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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. At the top of the ballot was the election for successors to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay.
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.
- Candidates For President
- Candidates For Vice President
- Candidate Selection
- Declined Candidacy
These are people who submitted candidacies, and were allowed to run by the Commission on Elections and to be included in ballots.
Alan Peter Cayetano
In a March 2013 interview on Mornings @ ANC, Alan Peter Cayetano said "I want to be president of this country. I think I can do something great for God and his people." By March 2014, he formed a team to prepare for the campaign.By October 2014, Cayetano said "With the present ratings, who would run?" after a Pulse Asia poll suggests that he is doing poorly. Cayetano clarified though that is not withdrawing from the race. A month later, Cayetano said that he is not in a rush to make a decisio...
Francis (Chiz) Escudero
In a Rappler interview published in April 2012, Senator Francis Escudero said that "Let me be honest, candid, yet factual about it. I would be very interested in seeking a higher office in 2016 for the simple reason that I'm halfway through my last term." In November 2014, Escudero said that he was still unsure of his plans for 2016, and that he would decide on the issue about a year before the election.By May 2015, Escudero admitted that he had discussed with Poe on their possible tandem for...
Gregorio Honasan
Senator Gregorio Honasan denied there were plans for him to be Jejomar Binay's running mate in September 2015, saying that "I have not considered it."By October 5, Honasan said that a tandem with Binay was possible, saying that ""I will subordinate myself to the decision of the party." On October 11, Senator Honasan announced that he will be the running mate of Binay.He filed his candidacy in the COMELEC Office a day later.
Lakas–CMD
Lakas–CMD has indicated that it would likely nominate Senator Bong Revilla for president, but is also considering 2010 presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro, Jr., who had retired from politics. Representative Danilo Suarez's May 2015 meeting with Vice President Binay in Negros Oriental suggested an alliance between Lakas and the United Nationalist Alliance. Suarez said that "We're polarizing towards the UNA. Number one, our chairman emeritus, the former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo......
Nacionalista Party
On an April 2015 cruise from Manila to Japan, the Nacionalista Party were supposed to decide on their plans for 2016. However, they were not able to form a consensus on what to do. In May, Cynthia Villarsaid that they are considering adopting Grace Poe as their candidate. With multiple members angling for the vice presidency, Cynthia Villar said that the party wouldn't impose stand to whom to support for the presidency if two or more members would run for the vice presidency. By September, sh...
Nationalist People's Coalition
In June 2015, Senator Tito Sotto of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), of which no party member had indicated a presidential or vice presidential run, said that while his party had not yet determined its candidates, it favors the tandem of Grace Poe, and former party member Francis Escudero, citing their closeness to the party, and the fact that they had "no baggage." Sotto echoed the earlier statement of NPC president Giorgidi Aggabao. Discussions with the NPC had earlier suggested su...
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These are the people who have personally ruled out the idea of running for either president or vice president.
Partial and unofficial election results of Eleksyon 2016 - Senatorial Race (Philippines).
May 9, 2016 · Updated 6:10 a.m. ET Tuesday: With 87 percent of precincts counted, Rodrigo Duterte, the mayor of southern Davao City, appears to have clinched the Philippine presidential election.
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