2010 Pasay local elections


Local elections were held in Pasay on May 10, 2010, as part of the general elections. Voters elected the mayor, vice-mayor, representative of the city's lone district in House of Representatives and six members of the city council in each district.

Background

Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad was on his third non-consecutive term and he ran for re-election for fourth non-consecutive term. He won in 2000 recall election and continued the unexpired term of then-Mayor Jovito Claudio until 2001. He ran for first full term on 2001 and won, and was re-elected on 2004. In 2006, he, Vice Mayor Calixto, and 10 other councilors were suspended for six months due to anomalous garbage collection and disposal contracts. Due to suspension, his term was cut, making him eligible to seek another three consecutive term. He ran for re-election on 2007 and won again. He was challenged by Vice Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto, Rep. Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy, retired police Ricardo "Ding" Santos, and independent candidates Romulo "Rome" Marcelo, Ralph Joseph Lim, and Francisco "Kit" Peñaflor.
Vice Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto was on his third term, and he was term-limited. He ran as mayor instead. His party chosen Second District Councilor Arnel Regino "Moti" Arceo. Arceo was challenged by First District Councilor Marlon Pesebre, Second District Councilor Noel "Onie" Bayona,former Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera, and Leopoldo "Babes" Calixto II.
Rep. Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas was on his first term, and he ran for re-election for second term. He was challenged by Second District Councilor Imelda "Emi" Calixto-Rubiano, former Acting Mayor Allan Panaligan, and Rica-Elah Santos-Hortaleza. Hortaleza was the daughter of mayoral candidate Ricardo "Ding" Santos.

Results

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

For Representative, Lone District of Pasay

Rep. Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas was defeated by Second District Councilor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano. Rubiano won in a tight election between Roxas and Panaligan.

For Mayor

Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad was defeated by Vice Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto. Calixto won in a tight election between Dy and Trinidad.

For Vice Mayor

First District Councilor Marlon Pesebre won in a tight election between Bayona, Alcera, and Arceo.

For Councilor

First District

Three of the six incumbents were re-elected, namely:
Three other incumbents were:
  • Marlon Pesebre, ran as Vice Mayor and won.
  • Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo, ran for re-election but lost, placing 7th.
  • Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera, term-limited and replaced by his father, former Councilor Romulo Cabrera but lost, placing 8th.
The newly-elected councilors were Alberto "Abet" Alvina and Pinky Lyn Francisco.
The former councilors who tried to return in city council were:
  • Romulo Cabrera, father of three-termer Councilor Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera, ran but lost, placing 8th.
  • Reynaldo Mateo, ran but lost, placing 12th.
  • Florencio "Encio" Mateo, ran but lost, placing 13th.
  • Teodulo "Teddy" Lorca Jr. ran but lost, placing 19th.

Second District

Three of the six incumbents were re-elected, namely:
  • Reynaldo "Rey" Padua Sr.
  • Edita "Edith" Vergel De Dios
  • Ian Vendivel
Three other incumbents were:
  • Imelda "Emi" Calixto-Rubiano, ran as representative and won.
  • Noel "Onie" Bayona, ran as Vice Mayor but lost.
  • Arnel Regino "Moti" Arceo, ran as Vice Mayor but lost.
The newly-elected councilors were:
  • Ileana Ibay, daughter of former Councilor Emmanuel "Lito" Ibay
  • Former SK Federation President Brian Bayona, son of vice mayoral candidate Noel "Onie" Bayona.
  • Former Acting Vice Mayor Arvin "Bong" Tolentino
Joven "Jojie" Claudio, son of former Mayor Jovito Claudio; Aileen Padua-Lopez, daughter of re-electionist Reynaldo "Rey" Padua; and Jennifer "Jen" Panaligan, wife of former Acting Mayor and Second District Councilor Allan Panaligan were both lost.

Note

Mayor Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad was elected as Mayor following the 2000 Pasay mayoral recall election, replacing then-Mayor Jovito Claudio. Trinidad started his first full term as mayor in 2001, and was re-elected in 2004. In 2006, Trinidad, Vice Mayor Antonino Calixto, and nine out of twelve city councilors were put into a six-month preventive suspension due to anomalous garbage collection contracts in 2004 and 2005. Then-Councilor Allan Panaligan served as acting Mayor for six months until the suspension order was lifted in February 2007. According to 1987 Constitution, all elective government officials can serve for three consecutive full term. Trinidad's supposedly third consecutive term will end in 2010, but due to the suspension, the former's consecutive term was cut, therefore he can run again for another consecutive term thrice.