2007 Pasay local elections
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Local elections were held in Pasay on May 14, 2007, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the representative for the lone district, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.
Events before election
[edit]In September 2006, Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad, Vice Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto, and 10 councilors (including 2 ex-officio councilors Liga ng Barangay President and SK Federation President) has been suspended for six months due to anomalous garbage collection and disposal contracts.[1] This left Councilors Allan Panaligan and Arvin "Bong" Tolentino as acting mayor and vice mayor, respectively. Panaligan and Tolentino took oath before DILG on September 4.[2]
In January 2007, a month after the preventive suspension has been lifted, Acting Mayor Allan Panaligan barricaded the city hall due to flock of Trinidad's supporters outside.[3]
Background
[edit]Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad ran for re-election. He faced Rep. Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy.[4]
Vice Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto ran for re-election, He was challenged by former Acting Vice Mayor and Second District Councilor Arvin "Bong" Tolentino and former Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera.
Rep. Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy chose to ran as mayor. She chosen Former Acting Mayor and Second District Councilor Allan Panaligan to run in her place.[5] Panaligan was challenged by Second District Councilor Dr. Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas, Ricardo "Ding" Santos, former chief security aide of former Mayor Pablo Cuneta, and former Rep. Lorna Verano-Yap.
Candidates
[edit]Administration Team
[edit]Team Trinidad Calixto Roxas
[edit]| Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Representative | |||
| Dr. Lito Roxas | UNO | Won | |
| For Mayor | |||
| Peewee Trinidad | UNO | Won | |
| For Vice Mayor | |||
| Tony Calixto | UNO | Won | |
| For Councilors- First District | |||
| Richard Advincula | UNO | Won | |
| Abet Alvina | UNO | Lost | |
| Charlie Chavez | UNO | Lost | |
| Bombie Cipriano | UNO | Lost | |
| Lexter Ibay | UNO | Won | |
| Bing Petallo | UNO | Won | |
| For Councilors- Second District | |||
| Moti Arceo | UNO | Won | |
| Onie Bayona | UNO | Won | |
| Emi Calixto | UNO | Won | |
| Rey Padua | UNO | Won | |
| Janet Protacio | UNO | Lost | |
| Edith Vergel De Dios | UNO | Won | |
Opposition Team
[edit]Team Connie Dy
[edit]| Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Representative | |||
| Allan Panaligan | KAMPI | Lost | |
| For Mayor | |||
| Connie Dy | KAMPI | Lost | |
| For Vice Mayor | |||
| Bong Tolentino | KAMPI | Lost | |
| For Councilors- First District | |||
| Jonathan '"RJ" Cabrera | KAMPI | Won | |
| Gina Catalan | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Rey Mateo | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Marlon Pesebre | KAMPI | Won | |
| Johnny Santiago | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Grace Santos | KAMPI | Won | |
| For Councilors- Second District | |||
| Jimboy Baliad | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Jojie Claudio | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Linda Hilario | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Reggie Lim | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Lei Tolentino | KAMPI | Lost | |
| Ian Vendivel | KAMPI | Won | |
Others
[edit]Team Kaibigan
[edit]| Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Representative | |||
| Ricardo "Ding" Santos | Lakas | Lost | |
| For Councilors- First District | |||
| Babes Calixto | Lakas | Lost | |
| Tony Garcia | Lakas | Lost | |
| Lolit Miranda | Lakas | Lost | |
| Chet Santos-Hortaleza | Lakas | Lost | |
| Abet Reyes | Lakas | Lost | |
| For Councilors- Second District | |||
| Jerry Arcangel | Lakas | Lost | |
| Rolly Bacar | Lakas | Lost | |
| Dedick Enriquez | Lakas | Lost | |
| Val Magbanua | Lakas | Lost | |
| Bobby Torres | Lakas | Lost | |
| Tresie Vivas | Lakas | Lost | |
| Name | Party | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Representative | ||||
| Lorna Verano-Yap | Liberal | Lost | ||
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| Greg Alcera | Liberal | Lost | ||
| For Councilors- First District | ||||
| Wata Anuddin | Liberal | Lost | ||
| Justo "JJ"Justo | Liberal | Lost | ||
| Bimbo Lim | Liberal | Lost | ||
| Cesar "Sipag" Ochoa | Liberal | Lost | ||
| For Councilors- Second District | ||||
| RC Boy Campo | Liberal | Lost | ||
| Manny Cinco | Liberal | Lost | ||
| Bobby Monsod | Liberal | Lost | ||
| Peping Nabong | Liberal | Lost | ||
Aksyon Demokratiko
[edit]| Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Councilor- Second District | |||
| Ileana Ibay | Aksyon | Lost | |
Independent
[edit]| Name | Party | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Councilors- First District | |||
| Ed Advincula | Independent | Lost | |
| Lino Baldemor | Independent | Lost | |
| Rey Bayona | Independent | Lost | |
| Tonya Cuneta | Independent | Lost | |
| Sonny Lim | Independent | Lost | |
| Frank Rebagoda Jr. | Independent | Lost | |
| Ace Sevilla | Independent | Lost | |
| Dr. Cesar Tibajia | Independent | Lost | |
| For Councilors- Second District | |||
| Reyban Banares | Independent | Lost | |
| Crisber Collantes | Independent | Lost | |
| Leviste Cuneta | Independent | Lost | |
| Ramon Jao | Independent | Lost | |
| Imelda San Jose | Independent | Lost | |
Results
[edit]Names written in bold-italic are the re-elected incumbents while in italic are incumbents lost in elections.
For Representative
[edit]Second District Councilor Jose Antonio Roxas defeated former Acting Mayor Allan Panaligan, retired police Ricardo "Ding" Santos, and former Rep. Lorna Verano-Yap.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas | 49,902 | 38.74 | |||
| KAMPI | Allan Panaligan | 45,167 | 35.06 | |||
| Lakas | Ricardo "Ding" Santos | 30,493 | 23.67 | |||
| Liberal | Lorna Verano-Yap | 2,349 | 1.82 | |||
| Independent | Jose Cristobal | 240 | 0.19 | |||
| Independent | Saturnino Espeleta | 177 | 0.14 | |||
| Independent | Edgardo Santos | 43 | 0.03 | |||
| Total votes | 128,821 | 100.00 | ||||
| LDP gain from KAMPI | ||||||
For Mayor
[edit]Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad defeated Representative Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy in mayoral race.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad | 72,446 | ||
| KAMPI | Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy | 66,444 | ||
| Independent | Ramon Trinidad | |||
| Independent | Francisco "Kit" Peñaflor | |||
| Independent | Nel Trinidad | |||
| Independent | Romulo Marcelo | |||
| Independent | Ralph Joseph | |||
| LDP hold | ||||
For Vice Mayor
[edit]Vice Mayor Antonino Calixto defeated former Acting Vice Mayor and Second District Councilor Arvin "Bong" Tolentino, and former Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Antonino "Tony" Calixto | 77,280 | ||
| KAMPI | Arvin "Bong" Tolentino | 35,450 | ||
| Liberal | Gregorio "Greg" Alcera | |||
| Independent | Maximo Agito | |||
| Total votes | ||||
| LDP hold | ||||
For Councilors
[edit]First District
[edit]Four of the six incumbents were re-elected. Former Councilor Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo made a successful city council comeback. Former Acting Councilor Mary Grace Santos sealed her seat as newly duly elected councilor of the district.
Former Councilors Eduardo "Ed" Advincula (father of re-electionist Richard Advincula), Reynaldo "Rey" Mateo, and Panfilo "Justo" Justo failed to secure a city council seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAMPI | Marlon Pesebre | 29,945 | ||
| LDP | Richard Advincula | 25,973 | ||
| LDP | Lexter "Lex" Ibay | 25,743 | ||
| KAMPI | Mary Grace Santos | 24,948 | ||
| LDP | Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo | 24,799 | ||
| KAMPI | Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera | 22,147 | ||
| LDP | Alberto "Abet" Alvina | 21,795 | ||
| Independent | Ma. Antonia "Tonya" Cuneta | 21,529 | ||
| Total votes | ||||
Second District
[edit]Three of the six incumbents were re-elected. Former Councilors Imelda "Emi" Calixto-Rubiano and Reynaldo Padua made a successful comeback in the city council. Calixto-Rubiano lost in congressional race in 2004 to then re-electionist Ma. Consuelo Dy.[7] Ian Vendivel, who placed 6th, was the newly elected councilor in the district.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | Imelda "Emi" Calixto-Rubiano | 40,832 | ||
| LDP | Noel "Onie" Bayona | 32,435 | ||
| LDP | Reynaldo "Rey" Padua | 30,532 | ||
| LDP | Arnel Regino "Moti" Arceo | 28,685 | ||
| LDP | Edita "Edith" Vergel De Dios | 28,348 | ||
| KAMPI | Ian Vendivel | 20,898 | ||
| Total votes | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Frialde, Mike. "Pasay mayor, 11 execs suspended". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Villanueva, Rhodina. "Suspended Pasay mayor's supporters leave City Hall". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Acting Pasay mayor tries to barricade city hall vs foe's allies". GMA News Online. 2007-01-14. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Disqualification kay Rep. Dy". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Pasay mayor, congressman trade places". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ a b "Trinidad to be proclaimed Sunday night as Pasay mayor - report". GMA News Online. 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Punay, Edu. "'Peewee' proclaimed in Pasay". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.