Question & AnswerQ&A (PROCLAMATION NO. 178)
Proclamation No. 178 calls for a special election to fill existing vacancies in the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Philippines.
A vacancy in the Senate existed due to the election of Senator Carlos P. Garcia as Vice President of the Philippines.
The first district of the province of Albay and the first district of the province of Samar had vacancies.
The special elections were scheduled for Tuesday, November 8, 1955.
The special elections were to coincide with the general elections for provincial, city, and municipal officials and for eight senators.
The provisions of the Revised Election Code, insofar as they are applicable, were to be followed.
The special elections aimed to fill the unexpired terms of a Senate seat and two House of Representatives seats.
It clarifies that the elections are only to fill the remaining term of the previous officeholder, not a full new term.