2004 Philippine Senate election

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 (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 film 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.

2004 Philippine Senate election

May 10, 2004
12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
Leader Juan Ponce Enrile Juan Flavier Party PMP Lakas Alliance Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino 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%   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

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 Initiative/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 Richard J. Gordon Lakas Parouk Hussin Lakas Robert Jaworski Lakas Lito Lapid Lakas Orlando S. 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 LDP Alfredo Lim PMP Ernesto Maceda NPC Jamby Madrigal LDP Aquilino Pimentel Jr. PDP–Laban Amina Rasul PDP–Laban Francisco Tatad PMP

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	Party		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		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	13,519,998	40.35%
4.	Jamby Madrigal	KNP		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	13,253,692	39.55%
5.	Richard J. 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		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	11,286,428	33.68%
9.	Juan Ponce Enrile	KNP		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	11,191,162	33.40%
10.	Jinggoy Estrada	KNP		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	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		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	9,944,328	29.68%
15.	John Henry Osmeña	K-4		Independent	9,914,179	29.59%
16.	Orlando S. 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		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	5,873,845	17.53%
19.	Francisco Tatad	KNP		PMP	5,718,740	17.07%
20.	Heherson Alvarez			Independent	4,791,085	14.30%
21.	Ernesto Herrera	KNP		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	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		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	3,780,469	11.28%
26.	Amina Rasul	KNP		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	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		Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	2,222,069	6.63%
30.	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%
	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino || 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
		Total	%	Swing	Won	End 12th	13th	%	+/−
	Koalisyon ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino (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.

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

References