Philippines: Presidential Election, 9 May 2016

At stake in this election:

• The office of the President of Philippines

Note on the results: Results above are based on 96.14% of election returns. 

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Benigno AQUINO (since 30 June 2010)
• Head of Government: President Benigno AQUINO (since 30 June 2010)
• Assembly: Philippines has a bicameral Kongreso (Congress) consisting of the Senado (Senate) with 24 seats and the Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan (House of Representatives) with 289 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President of Philippines is directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 6-year term.

Last Election:

• Philippines las held a presidential election on 10 May 2010. Benigno AQUINO of the Liberal Party of the Philippines was elected president with 42.08% of the vote.

Main candidates in the election:

• Mar ROXAS
  • Party: Liberal Party of the Philippines/Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas
• Jejomar BINAY
  • Party: United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)[1]
• Grace POE
  • Party: Independent
• Miriam DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO
  • Party: People’s Reform Party/Partido ng Repormang Pantao
• Rodrigo DUTERTE
  • Party: PDP-Laban/Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan
• Roy SEÑERES[2]
  • Party: Workers and Peasants Party/Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka

Population and number of registered voters:

·         Population: 100,998,376 (July 2015 est.)

·         Registered Voters: 52,014,648 (2013)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 50,288,699 (July 2015 est.)

·         Is Philippines a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (15 July 1980)

·         Has Philippines ratified CEDAW: Yes (5 August 1981)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 85 (27.16%)[3]

·         Human Development Index Position: 115 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data: 

·         Is Philippines a signatory to CRPD: Yes (25 September 2007)

·         Has Philippines ratified CRPD: Yes (15 April 2008)

·         Population with a disability: 15,149,756