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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.
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.
As of 05/18/2016 19:45:00. TOTAL. ELECTION. RETURNS. PROCESSED. i. Partial and unofficial election results of Eleksyon 2016 - the Philippines' most hotly contested national elections. Presidential candidates: Jejomar Binay, Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Rodrigo Duterte, Mary Grace Natividad Poe Llamanzares, Manuel Roxas.
- General and Local Elections
- Regional Elections
- National Referendums
- Recall Elections
- Special Elections
- People's Initiatives
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic. The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot....
Regional elections are held for the autonomous regions. There had been two autonomous regions in the Philippines: the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and the Bangsamorothat replaced it. Regional elections were not synchronized with general elections above, but on 2013 and 2016, they were. The 2016 election was the last ARMM election. A...
Referendums are on an ad hoc basis. Before 1973, these were mostly used on amending the constitution. Starting from martial law up to the People Power Revolution, referendums became more frequent. After the People Power Revolution, there had only been one national referendum, on the approval of the current constitution.
Only locally elected officials can be recalled. These are the recall elections above the barangay level:
Both chambers of Congress conduct special elections (known as "by-elections" elsewhere) once a seat becomes vacant. The upcoming Bangsamoro Parliamentcan also hold special elections for vacancies for seats from its parliamentary districts. A special election can also be called if the offices of president and vice president of the Philippines are va...
People's Initiative is a common appellative in the Philippines that refers to either a mode for constitutional amendment provided by the 1987 Philippine Constitution or to the act of pushing an initiative (national or local) allowed by the Initiative and Referendum Act of 1987. While the Supreme Court had declared amending the constitution via init...
May 9, 2016 · 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.
Timeline of the 2016 Philippine general election. The following are events related to the 2016 Philippine general election in general, as well as events concerning the presidential campaigns of individuals vying for presidency for 2016.
There had been 17 direct presidential elections in history: 1935, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1981, 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016 and 2022. When referring to "presidential elections", these 17 are usually the ones being referred to. All of these also included vice presidential elections, except for 1981.
