A general election was held in the Philippines on April 7, 1978 for the election of the 166 (of the 208) regional representatives to the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the nation's first parliament).

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  • A general election was held in the Philippines on April 7, 1978 for the election of the 166 (of the 208) regional representatives to the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the nation's first parliament). The elections were participated by the leading opposition party, the Lakas ng Bayan (LABAN) which had twenty-one candidates for the Metro Manila area and the leading candidate was the jailed opposition leader Ninoy Aquino while the regime's party known as the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan which was led by the then First Lady Imelda Marcos. Ninoy was allowed to run by the his fellow party mates in the Liberal Party who boycotted the elections but was not allowed to campaign, so his family campaigned for him. The night before the elections on April 6, 1978, a noise barrage was organized by the supporters of (LABAN) which occurred up to dawn.
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  • Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
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  • Philippines
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  • April 7, 1978
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  • Philippine parliamentary election, 1978
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  • Philippine parliamentary sectoral election, 1978
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  • 1978 (April 27)
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  • Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
  • Lakas ng Bayan
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  • Pusyon Bisaya
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  • Philippine general election, 1971
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  • 166 (of the 208) seats in the
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  • A general election was held in the Philippines on April 7, 1978 for the election of the 166 (of the 208) regional representatives to the Interim Batasang Pambansa (the nation's first parliament).
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  • Philippine parliamentary election, 1978
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