The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections in Sorsogon were held on Monday, May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election in which all 81 provinces, all 145 cities, and all 1,489 municipalities participated. Voters voted the president and the vice president separately.
Senator Grace Poe won the province of Sorsogon defeating DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Vice president Jejomar Binay, and fellow senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Senator Francis Escudero won in a landslide in his home province and the only province he won in this election, he defeated Camarines Sur's 3rd house representative Leni Robredo, fellow senators Bongbong Marcos, Alan Peter Cayetano, Gregorio Honasan, and Antonio Trillanes.
This is the only province in this election that was won by the Partido Galing at Puso in both presidential and vice presidential races.
Electoral system According to the Constitution of the Philippines, the elections are held every six years after 1992, on the second Monday of May. The incumbent president is term limited and ineligible for re-election. The incumbent vice president is eligible to run for re-election and may run for two consecutive terms. The plurality voting system is used to determine the winner: the candidate with the highest number of votes, whether or not one has a majority, wins the presidency. The vice presidential election is a separate election, is held on the same rules, and voters may split their ticket. Both winners will serve six-year terms commencing on the noon of June 30, 2016, and ending on the same day six years later.
Candidates +List of Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates on the ballotPresidential candidateVice presidential candidateCampaignCandidate name and partyPositionCandidate name and partyPositionJejomar Binay UNAVice PresidentGregorio Honasan UNASenator(campaign)Miriam Defensor Santiago PRPSenatorBongbong Marcos IndependentSenator(campaign)Rodrigo Duterte PDP–LabanMayor of Davao CityAlan Peter Cayetano IndependentSenator(campaign)Grace Poe IndependentSenatorFrancis Escudero IndependentSenator(campaign)Mar Roxas LiberalFormer secretary of the Interior and Local GovernmentLeni Robredo LiberalHouse representative from Camarines Sur's 3rd district(campaign)NoneAntonio Trillanes IndependentSenator
Results
A total of 363,980 voters came out to vote out of the 425,025 registered voters in the province.
Presidential result
Vice presidential result
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