Philippine Senate election, 2004

May 10, 2004

12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Juan Ponce Enrile	Juan Flavier
Party	KNP	Lakas
Alliance	KNP	K4
Leader's seat	Nationwide at-large	Nationwide at-large
Seats before	3	7
Seats won	5	4
Seats after	6	7
Seat change	3
Popular vote	90,234,627	80,684,233
Percentage	35.5%	31.7%
Swing	35.5%	12.1%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	Franklin Drilon	Miriam Defensor Santiago
Party	Liberal	PRP
Alliance	K4	K4
Leader's seat	Nationwide at-large	Nationwide at-large
Seats before	2	0
Seats won	2	1
Seats after	4	1
Seat change	2	1
Popular vote	30,008,158	12,187,401
Percentage	11.8%	4.8%
Swing	3.9%	0.8%

Senate President before election

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

Elected Senate President

Franklin Drilon
Liberal

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The senatorial election was held in the Philippines on May 10, 2004. The major coalitions that participated are the Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (K4; Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) composed of parties that support the candidacy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and the Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP; Coalition of United Filipinos), parties that support the candidacy of movie actor Fernando Poe, Jr. A third coalition, the Alyansa ng Pag-asa (Alliance of Hope) was made up of Aksyon Demokratiko and Reporma-LM. K4 won seven seats, while the KNP won the remaining five contested seats in the Philippine Senate.

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 K-4 (Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan), of the administration, and the KNP (Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino), the united opposition.

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

The Koalisyon ng Katapatan at Karanasan sa Kinabukasan (Coalition of Truth and Experience for Tomorrow) or K-4, is the remnant of the People Power Coalition that was formed following the ascendancy of president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to power. Arroyo is seeking a complete term under this coalition with Sen. Noli de Castro, an independent, yet popular, politician, as her running mate. The leading party in this coalition is the ruling Lakas-CMD, of which Arroyo is a member. Other parties under this coalition are the Liberal Party, the Nacionalista Party, the Nationalist People's Coalition and the People's Reform Party.

Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (KNP)

The Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (Coalition of United Filipinos), or KNP, is the coalition of the united opposition. Its standard bearers are Fernando Poe, Jr. for president and Sen. Loren Legarda for vice-president. The leading parties of this coalition is the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP-Angara Wing), the PDP-Laban and the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. the LDP split is caused by stubbornness between FPJ and Ping Lacson. especially with the support of the former president Joseph Estrada and former first lady Imelda Marcos. The other major party under this coalition is Estrada's Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP, Party of the Filipino Masses).

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 are Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko (Democratic Action), former Defense Sec. Renato de Villa's Reporma Party, and Lito Osmeña's Promdi (Probinsya Muna [Provinces First] Development Party). The three parties were the ones that bolted out of the People Power Coalition.

Bangon Pilipinas Movement (BPM)

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

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) (Aquino Wing)

This was composed of Panfilo Lacson's supporters in the 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 Osmeña		Independent
Mar Roxas		Liberal
Bong Revilla		Lakas
Miriam Defensor Santiago		PRP

Primary opposition coalition

KNP ticket
Name	Party

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

Other tickets

Alyansa ng Pag-asa ticket
Name	Party

Francisco Chavez		Reporma-LM
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

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

Not in ticket

Name	Party
Heherson Alvarez		LDP-Aquino wing
Gerardo del Mundo		Independent
Eddie Ilarde		Independent
Carlos M. Padilla		LDP-Aquino wing
Pilar Pilapil		Independent

Election results

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%.

The COMELEC sits as the National Board of Canvassers for the 12 senatorial positions.

**Summary of the May 10, 2004 Philippine Senate election results**
Rank	Candidate	Coalition		Votes	%
1.	Mar Roxas	K-4	Liberal	19,372,888	57.81%
2.	Bong Revilla	K-4	Lakas	15,801,531	47.15%
3.	Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.	KNP	KNP	13,519,998	40.35%
4.	Jamby Madrigal	KNP	KNP	13,253,692	39.55%
5.	Dick Gordon	K-4	Lakas	12,707,151	37.92%
6.	Pia Cayetano	K-4	Lakas	12,542,054	37.43%
7.	Miriam Defensor Santiago	K-4	PRP	12,187,401	36.37%
8.	Alfredo Lim	KNP	KNP	11,286,428	33.68%
9.	Juan Ponce Enrile	KNP	KNP	11,191,162	33.40%
10.	Jinggoy Estrada	KNP	KNP	11,094,120	33.11%
11.	Lito Lapid	K-4	Lakas	10,970,941	32.74%
12.	Rodolfo Biazon	K-4	Liberal	10,635,270	31.74%
13.	Robert Barbers	K-4	Lakas	10,624,585	31.71%
14.	Ernesto Maceda	KNP	KNP	9,944,328	29.68%
15.	John Osmeña	K-4	Independent	9,914,179	29.59%
16.	Orly Mercado	K-4	Lakas	8,295,024	24.75%
17.	Robert Jaworski	K-4	Lakas	6,921,425	20.65%
18.	Boots Anson-Roa	KNP	KNP	5,873,845	17.53%
19.	Francisco Tatad	KNP	PMP	5,718,740	17.07%
20.	Heherson Alvarez	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Independent	4,791,085	14.30%
21.	Ernesto Herrera	KNP	KNP	4,612,036	13.76%
22.	Perfecto Yasay	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Aksyon	4,408,808	13.16%
23.	Francisco Chavez	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Reporma-LM	4,286,838	12.79%
24.	Carlos M. Padilla	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	Independent	3,863,693	11.53%
25.	Salvador Escudero	KNP	KNP	3,780,469	11.28%
26.	Amina Rasul	KNP	KNP	3,456,480	10.31%
27.	Jay Sonza	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Aksyon	2,839,442	8.47%
28.	Parouk Hussin	K-4	Lakas	2,821,522	8.42%
29.	Didagen Dilangalen	KNP	KNP	2,222,069	6.63%
30.	Atty Batas Mauricio	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Aksyon	1,144,279	3.41%
31.	Pilar Pilapil		Independent	692,137	2.07%
32.	Eduardo Nonato Joson	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Aksyon	631,041	1.88%
33.	Eddie Ilarde		Independent	527,865	1.58%
34.	Nicanor Gatmaytan Jr.	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Aksyon	453,693	1.35%
35.	Bong Coo	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	Aksyon	338,846	1.01%
36.	Oliver Lozano		KBL	238,272	0.71%
37.	Alvin Alvincent Almirante		KBL	206,097	0.62%
38.	Ramon Montaño		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	159,735	0.48%
39.	Matuan Usop		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	137,376	0.41%
40.	Angel Rosario		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	98,932	0.30%
41.	Ismael Aparri		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	97,430	0.29%
42.	Norma Nueva		KBL	96,129	0.29%
43.	Carmen Borja		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	95,755	0.29%
44.	Pendatun Decampong		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	94,713	0.28%
45.	Gerardo del Mundo		Independent	88,962	0.27%
46.	El Cid Fajardo		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	79,471	0.24%
47.	Iderlina Pagunuran		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	59,712	0.18%
48.	Arturo Estuita		Isang Bansa Isang Diwa	39,094	0.12%
Turnout				35,510,092	76.97%
Registered voters				43,536,028	100%
Note: A total of 48 candidates ran for senator.		Sources: Vote totals from the Commission on Elections, turnout from the National Statistics Coordinating Board.

Per coalition

Party/coalition		Votes	%	Seats won	%
	K4	132,793,971	52.2%	7	58.3%
	KNP	95,953,367	37.7%	5	41.7%
	Alyansa ng Pag-asa	11,263,505	4.4%	0	0.0%
	Others and independents	14,205,900	5.6%	0	0.0%
Totals		254,216,743	100.0%	12	100.0%

Per party

Parties and coalitions		Popular vote			Seats
Parties and coalitions		Total	%	Swing	Won	End 12th	13th	%	+/−
	KNP (Coalition of United Filipinos)	90,234,627	35.5%	35.5%	5	3	6	25.0%	3
	Lakas (People Power-Christian Muslim Democrats)	80,684,233	31.7%	12.1%	4	7	7	29.2%
	Liberal (Liberal Party)	30,008,158	11.8%	3.9%	2	2	4	16.7%	2
	PRP (People's Reform Party)	12,187,401	4.8%	0.8%	1	0	1	4.8%	1
	Aksyon (Democratic Action)	9,362,416	3.7%	5.7%	0	1	1	4.2%
	PMP (Force of the Filipino Masses)	5,718,740	2.2%	2.2%	*	*	0	0.0%	*
	Reporma-LM (Party for Democratic Reform-Workers' Party)	4,740,531	1.9%	0.1%	0	0	0	0.0%
	Partido Isang Bansa, Isang Diwa (One Country, One Spirit Party)	862,218	0.3%	0.3%	0	0	0	0.0%
	KBL (New Society Movement)	540,498	0.2%	0.1%	0	0	0	0.0%
	LDP (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos)	0	0.0%	21.3%	0	4	1	4.2%	3
	PDP-Laban (Philippine Democratic Party-People Power)	0	0.0%	4.8%	*	1	1	4.2%
	Independent	19,877,921	7.8%	15.5%	0	5	2	4.8%	3
Totals		254,216,743	100.0%	--	12	24	23	95.8%

*All PDP-Laban and PMP incumbents whose seats are up ran under the KNP banner.

External links

General sites

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

References

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See also: Local elections and referendums in the Philippines

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