2019 Pasig local elections
Local elections took place in Pasig on Monday, May 13, 2019, as part of the 2019 Philippine general election.
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Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and a total of 12 councilors - six from each of the city's two districts. The election for the member from the lone legislative district of Pasig to the Philippine House of Representatives was also held concurrently.[1][2][3]
The election saw Vico Sotto of the Aksyon Demokratiko party winning the mayoral election against the incumbent Robert Eusebio of the Nacionalista Party, which ended the 27-year rule of the Eusebio family in Pasig. Incumbent vice mayor and Eusebio's running mate Iyo Christian Bernardo was re-elected to a third term as vice mayor unopposed. Candidates for councilor running under Eusebio's ticket called Team Bobby won all of the seats in the City Council.[4]
Background
Robert Eusebio was elected mayor of Pasig in 2016, and was previously mayor for two consecutive terms from 2007 until 2013. He was seeking to be re-elected to a second consecutive term since his election in 2016, which would have been his fourth total term as mayor.
Robert Eusebio is part of the Eusebio family who have dominated Pasig politics since 1992. His father Vicente was mayor of Pasig for three consecutive terms from 1992 until 2001 and for another term from 2004 until 2007. His mother Soledad was mayor for from 2001 to 2004, while his wife Maribel was mayor from 2013 to 2016. His brother Ricky was the member from Pasig to the House of Representatives from 2016 until 2019.
Vico Sotto was a first-term councilor for Pasig's first district who was elected in his first run for a public office in 2016, which saw him ranking first among 13 candidates in his district. In his term as councilor, Sotto authored City Ordinance No. 37 also known as The Pasig Transparency Mechanism Ordinance, which was signed in September 13, 2018. He also served as the chairman of Pasig’s public relations and information committee during his term as city councilor.[5]
Candidates
Team Bobby
| Mayor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Political party | Prior office | |
| Robert Eusebio | Nacionalista | Mayor (2007-2013, 2016-2019) | |
| Vice Mayor | |||
| Name | Political party | Prior office | |
| Iyo Christian Bernardo | PDP–Laban | Vice Mayor (since 2013) | |
| Councilors - First District | |||
| Name | Political party | Prior office | |
| Ferdinand Avis | PDP–Laban | Councilor (since 2013) | |
| Reggie Balderrama | Nacionalista | Councilor (2004-2013, since 2016) | |
| Rhichie Brown | Nacionalista | Councilor (since 2013) | |
| Ory Rupisan | PDP–Laban | Councilor (2001-2010, since 2013) | |
| Joy San Buenaventura | Nacionalista | Councilor (1995-2004, 2007-2016, since 2019) | |
| Andy Santiago | Nacionalista | Councilor (2001-2010, 2016-2019) | |
| Councilors - Second District | |||
| Name | Political party | Prior office | |
| Rodrigo Asilo | Nacionalista | Councilor (2007-2010, 2016-2021) | |
| Olly Benito | Nacionalista | Councilor (since 2013) | |
| Jun-Jun Concepcion | Nacionalista | Councilor (since 2016) | |
| Yoyong Martirez | Nacionalista | Vice Mayor (2004-2013) Councilor (1995-2004, since 2013) | |
| Corie Raymundo | Nacionalista | Councilor (2007-2010, since 2016) | |
| Wilfredo Sityar | Nacionalista | Councilor (since 2013) | |
Team Pagbabago
| Mayor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Political Party | Prior office | |
| Vico Sotto | Aksyon Demokratiko | Councilor (2016-2019) | |
| Councilors - First District | |||
| Name | Political Party | Prior office | |
| Kiko Rustia | Independent | TV host Unsuccessful bid for councilor in 2016 | |
| Councilors - Second District | |||
| Name | Political Party | Prior office | |
| Bobby Hapin | Independent | Barangay Manggahan councilor Unsuccessful bid for councilor in 2016 | |
No ticket
- Andy Cheng, PDP–Laban president in Pasig and candidate for councilor in Pasig's first district. He unsuccessfully ran for councilor in Pasig's first district in 2016 under the Liberal Party.
Opinion polls
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Vico Sotto (Aksyon) |
Robert Eusebio (Nacionalista) |
Undecided | None |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Philippine Press | November 4–9, 2018 | - | - | 21% | 48% | - | - |
| Publicus | November 16–20, 2018 | - | - | 8% | 76% | - | - |
| RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. | February 1–10, 2019 | - | - | 21% | 75% | - | - |
| RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. | March 1–10, 2019 | - | - | 27% | 65% | - | - |
| Publicus | March 16–17, 2019 | - | ±9.56% | 15.09% | 71.70% | 5.66% | 6.60% |
| The Philippine Press | March 24–29, 2019 | - | - | 45% | 44% | - | - |
| The Philippine Press | April 7–12, 2019 | - | - | 45% | 45% | - | - |
| RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. | April 27–May 1, 2019 | - | - | 33% | 66% | - | - |
| RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. | May 4–8, 2019 | - | - | 38% | 61% | - | - |
Results
Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksyon | Vico Sotto | 206,226 | 63.27 | |||
| Nacionalista | Bobby Eusebio | 119,726 | 36.73 | |||
| Total votes | 325,952 | 100.00 | ||||
| Aksyon gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
Vice Mayor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Iyo Christian Bernardo | 266,620 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 266,620 | 100.00 | ||
| PDP–Laban hold | ||||
District representative
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aksyon | Roman Romulo | 221,779 | 69.55 | |||
| Nacionalista | Ricky Eusebio | 97,118 | 30.45 | |||
| Total votes | 318,897 | 100.00 | ||||
| Aksyon gain from Nacionalista | ||||||
1st District
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Ferdinand Avis | 78,892 | 13.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PDP–Laban | Gregorio "Ory" Rupisan Jr. | 77,712 | 13.71 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacionalista | Rhichie Gerard Brown | 76,664 | 13.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacionalista | Reynaldo "Joy" San Buenaventura III | 76,075 | 13.42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacionalista | Regino Balderrama | 73,767 | 13.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nacionalista | Alejandro "Andy" Santiago[A] | 72,422 | 12.78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | Raymund "Kiko" Rustia | 69,741 | 12.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PDP–Laban | Albino "Andy" Cheng | 41,506 | 7.32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total votes | 566,779 | 100.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd District
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Mario "Jun-Jun" Concepcion Jr. | 133,372 | 16.18 | ||
| Nacionalista | Orlando "Olly" Benito | 129,075 | 15.66 | ||
| Nacionalista | Rodrigo Asilo[B] | 127,935 | 15.52 | ||
| Nacionalista | Corazon Raymundo | 122,883 | 14.90 | ||
| Nacionalista | Wilfredo Sityar | 119,983 | 14.55 | ||
| Nacionalista | Rosalio "Yoyong" Martirez | 117,296 | 14.23 | ||
| Independent | Salvador "Bobby" Hapin | 73,919 | 8.97 | ||
| Total votes | 824,463 | 100.00 | |||
References
- "Vic Sotto's son eyes Pasig mayoralty post". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Certified List of Candidates (NCR)" (PDF). COMELEC. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Certified List of Candidates (NCR 2nd District)" (PDF). COMELEC. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
- "Local Results: National Capital Region – Pasig". GMA News Online. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- "1st in Metro Manila: Pasig passes transparency ordinance". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 10, 2019.