The 2007 Senate election in the Philippines occurred on May 14, 2007 to elect one-half of the Senate. The senators elected in 2007, together with those elected in 2004, comprise the Senate's delegation in the 14th Congress.
Manner of election Voting for senators is via nationwide, at-large basis via plurality-at-large voting system. A voter has twelve votes: the voter can vote less than twelve but not more than it. Then votes are tallied nationwide and the twelve candidates with the highest number of votes are elected to the Senate. The Commission on Elections administers elections for the Senate, with the Senate Electoral Tribunal deciding election disputes after a Senator has taken office.
Senators elected in 2007 Key: Boldface: incumbent, italicized: neophyte senator Rank Image Senator Party Coalition Voted at* Date proclaimed Religion Prior congressional and elective executive positions Born 1st Loren Legarda Genuine Opposition Malabon June 3, 2007 Roman Catholicism Senator (1998–2004) 1960 2nd Francis Escudero Genuine Opposition Sorsogon City, Sorsogon June 6, 2007 Roman Catholicism Member of the House of Representatives from Sorsogon's 1st district (1998–2007) 1969 3rd Panfilo Lacson Genuine Opposition Imus, Cavite June 3, 2007 Roman Catholicism Senator (2001–2007) 1948 4th Manny Villar Genuine Opposition Las Piñas June 3, 2007 Roman Catholicism Senator (2001–2007), member of the House of Representatives from Las Piñas' district (1992–2001; Speaker, 1998–2000) 1949 5th Kiko Pangilinan None Quezon City June 3, 2007 Evangelical Christianity Senator (2001–2007) 1963 6th Benigno Aquino III Genuine Opposition Tarlac City, Tarlac June 6, 2007 Roman Catholicism Member of the House of Representatives from Tarlac's 2nd district (1998–2007) 1960 7th Edgardo Angara TEAM Unity Baler, Aurora June 6, 2007 Roman Catholicism Senator (1987–1998, 2001–2007; Senate President, 1993–1995) 1934 8th Joker Arroyo TEAM Unity Makati June 6, 2007 Roman Catholicism Senator (2001–2007), member of the House of Representatives from Makati's 1st district (1992–2001) 1927 9th Alan Peter Cayetano Genuine Opposition Taguig June 6, 2007 Evangelical Christianity Member of the House of Representatives from Taguig and Pateros's district (1998–2007) 1970 10th Gregorio Honasan None Marikina June 6, 2007 Roman Catholicism Senator (1995–2004) 1948 11th Antonio Trillanes Genuine Opposition Caloocan June 15, 2007 Roman Catholicism 1971 12th Koko Pimentel Genuine Opposition Cagayan de Oro August 11, 2011 Roman Catholicism 1964 *Senators are elected on a nationwide, at-large basis. Pimentel was declared the winner after the Senate Electoral Tribunal ruled in favor of his electoral protest against Zubiri, who had resigned in August 3, 2011.
Changes These are the changes in membership after the proclamation of winners:
Party Former representative Left office Cause Special election Party New representative Took office Benigno Aquino III June 30, 2010 Left office after election as president None To be filled at the 2013 election. Juan Miguel Zubiri August 3, 2011 Resignation None Koko Pimentel August 15, 2011
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