Amado Bagatsing

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Amado Bagatsing
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's 5th congressional district
In office
June 30, 1987 –June 30, 1998
Relatives Ramon Bagatsing Jr. (brother)
Residence Manila
OccupationPolitician, businessman
ProfessionLawyer

Amado Sevilla Bagatsing (born December 3, 1947 [1] ) is a Filipino lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist who last served as the representative of Manila's 5th district from 1987 until 1998 and from 2007 to 2016. He is also the founding president of Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran (KABAKA). [2]

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Life

He was the son of former mayor Ramon Bagatsing and second wife Juanita Sevilla. [3] He is the brother of former ambassador to India Dondon Bagatsing. [4] [5]

Career

Bagatsing served as chairman of the Chamber of Real Estate & Builders' Associations, Inc. (CREBA) Council of Leaders and its National President in 1981, 1982, and 1986. [2]

Bagatsing became the of Manila's 5th district in 1987, and served until 1998. In the early 2000s, Bagatsing served as vice chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and initiated a project for more than 2,000 families of soldiers and uniformed personnel at Bonifacio Heights in Taguig. [2]

He attempted to run for mayor in 1998, picking former Vice Mayor Danny Lacuna as his running mate. Lacuna won but Bagatsing lost to incumbent Lito Atienza. [6] He ran again in 2001, picking again Lacuna as his running mate, but still lost to Atienza. [7]

He returned to Congress in 2007, [8] and served for three terms until 2016. [9] In 2016, he ran again for mayor, with Ali Atienza as running mate, but lost to another incumbent and former president Joseph Estrada. [9] In 2019, he ran for vice mayor as the running mate of Estrada, [10] but both suffered defeat to the tandem of former Vice Mayor Isko Moreno and the then-incumbent Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna. [11] [12] [13]

In 2022, he attempted to run again as mayor, even without a running mate, but lost to incumbent Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna. [14] [15]

In 2025, Bagatsing will run for congressman in the 5th district of Manila under former Mayor Isko Moreno and Chi Atienza's slate. [16]

Controversy

In 2014, Bagatsing was implicated in the pork barrel scam, facing accusations of receiving ₱600,000 in kickbacks linked to Janet Lim-Napoles, according to the ledger of whistleblower Benhur Luy. Graft complaints were filed against him and 9 others with the Office of the Ombudsman on August 7, 2015. [17] However, Napoles denied the allegations against him. [18] Bagatsing filed a perjury complaint against Napoles, challenging the validity of her accusations, and argued that his implication in the scandal was politically motivated. [19]

Election campaigns

2022

Manila Mayoral Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Asenso Manileño Honey Lacuna 538,595 63.68
PFP Alexander Lopez 166,90819.74
KABAKA Amado Bagatsing118,69414.03
Reporma Cristina Lim-Raymundo 14,8571.76
PRP Elmer Jamias 4,0570.48
Independent Onofre Abad2,6180.31
Total votes845,729 100.00
Asenso Manileño hold

2019

Manila Vice Mayoralty Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Asenso Manileño Honey Lacuna (incumbent) 394,766 57.28
KABAKA Amado Bagatsing267,28638.78
Independent Elmer Jamias 13,8762.01
Independent Severino Reyes6,4380.93
Independent Butch Cosme3,8940.56
Independent Virgilio Añonuevo2,8280.33
Total votes689,088 100.00
Asenso Manileño hold

2016

Manila Mayoralty Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PMP Joseph "Erap" Estrada 283,149 38.54
Liberal Alfredo Lim 280,46438.18
KABAKA Amado Bagatsing167,82922.85
Independent Onofre Abad7170.09
Independent Valeriano Reloj6210.08
Independent Arnaldo "Dodos" Dela Cruz [20] 4790.06
Independent Edmundo Fuerte4560.06
Independent Tranquilino Narca2750.03
Independent Wilfredo Yusi2230.03
WPP Francisco Pizzara2220.03
Independent Samuel Gabot2060.02
Total votes734,613 100.00
PMP hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Manila's 5th district
PartyCandidateVotes%
KABAKA Amado Bagatsing 94,966 89.05
NPC Faith Maganto10,3809.73
KBL Mario Cayabyab1,2931.21
Total votes106,639 100.00
KABAKA hold

2010

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
Lakas–Kampi Amado Bagatsing 70,852 59.04
Nacionalista Joey Hizon 47,90239.92
Independent Rodicindo Yee Rodriguez II6260.52
Independent Jayson Española6180.52
Valid ballots119,99892.92
Invalid or blank votes9,1487.08
Total votes129,147 100.00
Lakas–Kampi hold

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