The 1992 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 24th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 11, 1992. This was the first general election (where all positions were contested) under the 1987 Philippine Constitution. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts, from the presidency all the way down to municipal councilors.

The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. TV personality and former Quezon City Vice Mayor Tito Sotto got the highest number of votes.

Electoral system Philippine Senate elections are via pluraity block voting, with staggered elections, with the entire country as an at-large "district". Each voter has 24 votes, and can vote for up to 24 candidates.

Under the transitory provisions of the Philippine constitution, all 24 senators were elected in this election. The first 12 senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next 12 senators would also have a three-year term. For purposes of term limits, each term counts as 1 term regardless of length. Political parties in 1992 As this was as held concurrently with the 1992 presidential election, presidential candidates also presented senatorial slates. Six of seven slates had 24 candidates, while one has 16. LDP: Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino Lakas–NUCD: Lakas Tao–National Union of Christian Democrats NPC: Nationalist People's Coalition LP–PDP–Laban: Liberal Party–Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (Koalisyong Pambansa) NP: Nacionalista Party KBL: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan PRP: People's Reform Party

Candidates As the Senate elections were held with the presidential election, all 7 presidential candidates put up senatorial tickets. These were as follows: + PartyPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateNumber of candidatesKilusang Bagong LipunanImelda MarcosVicente Magsaysay24Laban ng Demokratikong PilipinoRamon Mitra Jr.Marcelo Fernan24Lakas–NUCDFidel V. RamosLito Osmeña24Liberal Party–PDP–Laban (Koalisyong Pambansa)Jovito SalongaNene Pimentel23Nationalist People's CoalitionDanding CojuangcoJoseph Estrada24People's Reform PartyMiriam Defensor SantiagoRamon Magsaysay Jr.16Nacionalista Party Salvador Laurel Eva Estrada Kalaw 24 These were the following tickets:

+Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (Marcos-Magsaysay) ticketName NameSimeon AlejandroRod NavarroJames BarbersBenjamin NuegaRommel CorroArturo PaduaAlfredo de GraciaSalvador PaneloJaime EcheverriaAugusto Pangan, Sr.Louie GarchitorenaLeonora PetinesAlfredo LamenVicente PiccioPacifico Lopez de LeonJosephus RamasOliver LozanoRafael RectoAbdul Sarip MacmodJose TumbokonJesus MartinezElpidio ValeraMadrino MuñozJohnny Wilson +Koalisyong Pambansa (Salonga-Pimentel) ticketName NameFlorencio AbadOscar MoradoMacapanton AbbasCeferino Padua, Jr. (withdraw)Miguel AcebedoNemesio PrudenteGerardo del MundoWilfredo RafolsFlorangel Rosario-BraidRuperto MartinJesus Antonio M. Carpio SrReynaldo San JuanRaul ContrerasPonciano SubidoElfren CruzRamon Tagle, Jr.Camilo DielWigberto TañadaGenaro MabasaLorna Verano YapRamon GarciaVictor ZigaAlfredo ZerrudoMelchor Chavez (disqualified) +Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Mitra-Fernan) ticketName NameHeherson AlvarezLeonor LucianoWencelito AndanarOrlando S. MercadoEdgardo AngaraNarciso MonfortButz AquinoBlas OpleGloria Macapagal ArroyoCarlos M. PadillaRodolfo BiazonRamon Revilla, Sr.Jose S. Concepcion, Jr.Raul RocoNeptali GonzalesAlberto RomuloTeofisto Guingona, Jr.Tito SottoRodrigo GutangMamintal TamanoErnesto HerreraRamon VillaramaJose Lina, Jr.Freddie Webb

+Lakas–NUCD (Ramos-Osmeña) ticketName NameSanchez AliConrado ManicadAdolfo AzcunaManuel MoratoSilvestre Bello IIIAurelio PeriquetAlfredo BengzonEduardo PilapilIsrael BocoboLeonardo QuisumbingGuillermo CaragueSantanina RasulFrancisco ChavezJose VillegasJaime CuraJose V. Romero Jr.Marietta P. GocoLeticia Ramos-ShahaniTomas Gomez IIIFrancisco SumulongRamon JacintoRuben TorresJose LopezArsenio Yulo +Nacionalista Party (Laurel-Kalaw) ticketName NameEdgardo AbeninaSotero LaurelHomobono AdazaHoracio MarasiganMarcelino AriasRamon MaronillaRoger AriendaSteve OsmeñaEdgar IlardeRoger PanotesRamon OrosaDatu Ray Ibrahim UyVincent CrisologoHjalmar QuintanaNora DazaNorberto Romualdez IIIWilson GamboaDorotheo SalazarCrisostomo VitugMariano SantiagoAmado Gat InciongBonifacio TupazAntonio Fa. MuyotGonzalo Villa +Nationalist People's Coalition (Cojuangco-Estrada) ticketName NameBlo Umpar AdiongMario LevisteAlexander AguirreFelix Brawner Jr.Ruben AnchetaErnesto MacedaManuel Barcelona Jr.Estelito MendozaJerry BaricanVicente Rivera Jr.Julio Cesar ClimacoJohn Henry OsmeñaNikki CosetengJose TamayoGerry EspinaJesus ParedesAlex FiderElsa PayumoGerry GeronimoRufus RodriguezVivian HultmanFrancisco TatadKatrina Legarda-SantosArturo Tolentino

+People's Reform Party (Santiago-Magsaysay) ticketName NameFortunato AbatAntonio LevisteCris AbasoloAbdullah Abe MadaleCarlos CajeloJaime MuyargasDominico CasasAntonio PolicarpioJose CordovaMariano ReyesDante de GuzmanJonathan RiveraRenato EcarmaEfren SumajitMelchor InesAlbert D. Umali +Partido ng Masang Pilipino ticketNameConrado LeonardoJovencio KintanarRolando Quintos

+IndependentsNameJuanito ArribasMiguel Lopez Jr.

Retiring incumbents Joseph Estrada (NPC), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won Vicente Paterno (PDP–Laban), retired from politics Aquilino Pimentel Jr. (PDP–Laban), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost, ran for senator in 1995 and lost, ran again in 1998 and won Juan Ponce Enrile (Nacionalista), ran for representative from Cagayan's 1st district and won; ran for senator in 1995 and won Rene Saguisag (Liberal), originally promised to run for just one term; retired from politics Jovito Salonga (Liberal), ran for President of the Philippines and lost

Mid-term vacancies

Raul Manglapus, appointed as Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Results The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) winning 16 seats, the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) winning five, the Lakas-NUCD winning two, and the Liberal Party winning one.

These were the incumbents who won: Lakas's Leticia Ramos-Shahani and Nina Rasul, LDP's Heherson Alvarez, Edgardo Angara, Butz Aquino, Neptali Gonzales, Teofisto Guingona Jr., Ernesto Herrera, Joey Lina, Orlando S. Mercado, and Alberto Romulo, Liberal's Wigberto Tañada, and NPC's John Henry Osmeña and Ernesto Maceda,

Neophyte senators were LDP's Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Rodolfo Biazon, Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., Raul Roco, Tito Sotto and Freddie Webb, and NPC's Nikki Coseteng.

Returning was Arturo Tolentino, who last served in the Senate in 1971.

Incumbents who were defeated were LDP's Mamintal A.J. Tamano, Liberal's Victor Ziga, and Nacionalista's Sotero Laurel.

For purposes of counting of terms the three-year terms of those that finished 13th to 24th in this election count as one term, just as those who have six-year terms 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24Before election‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡ ‡^Election resultLakasLPAfter election√√√Senate blocKey: ‡ 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 The first 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1998, while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1995.

Per party

Defeated incumbents Sotero Laurel (Nacionalista), retired from politics Mamintal A. J. Tamano (LDP), retired from politics Victor Ziga (Liberal), retired from politics

See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 9th Congress of the Philippines

References

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