2001 Philippine Senate election
May 14, 2001
12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines and one mid-term vacancy
13 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Franklin Drilon Edgardo Angara
Party Independent LDP
Alliance PPC Puwersa ng Masa
Seats won 8 4
Popular vote 123,491,617 95,072,114
Percentage 50.8% 39.1%
Senate President before election

Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.
PDP–Laban

 Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Independent

The 2001 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 27th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 14, 2001, to elect 12 of the 24 seats and one mid-term vacancy in the Senate. Independent candidate Noli de Castro, a journalist and former television anchor, was announced as the topnotcher. This became the first synchronized national and local elections held after the ouster of former President Joseph Estrada in January due to a military-backed civilian uprising, popularly known as EDSA II.

The two competing coalitions in this election were the anti-Estrada People Power Coalition and the pro-Estrada Puwersa ng Masa coalition. The PPC was composed of Lakas—National Union of Christian Democrats—United Muslim Democrats of the Philippines, Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma—Lapiang Manggagawa, Aksyon Demokratiko, Probinsya Muna Development Initiative, Liberal Party and Partido Demokratiko Pilipino—Lakas ng Bayan, while the Puwersa ng Masa included Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and Partido ng Masang Pilipino along with pro-Estrada independent candidates. Twelve seats were supposed to be contested but with the appointment of Teofisto Guingona Jr. as Vice President, the Commission on Elections ruled that the thirteenth-placer candidate would serve the remainder of Guingona's term.

The PPC won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and Noli de Castro as an independent won one; PPC's Ralph Recto edged out Puwersa ng Masa's Gregorio Honasan for the twelfth place and Honasan was elected to serve the remainder of Guingona's term. On February 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of the Philippines ruled that Honasan did lose the election but declared the special election constitutional for the remaining three-year term of Teofisto Guingona Jr.

Candidates

Note: Party affiliation based on Certificate of Candidacy.

Retiring and term limited incumbents

  1. Nikki Coseteng (NPC), term limited; ran for senator in 2007 and lost
  2. Francisco Tatad (PRP), term limited; ran for senator in 2004 and in 2010 and lost both times

Mid-term vacancies

  1. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won in 1998
  2. Marcelo Fernan (LDP), died on July 11, 1999
  3. Teofisto Guingona Jr. (Lakas), appointed Vice President of the Philippines on February 7, 2001
  4. Raul Roco (Aksyon), appointed Secretary of Education, Culture and Sports on February 10, 2001

Results

The People Power Coalition (PPC) won eight seats, the Puwersa ng Masa won four, and an independent candidate won one. Of the four seats Puwersa ng Masa won, one was for the seat of Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr., whose senatorial term would have ended on June 30, 2004.

Four incumbent senators won: Franklin Drilon, Juan Flavier, Ramon Magsaysay Jr. and Serge Osmeña of PPC,

There are seven neophyte senators: PPC's Joker Arroyo, Francis Pangilinan, Ralph Recto, Manny Villar, Puwersa ng Masa's Loi Ejercito and Panfilo Lacson, independent candidate Noli de Castro.

Returning is Edgardo Angara, who was term limited in the previous election.

Puwersa ng Masa senators Gregorio Honasan Miriam Defensor Santiago and Juan Ponce Enrile did not successfully defend their seats.

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Before election ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡^ ‡^ ‡^ ‡^ ‡ ‡ ‡
Election result Not up Puwersa ng Masa People Power Coalition Ind Not up
After election * + √ + + √ + + + √ √ * +
Senate bloc Minority bloc Majority bloc

Key:

  • ‡ Seats up
  • + Gained by a party from another party
  • √ Held by the incumbent
  • * Held by the same party with a new senator
  • ^ Vacancy

Per candidate

 Summary of the May 14, 2001, Philippine Senate election results
Rank Candidate Coalition Party Votes %
1.Noli de CastroPuwersa ng Masa1 Independent16,237,38655.09%
2.Juan FlavierPPC Lakas–CMD11,735,89739.82%
3.Serge OsmeñaPPC PDP–Laban11,593,38939.33%
4.Franklin DrilonPPC Independent11,301,70038.34%
5.Joker ArroyoPPC Lakas–CMD11,262,40238.21%
6.Ramon Magsaysay Jr.PPC Independent11,250,67738.17%
7.Manny VillarPPC Independent11,187,37537.96%
8.Francis PangilinanPPC Liberal10,971,89637.23%
9.Edgardo AngaraPuwersa ng Masa LDP10,805,17736.66%
10.Panfilo LacsonPuwersa ng Masa LDP10,535,55935.74%
11.Loi EjercitoPuwersa ng Masa Independent10,524,13035.71%
12.Ralph RectoPPC Lakas–CMD10,480,940235.56%
13.Gregorio Honasan3Puwersa ng Masa Independent10,454,52735.47%
14.Juan Ponce EnrilePuwersa ng Masa LDP9,677,20932.83%
15.Miriam Defensor SantiagoPuwersa ng Masa PRP9,622,74232.65%
16.Dong PunoPuwersa ng Masa LDP8,701,20529.52%
17.Wigberto TañadaPPC Liberal8,159,83627.68%
18.Orly MercadoPuwersa ng Masa Independent7,395,09225.09%
19.Roberto PagdangananPPC Lakas–CMD7,185,41524.38%
20.Ernesto HerreraPPC Lakas–CMD6,801,86123.08%
21.Winnie MonsodPPC Aksyon6,728,72822.83%
22.Nina RasulPuwersa ng Masa Independent5,222,49017.72%
23.Jamby MadrigalPuwersa ng Masa LDP5,043,04317.11%
24.Liwayway Vinzons-ChatoPPC Independent4,831,50116.39%
25.Perfecto Yasay Independent4,557,36415.46%
26.Ombra TamanoPuwersa ng Masa LDP3,548,48012.04%
27.Reuben CanoyPuwersa ng Masa LDP3,542,46012.02%
28.Homobono Adaza Nacionalista770,6472.61%
29.Rod Navarro Independent652,0122.21%
30.Manuel Morato Independent625,7892.12%
31.Moner Bajunaid PDSP503,4371.71%
32.Oliver Lozano KBL470,5721.60%
33.Melchor Chavez KBL244,5530.83%
34.Camilo Sabio Independent230,7590.78%
35.Norma Nueva KBL83,7000.28%
36.Juan Casil KBL74,4810.25%
37.Eddie Gil Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa15,5220.05%
Turnout29,474,30986.39%
Note: A total of 37 candidates ran for senator. Source: Comelec (vote totals), NCSB (turnout)
^1 Guest candidate
^2 18,000 votes deducted from Ralph Recto in Zamboanga del Norte as per Resolution No. NBC 01-003
^3 Elected to serve the unexpired term (until 2004) of Teofisto Guingona Jr., who was appointed Vice President in February 2001.

Per coalition

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
People Power CoalitionLakas–NUCD–UMDP47,466,51519.533
Liberal Party19,131,7327.871
PDP–Laban11,593,3894.771
Aksyon Demokratiko6,728,7282.770
Independent38,571,25315.873
Total123,491,61750.818
Puwersa ng MasaLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino51,853,13321.342
People's Reform Party9,622,7423.960
Independent33,596,23913.822
Total95,072,11439.124
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan873,3060.360
Nacionalista Party770,6470.320
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas503,4370.210
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa15,5220.010
Independent22,303,3109.181
Total243,029,953100.0013
Total votes29,474,309–
Registered voters/turnout36,271,78281.26
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
Vote share
PPC
 
 50.81%
PnM
 
 39.12%
Others
 
 10.07%
Senate seats
PPC
 
 61.53%
PnM
 
 30.76%
Others
 
 7.69%

Per party

PartyVotes%+/–Seats
UpBeforeWonAfter+/−
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino51,853,13321.34−5.971526+1
Lakas–NUCD–UMDP47,466,51519.53−25.911537+2
Liberal Party19,131,7327.87+5.220011New
PDP–Laban11,593,3894.77−0.2112120
People's Reform Party9,622,7423.96New1100−1
Aksyon Demokratiko6,728,7282.77New00000
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan873,3060.36New00000
Nacionalista Party770,6470.32New00000
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas503,4370.21New00000
Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa15,5220.01New00000
Independent94,470,80238.87+35.333366+3
Grand Alliance for Democracy/Gabaybayan1100−1
Nationalist People's Coalition1201−1
Partido ng Masang Pilipino01010
Vacancy4400−4
Total243,029,953100.00–132413240
Total votes29,474,309–
Registered voters/turnout36,271,78281.26
Source: "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. Retrieved 2010-12-10.
Vote share
LDP
 
 21.34%
Lakas
 
 19.53%
LP
 
 7.87%
PDP-Laban
 
 4.77%
Independent
 
 38.87%
Others
 
 7.62%
Senate seats won
LDP
 
 15.38%
Lakas
 
 23.08%
LP
 
 7.69%
PDP-Laban
 
 7.69%
Independent
 
 46.15%
Others
 
 0.00%

See also

References

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