Regional dimensions of the 2016 general elections in the Philippines: Emerging contours of federalism

ABSTRACT

This election report will focus on the regional dimensions of the 2016 national and local elections in the Philippines. In doing so, the report aims to draw regional implications for the proposed shift to federalism. The following shall discuss the results of provincial elections for governor clustered along regional administrative lines; elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM); elections for congressional districts clustered in regions; and the breakdown of regional support for the presidential candidates based on their respective bailiwicks.

KEYWORDS:

• Philippines
• national election
• local election
• regional election

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

ORCID

Julio Cabral Teehankee http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1335-5594