12 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Teofisto Guingona Jr.
Marcelo Fernan
Party
Lakas
LDP
Alliance
Lakas
LAMMP
Seats won
5
7
Popular vote
93,261,379
91,421,394
Percentage
45.4%
44.5
Senate President before election
Neptali Gonzales
LDP
Elected Senate President
Marcelo Fernan
LDP
1998 Philippine House of Representatives elections
← 1995
May 11, 1998
2001 →
All 257 seats in the House of Representatives (including 38 underhang seats) 129 seats needed for a majority
Party
%
Seats
+/–
Lakas
49.01
111
+11
LAMMP
26.68
55
+55
Liberal
7.25
15
+10
NPC
4.08
9
−13
Reporma
3.95
4
+4
PROMDI
2.40
4
+4
Aksyon
0.44
1
+1
Ompia
0.19
1
+1
Others
1.42
4
+4
Independent
3.42
2
−5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Jose de Venecia Jr. Lakas
Manny Villar LAMMP
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