Presidential and vice presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the
Philippines on May 11, 1992. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councillors in the first general election under the
1987 Constitution. Even though she was permitted by the Constitution to run for a second term,
PresidentCorazon Aquino did not stand for re-election.
Retired general
Fidel Ramos of
Lakas-NUCD won a six-year term as
president of the Philippines by a small margin, narrowly defeating populist candidate
Miriam Defensor Santiago of the
People's Reform Party. Ramos also got the lowest plurality in Philippine electoral history. Santiago led the canvassing of votes for the first five days, but was overtaken by Ramos afterwards. Santiago accused Ramos of fraud and filed an electoral protest citing
power outages as evidence, but her protest was eventually dismissed.
The 1992 election was the second time both the president and
vice-president came from different parties. Film actor and
senatorJoseph Estrada won a six-year term as Ramos' vice-president by a
landslide victory.
Under the transitory provisions of the Constitution, 24 senators were elected in the polls. The first twelve senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next twelve senators would have a three-year term. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. Television personality and
Quezon City Vice-Mayor
Vicente Sotto III got the highest number of votes.
The top 12 elected candidates served from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1998, while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1995. A total of 165 candidates ran for senator.
Presidential and vice presidential elections, legislative elections and local elections were held in the
Philippines on May 11, 1992. An estimated 80,000 candidates ran for 17,000 posts from the presidency down to municipal councillors in the first general election under the
1987 Constitution. Even though she was permitted by the Constitution to run for a second term,
PresidentCorazon Aquino did not stand for re-election.
Retired general
Fidel Ramos of
Lakas-NUCD won a six-year term as
president of the Philippines by a small margin, narrowly defeating populist candidate
Miriam Defensor Santiago of the
People's Reform Party. Ramos also got the lowest plurality in Philippine electoral history. Santiago led the canvassing of votes for the first five days, but was overtaken by Ramos afterwards. Santiago accused Ramos of fraud and filed an electoral protest citing
power outages as evidence, but her protest was eventually dismissed.
The 1992 election was the second time both the president and
vice-president came from different parties. Film actor and
senatorJoseph Estrada won a six-year term as Ramos' vice-president by a
landslide victory.
Under the transitory provisions of the Constitution, 24 senators were elected in the polls. The first twelve senators who garnered the highest votes would have a six-year term while the next twelve senators would have a three-year term. Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) got a large share in the Senate race. Television personality and
Quezon City Vice-Mayor
Vicente Sotto III got the highest number of votes.
The top 12 elected candidates served from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1998, while the following 12 elected candidates were to serve from June 30, 1992, until June 30, 1995. A total of 165 candidates ran for senator.