2004 Philippine Senate election

2004 Philippine Senate election

May 10, 2004
12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Franklin Drilon Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Party Liberal PDP–Laban Alliance K4 KNP Seats won 7 5 Popular vote 132,793,971 95,953,367 Percentage 52.24% 37.74%
Senate President before election Franklin Drilon Liberal Elected Senate President Franklin Drilon Liberal

The 2004 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 28th election to the Senate of the Philippines. It was held on Monday, May 10, 2004, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan, composed of parties that support the candidacy of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino, composed of parties that support the candidacy of film actor Fernando Poe Jr. coalition. The Alyansa ng Pag-asa was a minor coalition made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma–Lapiang Manggagawa. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats.

The elections were notable for several reasons. This election first saw the implementation of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (see Wikisource), which enabled Filipinos in over 70 countries to vote.

Parties and coalitions

This election has seen strong shifts of alliances and new parties as candidates switched allegiances. The two major coalitions seen in this elections were the pro-administration K-4 and the KNP as the "united opposition".

Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K-4)

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Honesty and Experience for the Future) was the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo was seeking a full term under the K4 coalition with Senator Noli de Castro, an independent, popular politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas—Christian Muslim Democrats, of which Arroyo was a member. Other parties under this coalition are Liberal Party, Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People's Coalition and People's Reform Party.

Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)

The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos) was the coalition of the "united opposition". Its presidential and vice-presidential candidates were Fernando Poe Jr. and Senator Loren Legarda. The leading parties of this coalition were Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino—Angara wing, PDP–Laban, and Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. The LDP split had been caused by stubbornness between presidentiables Poe and Senator Panfilo Lacson, especially with Poe's support from former President Joseph Estrada and former First Lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition was Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino.

Alyansa ng Pag-asa

The third major coalition running in this election is the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope), This coalition fielded Raul Roco for president and Herminio Aquino for vice-president. The three major parties supporting this coalition were Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko, former National Defense Secretary Renato de Villa's Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma, and former Cebu Governor Lito Osmeña's Probinsya Muna Development Initiative. These three parties bolted from the People Power Coalition.

Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM)

Bangon Pilipinas (Rise Up, Philippines) is the political party of Bro. Eduardo Villanueva. It consisted mostly of volunteers, a majority of whom came from Villanueva's Jesus Is Lord church. Villanueva resigned from the church before submitting his candidacy in order to prevent questions on the separation of church and state.

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP)—(Aquino Wing)

This coalition led by Makati Representative Butz Aquino was composed of Panfilo Lacson's supporters from LDP party.

Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa

This was Eddie Gil's organization. Gil was deemed a nuisance candidate and was disqualified from the presidential race. However, the party qualified for other positions.

Candidates

Administration coalition

K4 ticket

Name	Party
Robert Barbers		Lakas
Rodolfo Biazon		Liberal
Pia Cayetano		Lakas
Dick Gordon		Lakas
Parouk Hussin		Lakas
Robert Jaworski		Lakas
Lito Lapid		Lakas
Orly Mercado		Lakas
John Henry Osmeña		NPC
Mar Roxas		Liberal
Bong Revilla		Lakas
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP

Primary opposition coalition

KNP ticket

Name	Party
Boots Anson-Roa		PMP
Didagen Dilangalen		PMP
Juan Ponce Enrile		PMP
Salvador Escudero		NPC
Jinggoy Estrada		PMP
Ernesto Herrera		Independent
Alfredo Lim		PMP
Ernesto Maceda		NPC
Jamby Madrigal		LDP
Aquilino Pimentel Jr.		PDP–Laban
Amina Rasul		PDP–Laban
Francisco Tatad		PMP

Others

Alyansa ng Pag-asa ticket

Name	Party
Francisco Chavez		Reporma
Bong Coo		Aksyon
Nicanor Gatmaytan, Jr.		Aksyon
Eduardo Nonato Joson		Aksyon
Atty Batas Mauricio		Aksyon
Jay Sonza		Aksyon
Perfecto Yasay		Aksyon

KBL ticket

Name	Party
Alvin Alvincent Almirante		KBL
Oliver Lozano		KBL
Norma Nueva		KBL

LDP-Aquino wing ticket

Name	Party
Heherson Alvarez		LDP-Aquino wing
Carlos Padilla		LDP-Aquino wing

Partido Isang Bansa Isang Diwa ticket

Name	Party
Ismael Aparri	PIBID
Carmen Borja	PIBID
Pendatun Decampong	PIBID
Arturo Estuita	PIBID
El Cid Fajardo	PIBID
Ramon Montaño	PIBID
Iderlina Pagunuran	PIBID
Angel Rosario	PIBID
Matuan Usop	PIBID

Independents

Name	Party
Gerardo del Mundo		Independent
Eddie Ilarde		Independent
Pilar Pilapil		Independent

Retiring and term limited incumbents

1. Tessie Aquino-Oreta (LDP), did not run in 2004, ran in 2007 and lost
2. Ramon Revilla Sr. (Lakas), term limited, retired from politics
3. Gregorio Honasan (Independent), term limited, ran in 2007 and won
4. Tito Sotto (LDP), term limited, ran in 2007 and lost, ran in 2010 and won

Mid-term vacancies

1. Rene Cayetano (Lakas), died on June 25, 2003
2. Blas Ople (LDP), appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs on July 16, 2002, died on December 14, 2003

Incumbents running elsewhere

1. Noli de Castro (Independent), ran for vice president and won
2. Loren Legarda (KNP), ran for vice president and lost

Results

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4) won seven seats, while the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP) won five.

Incumbent KNP senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. and K4 senator Rodolfo Biazon successfully defended their seats.

K4's Pia Cayetano, Dick Gordon, Lito Lapid, Bong Revilla, Mar Roxas and KNP's Jinggoy Estrada, Alfredo Lim and Jamby Madrigal are the neophyte senators.

Returning are K4's Miriam Defensor Santiago and KNP's Juan Ponce Enrile, who were both defeated in 2001.

K4's Robert Barbers John Henry Osmeña and Robert Jaworski both lost their seats.

The election of Noli de Castro as Vice President of the Philippines in concurrent elections means that his Senate seat will be vacant until June 30, 2007.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Before election				‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡^	‡^	‡	‡	‡
Election result	Not up				KNP					K4							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

The official results of the election were released in staggered dates with most winners in local elective positions declared within two weeks from the May 10 election date. The winners in the Senatorial and Party-list Representative elections were declared on May 24, with the exception of the 12th senator which was announced on June 3. The results of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential races were finalized by the Congress on June 20, more than a month after the elections. Out of the 43,536,028 registered voters, about 35.4 million ballots were cast giving a voter turn-out of 81.4%.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mar Roxas	Liberal Party (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	19,372,888	54.56
	Bong Revilla	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	15,801,531	44.50
	Aquilino Pimentel Jr.	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	13,519,998	38.07
	Jamby Madrigal	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	13,253,692	37.32
	Dick Gordon	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	12,707,151	35.78
	Pia Cayetano	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	12,542,054	35.32
	Miriam Defensor Santiago	People's Reform Party (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	12,187,401	34.32
	Alfredo Lim	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	11,286,428	31.78
	Juan Ponce Enrile	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	11,191,162	31.52
	Jinggoy Estrada	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	11,094,120	31.24
	Lito Lapid	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	10,970,941	30.90
	Rodolfo Biazon	Liberal Party (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	10,635,270	29.95
	Robert Barbers	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	10,624,585	29.92
	Ernesto Maceda	Nationalist People's Coalition (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino)	9,944,328	28.00
	John Henry Osmeña	Independent (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	9,914,179	27.92
	Orly Mercado	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	8,295,024	23.36
	Robert Jaworski	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	6,921,425	19.49
	Boots Anson-Roa	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	5,873,845	16.54
	Francisco Tatad	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino)	5,718,740	16.10
	Heherson Alvarez	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	4,791,085	13.49
	Ernesto Herrera	Independent (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino)	4,612,036	12.99
	Perfecto Yasay	Aksyon Demokratiko (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	4,408,808	12.42
	Francisco Chavez	Partido ng Demokratikong Reporma-Lapiang Manggagawa (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	4,286,838	12.07
	Carlos Padilla	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	3,863,693	10.88
	Salvador Escudero	Nationalist People's Coalition (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino)	3,780,469	10.65
	Amina Rasul-Bernardo	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	3,456,480	9.73
	Jay Sonza	Aksyon Demokratiko (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	2,839,442	8.00
	Parouk Hussin	Lakas–CMD (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan)	2,821,522	7.95
	Didagen Dilangalen	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	2,222,069	6.26
	Melanio Mauricio Jr.	Aksyon Demokratiko (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	1,144,279	3.22
	Pilar Pilapil	Independent	692,137	1.95
	Eduardo Nonato Joson	Aksyon Demokratiko (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	631,041	1.78
	Eddie Ilarde	Independent	527,865	1.49
	Nicanor Gatmaytan Jr.	Aksyon Demokratiko (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	453,693	1.28
	Bong Coo	Aksyon Demokratiko (Alyansa ng Pag-asa)	338,846	0.95
	Oliver Lozano	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	238,272	0.67
	Alvin Alvincent Almirante	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	206,097	0.58
	Ramon Montaño	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	159,735	0.45
	Matuan Usop	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	137,376	0.39
	Angel Rosario	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	98,932	0.28
	Ismael Aparri	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	97,430	0.27
	Norma Nueva	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	96,129	0.27
	Carmen Borja	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	95,755	0.27
	Pendatun Decampong	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	94,713	0.27
	Gerardo del Mundo	Independent	88,962	0.25
	El Cid Fajardo	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	79,471	0.22
	Iderlina Pagunuran	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	59,712	0.17
	Arturo Estuita	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	39,094	0.11
Total			254,216,743	100.00
Total votes			35,510,092	–
Registered voters/turnout			43,536,028	81.56
Source: COMELEC (vote totals), NCSB (turnout)

Per coalition

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan		Lakas–CMD	80,684,233	31.74	4
			Liberal Party	30,008,158	11.80	2
			People's Reform Party	12,187,401	4.79	1
			Independent politician	9,914,179	3.90	0
		Total		132,793,971	52.24	7
	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	90,234,627	35.50	5
			Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	5,718,740	2.25	0
		Total		95,953,367	37.74	5
	Alyansa ng Pag-asa		Aksyon Demokratiko	9,816,109	3.86	0
			Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma	4,286,838	1.69	0
		Total		14,102,947	5.55	0
	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa			862,218	0.34	0
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan			540,498	0.21	0
	Independent politician			9,963,742	3.92	0
Total				254,216,743	100.00	12
Total votes				35,510,092	–
Registered voters/turnout				43,536,028	81.56

Vote share K4   52.24% KNP   37.74% Others   10.02%

Senate seats K4   58.33% KNP   41.67% Others   0.0%

Per party

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
					Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	90,234,627	35.50	New	2	2	5	5	+3
	Lakas–CMD	80,684,233	31.74	+12.21	2	6	4	7	+1
	Liberal Party	30,008,158	11.80	+3.93	1	2	2	3	+1
	People's Reform Party	12,187,401	4.79	+0.83	0	0	1	1	New
	Aksyon Demokratiko	9,362,416	3.68	+0.91	0	0	0	0	0
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	5,718,740	2.25	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma	4,740,531	1.86	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa	862,218	0.34	+0.33	0	0	0	0	0
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	540,498	0.21	−0.15	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	19,877,921	7.82	−31.05	1	6	0	4	−2
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino				3	4	0	2	−2
	Nationalist People's Coalition				1	1	0	0	−1
	PDP–Laban				0	1	0	1	0
Vacancy					2	2	0	1	−1
Total		254,216,743	100.00	–	12	24	12	24	+1
Total votes		35,510,092	–
Registered voters/turnout		43,536,028	81.56

Vote share KNP   33.50% Lakas   31.74% LP   11.80% PRP   4.79% Independent   7.82% Others   10.35%

Senate seats won KNP   41.67% Lakas   33.33% LP   16.67% PRP   8.33% Independent   0.00% Others   0.00%

See also

• Commission on Elections
• Politics of the Philippines
• Philippine elections
• President of the Philippines
• 13th Congress of the Philippines

External links

General sites

• Philippine Presidency Project
• Philippine Commission on Elections
• National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)

Media sites and articles

• Eleksyon 2004 (Media website)
• 4 exit polls have 3 different winners - Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Proberz exit polls: FPJ winner
• Congress approves canvassing rules - Philippine Daily Inquirer
• SWS admits it made errors in exit poll - Philippine Daily Inquirer

Others

• On Election Polls: Part IV WHO DID BETTER - SWS OR PULSE ASIA? - Dr. Romula A. Virola
• Dec. 30, 2002 Arroyo speech declaring her intention not to run
• P.E.T. Case No. 003, Legarda vs. De Castro