2001 Pasay local elections

Local elections were held in Pasay on May 14, 2001, 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.

Background

Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad sought his first full term as mayor of the city. He was challenged by Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera, and former security aide of the late Mayor Pablo Cuneta, retired police Ricardo "Ding" Santos.^[1]

Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera ran as Mayor. His party chosen Danilo "Danny" Roque, a businessman. Roque was challenged by Second District Councilor Antonino "Tony" Calixto, and Joven "Jojie" Claudio, son of former Mayor Jovito Claudio.^[1]

Representative Rolando "Ding" Briones ran for second term. He was challenged by Second District Councilor Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy, former Senator Freddie Webb,^[2] who became city's councilor from 1971 up to 1978, First District Councilor Panfilo "Justo" Justo, former tourism secretary Mina Gabor,^[3] and other candidates.

Candidates

Team Trinidad Calixto Briones

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/Team Trinidad Calixto Briones
Name		Result

For House Of Representative
Ding Briones	NPC	Lost
For Mayor
Peewee Trinidad	LDP	Won
For Vice Mayor
Tony Calixto	LDP	Won
For Councilor 1st District
Ferdinand Angel	LDP	Lost
Ric Arabia	LDP	Lost
Joey Calixto-Isidro	Independent	Lost
Teddy Lorca	LDP	Lost
Jeane Monteveros	LDP	Lost
Cesar "Sipag" Ochoa	LDP	Lost
For Councilor 2nd District
Moti Arceo	LDP	Won
Emi Calixto-Rubiano	LDP	Won
Danny Francisco	LDP	Lost
Lito Ibay	LDP	Lost
Oca Linao	NPC	Lost
Edith Vergel De Dios	LDP	Won

Team Alcera Roque Dy

Lakas-NUCD/Team Alcera Roque Dy
Name		Result

For House Of Representative
Tita Connie Dy	Lakas	Won
For Mayor
Greg Alcera	Lakas	Lost
For Vice Mayor
Danny Roque	Lakas	Lost
For Councilor 1st District
Ed Advincula	Lakas	Won
Bobot Aunor	Lakas	Lost
Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera	Lakas	Won
Marlon Pesebre	Lakas	Won
Bing Petallo	Lakas	Won
Sonny Quial	Lakas	Lost
For Councilor 2nd District
Rolly Bacar	Lakas	Lost
Linda Hilario	Lakas	Lost
Rey Padua	Lakas	Won
Allan Panaligan	Lakas	Won
Pete Tianzon	Lakas	Lost
Bong Tolentino	Lakas	Won

Team Kaibigan

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan
Name		Result

For House Of Representative
Freddie Webb	PDP–Laban	Lost
For Mayor
Ricardo "Ding" Santos	PDP–Laban	Lost
For Vice Mayor
Jojie Claudio	PDP–Laban	Lost
For Councilor (1st District)
Carding Corral	PDP–Laban	Lost
Oscar De Guia	PDP–Laban	Lost
Nonoy Hilvano	PDP–Laban	Lost
Rey Mateo	PDP–Laban	Won
Jose Antonio Roxas	PDP–Laban	Won
Mon Tesclaros	PDP–Laban	Lost
For Councilor (2nd District)
Jimboy Baliad	PDP–Laban	Lost
Tom Cabrido	PDP–Laban	Lost
Norman Isidro	PDP–Laban	Lost
Zenny Lao	PDP–Laban	Lost
Russo Serrano	PDP–Laban	Lost
Ian Vendivel	PDP–Laban	Lost

Results

Names written in bold-Italic are the re-elected incumbents while in italic are incumbents lost in elections.

For Representative

Rep. Rolando "Ding" Briones was defeated by Second District Councilor Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy.

Pasay House Of Representative Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy	52,015	45.11
	NPC	Rolando "Ding" Briones	24,663	21.39
	PDP–Laban	Freddie Webb	22,134	19.20
	Aksyon	Mina Gabor	12,906	11.19
	Liberal	Panfilo "Justo" Justo	3,021	2.62
	Independent	Allan Carreon	241	0.21
	Independent	Pedro Montaño	176	0.15
	Independent	Rolly Ladesma	149	0.13
Total votes			115,305	100.00
	Lakas hold

Popular vote percentage

Dy			45.11%
Briones			21.39%
Webb			19.20%
Gabor			11.19%
Justo			2.62%
Carreon			0.21%
Montaño			0.15%
Ladesma			0.13%

For Mayor

Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad won the elections against Ricardo "Ding" Santos and Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera.^[4]

Pasay Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	*Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad*	60,895	46.58
	PDP–Laban	Ricardo "Ding" Santos	35,533	27.18
	Lakas	Gregorio "Greg" Alcera	33,736	25.81
	Independent	Romulo Marcelo	558	0.43
Total votes			130,722	100.00
	LDP hold

Popular vote percentage

Trinidad			46.58%
Santos			27.18%
Alcera			25.81%
Marcelo			0.43%

For Vice Mayor

First District Councilor Antonino Calixto was elected.

Pasay Vice Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Antonino "Tony" Calixto	67,000	54.38
	Lakas	Danilo "Danny" Roque	34,180	27.74
	PDP–Laban	Joven "Jojie" Claudio	22,034	17.88
Total votes			123,214	100.00
	LDP hold

Popular vote percentage

Calixto			54.38%
Roque			27.74%
Claudio			17.78%

For Councilors

First District

Three of the six incumbents were re-elected. Three-termer councilor Romulo Cabrera was replaced by his son Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera, who placed 5th. Two-termer councilor Antonino "Tony" Calixto ran and won as vice mayor. Three-termer councilor Panfilo "Justo" Justo ran as representative but lost to First District Councilor Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy.

Other newly-elected councilors were Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo, who placed 2nd and Marlon Pesebre, who placed 6th.

Member, City Council of Pasay's First District
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Lakas	*Eduardo "Ed" Advincula*	19,808
	Lakas	*Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo*	19,790
	PDP–Laban	*Reynaldo "Rey" Mateo*	19,486
	PDP–Laban	*Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas*	18,801
	Lakas	Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera	15,251
	Lakas	Marlon Pesebre	14,719

	Independent	Lexter "Lex" Ibay	14,267
	LDP	Uldarico "Ric" Arabia	12,623
	Independent	Jose "Joey" Isidro Jr.	11,813
	PDP–Laban	Mon Montecarlo	10,964
	LDP	Cesar Ochoa	10,816
	LDP	Ferdinand Angel	10,711
	Independent	JV Lim	10,281
	LDP	Leonito Tapel	10,229
	LDP	Jeane Monteveros	9,029
	PDP–Laban	Carding Corral	8,618
	Lakas	Santiago "Sonny" Quial	8,444
	Independent	Sonny Lim	8,148
	LDP	Teodulo "Teddy" Lorca Jr.	8,027
	PDP–Laban	Nonoy Hilvano	7,897
	Independent	Ma. Antonia "Tonya" Cuneta	7,854
	Lakas	Bobot Aunor	8,458
	PDP–Laban	Oscar De Guia	6,671
	Independent	Val Ilagan	6,570
	Independent	Jay Justo	5,149
	Independent	Narciso Foster	2,275
	Independent	Lino Baldemor	866
	Independent	Jojo Roxas	814
	Independent	Lolita Miranda	718
	Independent	Cesar Tibajia	679
	Independent	Romeo Gonzales	634
	Independent	Prince Kahulugan	623
	Independent	JV Ocampo	596
	Independent	Felipe Tauro	592
	Independent	Ben Tejero	585
	Independent	Buddy Quimpo	503
	Independent	Charlie Salic	405
Total votes

Second District

Four of the six incumbents were re-elected. Councilor Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy ran as representative and won.

Pedro "Pete" Tiamzon failed to win for re-election, placing 9th.

Newly-elected councilors were Edita "Edith" Vergel de Dios and Arnel Regino "Moti" Arceo, who happened to be both former councilors successfully made a comeback in the city council.

Member, City Council of Pasay's Second District
Party		Candidate	Votes
	LDP	*Imelda "Emi" Calixto-Rubiano*	33,592
	Lakas	*Allan Panaligan*	30,448
	Lakas	*Reynaldo "Rey" Padua*	28,994
	Lakas	*Arvin "Bong" Tolentino*	25,928
	LDP	Edita "Edith" Vergel De Dios	23,321
	LDP	Arnel Regino "Moti" Arceo	22,042

	LDP	Emmanuel "Lito" Ibay	21,084
	NPC	Oscar Linao	19,808
	Lakas	Pedro "Pete" Tianzon	19,344
	PDP–Laban	Ian Vendivel	17,846
	Independent	Emilio Bayona	16,331
	Lakas	Erlinda "Linda" Hilario	14,486
	Lakas	Rolando "Rolly" Bacar	10,353
	LDP	Danny Francisco	9,262
	PDP–Laban	Tom Cabrido	8,222
	PDP–Laban	Zeny Lao	8,198
	PDP–Laban	Jimboy Baliad	7,542
	Independent	Phil Ramos	5,643
	PDP–Laban	Russo Serrano	5,087
	PDP–Laban	Norman Isidro	3,273
	Independent	Lamberto Capili	1,638
	Independent	Leo Cadion	1,296
	Independent	Mon Punzalan	625
	Independent	Fred Cornejo	590
	Independent	Victor Antonio	569
	Independent	Manuel Manduriao	161
	Independent	Melchor Menancio	128
Total votes

References

^ ^a ^b "3 candidates slug it out in Pasay mayoral polls". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
^ "Ex-Sen. Webb mahihirapang bumangon sa political career". Philstar.com (in Filipino). 2001-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
^ "Gabor runs for Pasay congressional seat". Philstar.com. 2001-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
^ "Trinidad, Aguilar, Villar pace South Metro bets". Philstar.com. 2001-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

External links

[Pasay-1] "3 candidates slug it out in Pasay mayoral polls". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.

[2] "Ex-Sen. Webb mahihirapang bumangon sa political career". Philstar.com (in Filipino). 2001-02-19. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[3] "Gabor runs for Pasay congressional seat". Philstar.com. 2001-03-02. Retrieved 2024-11-26.

[4] "Trinidad, Aguilar, Villar pace South Metro bets". Philstar.com. 2001-05-16. Retrieved 2024-01-23.

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