2016 Philippine Senate election

2016 Philippine Senate election

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12 (of the 24) seats to the Senate of the Philippines 13 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Franklin Drilon Tito Sotto Gregorio Honasan Party Liberal NPC UNA Alliance Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid PGP UNA Seats won 7 4 1 Popular vote 140,756,973 32,154,139 24,660,722 Percentage 43.81% 30.83% 7.68%
Results of the election per province/city. Results are determined via nationwide vote, the map represents if the results were determined per province/city, ordered by Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid, Partido Galing at Puso, then other parties and coalitions.
Senate President before election Franklin Drilon Liberal Elected Senate President Koko Pimentel PDP–Laban

The 2016 election of members to the Senate of the Philippines was the 32nd election of members to the Senate of the Philippines. The seats of 12 senators elected in 2010 were filled during this election. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2013 election to form the 17th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2013 served until June 30, 2019, while the senators elected in this election would serve up to June 30, 2022.

The Senate election was part of the 2016 general election where elections for the president of the Philippines, vice president, members of the Philippine House of Representatives, and all local officials, including those from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, were held.

The Senate election used a plurality-at-large voting system where the voter votes for 12 candidates, with each candidate getting one vote, and from which the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes are elected to serve for six years.

Electoral system

Main article: Philippine senatorial elections

Philippine senatorial elections are done via the plurality-at-large voting system: the entire country is one at-large "district", where a voter can vote up to twelve people (one vote per candidate), with the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes deemed elected. Senators who are currently serving their second consecutive term are term limited, although they may run again in 2019. Only half of the seats are up in every senatorial election. The winning senators replaced the batch elected in 2010, and joined the batch elected in 2013 in the 17th Congress.

Each party has a slate of as many candidates as it desires, although parties don't usually exceed a 12-person ticket. A party may also choose to invite "guest candidates" to complete its slate. The party may even include, with the candidates' consent, independent candidates and candidates from other parties as the party's guest candidates. A coalition of different parties may also be formed.

In general elections where senators and presidents are elected at the same time, the presidential candidates often have their own slates of senatorial candidates. This means voters have more choices unlike in midterm elections, when there are usually only two major contending political forces.

Winning candidates are proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. Candidates are proclaimed senators-elect if the thirteenth-place candidate no longer has a mathematical chance of surpassing the twelfth-place candidate. Post-proclamation disputes are handled by the Senate Electoral Tribunal, a body composed of six senators and three justices from the Supreme Court.

Coalitions

A coalition led by the Liberal Party (LP) of Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, the successor of the administration-backed Team PNoy coalition In 2013, and the primary opposition United Nationalist Alliance of Vice President Jejomar Binay, put up senatorial slates. Aside from these coalitions, candidates running for president also put up their own opposition slates. Some candidates are included in more than one coalitions.

Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid

The senatorial ticket of the Liberal Party called as "Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid" (Coalition for the Straight Path), was unveiled last October 12, 2015 at the LP's headquarters in Cubao, Quezon City led by President Aquino III, and the Roxas and Robredo tandem. ^[1]

In a resolution passed September 30, 2015, the LP National Directorate, and LP National Executive Council nominated incumbent senators Franklin Drilon, TG Guingona and Ralph Recto, former Department of Justice (DOJ) secretary Leila de Lima and former senator Francis Pangilinan for inclusion. ^[2] LP Standard-bearer Mar Roxas also declared former Energy Secretary and former Leyte governor Jericho Petilla (LP) as part of the slate. ^[3] On October 12, 2015, Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary for Muslim Affairs and Special Concerns Ina Ambolodto, PhilHealth Board Director Risa Hontiveros, COOP-NATCCO Party List Representative Cresente Paez and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Director General Joel Villanueva were included in the slate. ^[4]

Partido Galing at Puso

The senatorial slate of Grace Poe, known as "Partido Galing at Puso," included independents and candidates from other political parties. The coalition line up was unveiled for the first time after the last day of filing on October 16, 2015. It included Manila vice mayor Isko Moreno, congressman Win Gatchalian, worker advocate Susan Ople, incumbent senator Tito Sotto, Bayan Muna congressman Neri Colmenares, actor Edu Manzano, lawyer Lorna Kapunan, party-list congressman Samuel Pagdilao, former senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, and Richard J. Gordon, congressman Roman Romulo, On October 29, 2015 the senatorial coalition line up was unveiled at Club Filipino.

Term-limited and retiring incumbents

Term limited

The following are barred from seeking reelection, although they can be elected anew in 2019:

1. Pia Cayetano (NP)

   Won the election for House representative from Taguig's 2nd district. ^[5] Cayetano ran for senator in 2019 and won.

2. Miriam Defensor Santiago (PRP)

   Ran for president and lost. Santiago subsequently died in September 2016. ^[6]

3. Juan Ponce Enrile (UNA)

   In December 2013, Enrile said he would retire from politics, denying reports he would run for governor of Cagayan province. ^[7] Enrile ran for senator in 2019 and lost.

4. Jinggoy Estrada (UNA)

   In detention due to corruption charges and his alleged involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, Estrada told reporters that after his August 2014 bail hearing he would "run in 2016 for a higher office" and that he would be Vice President Jejomar Binay's running mate. ^[8] However, this did not materialize, with Gregorio Honasan finally chosen by his party 's running to be Binay's running mate. Estrada ran for senator in 2019 and lost. Estrada ran again for senator in 2022 and won.

5. Lito Lapid (Independent)

   In January 2015, Lapid announced that he would run for mayor of Angeles City. ^[9] Lapid eventually lost. ^[5] Lapid ran for senator in 2019 and won.

6. Bong Revilla (Lakas)

   In detention due to corruption charges and his alleged involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, Revilla expressed that he was considering a 2016 presidential campaign and a return to show business. ^[10] However, this did not materialize. Revilla ran for senator in 2019 and won.

Other incumbent senators may seek other political offices in 2016.

Retiring incumbents

The following senators' terms are ending in 2016, are eligible to run, but targeted other positions:

1. Bongbong Marcos (Independent)

   Ran for vice president as Miriam Defensor Santiago's (PRP) running mate and lost. ^[11]

Running for another office mid-term

The following senators' terms ended in 2019. They could run for other positions, but could return to the Senate if they lose; have they won, they were expected to forfeit their Senate seats once the terms of their new position started:

1. Alan Peter Cayetano (Independent)

   Ran for vice president as Rodrigo Duterte's (PDP–Laban) running mate and lost. ^[11]

2. Francis Escudero (Independent)

   Ran for vice president as Grace Poe's (independent) running mate and lost. ^[11]

3. Gregorio Honasan (UNA)

   Ran for vice president as Jejomar Binay's (UNA) running mate and lost. ^[11]

4. Grace Poe (Independent)

   Ran for president and lost. ^[11]

5. Antonio Trillanes (Independent)

   Running for vice president with no running mate but is supporting Grace Poe's candidacy, and lost. ^[11]

None of the candidates whose terms ended in 2019 won, thereby giving the Senate a full 24-person membership at the start of the next Congress.

Cayetano is a member of the Nacionalista Party, so were Marcos and Trillanes, but all did not win that party's nomination to run as vice president. Instead, they were running as independents in the vice presidential election. Cayetano and Trillanes were expected to return to the Senate as Nacionalistas once the Senate opened its session for the 17th Congress.

Campaign

In March 2015, Walden Bello resigned his position in Congress and from the Akbayan party, which is allied with President Benigno Aquino III, due to conflicts with Aquino that surrounded the Disbursement Acceleration Program and the Mamasapano incident. ^[12] As a result of the Mamasapano clash, Getulio Napeñas was relieved from his position and later retired. ^[13]

On May 20, 2015, the Office of the Ombudsman dismissed the complaint filed by former Iloilo provincial administrator Manuel Mejorada against Senator Franklin Drilon, DPWH Secretary Rogelio Singson, DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr., and other officials involved in the construction of the Iloilo Convention Center. ^[14] On August 7, 2015, Senator Gringo Honasan, former CIBAC congressman and now TESDA chair Joel Villanueva, and seven other former and incumbent lawmakers were charged before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the pork barrel scam. ^[15]

In August 2015, Leila de Lima assisted Isaias Samson, an expelled minister of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), in filing a case against the sect. Members protested at the DOJ office the next day while others occupied EDSA in Mandaluyong a few days later to urge de Lima to resign, and give focus to the Mamasapano clash where two members of the INC were killed. ^[16] On September 15, 2015, Francis Pangilinan announced his resignation from the cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III. ^[17] On September 29, 2015, Francis Tolentino spoke in Cavite for his intention to run for the Senate under Aquino's Liberal Party. However, controversy surrounding a lewd performance in a political rally in Santa Cruz, Laguna forced him to resign from the party. ^[18]

Grace Poe and Francis Escudero revealed that eight candidates were named on the initial list of their senatorial slate. ^[19] On September 30, 2015, Poe endorsed Bayan Muna representative Neri Colmenares. ^[20] On October 12, 2015, the Liberal Party announced its complete senatorial line-up in Quezon City under the Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid . ^[21] The United Nationalist Alliance completed their slate on October 21, 2015. ^[22] Panfilo Lacson accused Poe of favoring actor Edu Manzano over himself on October 27, 2015 when it was reported that Manzano was joining the Senate slate of Poe. ^[23] On October 29, 2015, Poe and Escudero announced in an event held in Club Filipino, San Juan, the complete senatorial slate for the Partido Galing at Puso coalition. ^[24]

In an event commemorating Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban on November 7, 2015, Martin Romualdez, the nephew of Imelda Marcos, declared his support for Jejomar Binay. ^[25] On November 14, 2015, in an interview by ABS-CBN News Channel, Karen Davila asked Alma Moreno with questions regarding the Reproductive Health Law. The interview went viral when Moreno was unable to answer coherently. ^[26] In November 2015, Princess Jacel Kiram and Malaysian politician Nurul Izzah Anwar posted a photo demanding Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to free opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim which was received negatively in that country, prompting Nurul Izzah to apologize. ^[27] On November 17, 2015, in a vote of 5–4, the Senate Electoral Tribunal denied the petition filed by aspiring 2016 presidential candidate Rizalito David for the disqualification of Grace Poe as a senator. ^[28]

On December 14, 2015, the court rejected Jovito Palparan's bid to be released on bail despite his plea that he is running for Senate. ^[29] On January 26, 2016, the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee concluded its hearings on the corruption allegations against Vice President and UNA presidential candidate Jejomar Binay. ^[30]

Campaigning for the Senate elections began on February 9, 2016. The United Nationalist Alliance's campaign started with a proclamation rally held in Mandaluyong on that same day. ^[31] The 10-person senatorial line-up of Miriam Defensor Santiago's campaign were unveiled during a campaign event at the Ynares Sports Arena on February 14, 2016. ^[32] On February 15, 2016, PDP–Laban, the party of Rodrigo Duterte announced that it would not have a senatorial slate so that the party can concentrate on promoting the candidate. ^[33]

On February 15, 2016, UNA senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao, in a video statement posted by TV5 for its Bilang Pilipino coverage, made a comment on the issue of same-sex marriage. He described people in these marriages as "mas masahol pa sa hayop" (English Translation: behaving worse than animals.) ^[34] Pacquiao later apologized and stated that as a Born Again Christian, he is against same-sex marriage, based on Biblical teachings but he did not condemn gay people. ^[35] Nike ended their longtime partnership with Pacquiao stating that his comments against gay people were abhorrent. ^[36] Bello filed a petition that may disqualify Pacquiao for violating election rules regarding publicity. ^{[37] [38]} Based on the commission's rules, Pacquiao's wife, Jinkee Pacquiao, may substitute. ^[39]

On February 22, 2016, Richard J. Gordon filed a petition to the Supreme Court to reverse a decision by the Comelec from refraining to print receipts from the voting machines. ^[40] Greco Belgica followed suit. ^[41]

Candidates

Main article: Candidates in the Philippine Senate election, 2016

A total of 50 candidates were included in the initial list of candidates to be included in the ballot. ^[42]

Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid # Name Party 4. Ina Ambolodto Liberal 12. Leila de Lima Liberal 15. Franklin Drilon Liberal 19. TG Guingona Liberal 20. Risa Hontiveros Akbayan 25. Panfilo Lacson Independent 27. Mark Lapid Aksyon 37. Cresente Paez Independent 40. Francis Pangilinan Liberal 41. Jericho Petilla Liberal 42. Ralph Recto Liberal 49. Joel Villanueva Liberal

Partido Galing at Puso # Name Party 11. Neri Colmenares Makabayan 13. Isko Moreno PMP 17. Win Gatchalian NPC 18. Dick Gordon Independent 22. Lorna Kapunan Aksyon 30. Edu Manzano Independent 34. Susan Ople Nacionalista 38. Samuel Pagdilao Independent 42. Ralph Recto* Liberal 44. Roman Romulo Independent 46. Tito Sotto NPC 50. Migz Zubiri Independent

People's Reform Party # Name Party 13. Isko Moreno* PMP 30. Edu Manzano* Independent 34. Susan Ople* Nacionalista 36. Manny Pacquiao* UNA 41. Jericho Petilla* Liberal 42. Ralph Recto* Liberal 43. Martin Romualdez Lakas 45. Dionisio Santiago Independent 47. Francis Tolentino Independent 49. Joel Villanueva* Liberal

United Nationalist Alliance # Name Party 18. Dick Gordon* Independent 23. Jacel Kiram UNA 24. Alma Moreno UNA 25. Panfilo Lacson* Independent 26. Rey Langit UNA 31. Allan Montaño UNA 33. Getulio Napeñas UNA 34. Susan Ople* Nacionalista 36. Manny Pacquiao UNA 43. Martin Romualdez* Lakas 46. Tito Sotto* NPC 50. Migz Zubiri* Independent *Guest candidates

Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka # Name Party 2. Aldin Ali LM 10. Melchor Chavez LM Non-independents not in tickets # Name Party 9. Sandra Cam PMP 16. Larry Gadon KBL 29. Romeo Maganto Lakas

Independents not in tickets # Name Party 1. Shariff Albani Independent 3. Raffy Alunan Independent 5. Godofredo Arquiza Independent 6. Levito Baligod Independent 7. Greco Belgica Independent 8. Walden Bello Independent 14. Ray Dorona Independent 21. Eid Kabalu Independent 28. Dante Liban Independent 32. Ramon Montaño Independent 35. Serge Osmeña Independent 39. Jovito Palparan Independent 48. Diosdado Valeroso Independent

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling in the Philippine Senate election, 2016

Opinion polling, locally known as surveys in the Philippines, is conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS), Pulse Asia and other pollsters.

The frontrunner is in bold. Those which are within the margin of error are in italics.

Per candidate

This list includes all individuals named by at least 10% of respondents in any of the eight conducted surveys. The top 16 candidates with the highest favourability in each poll are listed below, where the top 12 is marked with a "black line". For a comprehensive list of all individuals included in the surveys, and other surveys that have been conducted before 2016, see the main article.

Rank	2016
	Jan 8–10			Jan 24–28			Feb 5–7			Feb 13			Feb 15–20			Feb 16–27			Feb 24–Mar 1			Mar 30–Apr 2
	SWS			Pulse			SWS			MBC-DZRH			Pulse			Pulse			Standard			SWS
1		Sotto	56		Sotto	68.6		Sotto	52		Lacson	53.0		Sotto	63.6		Sotto	50.6		Sotto	50		Drilon	45
2		Lacson	49		Pangilinan	65.6		Lacson	49		Sotto	51.0		Lacson	60.2		Pangilinan	47.2		Pangilinan	43		Sotto	42
3		Pangilinan	46		Lacson	63.3		Recto	46		Zubiri	46.6		Pangilinan	54.1		Drilon	46.5		Recto			Pangilinan	37
4		Recto		Recto	59.9		Pangilinan	42		Recto	43.4		Recto	53.4		Lacson	44.9		Hontiveros	39		Lacson
5		Drilon	43		Drilon	58.8		Drilon	40		Pangilinan	42.2		Drilon	52.4		Recto	43.5		Zubiri	37		de Lima	31
6		Osmeña	42		Zubiri	54.9		Zubiri	38		Drilon	41.2		Zubiri	48.5		Zubiri	39.4		Drilon	36		Pacquiao
7		Zubiri	39		Osmeña	54.8		Osmeña	37		de Lima	38.1		de Lima	45.3		Osmeña	36.3		Lacson			Zubiri
8		Pacquiao	37		de Lima	48.6		de Lima	45		Pacquiao	37.9		Osmeña	43.7		de Lima	35.1		Villanueva			Gordon	30
9		de Lima	33		Gordon			Pacquiao			Osmeña	33.6		Gordon	42.6		Gordon	34.9		Gatchalian	32		Hontiveros
10		Gordon	31		Pacquiao	46.9		Hontiveros	27		Gordon	33.4		Gatchalian	41.2		Pacquiao	33.2		Romualdez	31		Recto
11		Guingona	28		Guingona	41.4		Gordon	26		Hontiveros	31.3		Villanueva	39.1		Hontiveros	33.1		de Lima	30		Osmeña
12		Hontiveros			Hontiveros	41.1		Guingona		Gatchalian	28.3		Guingona	36.7		Villanueva	28.5		Gordon			Villanueva	28
13		Moreno		Gatchalian	37.7		Gatchalian	23		Villanueva	27.7		Hontiveros	36.2		Guingona	28.2		Pacquiao			Gatchalian	25
14		Lapid	19		Villanueva	31.1		Villanueva	22		Guingona	24.2		Pacquiao	34.8		Gatchalian	26.1		Guingona		Tolentino	24
15		Tolentino			Lapid	27.2		Lapid	19		Manzano	21.8		Tolentino	24.0		Romualdez	20.6		Osmeña	25		Romualdez	22
16		Villanueva			Moreno	24.5		Tolentino			Lapid	20.6		Romualdez	22.0		Tolentino	20.5		Moreno			Guingona	21

Results

The Commission on Elections, sitting as the National Board of Canvassers, convened for the first time on May 11, receiving the first batch of certificates of canvass, totaling 40, from various cities and diplomatic outposts. ^[43] The camp of Francis Tolentino, the 13th-placed candidate, citing the alteration by Smartmatic to the script at the commission's "Transparency server", objected to the impending proclamation of the winning senators by securing a restraining order at the Supreme Court, but failed. ^[44] On May 31, the SC has dismissed Tolentino's petition for being "moot and academic". ^[45]

The commission proclaimed the 12 winning candidates on May 19 ^[46] The senators elect include 3 senators-elect who were reelected, 4 returning senators from previous Congresses, and 5 neophytes. Seven candidates from Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid won, four from Partido Galing at Puso, and one from the United Nationalist Alliance.

The three senators who successfully defended their seats were Franklin Drilon, Ralph Recto and Tito Sotto.

There were four senators who returned to the Senate. These were Dick Gordon, Panfilo Lacson, Francis Pangilinan, and Migz Zubiri.

Five senators entered the chamber for the first time. These were Leila de Lima, Win Gatchalian, Risa Hontiveros, Manny Pacquiao and Joel Villanueva. De Lima won her first election; this was the first election of Villanueva with his name on the ballot instead of his party (him being a nominee of the Citizens' Battle Against Corruption in party-list elections); this was the first senatorial election for both Gatchalian and Pacquiao; and this was the third attempt of Hontiveros.

Incumbents Serge Osmeña and TG Guingona did not successfully defend their seats.

Composition of the Senate before and after the election:

		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	Senate bloc	Majority bloc																		Minority bloc
	Party								‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡	‡
Election result		Not up									UNA	PGP				KDM							Not up
After election	Party										+	√	+	*	+	+	√	√	*	+	+	+
	Senate bloc	Majority bloc																				Minority bloc

Key:

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

Notes:

• Alan Peter Cayetano, Bongbong Marcos and Antonio Trillanes, who all ran for the vice presidency as independents, are shown as members of the Nacionalista Party both before and after the election.
• Manny Pacquiao ran under the United Nationalist Alliance during the election, but switched to PDP–Laban before the 17th Congress convened. He is shown here as a member of the PDP–Laban in the results tables, except for the "Per candidate" table, and on the "Per party" table's "Wins" column, where he is shown as an UNA member. In all other tables, including the "Per party" table's "Start" column, he is a PDP–Laban member.

Per candidate

e  •  d  Summary of the May 9, 2016 Philippine Senate election results

#	Candidate	Coalition	Party		Votes	%
1.	Franklin Drilon	KDM		Liberal	18,607,391	41.52%
2.	Joel Villanueva	KDM, PRP		Liberal	18,459,222	41.39%
3.	Tito Sotto	PGP, UNA		NPC	17,200,371	38.51%
4.	Panfilo Lacson	KDM, UNA		Independent	16,926,152	37.82%
5.	Dick Gordon	PGP, UNA		Independent	16,719,322	37.28%
6.	Migz Zubiri	PGP, UNA		Independent	16,119,165	35.87%
7.	Manny Pacquiao	UNA, PRP		UNA	16,050,546	35.67%
8.	Francis Pangilinan	KDM		Liberal	15,955,949	35.56%
9.	Risa Hontiveros	KDM		Akbayan	15,915,213	35.53%
10.	Win Gatchalian	PGP, WPP		NPC	14,953,768	33.58%
11.	Ralph Recto	KDM, PGP, PRP		Liberal	14,271,868	31.79%
12.	Leila de Lima	KDM		Liberal	14,144,070	31.55%
13.	Francis Tolentino	PRP		Independent	12,811,098	28.64%
14.	Serge Osmeña			Independent	12,670,615	28.20%
15.	Martin Romualdez	UNA		Lakas	12,325,824	27.60%
16.	Isko Moreno	PGP, PRP		PMP	11,126,944	24.95%
17.	TG Guingona	KDM		Liberal	10,331,157	22.92%
18.	Jericho Petilla	KDM, PRP		Liberal	7,046,580	15.77%
19.	Mark Lapid	KDM		Aksyon	6,594,190	14.71%
20.	Neri Colmenares	PGP		Makabayan	6,484,985	14.48%
21.	Edu Manzano	PGP, PRP		Independent	5,269,539	11.69%
22.	Roman Romulo	PGP		Independent	4,824,484	10.79%
23.	Susan Ople	PGP, PRP, UNA, WPP		Nacionalista	2,775,191	6.07%
24.	Alma Moreno	UNA		UNA	2,432,224	5.42%
25.	Greco Belgica			Independent	2,100,985	4.62%
26.	Rafael Alunan III			Independent	2,032,362	4.45%
27.	Larry Gadon	PRP		KBL	1,971,327	4.40%
28.	Rey Langit	UNA, WPP		UNA	1,857,630	4.12%
29.	Lorna Kapunan	PGP		Aksyon	1,838,978	4.03%
30.	Dionisio Santiago	PRP, WPP		Independent	1,828,305	4.02%
31.	Samuel Pagdilao	PGP, WPP		Independent	1,755,949	3.91%
32.	Melchor Chavez	WPP		WPP	1,736,822	3.85%
33.	Getulio Napeñas	UNA		UNA	1,719,576	3.82%
34.	Ina Ambolodto	KDM		Liberal	1,696,558	3.62%
35.	Allan Montaño	UNA, WPP		UNA	1,605,073	3.56%
36.	Walden Bello			Independent	1,091,194	2.41%
37.	Jacel Kiram	UNA		UNA	995,673	2.12%
38.	Shariff Ibrahim Albani	WPP		Independent	905,610	1.94%
39.	Jovito Palparan			Independent	855,297	1.87%
40.	Cresente Paez	KDM		Independent	808,623	1.80%
41.	Sandra Cam	WPP		PMP	805,756	1.77%
42.	Dante Liban			Independent	782,249	1.72%
43.	Ramon Montaño			Independent	759,263	1.68%
44.	Aldin Ali	WPP		WPP	733,838	1.56%
45.	Romeo Maganto	PRP		Lakas	731,021	1.60%
46.	Godofredo Arquiza			Independent	680,550	1.50%
47.	Levito Baligod			Independent	596,583	1.31%
48.	Diosdado Valeroso			Independent	527,146	1.16%
49.	Ray Dorona			Independent	495,191	1.09%
50.	Eid Kabalu			Independent	379,846	0.81%
Total turnout					44,979,151	80.69%
Total votes					319,308,507	N/A
Registered voters					55,739,911	100%
Reference: Commission on Elections sitting as the National Board of Canvassers. [47] [48]

Per coalition

• The seats won totals does not account for guest candidates.

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Koalisyon ng Daang Matuwid		Liberal Party	100,512,795	31.28	5
			Akbayan	15,915,213	4.95	1
			Aksyon Demokratiko	6,594,190	2.05	0
			Independent	17,734,775	5.52	1
		Total		140,756,973	43.81	7
	Partido Galing at Puso		Nationalist People's Coalition	32,154,139	10.01	2
			Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	11,126,944	3.46	0
			Makabayan	6,484,985	2.02	0
			Nacionalista Party	2,775,191	0.86	0
			Aksyon Demokratiko	1,838,978	0.57	0
			Independent	44,688,459	13.91	2
		Total		99,068,696	30.83	4
	United Nationalist Alliance			24,660,722	7.68	1
	People's Reform Party		Lakas–CMD	12,325,824	3.84	0
			Independent	1,828,305	0.57	0
		Total		14,154,129	4.41	0
	Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka			2,470,660	0.77	0
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan			1,971,327	0.61	0
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino			805,756	0.25	0
	Lakas–CMD			731,021	0.23	0
	Independent			36,687,989	11.42	0
Total				321,307,273	100.00	12
Total votes				44,979,151	–
Registered voters/turnout				55,739,911	80.69

Vote share KDM   43.81% PGP   30.83% UNA   7.68% Others   17.68%

Senate seats KDM   58.33% PGP   33.33% UNA   8.33% Others   0.00%

Per party

Manny Pacquiao won the election as a candidate of United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), but later joined the PDP–Laban before the start of the 17th Congress. Pacquiao is treated as an UNA candidate in this table, except in the "After" column" where he is included in PDP–Laban's totals.

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats
					Up	Before	Won	After	+/−
	Liberal Party	100,512,795	31.28	+19.94	3	4	5	6	+2
	Nationalist People's Coalition	32,154,139	10.01	−0.15	1	2	2	3	+1
	United Nationalist Alliance	24,660,722	7.68	−19.29	1	3	1	2	−1
	Akbayan	15,915,213	4.95	+1.26	0	0	1	1	New
	Lakas–CMD	13,056,845	4.06	New	2	2	0	0	−2
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	11,932,700	3.71	New	1	2	0	1	−1
	Aksyon Demokratiko	8,433,168	2.62	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Makabayan	6,484,985	2.02	+0.58	0	0	0	0	0
	Nacionalista Party	2,775,191	0.86	−14.44	2	5	0	3	−2
	Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka	2,470,660	0.77	+0.16	0	0	0	0	0
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	1,971,327	0.61	New	0	0	0	0	0
	Independent	100,939,528	31.42	+8.16	1	3	3	5	+2
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino				0	1	0	1	0
	PDP–Laban				0	1	0	2	+1
	People's Reform Party				1	1	0	0	−1
Total		321,307,273	100.00	–	12	24	12	24	0
Total votes		44,979,151	–
Registered voters/turnout		55,739,911	80.69

Vote share Liberal   31.30% NPC   10.07% UNA   7.64% Akbayan   4.97% Independent   31.36% Others   14.66%

Senate seats Liberal   41.67% NPC   16.67% UNA   8.33% Akbayan   8.33% Independent   12.50% Others   0.00%

Election for the Senate President

On July 25, the day of convening of the 17th Congress, Tito Sotto and Juan Miguel Zubiri nominated Koko Pimentel for the Senate presidency, while Francis Escudero and Antonio Trillanes nominated Ralph Recto. Pimentel won by a vote of 20-3 with the backing of the largest party in the chamber, the Liberal Party, which included Recto as part of the tradition of opposing candidates voting for one other. Alan Peter Cayetano, who has expressed interest in leading the Senate, was absent during the session. ^[49] Recto automatically became the Minority Leader after losing to Pimentel. Franklin Drilon was elected Senate President pro tempore while Sotto was elected Majority Leader. ^[50]

Candidate		# of Votes	Voter	Party
	Koko Pimentel	20	Bam Aquino		Liberal (6)
			Leila de Lima
			Franklin Drilon
			Francis Pangilinan
			Ralph Recto
			Joel Villanueva
			Win Gatchalian		NPC (3)
			Loren Legarda
			Tito Sotto
			Nancy Binay		UNA (2)
			Gregorio Honasan
			Risa Hontiveros		Akbayan (1)
			Sonny Angara		LDP (1)
			Cynthia Villar		Nacionalista (1)
			Manny Pacquiao		PDP–Laban (1)
			JV Ejercito		PMP (1)
			Dick Gordon		Independent (4)
			Panfilo Lacson
			Grace Poe
			Migz Zubiri
	Ralph Recto	3	Antonio Trillanes		Nacionalista (1)
			Koko Pimentel		PDP–Laban (1)
			Francis Escudero		Independent (1)
	Absent	1	Alan Peter Cayetano		Nacionalista (1)

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