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1935
1935 Philippine general election
The 1935 Presidential elections were held for the first time since the revolutionary government during the Philippine revolution. It was set to elect...
Sep 16, 1935
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Filipino women allowed to vote
In a special plebiscite on April 30, 1937, the Filipino women have spoken and won the right to vote. More than 440,000 (~90%) voted yes to women's suf...
Apr 30, 1937
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1937 Local Elections
This was the local elections for provincial, city, municipal officers as approved in the Commonwealth Act No. 233 and enacted by the National Assembly...
Dec 14, 1937
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1943 Election during the Japanese occupation
Held on September 20, this was a dubious election carried out by the Japanese occupying forces and Japanese symphatizers like Jose Laurel and the pro-...
Sep 20, 1943
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First postwar election was held
The Commonwealth Act No. 725 sets the next national election on April 23, 1946 to elect a President, Vice President, Senators and Members of the House...
Apr 23, 1946
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Incumbent President Elpidio R. Quirino wins the 1949 Presidential Election defeating José P. Laurel
President Quirino won against candidate former President Jose P. Laurel. We would remember Jose P. Laurel as Imperial Japan's puppet president during...
Nov 8, 1949
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Election watchdog NAMFREL was founded
Founded on October 1983 as the National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) in preparation for the upcoming 1986 Snap Elections. So...
Oct 1, 1983
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Cory Aquino for President Movement launched
Chino Roces founded the Cory Aquino for President Movement (CAPM) at the National Press Club. It launched a 1 million signature campaign drive to conv...
Oct 15, 1985
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"Hello, Garci" scandal unfolds
Former NBI deputy director and whistleblower, Samuel Ong exposed the "Hello Garci" original voice recordings of a wiretapped conversation between Pres...
Jun 10, 2005
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GMA say 'I am SORRY'
Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo admits on national television that it was her voice on the leaked telephone recordings between her and then-Comelec dire...