# 1987 Philippine legislative election

The 1987 Philippine legislative election was the first general election in the Philippines since the People Power Revolution and the approval of the 1987 constitution. The election was for the restored bicameral Congress of the Philippines. All winners' terms are from June 30, 1987, up to June 30, 1992.

## Background

In the aftermath of then 1986 Philippine presidential election, incumbent Ferdinand Marcos and his running mate Arturo Tolentino were declared winners. There were widespread protests denouncing Marcos' victory, alleging massive fraud. The protests evolved into the People Power Revolution, driving Marcos into exile.
Corazon Aquino, the candidate Marcos supposedly defeated, became president. A month after taking power, she proclaimed the Freedom Constitution, abolishing the Batasang Pambansa (parliament). The Freedom Constitution contained provisions for Aquino appointing a constitutional commission that shall draft a new constitution. The constitutional commission indeed drafted a new constitution, which was approved by the voters in February 2, 1987.

## Electoral system
### Senate

The new constitution restored the Senate and its plurality block voting system in use from 1941 to 1972. In this election, all 24 seats are up, and the winners' terms will start in June 30, 1987, and end five years later.

### House of Representatives

The new constitution reverted to the House of Representatives, in use from 1935 to 1972. Unlike its original iteration, the House now adopts the additional seats reserved for sectors first applied in the Batasang Pambansa. There are now 200 districts from congressional districts, then 20% of the seats will be reserved for the party-list system; in lieu of the adoption of such a system, the constitution allows for the old sectoral representation from the Batasang Pambansa to be continued.

## Campaign

The pro-Aquino forces coalesced to the Lakas ng Bayan (People Power), while the anti-Aquino forces were split into the Grand Alliance for Democracy, and the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement), composed mostly of pro-Marcos forces. The left ran candidates under the Partido ng Bayan (People's Party, forerunner of Makabayan) banner.
In the House elections, the constituent parties under Lakas ng Bayan split up and ran against each other on multiple districts.

## Results

The Lakas ng Bayan had a resounding victory, winning a majority on both chambers of Congress.

### Senate

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Jovito Salonga | Lakas ng Bayan | 12,988,360 | 57.12 |
| | Butz Aquino | Lakas ng Bayan | 12,426,432 | 54.65 |
| | Orly Mercado | Lakas ng Bayan | 11,901,673 | 52.34 |
| | John Henry Osmeña | Lakas ng Bayan | 11,299,102 | 49.69 |
| | Edgardo Angara | Lakas ng Bayan | 11,288,407 | 49.64 |
| | Alberto Romulo | Lakas ng Bayan | 11,119,193 | 48.90 |
| | Leticia Ramos-Shahani | Lakas ng Bayan | 11,089,340 | 48.77 |
| | Rene Saguisag | Lakas ng Bayan | 10,871,850 | 47.81 |
| | Neptali Gonzales | Lakas ng Bayan | 10,855,796 | 47.74 |
| | Joey Lina | Lakas ng Bayan | 10,679,150 | 46.96 |
| | Wigberto Tañada | Lakas ng Bayan | 10,420,831 | 45.83 |
| | Heherson Alvarez | Lakas ng Bayan | 10,288,113 | 45.24 |
| | Sotero Laurel | Lakas ng Bayan | 10,278,729 | 45.20 |
| | Joseph Estrada | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 10,029,978 | 44.11 |
| | Teofisto Guingona Jr. | Lakas ng Bayan | 9,957,591 | 43.79 |
| | Raul Manglapus | Lakas ng Bayan | 9,910,244 | 43.58 |
| | Vicente Paterno | Lakas ng Bayan | 9,647,680 | 42.43 |
| | Victor Ziga | Lakas ng Bayan | 9,489,132 | 41.73 |
| | Ernesto Maceda | Lakas ng Bayan | 9,381,682 | 41.26 |
| | Nene Pimentel | Lakas ng Bayan | 9,042,696 | 39.77 |
| | Ernesto Herrera | Lakas ng Bayan | 8,474,297 | 37.27 |
| | Mamintal A.J. Tamano | Lakas ng Bayan | 8,102,231 | 35.63 |
| | Santanina Rasul | Lakas ng Bayan | 7,966,882 | 35.03 |
| | Juan Ponce Enrile | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 7,964,966 | 35.03 |
| | Augusto Sanchez | Lakas ng Bayan | 7,891,932 | 34.71 |
| | Arthur Defensor Sr. | Lakas ng Bayan | 7,865,702 | 34.59 |
| | Eva Estrada-Kalaw | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 6,922,810 | 30.44 |
| | Vicente Puyat | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 6,859,307 | 30.16 |
| | Alejandro Almendras | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 6,317,107 | 27.78 |
| | Blas Ople | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 5,736,911 | 25.23 |
| | Arturo Tolentino | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 5,725,189 | 25.18 |
| | Vicente Magsaysay | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 5,500,447 | 24.19 |
| | Ramon Revilla Sr. | Independent | 5,203,982 | 22.88 |
| | Rene Espina | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 5,107,313 | 22.46 |
| | Francisco Tatad | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 4,743,678 | 20.86 |
| | Homobono Adaza | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 4,657,782 | 20.48 |
| | Roilo Golez | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 4,657,782 | 20.48 |
| | Rafael Recto | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 3,277,088 | 14.41 |
| | Romeo Jalosjos Sr. | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 3,131,226 | 13.77 |
| | Wilson Gamboa Sr. | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 2,450,523 | 10.78 |
| | Isidro Rodriguez | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 2,326,937 | 10.23 |
| | Wenceslao Lagumbay | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 2,168,086 | 9.53 |
| | Abul Khayr Alonto | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,998,261 | 8.79 |
| | Rafael Palmares | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,974,023 | 8.68 |
| | Lorenzo Teves | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,790,962 | 7.88 |
| | Zosimo Paredes | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,786,271 | 7.86 |
| | Rodolfo Fariñas | Independent | 1,668,147 | 7.34 |
| | Fernando R. Veloso | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,660,100 | 7.30 |
| | Merced Edith Nakpil-Rabat | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,655,065 | 7.28 |
| | Leonardo B. Perez | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 1,559,353 | 6.86 |
| | Jeremias U. Montemayor | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,522,413 | 6.69 |
| | Salvador Britanico | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 1,501,159 | 6.60 |
| | Nicanor Yñiguez | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 1,429,910 | 6.29 |
| | Firdausi Ismail Abbas | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 1,372,920 | 6.04 |
| | Horacio Morales | Alliance for New Politics | 1,327,920 | 5.84 |
| | Bernabe Buscayno | Alliance for New Politics | 1,307,527 | 5.75 |
| | Jose Burgos Jr. | Alliance for New Politics | 1,300,596 | 5.72 |
| | Nelia Sancho | Alliance for New Politics | 1,264,375 | 5.56 |
| | Vicente Millora | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 1,242,115 | 5.46 |
| | Crispin Beltran | Alliance for New Politics | 1,154,593 | 5.08 |
| | Jaime Tadeo | Alliance for New Politics | 1,093,995 | 4.81 |
| | Romeo Capulong | Alliance for New Politics | 1,063,818 | 4.68 |
| | Macabangkit Lanto | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 861,506 | 3.79 |
| | Pacifico Lopez de Leon | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 836,316 | 3.68 |
| | Antonio Raquiza | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 771,951 | 3.39 |
| | Norma Precy Mathay | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 743,573 | 3.27 |
| | Nilo Tayag | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 721,431 | 3.17 |
| | Concordio Diel | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 573,248 | 2.52 |
| | Manuel Manahan | Independent | 570,979 | 2.51 |
| | Joaquin Venus | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 554,644 | 2.44 |
| | Vicente Abangan | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 549,901 | 2.42 |
| | Edilberto A. del Valle | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 468,522 | 2.06 |
| | Rommel Corro | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 459,758 | 2.02 |
| | Geronimo Quadra | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 402,346 | 1.77 |
| | Salvador Panelo | Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 393,413 | 1.73 |
| | Oswaldo Carbonell | Independent | 326,848 | 1.44 |
| | Antonio Velasco | Independent | 261,707 | 1.15 |
| | Jacinto Tamayo | Lapiang Manggagawa | 155,353 | 0.68 |
| | Juan T. David | Lakas ng Bayan (original) | 101,499 | 0.45 |
| | Carmelito Montano | Independent | 85,425 | 0.38 |
| | Elpidio Dizon | Independent | 79,080 | 0.35 |
| | Bienvenido Medrano | Lapiang Manggagawa | 59,653 | 0.26 |
| | Leopoldo Quesada | Partido Nacionalista ng Pilipinas | 55,519 | 0.24 |
| | Manuel Pages | Independent | 29,908 | 0.13 |
| | Franco Rimando | Independent | 26,650 | 0.12 |
| | Glicerio Gervero | Independent | 18,750 | 0.08 |
| | Silvino Barsana Agudo | Independent | 11,250 | 0.05 |
| | Julian Taasan | Independent | 7,501 | 0.03 |
| | Ramon A. Gonzales | Independent | 3,750 | 0.02 |
| | Elly Pamatong | Independent | 3,098 | 0.01 |
| | Liberato Roldan | Independent | 2,487 | 0.01 |
| Total | Total | Total | 374,827,746 | 100.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,739,995 | – |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,569,539 | 85.59 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Guest candidate of Union for Peace and Progress–Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

### House of Representatives

| | Lakas ng Bansa | 3,510,638 | 17.48 | 24 | New |
| | PDP–Laban | 3,477,958 | 17.32 | 43 | +49 |
| | United Nationalist Democratic Organization | 2,570,876 | 12.80 | 19 | −16 |
| | Liberal Party | 2,101,575 | 10.46 | 16 | New |
| | Nacionalista Party | 1,444,399 | 7.19 | 4 | +2 |
| | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 823,676 | 4.10 | 11 | −99 |
| | Partido ng Bayan | 328,215 | 1.63 | 2 | New |
| | Grand Alliance for Democracy | 268,156 | 1.34 | 2 | New |
| | Lakas ng Bayan | 248,489 | 1.24 | 1 | New |
| | Coalitions/others | 2,648,719 | 13.19 | 55 | +38 |
| | Independent | 2,660,894 | 13.25 | 23 | +17 |
| Appointed seats | Appointed seats | | | 14 | +11 |
| Total | Total | 20,083,595 | 100.00 | 214 | +14 |
| Source: Dieter Nohlen; Florian Grotz; Christof Hartmann; Graham Hassall; Soliman M. Santos (15 November 2001). Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific. ISBN 978-0-19-924959-6. & Julio Teehankee. "Electoral Politics in the Philippines" (PDF). quezon.ph. ||||||

## Aftermath

The first local elections above the barangay level under the 1987 constitution was held in 1988. The first barangay elections under the 1987 constitution was held in 1989. The first presidential and vice presidential elections held under the 1987 constitution was held in 1992.