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A parliamentary election was held on May 14, 1984, in the Philippines. Like past elections, charges of bribery, protests and complaints on irregularities marred the elections. Former Manila Times publisher Chino Roces and former senator and opposition leader Jose W. Diokno supported the campaign boycotting the election. The National Movement ...
Summary of the May 14, 1984 Regular Batasang Pambansa election results for the Municipalities of Malabon–Navotas–Valenzuela [6] Rank Candidate Party Votes 1. Jesus T. Tanchanco KBL: 136,647 2. Manuel C. Domingo UNIDO: 112,866 3. Cipriano Bautista KBL: 102,538 4. Ricardo Valmonte UNIDO: 98,774 5. Edgardo Romero Independent: 6. Benito Bolito ...
September 1 – Typhoon Nitang strikes the Philippines.It kills 1,492 people and 1,856 more are injured. Roughly 1.6 million people are affected in the country. A total of 108,219 homes are destroyed and 142,653 more are damaged. [2]
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.
1984 Philippine parliamentary election; P. 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite This page was last edited on 3 September 2020, at 12:50 (UTC). Text is ...
^1 In 1949, two candidates from the Liberal Party contested the election: Jose Avelino and Elpidio Quirino. Avelino did not win at least a plurality of votes in a single province except his home province of Samar. ^2 In 1946, two candidates from the Nacionalista Party contested the election: Sergio Osmeña and Manuel Roxas. Both candidates won ...
The People Power Revolution from February 22–25, 1986 was a series of mostly nonviolent mass demonstrations in the Metro Manila area. The peaceful protests were held after a call by Cardinal Jaime Sin, Archbishop of Manila, for civilian support of rebels, and this led to the fall of Marcos' regime and the installation of Corazon Aquino as president.
For full results and candidates, see the list of Philippine presidential elections. From the Commonwealth period to the last election prior the declaration of martial law, the major parties always split their ticket: one candidate was from Luzon and another either from the Visayas or Mindanao (the so-called "North-South" ticket).