1988 Naga, Camarines Sur, local elections

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1988 Naga, Camarines Sur, local elections
 1980January 18, 1988 (1988-01-18) 1992  
 
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Candidate Jesse Robredo Ramon Roco
Party LnB
    • Cory Coalition
Alliance PDP–Lakas
Running mateLourdes V. AsenceAnton Tadeo Dy-Prieto
Popular vote14,08613,139
Percentage36.12%33.69%

Mayor before election

Carlos del Castillo
KBL

Elected mayor

Jesse Robredo
LnB

Vice Mayoral election
 
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CandidateLourdes V. AsenceEfren G. Santos
Party LnB Independent
Alliance PDP–Lakas
Popular vote11,43010,394
Percentage69.21%27.82%

Vice Mayor before election

Siegfredo Obias
KBL

Elected Vice Mayor

Lourdes V. Asence
LnB

Local elections were held in Naga City, Camarines Sur, on January 18, 1988, as part of the nationwide local elections. Voters elected the mayor, vice mayor, and members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (city council). These were the first local elections after the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution and the ratification of the 1987 Constitution. [1]

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Background

The 1988 elections marked a major turning point in Naga City politics. The election was the first held under the new democratic system following the downfall of Ferdinand Marcos and the rise of President Corazon Aquino. The former ruling party, Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL), had been discredited, and new coalitions emerged at the local level.

In Naga, long-time political kingmaker Luis Villafuerte backed his nephew, Jesse Robredo, then a young technocrat and director of the Bicol River Basin Development Program. Robredo ran under the newly formed Lakas ng Bansa party. In opposition was the Cory Coalition, led by the brothers of Senator Raul Roco and Representative Ciriaco Alfelor, who sought to challenge Villafuerte's influence. Ramon Roco, Raul’s brother, ran for mayor, while the Liberal Party and other independents also fielded candidates.

Robredo won the mayoralty by a narrow margin, becoming the youngest city mayor in the Philippines at the time. However, his party secured only two out of ten council seats; the rest were won by candidates affiliated with the Cory Coalition. Despite this, Robredo would go on to build a strong reform-oriented administration and was later recognized as one of the most effective local executives in the country. [2]

Results

Mayoral election

1988 Naga mayoral election [3]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jesse Robredo Lakas ng Bansa 14,08636.12
Ramon RocoCory Coalition13,13933.69
Mariano M. Sibulo Liberal Party 7,31918.77
Resitituta M. Imperial Liberal Party 2,2645.81
Eduardo S. Rey Nacionalista Party 1,1793.02
Virginia Felipe-PerezIndependent1,0122.59
Total38,999100.00
KnB gain from KBL
Source: Commission on Elections [1]

Vice mayoral election

1988 Naga vice mayoral election [4]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Lourdes V. Asence Lakas ng Bansa 11,43030.60
Efren G. SantosIndependent10,39427.82
Anton Tadeo Dy-PrietoCory Coalition8,69323.27
Julian Ocampo III Liberal Party 3,73810.01
Manuel Berina Liberal Party 1,3293.56
Ruben GalangIndependent8922.39
Armando Aguja Jr.Independent8822.36
Total37,358100.00
KnB gain from KBL
Source: Commission on Elections [1]

City Council election

Ten city councilors were elected. The Cory Coalition, which opposed Robredo, secured eight of the ten seats, while only two candidates from the Lakas ng Bansa slate aligned with Robredo were elected. Despite Robredo’s victory as mayor, his administration initially faced a city council dominated by the opposition.

1988 Naga City Council election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Jose C. RañolaCory Coalition19,34510.73
Roberto V. de AsisCory Coalition16,5289.16
Noe B. BotorCory Coalition14,3387.95
Erlinda R. LibunaoCory Coalition12,9967.21
Jose L. GragedaCory Coalition12,8807.14
Rodolfo ZA. FortunoCory Coalition11,9546.63
Alfredo A. Cabral Sr.Lakas ng Bansa11,5916.43
Carmen F. del CastilloLakas ng Bansa11,5496.40
Romeo S. TayoCory Coalition11,1466.18
Luis G. OrtegaCory Coalition10,4555.80
Rachel N. GeneralIndependent9,9655.52
Cayetano P. TantuaIndependent9,9345.51
Eduardo C. EnojadoIndependent9,3205.17
Rolando L. BobisIndependent9,3045.16
Severiano T. TacordaIndependent9,0585.02
Total180,363100.00
Source: Commission on Elections

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kawanaka, Takeshi (2002). Power in a Philippine City. Chiba: Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization. pp. 44–45. ISBN   4-258-52038-1.
  2. "Outstanding Local Officials 1988". Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 2025-05-26.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "COMELEC Official Results – 1988 Local Elections". Commission on Elections (Philippines). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
  4. "Namfrel Quick Count – 1988 Naga City Local Elections". National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel). Retrieved 2025-05-26.