 The night before the elections, supporters of the LABAN party showed their solidarity by setting up a "noise barrage" in Manila, creating noise the whole night until dawn.The opposition boycotted the June 16, 1981 presidential election, which pitted Marcos and his "Kilusang Bagong Lipunan" party against retired Gen. Alejo Santos of the Nacionalista Party.Marcos won by a margin of over 16 million votes, which constitutionally allowed him to have another six-year term.