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1969–1986 Only former vice president served as mayor and only former vice president to serve as mayor to another city (2013–2019) Jejomar Binay: Makati: 1986–1987 OIC mayor 1988–1998 Elected; first vice president without congressional experience. 2001–2010 Sara Duterte: Davao City: 2010–2013; 2016–2022
The 1986 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on February 7, 1986. Popularly known as the 1986 snap election, it is among the landmark events that led up to the People Power Revolution, the downfall of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, and the accession of Corazon C. Aquino as president.
Fernando Lopez is the longest-serving vice president, totalling 10 years, 274 days (3,926 days) over the course of his two tenures from 1949 to 1953 and 1965–1972. This is a list of the current and former vice presidents of the Philippines by time in office consisting of the 14 vice presidents in the history of the Philippines. The basis for ...
July 6 – Former Vice Pres. Arturo Tolentino, with Marcos loyalists and more than 300 soldiers, takes over the Manila Hotel; proclaims himself as "acting president"; Tolentino leaves the hotel and begins surrender talks on the 7th; they are forced to surrender peacefully after the failure of the coup that lasted until the 8th. Col.
The draft constitution passed by the ConCom on October 12, 1986, and was presented to President Aquino three days later. The draft constitution was subject to a plebiscite on February 2, 1987 . The results of the plebiscite was announced on February 11, 1987, with 16,622,111 or 76.30% of voters in favor of the draft.
Corazon Aquino was inaugurated as the 11th president of the Philippines on February 25, 1986, at Sampaguita Hall (Now Kalayaan Hall). On the morning of Tuesday, February 25, at around 7 a.m., a minor clash occurred between loyal government troops and the reformists.
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.
In 1986, President Marcos called for a special presidential election. He was proclaimed winner despite allegations of massive fraud, but was ousted by the People Power Revolution weeks later. The revolution installed Marcos's opponent, Corazon Aquino, as president and her running mate Salvador Laurel, as vice president.