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This is a list of current and former presidents of the Philippines by time in office that consists of the 17 presidents in the history of the Philippines. The basis of the list is counted by the number of calendar days.
Malacañang Palace in Manila is the official residence of the president. [note 1] Built in 1750, it has become a prominent symbol of and metonym for the office.Under the Constitution of the Philippines, the president of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangulo ng Pilipinas) is both the head of state and government, and serves as the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces.
January 1 – New Year's Day; March 31 – Maundy Thursday; April 1 – Good Friday; April 9 – Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day) May 1 – Labor Day; June 12 – Independence Day; August 28 – National Heroes Day; November 1 – All Saints Day; November 30 – Bonifacio Day; December 25 – Christmas Day; December 30 – Rizal Day
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.
For this elections, an alliance was forged between PDP–Laban and Lakas ng Bansa (LnB), then headed by president's brother Representative Jose Cojuangco and president's brother-in-law Paul Aquino, respectively. A common slate was fielded in 53 of 73 provinces, including politicians formerly affiliated with the KBL.
This list of presidential elections in the Philippines includes election results of both presidential and vice presidential elections since 1899 with the candidates' political party and their corresponding percentage. The offices of the president and vice president are elected separately; hence a voter may split their vote.
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 ...
1988 elections in the Philippines (1 C, 2 P) S. 1988 in Philippine sport (1 C, 3 P) T. 1988 in Philippine television (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1988 in the ...