1995 Pasay local elections

Last updated November 14, 2025

Local elections were held in Pasay on May 8, 1995 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the representative for the lone district, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.

Background

Mayor Pablo Cuneta ran for reelection, with Vice Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad as his running mate.^[1] They will face the tandem of 1992 mayoral candidate Rolando Briones and Councilor Moti Arceo.

Representative Jovito Claudio also ran for reelection. His main opponent is Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta, wife of Mayor Cuneta.

Candidates

Team Cuneta-Trinidad

Team Cuneta-Trinidad
Name		Result

For House Of Representative
Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta	LDP	Lost
For Mayor
Pablo Cuneta	LDP	Won
For Vice Mayor
Peewee Trinidad	LDP	Won
For Councilor (1st District)
Ric Arabia	Independent	Won
Romy Cabrera	Independent	Won
Antonino Calixto	Independent	Won
Teddy Lorca	Independent	Won
Irma Lovina	NPC	Lost
Encio Mateo	NPC	Lost
For Councilor (2nd District)
Greg Alcera	Independent	Won
Obet Alvarez	Independent	Won
Albert Paredes	Independent	Won
Tony Protacio	Independent	Lost
Benjamin Reyes	Independent	Lost
Roca Rocabela	PRP	Lost

Team Briones-Arceo-Claudio

Lakas-NUCD-UMDP
Name		Result

For House Of Representative
Jovito Claudio	Lakas	Won
For Mayor
Rolando Briones	Lakas	Lost
For Vice Mayor
Moti Arceo	Lakas	Lost
For Councilor 1st District
Ed Advincula	Lakas	Won
Bebot Bunye	Lakas	Lost
Rachel Delos Santos	Lakas	Lost
Tony Garcia	Lakas	Lost
Jorge Llamas	Lakas	Lost
Bing Petallo	Lakas	Lost
For Councilor 2nd District
Boy Araneta	Lakas	Lost
Eric Fajardo	Lakas	Lost
Rick Garbin	Lakas	Lost
Joey Paez	Lakas	Lost
Allan Panaligan	Lakas	Lost
Nick Reyes	Lakas	Lost

Results

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

For Representative

Representative Jovito Claudio was reelected.^[2]

Congressional Elections in Pasay's Lone District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	*Jovito Claudio*	67,405	55.58
	LDP	Elaine Gamboa-Cuneta	53,863	44.42
Total votes			121,268	100.00
	Lakas hold

For Mayor

Mayor Pablo Cuneta was reelected.^[3]

Pasay mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	*Pablo Cuneta*	71,460	55.34
	Lakas	Rolando Briones	57,672	44.66
Total votes			129,132	100.00
	LDP hold

For Vice Mayor

Vice Mayor Wenceslao Trinidad was reelected.^[3]

Pasay vice mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	*Wenceslao Trinidad*
	Lakas	Moti Arceo
	Independent	Cesar Ochoa
	Independent	Leony Legaspi
	LDP hold

First District

Three of the six incumbents were re-elected. Newly-elected councilors were Antonino Calixto, son of former Vice Mayor and Acting Mayor Eduardo Calixto who placed 1st, Teodulo Lorca Jr. who placed 5th, and Eduardo Advincula who placed 6th.

Member, City Council of Pasay's First District
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Antonino Calixto
	Independent	*Justo Justo*
	Independent	*Romulo "Romy" Cabrera*
	Independent	*Uldarico "Ric" Arabia*
	Lakas	Eduardo "Ed" Advincula
	Independent	Teodulo "Teddy" Lorca Jr.

Total votes

Second District

Four of the six incumbents were re-elected. Newly-elected councilors were Emmanuel Ibay and Reynaldo Padua.

Member, City Council of Pasay's Second District
Party		Candidate
	Independent	*Gregorio "Greg" Alcera*
	PRP	Emmanuel "Lito" Ibay
	PRP	Reynaldo "Rey" Padua
	Independent	*Roberto "Obet" Alvarez*
	Independent	*Edita "Edith" Vergel de Dios*
	Independent	*Alberto Paredes*

Total votes

References

↑ "Laban, Cuneta sign pact, form 'Pasay Coalition'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. January 27, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
↑ Villanueva, Marichu A. (May 21, 1995). "Meritocracy, Angara's newest invention". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 11. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
1 2 dela Cruz, Roderick (May 13, 1995). "Cuneta, Capco, Abalos proclaimed winners". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 17. Retrieved December 29, 2024.

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[1] "Laban, Cuneta sign pact, form 'Pasay Coalition'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. January 27, 1995. p. 7. Retrieved December 29, 2024.

[2] Villanueva, Marichu A. (May 21, 1995). "Meritocracy, Angara's newest invention". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 11. Retrieved December 29, 2024.

[Cuneta-3] 1 2 dela Cruz, Roderick (May 13, 1995). "Cuneta, Capco, Abalos proclaimed winners". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corporation. p. 17. Retrieved December 29, 2024.

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