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President Aquino appealed for an end to the violence [7] and for "peaceful and honest elections." [8] Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jaime Sin and the Makati Business Club joined such calls. [4] On the other hand, Vice President Laurel called for a postponement of elections in areas with strong influence by the communist rebels. [11]
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]
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 .
Respicio was heavily favored to win the mayoral election, while opposition figures in Davao City were in search of a viable candidate against Respicio. Aside from President Aquino, Respicio also had the full backing and endorsement of former Mayor Luis Santos and Davao-based businessman Jesus V. Ayala.
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.
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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.
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