PPC		Independent	11,301,700	38.34%
5.	Joker Arroyo	PPC		Lakas	11,262,402	38.21%
6.	Ramon Magsaysay Jr.	PPC		Independent	11,250,677	38.17%
7.	Manuel Villar	PPC		Independent	11,187,375	37.96%
8.	Francis Pangilinan	PPC		Liberal	10,971,896	37.23%
9.	Edgardo Angara	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	10,805,177	36.66%
10.	Panfilo Lacson	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	10,535,559	35.74%
11.	Loi Ejercito	Puwersa ng Masa		Independent	10,524,130	35.71%
12.	Ralph Recto	PPC		Lakas	10,480,9402	35.56%
13.	Gregorio Honasan3	Puwersa ng Masa		Independent	10,454,527	35.47%
14.	Juan Ponce Enrile	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	9,677,209	32.83%
15.	Miriam Defensor Santiago	Puwersa ng Masa		PRP	9,622,742	32.65%
16.	Dong Puno	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	8,701,205	29.52%
17.	Wigberto Tañada	PPC		Liberal	8,159,836	27.68%
18.	Orlando S. Mercado	Puwersa ng Masa		Independent	7,395,092	25.09%
19.	Roberto Pagdanganan	PPC		Lakas	7,185,415	24.38%
20.	Ernesto Herrera	PPC		Lakas	6,801,861	23.08%
21.	Winnie Monsod	PPC		Aksyon	6,728,728	22.83%
22.	Nina Rasul	Puwersa ng Masa		Independent	5,222,490	17.72%
23.	Jamby Madrigal	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	5,043,043	17.11%
24.	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	PPC		Independent	4,831,501	16.39%
25.	Perfecto Yasay			Independent	4,557,364	15.46%
26.	Ombra Tamano	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	3,548,480	12.04%
27.	Reuben Canoy	Puwersa ng Masa		LDP	3,542,460	12.02%
28.	Homobono Adaza			Nacionalista	770,647	2.61%
29.	Rod Navarro			Independent	652,012	2.21%
30.	Manuel Morato			Independent	625,789	2.12%
31.	Moner Bajunaid			PDSP	503,437	1.71%
32.	Oliver Lozano			KBL	470,572	1.60%
33.	Melchor Chavez			KBL	244,553	0.83%
34.	Camilo Sabio			Independent	230,759	0.78%
35.	Norma Nueva			KBL	83,700	0.28%
37.	Juan Casil			KBL	74,481	0.25%
38.	Eddie Gil			Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	15,522	0.05%
Turnout					29,474,309	86.39%
Note: A total of 38 candidates ran for senator.			Source: Comelec (vote totals), NCSB (turnout)

^1 Guest candidate

^2 18,000 votes deducted from Ralph Recto from Zamboanga del Norte as per Resolution No. NBC 01-003

^3 Elected to serve the unexpired term (until 2004) of Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed Vice President in February 2001.

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
			Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan	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
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan	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/Gabaybayan				1	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%

See also[]

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• Philippine midterm election
• 12th Congress of the Philippines

References[]

• SWS Media Release. Accessed on March 2007

External links[]

• Official website of the Commission on Elections
• Official website of the House of Representatives Archived 2020-06-04 at the Wayback Machine