2013 Zamboanga City local elections
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Local elections were held in Zamboanga City on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors per district.
Summary
Two main coalitions posied for the control of Zamboanga City beginning mid-2012:
- The Adelante Zamboanga Party (AZAP) headed by incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat; and
- The Zamboangueños for the Transformation of Zamboanga (ZTZ) headed by former Zamboanga del Norte congressman Romeo Jalosjos.
LP-LDP-AZAP
The AZAP coalition is composed of the local party itself and the local chapters of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino and of the Liberal Party. Incumbent District II Representative Erico Basilio Fabian is term-bounded and cannot run for another term and is poised to run for the mayorship in the next elections.[1] But the party endorsed, with the initiative of Mayor Lobregat, incumbent District I Representative Beng Climaco for the mayorship.[2][3]
The Split
Felt being junked by his former partymates in Lobregat's camp, Fabian decided to run against Climaco-Salazar under the banner of a new party, the Fuerza Zamboanga.[4][5] Lobregat denied Fabian's allegations citing that Fabian confirmed that he will not run for a new post and consider retirement.[6][7]
ZTZ-UNA
By the start of June 2012, former Zamboanga del Norte congressman Romeo Jalosjos announced his bid for the mayoralty in Zamboanga City.[8] He then started to establish a non-government organization known as the Zamboangueños for the Transformation of Zamboanga (ZTZ) with a 25-point agenda aimed at transforming Zamboanga City with progress and development.[9][10]
The United Nationalist Alliance fielded Jalosjos to chair the UNA local chapter in the city and Zamboanga del Norte.[11]
Disqualification Case
Representative Beng Climaco and Jomar Lobregat, the Mayor's brother filed a disqualification case against Jalosjos citing that he didn't meet the one year residency requirement. He is also questioned that he is not qualified because of his conviction in a rape case in 1997 while he served in Congress.[12][13]
On January 15, 2013, the Commission on Elections disqualified Jalosjos alongside his brother, Dominador Jalosjos who is also a candidate for governor of Zamboanga del Sur for violating the Local Government Code of 1991 which bars ex-convicts to run for office and run short of the required one-year residency in the place where a candidate can run.[14][15][16]
Retiring and term-limited elective officials
- Celso Lobregat, incumbent mayor, term-limited in 2013
- Erico Basilio Fabian, incumbent District II Representative, term-limited in 2013
- Rodoflo Lim, incumbent District I councilor, term-limited in 2013
- Benjamin Guingona III, incumbent District II councilor, term-limited in 2013
- Reyniero Candido, incumbent District II councilor, term-limited in 2013
Candidates
Notes:
- bold means the candidate is incumbent and running for reelection;
- italic means the candidate previously run last 2010 election either on the same post or other posts;
- bold and italic means the candidate is an incumbent and is running for another position.
Position | LP-LDP-AZAP Coalition Team PNoy | United Nationalist Alliance | Fuerza Zamboanga | Other parties | Independents | ||||||||||
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Mayor | Liberal | Beng Climaco | Nacionalista | Erico Basilio Fabian | Lakas | Alberto Cajayon | |||||||||
Vice Mayor | LDP | Cesar Iturralde | UNA | Mercy Arquiza-Fernandez | Independent | Luis Climaco |
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Member of the House of Representatives | 1st | LDP | Celso Lobregat | UNA | Crisanto dela Cruz | PMP | Chrisler Cabarrubias |
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2nd | AZAP | Jose Lobregat | UNA | Manuel Jose Dalipe | Independent | Lilia Macrohon-Nuño | LM | Samuel Enesando |
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Member of the Zamboanga City Council | 1st | Liberal |
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2nd | Liberal |
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Results
The candidates for district representative, mayor, and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.
House of Representatives election
1st District
Incumbent Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar is not running; she is running for the mayorship instead; Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is her party's nominee under the coalition of LDP-LP-AZAP.
The UNA-ZTZ coalition fielded former Monsignor Crisanto dela Cruz for the post. Dela Cruz previously run for the mayorship in 2007 and for the vice-mayorship in 2010. This will be the second time where Dela Cruz and Mayor Lobregat will go against each other as they have last 2007 mayoral elections.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team PNoy | Celso Lobregat | 42,826 | 38.53% | ||
UNA | Crisanto Dela Cruz | 32,234 | 29.00% | ||
Independent | Cesar Climaco, Jr. | 20,355 | 18.31% | ||
PMP | Chrisler Cabarrubias | 1,910 | 1.72% | ||
Independent | Abdurahman Tagayan | 639 | 0.57% | ||
Turnout | 98,072 | 88.13% | |||
Rejected ballots | 13,085 | 11.77% | |||
Total votes | 111,157 | 100.00 | |||
LDP hold |
2nd District
Incumbent Erico Basilio Fabian is term limited and running for the mayorship instead. He then formed a local coalition known as Fuerza Zamboanga yielding District II Councilor Lilia Nuño to replace him.
The AZAP coalition nominates Mayor Lobregat's brother, Jose Lobregat, to run for the post.
The ZTZ coalition recruited former City Vice-Mayor Mannix Dalipe to run for the post.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Fuerza Zamboanga | Lilia Nuño | 33,475 | 29.88% | ||
Team PNoy | Jose Lobregat | 27,912 | 24.91% | ||
UNA | Manuel Jose Dalipe | 25,242 | 22.53% | ||
Independent | Abelardo Climaco | 8,783 | 7.84% | ||
LM | Samuel Enesando | 1,792 | 1.60% | ||
Turnout | 97,204 | 86.76% | |||
Rejected ballots | 14,835 | 13.24% | |||
Total votes | 112,039 | 100.00 | |||
Fuerza Zamboanga hold |
Mayoral elections
Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is his third consecutive term and is barred to run for another term. He ran for Congress representing the First Legislative District.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team PNoy | Beng Climaco | 172,439 | 77.26% | ||
Fuerza Zamboanga | Erico Basilio Fabian | 29,423 | 13.18% | ||
Lakas | Albert Cajayon | 5,967 | 2.67% | ||
Turnout | 207,829 | 93.12% | |||
Rejected ballots | 15,367 | 6.88% | |||
Total votes | 223,196 | 100.00 | |||
Liberal hold |
Vice-mayoral elections
Incumbent Vice-Mayor Cesar Iturralde is running for reelection against former Councilor Luis Climaco and former Dapitan councilor Mercy Arquiza-Fernandez.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Team PNoy | Cesar Iturralde (incumbent) | 100,430 | 45.00% | ||
Fuerza Zamboanga | Luis Climaco | 66,784 | 29.92% | ||
UNA | Mercy Arquiza-Fernandez | 20,574 | 9.22% | ||
Independent | Alexander Lisito Francisco | 2,496 | 1.32% | ||
Turnout | 190,284 | 85.25% | |||
Rejected ballots | 32,912 | 14.75% | |||
Total votes | 223,196 | 100.00 | |||
LDP hold |
City Council elections
Each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.
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Coalition | Mayoral/vice mayoral candidate | Total votes | Total seats | |||
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Total | % | Total | % | |||
Team PNoy | Beng Climaco | 10 | 55.6% | |||
UNA | Romeo Jalosjos | 3 | 16.7% | |||
Fuerza Zamboanga | Erbie Fabian | 1 | 5.6% | |||
NPC | None | 1 | 5.6% | |||
Independents | Varies | 1 | 5.6% | |||
Total valid votes cast | N/A | |||||
Total turnout | ||||||
Total partisan seats | 16 | 88.9% | ||||
Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | 1 | 5.6% | ||||
Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | 1 | 5.6% | ||||
Total non-partisan seats | 2 | 11.1% | ||||
Total seats | 18 | 100.0% |
1st District
# | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Swing[c 1] | |
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1 | Melchor Sadain (incumbent) | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 55,984 | % | ||
2 | Rogelio Valesco, Jr. (incumbent) | Team PNoy | LDP | 53,979 | % | ||
3 | Cesar Jimenez, Jr. (incumbent) | not affiliated | NPC | 52,873 | % | ||
4 | Charlie Mariano | Team PNoy | LDP | 51,277 | % | ||
5 | Luis Biel III (incumbent) | Team PNoy | LDP | 49,798 | % | ||
6 | Josephine Pareja | not affiliated | Independent | 47,798 | % | ||
7 | Myra Paz Valderrosa-Abubakar (incumbent) | Team PNoy | LDP | 46,691 | % | ||
8 | Rodolfo Bayot (incumbent) | UNA | UNA | 45,691 | % | ||
9 | Jaime Cabato (incumbent) | UNA | UNA | 45,564 | % | ||
10 | Elbert Atilano | Team PNoy | Liberal | 41,222 | % | ||
11 | Hado Edding | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 24,724 | % | ||
12 | Ahmad Sampang | Team PNoy | Liberal | 23,902 | % | ||
13 | Tito Espiritusanto | Team PNoy | LDP | 21,805 | % | ||
14 | Antonio Blanco | UNA | UNA | 15,021 | % | ||
15 | Violeta Alejandro | Team PNoy | AZAP | 12,911 | % | ||
16 | Alexis Ortega | UNA | UNA | 12,653 | % | ||
17 | Jarah Bernardo Romuar | UNA | UNA | 10,791 | % | ||
18 | Joselito Bernardo | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 10,702 | % | ||
19 | Miguel Apostol | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 10,171 | % | ||
20 | Jerson Monteverde | UNA | UNA | 8,085 | % | ||
21 | Armando Bucoy | Not affiliated | Independent | 6,215 | % | ||
22 | Marlon Torres | UNA | UNA | 6,142 | % | ||
23 | Khymer Olaso | Not affiliated | Independent | 4,936 | % | ||
24 | Rowland Bella | UNA | UNA | 3,879 | % | ||
25 | Rizaldy Montebon | Not affiliated | Lakas | 3,760 | % | ||
26 | Dominador Managula | Not affiliated | Independent | 1,717 | % | ||
Certificates of canvass already canvassed | |||||||
Total turnout | ![]() | ||||||
Total votes | N/A | ||||||
Registered voters | ![]() |
- ^ Change in percentage point as compared from the 2010.
2nd District
# | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Votes | % | Swing[c 1] | |
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1 | Roel Natividad | Team PNoy | Liberal | 53,968 | 8.41% | ||
2 | Benjamin Guingona IV | Team PNoy | LDP | 49,696 | 6.93% | ||
3 | Miguel Alavar III (incumbent) | Team PNoy | LDP | 43,955 | 6.74% | ||
4 | Eduardo Saavedra, Jr. (incumbent) | Team PNoy | LDP | 42,792 | 6.57% | ||
5 | Juan Climaco Elago II | UNA | UNA | 42,653 | 6.73% | ||
6 | Percival Ramos (incumbent) | Team PNoy | LDP | 38,494 | 5.74% | ||
7 | Rommel Agan (incumbent) | UNA | UNA | 37,514 | 6.09% | ||
8 | Vincent Paul Elago (incumbent) | Team PNoy | AZAP | 36,213 | 5.66% | ||
9 | John Dalipe | UNA | UNA | 35,506 | 5.57% | ||
10 | Francisco Barredo | Team PNoy | LDP | 34,372 | 5.34% | ||
11 | Al-Jihan Edding | UNA | UNA | 35,227 | 5.34% | ||
12 | Susan delos Reyes | UNA | UNA | 29,083 | 4.52% | ||
13 | Gerasimo Acuña | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 25,537 | 4.05% | ||
14 | Arturo Onrubia | Team PNoy | Liberal | 24,612 | 3.93% | ||
15 | Frederick Atilano | Not affiliated | Independent | 14,538 | 2.28% | ||
16 | Abubakar Hakim | Not affiliated | Independent | 11,545 | 1.66% | ||
17 | Basilio Apolinario VII | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 11,484 | 1.68% | ||
18 | Loemyr Toribio | UNA | UNA | 10,901 | 1.57% | ||
19 | Roseller Enriquez | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 10,828 | 1.77% | ||
20 | Resurrecion Miravite | UNA | UNA | 9,848 | 1.58% | ||
21 | John David Corpin | Not affiliated | Independent | 9,621 | 1.45% | ||
22 | Mohammadnur Ajihil | UNA | UNA | 8,641 | 1.28% | ||
23 | Antonio Feliciano | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 5,357 | 0.88% | ||
24 | Carlito Depositario | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 5,200 | 0.85% | ||
25 | Nulhamdo Cegales | Not affiliated | Independent | 4,817 | 0.70% | ||
26 | Bahari Camlian | Not affiliated | Independent | 4,739 | 0.69% | ||
27 | Hussayin Apra | Not affiliated | Independent | 4,526 | 0.66% | ||
28 | Eduardo Mingala | Fuerza Zamboanga | Independent | 4,127 | 0.58% | ||
29 | Quirino Aba | Not affiliated | Independent | 2,743 | 0.41% | ||
30 | Christopher Miguel, Sr. | Not affiliated | Independent | 2,153 | 0.32% | ||
Certificates of canvass already canvassed | |||||||
Total turnout | ![]() | ||||||
Total votes | 64,119 | N/A | |||||
Registered voters | ![]() |
- ^ Change in percentage point as compared from the 2010.
Aftermath
Proclamation
As the election unofficial results found that Climaco was leading by a wide margin, Fabian announced his concession and congratulates Climaco for winning the election. “I concede defeat and I would like to congratulate my dear friend Beng Climaco,” Fabian said in a press statement.[17] On May 14, 2013, Climaco was proclaimed winner by the City Board of Canvassers in the mayoralty elections.[18] She also laid out her plans for the city which includes the solution to solve the city power crisis and the peace and order situation.[19]
District II Representative-elect Lilia Macrohon-Nuño also urged the people of Zamboanga to move on and discuss what is best for the city.[20] She also revived the issue of creating a third congressional district for the city in which the city has more than 770,000 people.[21] According to the 1987 Philippine Constitution, each district shall represent 250,000. Currently, the city is represented twice in the House of Representatives. A previous move by then Congresswoman Climaco was made by filing a bill to Congress creating the said district but was blocked by the majority of the members of Zamboanga City Council.[22]
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Cabato electoral protest
After the proclamation of all the councilors of District I, outgoing incumbent Councilor Jaime Cabato who landed on the 8th spot announced his intention to file an electoral protest against his own partymate, Rudy Bayot who landed on the 7th spot and against the administration party bet, Myra Paz Valderrosa.[24] Cabato was a former member of the administration-led party, the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino[25] until he switched sides with then mayoralty candidate, Romeo Jalosjos citing the fact that he disagreed with the candidate line-up of the LDP.[26][27]
Taluksangay issue
Jose Augustus Villano, chairman of the Zamboanga chapter of Legal Network for Peaceful Election (LENTE), said his group found that of the 847 registered person with disabilities (PWDs) voters in Zamboanga City, 505 or almost 60 percent are from Barangay Taluksangay. Taluksangay is under the control of the Nuños which Lilia, one of its powerful members won the congressional race in District II.
Villano himself observed voting at the five clustered precincts of Taluksangay. He immediately noticed that almost all voters, whether they appeared to have a disability or not, were helped by a small group of people stationed inside the precinct. When Villalon asked election officers about them, he was told they were “liners” there to assist PWDs. LENTE records show that 80 to 90 percent of all who voted were assisted. Villano thinks that the people assisted might have been illiterate rather than PWDs. “I asked them in both Tagalog and in the native dialect Tausug and they understood. I asked them who they want to vote for and they pointed at the names.” When he asked the voters how they were related to the “liners,” they replied, “Sila ang magvo-vote para sa amin (They were the ones who voted for us).” When Villano told the election officers that this was illegal, the Board of Election Inspectors replied that she cannot assist the voters herself because she is "busy".
Despite its small voting population, Taluksangay was a point of contention during the campaign period. Jomar Lobregat’s party, Adelante Zamboanga, claims that they were not allowed to post their materials in there. In a news item in Zamboanga Times on April 14, Adelante Zamboanga team coordinator Rudy Lim said that when he asked Taluksangay barangay chairman Abdurahman Nuño if they can conduct a meeting in Taluksangay, Nuño replied, “No deal."[28]
Abdurahman Nuño is the husband of Lilia and sits on the city council ex-officio and is president of the Association of Barangay Captains.
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See also
- Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Zamboanga Peninsula, 2013
- 2013 Philippine general election
References
- ^ Rey Carbonel (June 27, 2012). "Climaco: Fabian still open to options". The PhilSouth Angle. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ Bong Garcia (June 28, 2012). "Lawmaker run mayor". Sunstar Newspaper. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Lobregat: Climaco strongest bet for Zambo City mayor". Balita News. May 8, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Fuerza Zamboanga Media Bureau (April 10, 2013). "Women cry, others cheers, Celso is seen in Fabian's Fuerza rallies". Zamboanga Times. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Fuerza Zamboanga Media Bureau (April 11, 2013). "Seven short but standing tall - that's Fuerza Zamboanga". Zamboanga Times. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "In the spirit of friendship, Fabian thinking of retirement". Zamboanga Times. March 12, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Hader Glang (May 8, 2012). "Lobregat: Fabian was not junked". Zamboanga Today. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ Tristan Garcia (October 8, 2012). "Jalosjos is now a candidate for mayor in Zamboanga". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ Frank Buenaventura (June 24, 2012). "More Zamboangueños joining Jalosjos transform movement". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ Nonong Santiago (August 21, 2012). "Jalosjos forms JR, a non-political organization". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "UNA fields convicted child rapist Jalosjos for mayor of Zambo". MindaNews. October 5, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Rey Carbonel (July 7, 2012). "Beng, Jomar asks COMELEC to bar Jalosjos". Daily Zamboanga Times. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
- ^ Rey Carbonel (November 2, 2012). "Jomar files another disqualification case vs. Jalosjos". Daily Zamboanga Times. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ Sheila Crisostomo (January 18, 2013). "Jalosjos, brod disqualified". Philippine Star. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ Matikas Santos (January 16, 2013). "Comelec disqualifies Jalosjos brothers, boxing promoter in May polls". Inquirer.net. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Comelec disqualifies Jalosjos brothers from running in 2013 polls". InterAksyon.com. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Erbie concedes defeat, congratulates Beng". Daily Zamboanga Times. May 15, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Hader Glang (May 16, 2013). "Mayor-elect Climaco Salazar, Congressman-elect Lobregat, Vice-Mayor-elect Iturralde and 12 winning councilors also proclaimed". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ Hader Glang (May 20, 2013). "Beng reveals her top priorities". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Nuño:Election is over, let's move on, discuss what's best for Zambo City". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ R. G. Antonet Go (May 21, 2013). "Congresswoman-elect Lilia Nuño favors creation of 3rd district". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ Nonong Santiago (March 31, 2011). "Minority's move to create 3rd district junked by majority". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "Beng, Itu, Celso, Lilia, 13 council bets proclaimed". Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Jimmy Cabato to file poll protest today". Daily Zamboanga Times Online. May 24, 2013. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Sheila Covarrubias (November 29, 2009). "Celso's Supreme Court feat led Jimmy Cabato to LDP fold". ZamboTimes. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Hader Glang (October 2, 2012). "Cabato breaks his silence". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Nonong Santiago (October 3, 2012). "Councilor Cabato joins Jalosjos camp". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ PA (April 24, 2013). "Kit Barredo confirms no entry for T-PNoy in Taluksangay". Zamboanga Today Online. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ^ Yen Blanco Delgado and Barry Barraca (May 21, 2013). "Voting assistors: Helping PWDs or manipulating votes?". VERA Files. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
External links
- Official website of the Commission on Elections
- Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
- Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)