List of former presidents of the Philippines who pursued public office

This is a complete list of former presidents of the Philippines who pursued public office after their presidential terms ended.

According to Article 7 Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution, the president "shall not be eligible for any reelection" and that, "no person who has succeeded as president and has served as such for more than four years shall be qualified for election to the same office at any time".^[1] The previous 1973 constitution provided no limit while the 1935 constitution provided only one reelection. The term limit has prevented any incumbent president to run again for the same office; one exception was Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, who has served for 3 and a half years prior to her election in 2004.

For executive posts

Presidency

This list only includes former presidents (those who are not in position anymore and seeking for a comeback) who ran again for president.

President		Previous term	Year of election (non-consecutive)	Result
	Emilio Aguinaldo	1899–1901	1935	Lost
	José P. Laurel	1943–1945	1949	Lost
	Joseph Estrada	1998–2001	2010	Lost

Local government

List of presidents who run in a local executive position

President		Term	Position	Locality	Year of election	Result
	Joseph Estrada	1998–2001	Mayor	Manila	2013	Won
					2016	Won
					2019	Lost

For legislative posts

Senate

List of presidents who ran for seats at the Senate after the presidency:

President		Term	Year of election	Result
	José P. Laurel	1943–1945	1951	Won
	Rodrigo Duterte	2016–2022	2022	Withdrawn

House of Representatives

List of presidents who ran for seats at the House of Representatives after the presidency:

President		Term	Constituency		Year of election	Result
			Province	District
	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	2001–2010	Pampanga	2nd	2010	Won
					2013	Won
					2016	Won
					2022	Won

References

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