Philippine general elections

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The Philippine general elections are nationwide polls held every three years in which voters choose national and local officials, including the president, vice president, senators, representatives, and various local government leaders.

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instanceOf general election
national election
ballotSystem automated counting system
ballotType secret ballot
campaignFinanceRegulatedBy Commission on Elections NERFINISHED
campaignPeriodRegulatedBy Commission on Elections NERFINISHED
country Philippines
electoralSystemType mixed electoral system
frequency every three years
governedBy Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED
heldIn Philippines NERFINISHED
houseChamber lower house of the Congress of the Philippines
houseMemberTermLength three years
includeElectionFor House of Representatives of the Philippines NERFINISHED
President of the Philippines NERFINISHED
Senate of the Philippines NERFINISHED
Vice President of the Philippines NERFINISHED
barangay officials
city officials
municipal officials
party-list representatives
provincial officials
legalBasis 1987 Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED
localOfficialTermLength three years
monitoredBy domestic election watchdogs
international observers
notableFeature separate voting for president and vice president
simultaneous national and local contests
organizedBy Commission on Elections NERFINISHED
precededBy Philippine national elections under the 1935 Constitution
presidentialReelection not allowed consecutively
presidentialTermLength six years
regulatedBy Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines NERFINISHED
senateChamber upper house of the Congress of the Philippines
senateSeatsContestedEachElection 12
senatorialTermLength six years
shortName COMELEC elections
supervisedBy Commission on Elections NERFINISHED
totalSenateSeats 24
useOf vote-counting machines
vicePresidentialReelection allowed
vicePresidentialTermLength six years
voterRegistration required
votingAge 18
votingSystemForHouseDistrictSeats first-past-the-post
votingSystemForPartyListSeats party-list proportional representation
votingSystemForPresident first-past-the-post
votingSystemForSenate plurality-at-large voting
votingSystemForVicePresident first-past-the-post

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Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino associatedWith Philippine general elections
subject surface form: Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipang
this entity surface form: Philippine elections
1st congressional district of Bataan electsDuring Philippine general elections