2001 Philippine Senate election

2001 Philippine Senate election
	May 14, 2001
12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines and one mid-term vacancy; 13 seats needed for a majority
Senate President before election; Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.; PDP–Laban	Elected Senate President ; Franklin Drilon; Independent

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

PPC ticket
Name	Party

Joker Arroyo		Lakas
Liwayway Vinzons-Chato		Independent
Franklin Drilon		Independent
Juan Flavier		Lakas
Ernesto Herrera		Lakas
Ramon Magsaysay Jr.		Independent
Winnie Monsod		Aksyon
Serge Osmeña		PDP–Laban
Roberto Pagdanganan		Lakas
Francis Pangilinan		Liberal
Ralph Recto		Lakas
Wigberto Tañada		Liberal
Manny Villar		Independent

Opposition coalition

Puwersa ng Masa ticket
Name	Party

Edgardo Angara		LDP
Reuben Canoy		LDP
Noli de Castro		Independent
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP
Juan Ponce Enrile		LDP
Loi Ejercito		Independent
Gregorio Honasan		Independent
Panfilo Lacson		LDP
Jamby Madrigal		LDP
Orly Mercado		Independent
Dong Puno		LDP
Nina Rasul		Independent
Ombra Tamano		LDP

Others

KBL ticket
Name	Party

Juan Casil		KBL
Melchor Chavez		KBL
Oliver Lozano		KBL
Norma Nueva		KBL

Non-independents not in tickets
Name	Party
Homobono Adaza		Nacionalista
Moner Bajunaid		PDSP
Eddie Gil		Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa

Independents not in tickets
Name	Party

Manuel Morato		Independent
Rod Navarro		Independent
Camilo Sabio		Independent
Perfecto Yasay		Independent

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
- Arroyo subsequently became president on January 20, 2001, after the Second EDSA Revolution which resulted in the overthrow of Joseph Estrada.
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.

	1	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Before election		‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡^	‡^	‡^	‡^	‡	‡	‡

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

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

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.	Manny 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.	Orly 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%
36.	Juan Casil			KBL	74,481	0.25%
37.	Eddie Gil			Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	15,522	0.05%
Turnout					29,474,309	86.39%
Note: A total of 37 candidates ran for senator.			Source: Comelec (vote totals), NCSB (turnout)

^1 Guest candidate

^2 18,000 votes deducted from Ralph Recto in 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
			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
Party		Votes	%	+/–	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/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%

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

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