Quezon City local elections, 2010
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Local elections will be held in the Quezon City
on May 10, 2010 within the Philippine general election
. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, four District representatives, and councilors, six in each of the city's four legislative districts.
and vice mayor Herbert Bautista
is now on their third term as mayor and vice mayor of Quezon City. Bautista announced that he is running for the mayorship of the city. They are running under the Liberal Party
although Belmonte is the SVP for External Affairs of Lakas-Kampi-CMD
. Belmonte's daughter Joy is Bautista's running mate. If Belmonte wins, she will be the third female vice mayor next to Charito Planas and Connie Angeles. Mayor Belmonte is running for a congressional post in the 4th District where he served there as representative from 1992 to 2001. Bautista ran for mayor in 1998, but lost to Ismael Mathay, Jr.
Former three-term mayor Ismael Mathay, Jr. is also running for mayor as an independent candidate. He served as mayor from 1992 to 2001. Before he became mayor, he was the former Quezon City 4th District Representative from 1988 to 1992. He ran for mayor in 2004 but lost to Sonny Belmonte.
Former Presidential Chief of Staff Mike Defensor
is running under the Nacionalista Party
. Defensor was the former Quezon City 3rd District Representative, then the became the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinate Council, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Presidential Chief of Staff. He ran for senator under TEAM Unity, but he ranked 15 in the polls. His running mate is actress and three term 2nd District Councilor Aiko Melendez
of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. They are part of the Performance Team, which consists of members (Mayor, Vice Mayor, Congressman & Councilors) from Lakas-Kampi-CMD
, NP
& PMP. Defensor & Melendez are part of the team.
Quezon City 2nd District Representative Mary Ann Susano is on her second term as representative. She is eligible to run for a third term. But, she insisted to run for mayor under the Nationalist People's Coalition
. If she wins, she will be the second female mayor next to Adelina Rodriguez. Her running mate is 4th District councilor Janet Malaya. This was the first time that two females are teaming up for the highest positions in the City.
Other candidates for the mayorship are 4th District councilor Ariel Inton, Jay Bautista, John Charles Chang, Engracio Icasiano, Henry Samonte and Roberto Sombillo.
is the incumbent. Crisologo, filed a case in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to disqualify candidate Vivienne "Chinese Woman" Tan, who was reportedly not a natural-born Filipino. Tan, the daughter of business magnate Lucio Tan
, migrated to the United States
and became a naturalized American citizen on January 19, 1993. She returned to the Philippines in 1996 and has resided here since. Tan won in the RTC, but Crisologo appealed to the Court of Appeals
, which disqualified Tan as "Not being a Filipino citizen at the time of her application to be registered as a voter on October 26, 2009 or at the time when her said application was approved by the [Commission on Elections] on November 16, 2009, Tan's inclusion in the voter’s list of Precinct 0853-A, Sto. Domingo, Quezon City, is therefore, highly irregular and downright invalid." The CA ruled in favor of Congressman Bingbong Crisologo Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan certified that Tan re-acquired her Filipino citizenship only on December 1.
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Quezon City
Quezon City is the former capital and the most populous city in the Philippines. Located on the island of Luzon, Quezon City is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region. The city was named after Manuel L...
on May 10, 2010 within the Philippine general election
Philippine general election, 2010
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay were held on Monday, May 10, 2010. The elected president will become the 15th President of the Philippines, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions...
. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, four District representatives, and councilors, six in each of the city's four legislative districts.
Mayoral and vice mayoral election
Incumbents mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.
Feliciano "Sonny" Racimo Belmonte, Jr. is a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Fourth District of Quezon City. He is also the house speaker of the Congress from 2010 to present. He was the mayor of Quezon City from 2001-2010.-Early Life and Career:Belmonte was born...
and vice mayor Herbert Bautista
Herbert Bautista
Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista is a Filipino actor and politician. He is the mayor of the same city winning by a landslide in May 2010. He won a landslide in his 2007 vice-mayoral reelection bid...
is now on their third term as mayor and vice mayor of Quezon City. Bautista announced that he is running for the mayorship of the city. They are running under the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
although Belmonte is the SVP for External Affairs of Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
. Belmonte's daughter Joy is Bautista's running mate. If Belmonte wins, she will be the third female vice mayor next to Charito Planas and Connie Angeles. Mayor Belmonte is running for a congressional post in the 4th District where he served there as representative from 1992 to 2001. Bautista ran for mayor in 1998, but lost to Ismael Mathay, Jr.
Former three-term mayor Ismael Mathay, Jr. is also running for mayor as an independent candidate. He served as mayor from 1992 to 2001. Before he became mayor, he was the former Quezon City 4th District Representative from 1988 to 1992. He ran for mayor in 2004 but lost to Sonny Belmonte.
Former Presidential Chief of Staff Mike Defensor
Mike Defensor
Michael "Mike" Tan Defensor is a Filipino politician.He finished elementary, Bachelor of Arts in History, and Masters in Public Administration at the University of the Philippines. He finished his secondary education at Miles McKinley High School, Ohio, USA...
is running under the Nacionalista Party
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
. Defensor was the former Quezon City 3rd District Representative, then the became the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinate Council, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Presidential Chief of Staff. He ran for senator under TEAM Unity, but he ranked 15 in the polls. His running mate is actress and three term 2nd District Councilor Aiko Melendez
Aiko Melendez
better known as Aiko Melendez, is a Filipino former councilor and a former actress. Her father was an actor named Jimmy Melendez who has Japanese and Spanish blood. In the late 1980s, she was discovered by Regal Films where she signed a contract there and became one of Regal Babies...
of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. They are part of the Performance Team, which consists of members (Mayor, Vice Mayor, Congressman & Councilors) from Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
, NP
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
& PMP. Defensor & Melendez are part of the team.
Quezon City 2nd District Representative Mary Ann Susano is on her second term as representative. She is eligible to run for a third term. But, she insisted to run for mayor under the Nationalist People's Coalition
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...
. If she wins, she will be the second female mayor next to Adelina Rodriguez. Her running mate is 4th District councilor Janet Malaya. This was the first time that two females are teaming up for the highest positions in the City.
Other candidates for the mayorship are 4th District councilor Ariel Inton, Jay Bautista, John Charles Chang, Engracio Icasiano, Henry Samonte and Roberto Sombillo.
Results
The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest amount of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.Mayoral election results
Vice Mayoral election results
Congressional election results
1st District
Vincent "Bingbong" CrisologoVicente Crisologo
Vicente Singson-Crisologo, better known as Bingbong, is a Filipino politician. He is the incumbent congressman of the 1st congressional district of Quezon City, Philippines having served in the 13th congress of the Philippines and was re-elected and serves for the 14th congress.-Family...
is the incumbent. Crisologo, filed a case in the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) to disqualify candidate Vivienne "Chinese Woman" Tan, who was reportedly not a natural-born Filipino. Tan, the daughter of business magnate Lucio Tan
Lucio Tan
Lucio Tan is a prominent Chinese Filipino business magnate and is one of the most prominent business magnates in the Philippines...
, migrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and became a naturalized American citizen on January 19, 1993. She returned to the Philippines in 1996 and has resided here since. Tan won in the RTC, but Crisologo appealed to the Court of Appeals
Philippine Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
, which disqualified Tan as "Not being a Filipino citizen at the time of her application to be registered as a voter on October 26, 2009 or at the time when her said application was approved by the [Commission on Elections] on November 16, 2009, Tan's inclusion in the voter’s list of Precinct 0853-A, Sto. Domingo, Quezon City, is therefore, highly irregular and downright invalid." The CA ruled in favor of Congressman Bingbong Crisologo Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan certified that Tan re-acquired her Filipino citizenship only on December 1.
2nd District
Incumbent Mary Ann Susano is running for mayor of Quezon City.3rd District
Matias Defensor, Jr. is the incumbent.4th District
Incumbent Nanette Castelo-Daza is already in her third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection.City council elections
Each of Quezon City's four legislative districts elects six councilors to the City Council. The six candidates with the highest amount of votes wins those district's six seats in the council. Some who are running are celebrities.Summary
| Party | |Mayoral/vice mayoral candidate | | Total votes | |Total seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | Total | % | |||
| Herbert Bautista Herbert Bautista Herbert Constantine Maclang Bautista is a Filipino actor and politician. He is the mayor of the same city winning by a landslide in May 2010. He won a landslide in his 2007 vice-mayoral reelection bid... |
1,644,163 | 43.6% | 16 | 61.5% | ||
| Varies | 547,243 | 14.5% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| None | 515,920 | 13.7% | 3 | 11.5% | ||
| None | 402,771 | 10.7% | 3 | 11.5% | ||
| None | 377,056 | 10.0% | 2 | 7.7% | ||
| Mary Ann Susano | 125,790 | 3.3% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| None | 107,240 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| None | 24,127 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Janet Malaya | 23,057 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| None | 5,981 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Rolando Jota | 644 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| Total valid votes cast | 3,773,993 | N/A | ||||
| Total turnout | 769,777 | 100.00% | ||||
| Total partisan seats | 24 | 92.3% | ||||
| Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | 1 | 3.8% | ||||
| Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan Sangguniang Kabataan The Sangguniang Kabataan is the governing body in every chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan . Each barangay in the Philippines is mandated by law to have its own chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan, aging from 15 to 18 years old who resides in their respective barangays for at least 6months... chairmen President |
1 | 3.8% | ||||
| Total non-partisan seats | 2 | 7.7% | ||||
| Total seats | 38 | 100.0% | ||||
District 1
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District 2
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District 3
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District 4
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