1995 Philippine general election
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The 1995 Philippine general election was held on May 8, 1995. Filipinos protected the ballot boxes with their lives and campaigned against politicians who used bribery, flying voters, violence, election rigging, stealing of ballot boxes, etc. The Philippine National Police (PNP) listed five people dead and more than 200 hotspots before and 300 hotspots during the election.
Major senatorial candidates
Results
Senate

House of Representatives
Local elections
Local elections for all positions above the barangay level, but below the regional level, were held on this day.
Summary of provincial elections
| Province | Elected governor | Elected vice governor | Provincial board results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Name | Party | ||||
| Abra | Vicente Valera | Lakas | Constante Culangen | Lakas | Lakas (7) Independent (1) | ||
| Agusan del Norte | Angelica Amante | Lakas | Roberto Tejano | Lakas | Lakas (8) | ||
| Agusan del Sur | Democrito Plaza | LDP | Alex Bascug | LDP | LDP (7) Lakas (3) | ||
| Aklan | Florencio Miraflores | LDP | Jean Rodriguez | LDP | LDP (7) Liberal (1) | ||
| Albay | Al Francis Bichara | Lakas | Danilo Azaña | NPC | Lakas (7) NPC (2) LDP (1) | ||
| Antique | Jovito Plameras Jr. | Lakas | Robin Rubinos | Lakas | Lakas (6) LDP (1) PRP (1) | ||
| Aurora | Edgardo Ong | Lakas | Agapito Samano Jr. | LDP | Lakas (6) NPC (1) PRP (1) | ||
| Basilan | Gerry Salapuddin | LDP | Ping Kasim | Lakas | Lakas (3) LDP (3) | ||
| Bataan | Leonardo Roman | Lakas | Serafin Roman | Lakas | Lakas (6) NPC (4) | ||
| Batanes | Telesforo Castillejos | Lakas | Elena Alcantara | Lakas | Lakas (3) Liberal (3) | ||
| Batangas | Hermilando Mandanas | LDP | Ricky Recto | Lakas | Lakas (6) LDP (2) Nacionalista (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Benguet | Raul Molintas | NPC | Wasing Sacla | Independent | Lakas (5) LDP (3) NPC (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Biliran | Wayne Jaro | Lakas | Danilo Parilla | PRP | Lakas (4) NPC (2) | ||
| Bohol | Rene Relampagos | Lakas | Edgar Chatto | LDP | LDP (6) Lakas (4) | ||
| Bukidnon | Carlos Fortich | Lakas | Nemesio Beltran | Lakas | Lakas (9) Liberal (1) | ||
| Bulacan | Roberto Pagdanganan | LDP | Josefina dela Cruz | LDP | Lakas (9) NPC (1) | ||
| Cagayan | Rodolfo Aguinaldo | Lakas | Florencio Vargas | Lakas | Lakas (6) LDP (1) Liberal (1) NPC (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Camarines Norte | Casimiro Roy Padilla Jr. | NPC | Alexis Pardo | LDP | LDP (4) NPC (3) Lakas (1) | ||
| Camarines Sur | Luis Villafuerte | LDP | Salvio Fortuno | LDP | Lakas (7) LDP (2) NPC (1) | ||
| Camiguin | Antonio Gallardo | Lakas | Nicolas Neri | Independent | Lakas (4) NPC/Lakas (2) | ||
| Capiz | Esteban Evan Contreras | Lakas | Luisito Escutin | Lakas | Liberal (5) Lakas (4) Independent (1) | ||
| Catanduanes | Severo Alcantara | Lakas | Teofisto Verceles | Lakas | Lakas (2) LDP (1) Liberal (1) NPC (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Cavite | Epimaco Velasco | Liberal | Bong Revilla | Liberal | LDP (10) | ||
| Cebu | Pablo P. Garcia | Lakas | Apolonio Abines Jr. | Lakas | Lakas (9) LDP (1) | ||
| Cotabato | Rosario Diaz | Lakas | Wilfredo Jalipa | Lakas | Lakas (8) NPC (2) | ||
| Davao del Norte | Prospero Amatong | Lakas | Pedro San Jose | Lakas | Lakas (8) PDP–Laban (1) PMP (1) | ||
| Davao del Sur | Rogelio Llanos | Lakas | Antonio Sunga | Lakas | Lakas (5) NPC (5) | ||
| Davao Oriental | Rosalind Lopez | Lakas | Capistrano Roflo | Lakas | Lakas (6) LDP (2) | ||
| Eastern Samar | Lutgardo Barbo | Lakas | German Alido | Lakas | Lakas (7) LDP (1) | ||
| Guimaras | Imelda Lopez | Lakas | Edgar Espinosa | Lakas | Lakas (5) Independent (1) | ||
| Ifugao | Ildefonso Dulinayan | LDP | Juan Dacawe | LDP | LDP (3) NPC (3) | ||
| Ilocos Norte | Rodolfo Fariñas | Lakas | Mariano Nalupta Jr. | KBL | LDP (4) KBL (2) Independent (2) | ||
| Ilocos Sur | Chavit Singson | LDP | Deogracias Victor Savellano | LDP | LDP (6) Lakas (1) NPC (1) Independent (2) | ||
| Iloilo | Arthur Defensor Sr. | Lakas | Demetrio Sonza | Lakas | Lakas (10) | ||
| Isabela | Benjamin Dy | NPC | Edwin Uy | Lakas | Lakas (5) NPC (5) | ||
| Kalinga-Apayao | Lawrence Wacnang | Lakas | Jocel Baac | Lakas | Lakas (4) Liberal (1) NPC (1) Independent (2) | ||
| La Union | Justo Orros Jr. | Lakas | Amparo Aspiras | Lakas | Lakas (10) | ||
| Laguna | Joey Lina | LDP | Teresita Lazaro | LDP | Lakas (7) LDP (3) | ||
| Lanao del Norte | Abdullah Dimaporo | Lakas | Timoteo Dacalos | Lakas | Lakas (8) | ||
| Lanao del Sur | Mahid Mutilan | NPC | Normala Lucman | Lakas | Lakas (5) Independent (2) Vacant (1) | ||
| Leyte | Remedios Petilla | LDP | Edgar Veloso | LDP | Lakas (7) KBL (1) LDP (1) Liberal (1) | ||
| Maguindanao | Zacaria Candao | LDP | Midpantao Midtimbang | LDP | Lakas (5) LDP (4) None (1) | ||
| Marinduque | Jose Antonio Carrion | NPC | Teodorito Rejano | Lakas | Lakas (4) Independent (4) | ||
| Masbate | Emilio Espinosa Jr. | INA | Ricardo Celera | Liberal | INA (4) Lakas (4) LDP (2) | ||
| Misamis Occidental | Florencio Garcia | NPC | Jesus Sanciangco | Lakas | Lakas (7) NPC (1) | ||
| Misamis Oriental | Vicente Emano | IPP | Danilo Lagbas | Lakas | Lakas (7) IPP (3) | ||
| Mountain Province | Maximo Dalog | Lakas | Leonard Mayaen | Lakas | Lakas (4) Independent (2) | ||
| Negros Occidental | Rafael Cosculluela | Lakas | Romeo Gamboa Jr. | Lakas | Lakas (6) NPC (3) Independent (1) | ||
| Negros Oriental | Emilio Macias | Lakas | George Arnaiz | Lakas | Lakas (6) LDP (4) | ||
| Northern Samar | Harlin Abayon | Liberal | Bayani Dato | Liberal | Liberal (9) Lakas (1) | ||
| Nueva Ecija | Eduardo Nonato Joson | NPC | Oscar Tinio | NPC | Lakas (5) NPC (5) | ||
| Nueva Vizcaya | Rodolfo Agbayani | Lakas | Natalia Dumlao | NPC | Lakas (5) NPC (1) Independent (2) | ||
| Occidental Mindoro | Josephine Sato | Lakas | Anita Villaroza | NPC | Lakas (6) LDP (2) | ||
| Oriental Mindoro | Rodolfo Valencia | Lakas | Bartolome Marasigan | NPC | NPC (4) Lakas (3) Liberal (3) | ||
| Palawan | Salvador Socrates | Lakas | Mario Joel Reyes | LDP | Lakas (7) Independent (3) | ||
| Pampanga | Lito Lapid | NPC | Cielo Salgado | NPC | Lakas (6) NPC (4) | ||
| Pangasinan | Oscar Orbos | Lakas | Victor Agbayani | Lakas | Lakas (6) NPC (2) KBL (1) LDP (1) | ||
| Quezon | Eduardo Rodriguez | Lakas | Roberto Racelis | Lakas | Lakas (6) LDP (2) Liberal (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Quirino | Josie Co | Lakas | Bonifacio Cristobal | Lakas | Lakas (3) LDP (1) NPC (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Rizal | Casimiro Ynares Jr. | NPC | Nicandro Natividad | Liberal | NPC (6) Lakas (2) Liberal (2) | ||
| Romblon | Jose Madrid | Lakas | Jose Cesar Fonte | Lakas | Lakas (6) | ||
| Samar | Jose Roño | Lakas | Ernesto Arcales | Lakas | Lakas (5) Liberal (3) Nacionalista (1) None (1) | ||
| Sarangani | Priscilla Chiongbian | Lakas | Miguel Escobar | Lakas | Lakas (6) NPC (1) Independent (1) | ||
| Siquijor | Lucito Balanay | Lakas | Elpedio Arcamo | Lakas | Lakas (6) | ||
| Sorsogon | Juan Frivaldo | PDP–Laban | Oscar Deri | LDP | LDP (5) Lakas (4) Liberal (1) | ||
| South Cotabato | Hilario de Pedro III | Lakas | Ludwig Morales | NPC | Lakas (5) NPC (5) | ||
| Southern Leyte | Oscar Ma. Tan | Lakas | Eva Tomol | NPC | Lakas (6) NPC (2) | ||
| Sultan Kudarat | Nesthur Gumana | Lakas | Rosila Jamison | Lakas | Lakas (9) LDP (1) | ||
| Sulu | Abdusakur Mahail Tan | Lakas | Hadji Munib Estino | Lakas | Lakas (8) | ||
| Surigao del Norte | Francisco Matugas | Lakas | Regina Barbers | Lakas | Lakas (5) NPC (3) | ||
| Surigao del Sur | Primo Murillo | Lakas | Johnny Pimentel | Lakas | Lakas (10) | ||
| Tarlac | Tingting Cojuangco | LDP | No winner | LDP (5) Lakas (3) NPC (2) | |||
| Tawi-Tawi | Hadjaril Matba | Lakas | Mohammad Abubakar | Lakas | Lakas (6) | ||
| Zambales | Amor Deloso | Lakas | Saturnino Bactad | Lakas | Lakas (4) LDP (3) PMP (2) Independent (1) | ||
| Zamboanga del Norte | Roldan Dalman | NPC | Concordio Adriatico | Independent | Lakas (9) NPC (1) | ||
| Zamboanga del Sur | Isidoro Real Jr. | Lakas | Romeo Vera Cruz | Lakas | Lakas (5) NPC (3) LDP (2) |
Local plebiscites
Local plebiscites were also held on this day:
| Location | Purpose | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kalinga-Apayao | Division of the province to create Apayao and Kalinga | Approved |
| Jordan and Nueva Valencia, Guimaras | Creation of Sibunag | Approved |
| Jordan and Buenavista, Guimaras | Creation of San Lorenzo | Approved |
| Muntinlupa | Cityhood of Muntinlupa | Approved |
See also
- Commission on Elections
- Politics of the Philippines
- Philippine elections
- 10th Congress of the Philippines