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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]
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]
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.
Local elections was held in the City of Manila on January 18, 1988, within the Philippine local elections after the passing of 1987 constitution. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts.
President Trump can cite 1988 as proof that summer polling doesn't always hold up when presidential election ballots are tallied in November. That year, the Republican nominee, George H.W. Bush ...
Elections for a new set of city officials were held under the new Constitution of the Philippines which was ratified in 1987. The Lakas ng Dabaw nominee, former OIC Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte , defeated former OIC Mayor Zafiro Respicio of Lakas ng Bansa and independent radio broadcaster Jun Pala .
North Carolina’s elected leaders have been jousting over election regulations months ahead of the 2024 presidential election, but of all the new rules the state’s voter ID law worries ...
Sara Duterte-Carpio campaigns in the City of Parañaque ahead of the Philippines’ 2022 national elections. Credit - Aaron Favila—AP. 2024 may be the world’s biggest-ever election year, but ...