term limited, was subsequently appointed as Secretary of National Defense; ran for senator in 2001 and in 2004 and lost both times Alberto Romulo (LDP), term limited Leticia Ramos-Shahani (Lakas), term limited, retired from politics Incumbents running elsewhere These all won in the 1995 election, and if lost, would have still returned to finish their six-year Senate term. Miriam Defensor Santiago (PRP), ran for President of the Philippines and lost Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (Lakas), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and won Raul Roco (Aksyon), ran for President of the Philippines and lost Francisco Tatad (GAD), ran for Vice President of the Philippines and lost Arroyo's victory in the vice presidential election meant that she would vacate her Senate seat by June 30, 1998. Results The Laban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino (LAMMP) won seven seats, while the Lakas-NUCD won five. Three incumbents, all from LAMMP, successfully defended their seats: Blas Ople, Ramon Revilla Sr., and Tito Sotto. There are five neophyte senators: Rene Cayetano, Loren Legarda, and Robert Barbers of Lakas, and Robert Jaworski and Tessie Aquino-Oreta of LAMMP. Returning senators are Rodolfo Biazon, John Henry Osmeña, and Aquilino Pimentel Jr. of LAMMP, and Teofisto Guingona, Jr. of Lakas. Freddie Webb was the sole incumbent defeated. The election of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Vice President of the Philippines in a concurrent election meant that her Senate seat was vacant until June 30, 2001. Key: ‡ Seats up + Gained by a party from another party √ Held by the incumbent * Held by the same party with a new senator ^ Vacancy Per candidate Per coalition Per party See also Commission on Elections Politics of the Philippines Philippine elections President of the Philippines 11th Congress of the Philippines External links The Philippine Presidency Project Official website of the Commission on Elections Official website of the House of Representatives 1998 1998 elections in the Philippines