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January 18 – First local elections under the Aquino administration are held. Administration candidates win a majority of the local seats. [1] January 28 – Toymaker company Mattel Incorporated announces the closure of its Philippine subsidiary, with 3,000 job losses. [1]
Entered candidates for vice-president 35 41 46 49 53 57 61 65 69 81 86 92 98 04 10 16 22 Aksyon: Aksyon Demokratiko: Yes: Yes: Yes DPP: Democratic Party of the Philippines: Yes KTPNAN: Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi: Yes KBL: Kilusang Bagong Lipunan: Yes: Yes: Yes: LPP: Labor Party Philippines: Yes Lakas LKS-KAM: Lakas-NUCD/Lakas-NUCD-UMDP ...
Elections first proceeded in 62 provinces on January 18. [8] In general, there were 27 million eligible voters; [2] the voter turnout was 80%. [9] Unlike previous elections, no independent poll-watcher groups performed "quick counts"; final results would be made available until two days later as many precincts were situated in remote areas. [6]
For the presidential and vice-presidential elections, LDP supported the Nacionalista–NPC ticket of Angara's Senate colleagues Manny Villar and Loren Legarda. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Villar lost to Liberal Party 's Benigno Aquino III , while Legarda trailed in the vice presidential race which was won by PDP–Laban's Jejomar Binay .
There had been 17 direct presidential elections in history: 1935, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022. When referring to "presidential elections", these 17 are usually the ones being referred to. All of these also included vice presidential elections, except for 1981.
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic.The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot.
Al Gore in 2000 and George H.W. Bush in 1988 were tied to presidents with robust job approval ratings: 60% for Bill Clinton and 59% for Ronald Reagan, according to NBC News polling at the time
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