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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.
Avelino and Francisco did not win at least a plurality of votes in a single province except Avelino's home province of Samar. ^2 In 1946, two candidates from the Nacionalista Party contested the election: Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Roxas. Both candidates won a plurality votes in more than one province.
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 full results and candidates, see the list of Philippine presidential elections. From the Commonwealth period to the last election prior the declaration of martial law, the major parties always split their ticket: one candidate was from Luzon and another either from the Visayas or Mindanao (the so-called "North-South" ticket).
June 28, Boxing – Manny Pacquiao wins against David Díaz via knockout in the ninth round to win the WBC lightweight title. [33] August 8–24, Multi-Sport Event – The Philippines competes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country is represented by 15 athletes, who competed in 17 events across 8 sports.
Sen. Richard J. Gordon and his fellow Senators succeeded in passing Republic Act No. 9369 or the Amending the Election Modernization Act but it was too late since it was passed three months before the elections but since the law was passed, the elections for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Regional Governor and Vice-Governor later in August 2008 it will be used for the test-run for ...
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, 2010, and ending on the same day six years later.
[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. LDP partnered with the ruling Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, NPC and Akbayan for Team PNoy, the administration coalition for the 2013 Philippine general election.