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Manila mayoral election, 2013
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Nominee Joseph Estrada Alfredo Lim
Party UNA Liberal
Running mate Isko Moreno Lou Veloso
Incumbent Mayor

Alfredo Lim
Liberal



Local elections will be held in Manila on May 13, 2013 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts.

Mayor Alfredo Lim is running for the mayorship for the third consecutive time; if he wins, he will be prohibited to run in 2016 due to term limits. Lim's primary opponent is former President Joseph Estrada, who was a longtime San Juan mayor; in order to run for the mayorship, Estrada had to transfer his residence from San Juan to Manila. The two formerly contested the presidency in 1998, with Estrada emerging victorious.

Estrada's running mate is Vice Mayor Isko Moreno, who has served since 2007; if he wins, we will also be term limited in 2016. Actor and Councilor Lou Veloso is Lim's running mate; Veloso has been the councilor elected with the highest percentage of votes in 2010.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

On May 4, 2012, Vice Mayor Isko Moreno joined the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino party, speculating to be former President Joseph Estrada's running mate[1]. Estrada would confirmed this on May 9, 2012 but, for one term only[2]. On May 7, 2012, Incumbent Mayor Alfredo Lim announced he will run for re-election, said that he was the original running mate of Isko Moreno[3].

A year prior to the election, Estrada transferred his residence from San Juan to Santa Mesa, Manila; this was made official by the Manila City Hall. Estrada's Manila home was formerly the headquarters of President Ramon Magsaysay during the 1953 presidential election.[4]

On September 18, 2012, Mayor Alfredo Lim announced that he has picked 6th District Councilor Lou Veloso to be his running mate. Lim noted that Veloso is the councilor that emerged with the most number of votes in the last local elections.[5]

On October 1, 2012, the first day of filing of Certificate of Candidacies[6], incumbent Mayor Alfredo Lim and his running mate Councilor Lou Veloso along with their ticket's 36 city council bets filed their Certificate of Candidacies at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) field office in Arroceros, Manila. Lim is supported by all six incumbent congressmen of Manila, Benjamin Asilo of the 1st District, Carlo Lopez of the 2nd District, Zenaida Angping of the 3rd District, Trisha Bonoan-David of the 4th District, Amado Bagatsing of the 5th District, and Sandy Ocampo of the 6th District[7] Lim also said that his 2013 campaign will be his last as he intends to retire from politics in 2016. Lim had previously served as mayor from 1992 to 1998, Secretary of Interior and Local Government (under the Estrada presidency) from 1998 to 2000, lost the mayorship to Estrada ally Lito Atienza in 2001, elected Senator in 2004 (under the Estrada-led coalition), and retook the mayorship from Atienza's (who was term limited) son in 2007, then successfully defending it against Atienza himself in 2010.[8]

A day later, former president Estrada and incumbent Vice Mayor Isko Moreno filed their Certificate of Candidacies. Estrada left his home at Santa Mesa with Moreno aboard his jeepney he made famous during the 1998 presidential election. Estrada drove the jeepney to the COMELEC office at Arroceros; the United Nationalist Alliance-backed Estrada ticket includes 29 of the incumbent 36 councilors.[9] The battle between Lim and Estrada has been billed as Dirty Harry vs. Asiong Salonga, with Lim being previously referred to as "Dirty Harry", and Estrada having played Asiong Salonga in a movie.[10][4]

Aside from Lim and Estrada, other candidates include Marino Magallanes, a fortune teller from Quiapo, mechanical engineer and perennial candidate Onofre Abad, and driver Fidel Cruz. Francisco Pizarra of the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan is the other candidate for vice mayor; it is his second time to run for vice mayor, after losing in 2010 with just over 0.50% of the vote.[10]

On December 13, the commission announced that it has disqualified Magallanes, Abad, Cruz and Rivera in the mayoral election for being "nuisance candidates".[11]

On January 7, 2013, the Sandiganbayan ruled to dismiss via techinicality a petition disqualifying Estrada from running due to a condition from his pardon granted by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that said he would not seek elective office.[12] However, Estrada still faces disqualification cases from the same issue at the Commission on Elections and at the Regional Trial Court.[13]

On January 16, the commission disqualified all of the mayoral candidates, save for Estrada and Lim, as nuisance candidates.[14]

Opinion polling

Mayoral election

Three-candidate race

Pollster Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Lito Atienza Joseph Estrada Alfredo Lim
SWS[15] May 5-8, 2012 1,200 ±3% 11% 46% 42%

Two-candidate race

Pollster Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Joseph Estrada Alfredo Lim
SWS[15] May 5-8, 2012 1,200 ±3% 53% 45%

Results

Mayoral election

Alfredo Lim is the incumbent.

2013 Manila mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNA Joseph Estrada
Liberal Alfredo Lim
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

Vice mayoral election

Isko Moreno (appearing as "Francisco Domagoso", his birth name, on the ballot) is the incumbent.

2013 Manila vice mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNA Isko Moreno
KKK Lou Veloso
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

House of Representatives elections

1st District

Benjamin Asilo is the incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Benjamin Asilo
Independent Ricardo Bacolod
Independent Fernando Diaz
UNA Ernesto Dionisio
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

2nd District

Carlo Lopez is the incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carlo Lopez
UNA Edward Tan
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

3rd District

Zenaida Angping is the incumbent. The Commission on Elections disqualified James Jaime Marquez Tan from the election for being a "nuisance candidate".[11]

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 3rd district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NPC Zenaida Angping
Independent Alex Garcia
KKK Ramon Morales
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

4th District

Incumbent Trisha Bonoan-David is running unopposed.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NUP Trisha Bonoan-David
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout
NUP hold Swing

5th District

Amado Bagatsing is the incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 6th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KABAKA Amado Bagatsing
KBL Mario Cayabyab
NPC Faith Maganto
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

6th District

Rosenda Ocampo is the incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 6th district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UNA Benny M. Abante
Independent Richard Bautista
Independent Francisco Candaza
Liberal Rosenda Ocampo
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout

City Council elections

Each of Manila's six legislative districts sends six councilors to the Manila City Council. The six nominees with the highest number of votes wins the seats.

1st District====[16]

2013 Manila City Council at the 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
UNA Dennis Alcoreza
UNA Irma Alfonso
Independent Rejercito Aranas
KKK Roberto Asilo
Independent Crispin Balbeja
KKK Niño Dela Cruz
UNA Ernesto Dionisio, Jr.
KKK Silvestre Dumagat, Jr.
UNA Jesus Fajardo
DPP Roberto Garrate
UNA Arlene Koa
Independent Eduardo Lanuza
KKK Moises Lim
Independent Joey Longanilla
UNA Erick Ian Nieva
Independent Alden Obejas
Independent Cristy Lim
Independent Ferdinand Sandoval
KKK Rolando Sy
KKK Joey Venancio

2nd District

References

  1. ^ "Zubiri, Isko Moreno join PMP - Jinggoy Estrada". InterAksyon.com. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Joseph Estrada to run for Manila mayor but for one term only". GMA News Online. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-09-03. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  3. ^ "Alfredo Lim: I'm running for re-election". ABS-CBN News. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-07. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b Araneta, Sandy (2012-05-11). "Erap now an official resident, voter of Manila". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  5. ^ "Lim chooses Lou Veloso as running mate". philSTAR.com. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-21. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "Filing of COCs to start on Monday". ABS-CBN News. 2012-09-30. Retrieved 2012-10-01. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  7. ^ "Manila mayor Alfredo Lim files COC". SunStar.com. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-01. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  8. ^ Romero, Purple (2012-10-01). "'Dirty Harry' files COC, says will retire in 2016". Rappler.com. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
  9. ^ "Erap files bid for Manila's top post". Philippine Star. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  10. ^ a b Sauler, Erika (2012-10-04). "Fortune teller, driver, engineer also vie for Manila mayorship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  11. ^ a b Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (2012-12-13). "Comelec declares 41 local candidates 'nuisance'". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  12. ^ "Sandigan scraps bid to disqualify Erap from Manila mayoralty race". GMA News Online. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-01-07. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  13. ^ Sauler, Erika (2013-01-10). "Another disqualification case haunts Joseph Estrada". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  14. ^ Santos, Reynaldo Jr. (2013-01-16). "Comelec disqualifies 73 local bets". Rappler. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  15. ^ a b Flores, Helen (2012-05-22). "Estrada may be Manila's next mayor - SWS survey". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  16. ^ "List of Candidates for the 2013 National and Local Elections - Manila" (PDF). Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved 29 January 2013.
2013 Manila City Council at the 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
UNA Lenviceo Aligayo
UNA Jay Buenaventura
Independent Pedro Buluran Jr.
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