Makati local elections, 2010

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Makati mayoral elections, 2010
 2007May 10, 2010 2013  

  JEJOMAR BINAY JR.jpg
Nominee Jun-Jun Binay Ernesto Mercado Erwin Genuino
PartyUNO Nacionalista Bigkis Pinoy
Running mate Rico J. Puno Romulo Peña, Jr. Jobelle Salvador
Popular vote122,05077,71059,225
Percentage46.0929.3422.36

Mayor before election

Jejomar Binay
PDP-Laban

Elected Mayor

Jun-Jun Binay
UNO

Local elections was held in the Makati City on May 10, 2010 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, two District representatives, and councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay were held on May 10, 2010. The elected president is Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino, the 15th President of the Philippines, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who was barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions. The successor of vice-president Noli de Castro is Jejomar Binay, the 15th vice president of the Philippines. The legislators elected in the 2010 elections have joined the senators of the 2007 elections and comprise the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

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Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbents Jejomar Binay and Ernesto Mercado were on their third consecutive term as mayor and vice mayor of Makati City, respectively. Mercado announced that he is running for the mayorship of the city, while Binay decided to run for vice president as the running mate of former President Joseph Estrada of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino party. Binay and Mercado had confirmed their parting on December 2009 when the latter moved to the Nacionalista Party. His running mate was ABC President and Barangay Valenzuela Chairman Romulo Peña, Jr., who is running as an independent.

Jejomar Binay Filipino politician, 13th Vice President of the Philippines

JejomarBinay^[a]^[b] served as the 13th Vice President of the Philippines, serving under President Benigno Aquino III. He was a presidential candidate in the 2016 Philippine presidential election.

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Binay's only son, Jejomar Erwin, Jr., ran for mayor as a candidate of PDP-Laban. He served as the city councilor from the 1st District since 1992. His running mate was singer and former 1st District city councilor Rico J. Puno. Puno served as councilor from the 1st District from 1998 to 2007.

Rico J. Puno Filipino singer

Enrico de Jesus Puno, better known as Rico J. Puno, was a Filipino singer, composer, comedian, actor and television host who was credited as a pioneer-promoter of original Filipino music. He started the trend of incorporating Tagalog lyrics in his rendition of the American song The Way We Were and other foreign songs. Puno became known as a singer who regularly infused his on-stage performance with tongue-in-cheek comedy and adult humor. He hosted the noontime variety show Pilipinas Win na Win alongside Rey Valera, Marco Sison and Nonoy Zuñiga for two months in 2010 replacing Kris Aquino. He also hosted on Happy Yipee Yehey! together with John Estrada, Randy Santiago, Mariel Rodriguez, Pokwang and Toni Gonzaga as one of the main host replacing Pilipinas Win na Win.

Former Senator and 2nd District Congressman Agapito Aquino ran as an independent candidate. He and mayoralty candidates Binay and Mercado used to be political allies with the outgoing mayor. He became senator from 1987 to 1995 and congressman for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2007. His running mate was Miguel Yabut, Jr., the eldest grandson of late Mayor Nemesio Yabut.

Attorney Erwin Genuino also ran for mayor as a candidate of Bigkis Pinoy. He is the eldest son of PAGCOR Chairman Efraim C. Genuino. His running mate was actress Jobelle Salvador.

Other candidate running for mayor was actor Eddie Tagalog, an independent candidate. He is known for his role in the 1992 film Pulis Makati. His running mate was Manuel Ballelos, Jr.

Congressional elections

There will be two candidates for the congressman or district representative post of each of the districts of Makati City. The city is divided into two congressional districts: the first district and the second district.

The incumbent first district representative Teodoro Locsin, Jr. was on his third consecutive term and was ineligible to seek reelection. His party, which is the PDP-LABAN, nominated outgoing councilor Monique Lagdameo. Locsin's wife, Maria Lourdes, was nominated by the Liberal Party. They faced former councilors Oscar Ibay and Robert Dean Barbers, and Oswaldo Carbonell.

For the second district, the incumbent representative Abigail Binay ran under the PDP-LABAN party. She was elected in 2007 replacing Agapito Aquino. She opposed outgoing councilor Ernesto Aspillaga and John Christian Montes.

Opinion polls

Commissioned by Victor Limlingan, Jr., Social Weather Stations conducted one survey in the city from April 7 to 9, 2010, with a sample size of 600, divided equally on Makati's two districts (300 each), with a sampling error of ±4% for the entire city and ±6% for both districts. [1]

Candidate Aquino Binay Genuino Mercado Tagalog Undecided/others
Makati 1%16%18%24%0.3%11%
Makati's 1st district1%11%18%21%0.3%9%
Makati's 2nd district1%11%19%26%0%13%
Class ABC (upper and middle class)0%11%10%19%0%20%
Class D (lower class)1%14%19%26%0.2%10%
Class E (lower class)2%18%17%20%0.7%12%

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayoral election results

Genuino placed the result of the election under protest in the Mayoral Electoral Tribunal.

Makati City mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP-Laban Jun-Jun Binay 122,05046.09
Nacionalista Ernesto Mercado 77,71029.34
Bigkis Pinoy Erwin Genuino 59,22522.36
Independent Agapito Aquino 5,6052.12
Independent Eddie Tagalog 2440.09
Valid ballots273,08796.67
Invalid or blank votes9,4023.33
Total votes282,489100.00
PDP-Laban hold

Vice Mayoral election results

Makati City vice mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Romulo Peña, Jr. [A] 115,34040.83
PDP-Laban Rico J. Puno 101,61135.97
Bigkis Pinoy Jobelle Salvador 34,41813.60
Independent Miguel Yabut, Jr. 22,7629.03
Independent Manny Ballelos 1,4510.58
Valid ballots259,95492.02
Invalid or blank votes22,5357.98
Total votes282,489100.00
Independent gain from Nacionalista

Notes

  • A ^ Peña is Mercado's (Nacionalista) guest candidate.
  • The Team Binay wing is under Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), with Jojo Binay as guest vice presidential candidate.
  • Ernesto Mercado's United Action Team (UNA) is a Nacionalista Party affiliate, although Maria Lourdes Locsin, the party candidate for 1st District congresswoman, is also a Liberal Party and Lakas-Kampi CMD member.

Congressional election results

1st District

Incumbent Teodoro Locsin, Jr. is in his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection; Makati councilor Monique Lagdameo is his party's nominee of UNO for the seat although his wife Maria Lourdes was a nominee of the United Opposition.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Makati's 1st district
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP-Laban Monique Lagdameo 42,10233.52
Nacionalista Maria Lourdes Locsin 41,86033.32
Independent Robert Dean Barbers 25,99020.69
Bigkis Pinoy Oscar Ibay 14,99311.94
KBL Oswaldo Carbonell 6680.53
Valid ballots125,61392.24
Invalid or blank votes10,5647.76
Total votes136,177100.00
PDP-Laban hold


2nd District

Abigail Binay is UNO incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Makati's 2nd district
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP-Laban Abigail Binay 81,47562.49
Nacionalista Ernesto Aspillaga 35,49727.23
Bigkis Pinoy John Christian Montes 13,40210.28
Valid ballots134,63092.02
Invalid or blank votes11,6827.98
Total votes146,312100.00
PDP-Laban hold

City Council elections

Each of Makati's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district. Some who are running are celebrities.

Summary

PartyMayoral/vice
mayoral candidate
Total votesTotal seats
Total%Total%
Nacionalista Ernesto Mercado 618,49033.8%950.0%
PDP-Laban Jun-Jun Binay 447,21324.4%422.2%
Independents Varies401,15521.5%211.1%
Bigkis Pinoy Erwin Genuino 294,46816.1%00.0%
NPC None63,7273.5%15.6%
Ang Kapatiran None18,6810.9%00.0%
PGRPNone5,2760.3%00.0%
Total valid votes cast1,830,329N/A
Total turnout282,489100.00%
Total partisan seats1688.9%
Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President15.6%
Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President15.6%
Total non-partisan seats211.1%
Total seats18100.0%

1st District

City Council election at Makati's 1st district
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP-Laban Ferdinand Eusebio59,2286.90
Nacionalista Maria Concepcion Yabut57,8796.74
PDP-Laban Tosca Puno-Ramos52,7946.15
Nacionalista Virgilio Hilario, Sr.50,8155.92
PDP-Laban Marie Alethea Casal-Uy48,9035.69
Nacionalista Monsour del Rosario 48,7535.68
Independent Arnold Magpantay47,4015.52
Independent Romeo Medina44,5375.19
Independent Ferdinand Estrella43,7925.10
Independent Luis Javier, Jr.42,9765.00
PDP-Laban Armando Padilla42,3534.93
Independent Ma. Arlene Ortega40,8744.76
Nacionalista Glenn Enciso29,5343.44
Nacionalista Renato Bondal29,4953.43
Nacionalista Severino Umandap28,3303.30
Nacionalista Eduardo Ison27,9513.25
Bigkis Pinoy Pedro Dadula20,9072.43
Bigkis Pinoy Arnold Valenzuela19,0962.22
Bigkis Pinoy Wilfredo Talag17,9832.09
Bigkis Pinoy Peter John Gonzalez15,6611.82
Bigkis Pinoy Jessielin Trinidad14,0251.63
Bigkis Pinoy Rodelio dela Cruz12,7971.49
Bigkis Pinoy Michael Dennis Reyes11,6011.35
Bigkis Pinoy Virgilio Batalla11,0711.29
Independent Racquel Manalili8,8851.03
Independent Perfecto Santos6,8360.80
Independent Otelio Jochico6,8090.79
Independent Feliciano Bascon5,5040.64
PGRPErlinda Lima5,2760.61
Independent Edwin Quiboloy4,2580.50
Independent Remigio Jerusalem, Jr.2,5150.29
Total votes136,177100.00

2nd District

City Council election at Makati's 2nd district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Vincent Sese67,1796.92%
NPC Nemesio Yabut, Jr.63,7276.56%
PDP-Laban Nelson Pasia59,3586.11%
Nacionalista Salvador Pangilinan57,0775.88%
Nacionalista Leonardo Magpantay55,9145.76%
Nacionalista Ma. Theresa Nilo de Lara55,5065.71%
Nacionalista Mary Ruth Tolentino55,1985.68%
Nacionalista Henry Jacome54,8595.65%
PDP-Laban Joel Ibay53,9345.55
PDP-Laban Angelito Gatchalian53,0925.47
PDP-Laban Evelyn Villamor40,1864.14
Bigkis Pinoy Elena Maccay38,0273.91
PDP-Laban Jeline Olfato37,3653.85
Independent Juanito dela Cruz34,8723.59
Bigkis Pinoy Benedict Baniqued30,4553.13
Independent Wenefreda Urena30,0713.10
Independent Richard Reymund Rodriguez29,7143.06
Bigkis Pinoy Catalina Balaoing21,8362.25
Bigkis Pinoy Ceferino Peralta, Jr.18,7681.93
Bigkis Pinoy Virgilio Calimbahin, Jr.17,2171.77
Bigkis Pinoy Armando Tercero16,6561.71
Bigkis Pinoy Abner Dreu14,9411.54
Independent Antonio Manalili14,8751.53
Bigkis Pinoy Gaspar Mapagdalita13,4271.38
Independent Alberto Almario8,7430.90
Independent Rodolfo Biolena8,2330.85
Independent Carlito Buenaventura6,1030.63
Independent Alfredo Lapasaran5,961
Independent Nilo Miranda4,8860.50
Independent Nemesio Beare3,3100.34
Total votes146,312100.00

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References

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