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The 2016 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday, May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 general election. This was the 16th direct presidential election in the Philippines since 1935 and the fifth sextennial presidential election since 1992. Incumbent president Benigno Aquino III was ineligible for re-election ...
v. t. e. A general election in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2016, for executive and legislative branches for all levels of government – national, provincial, and local, except for the barangay officials. At the top of the ballot was the election for successors to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
January 10, 2016. Start of Election period [19] February 5, 2015. Roy Señeres withdraws his presidential campaign citing health reasons. [20] February 9, 2016. Start of Campaign period for president, vice president, senators and party-lists. [19] March 24–25, 2016.
There had been two presidential referendums, in July 1973 and 1977. All in all, there had been 21 presidential ballots in Philippine history. Since 1992, the elections have been held on the second Monday of May and every six years thereafter. The next presidential and vice presidential elections are in May 2028.
Notes. ^1 In 1949, two candidates from the Liberal Party contested the election: Jose Avelino and Elpidio Quirino. Avelino did not win at least a plurality of votes in a single province except his home province of Samar. ^2 In 1946, two candidates from the Nacionalista Party contested the election: Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Roxas.
On 8 March 2016, the Supreme Court determined that Poe is a natural-born Filipino and she returned to the Philippines from the U.S. in 2004, therefore she meets the 10-year residency requirement to run in the presidential election. On April 9, 2016, the Supreme Court declared their ruling as final and executory and she is qualified to become ...
1981. Plebiscite. Approval of the modified parliamentary system. Yes 79.53%. Details. Prohibiting elected officials for being appointed except in the Executive Committee. Limiting accreditation of political parties to top two parties only. Prohibiting public officers from switching parties mid-term. Yes 78.95%.
The senators elected in 2016, together with those elected in 2013, comprise the Senate's delegation in the 17th Congress. The proclamation of all the 12 senators was done ten days after Election Day, on May 19. three incumbents that ran successfully defended their seats, while four former and five new senators were elected.