2007 San Juan local elections

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2007 San Juan Mayoral election
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  2004 May 14, 2007 2010  
  Jvejercito2022.jpg
Nominee Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito
Party PMP
Running mateLeonardo "Boy" Celles
Popular vote39,339

Mayor before election

Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito
PMP

Elected Mayor

Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito
PMP

Local elections were held in San Juan on May 14, 2007, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the municipality. [1]

Contents

Before Elections

The municipal government of San Juan was preparing for the plebiscite for the municipality's cityhood on March 27, 2007, the town's 100th anniversary. [2] The cityhood bill was lapsed into law, more than one month before the elections.

On April 11, 2007, former Mayor Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada Jr. denied the allegations of "rift" between him and his younger half-brother, re-electionist Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito. [3]

Background

Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito was on his second term, and he ran for re-election for third term. He was challenged by Grace Domingo-Singson, sister-in-law of Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson. [4]

Vice Mayor Leonardo "Boy" Celles was on his second term, and he ran for re-election for third term. He was challenged again by former Vice Mayor Philip Cezar. [5]

Rep. Ronaldo "Ronny" Zamora was on his second consecutive and fifth non-consecutive term, and he ran for re-election for third consecutive and sixth non-consecutive term. He was challenged again by Atty. Erickson "Eric" Alcovendaz of NPC.

Results

For Representative

Rep. Ronaldo "Ronny" Zamora defeated Atty. Erickson "Jojo" Alcovendaz for the second time.

Congressional Election in San Juan's Lone District
PartyCandidateVotes%
PMP Ronaldo "Ronny" Zamora
NPC Erickson "Jojo" Alcovendaz
Total votes100.00
PMP hold

For Mayor

Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito was re-elected.

San Juan Mayoralty Elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
PMP Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito 39,339
Total votes100.00
PMP hold

For Vice Mayor

Vice Mayor Leonardo "Boy" Celles was re-elected.

San Juan Vice Mayoralty Elections
PartyCandidateVotes%
PMP Leonardo "Boy" Celles28,045
Total votes100.00
PMP hold

For Councilors

First District

Municipal Council Election in San Juan's First District
PartyCandidateVotes%
PMP Vincent Rainer Pacheco15,734
PMP Domingo "Domeng" Sese 14,566
PMP Dante Santiago14,215
PMP Ferdinand "Ferdie" Velasco 13,838
PMP Angelino "Lino" Mendoza13,039
Independent Edgardo "Edgar" Soriano 12,138
Total votes100.00

Second District

Municipal Council Election in San Juan's Second District
PartyCandidateVotes%
PMP Francis Keith "Kit" Peralta13,852
PMP Francisco Javier "Francis" Zamora 13,718
PMP Grace Cortes-Pardines12,816
PMP Andoni Miguel "Doni" Carballo 12,462
PMP Rolando "Totoy" Bernardo 12,461
Independent Jannah Ejercito 11,971
Total votes100.00

Aftermath

The municipality of San Juan was converted into city pursuant to Republic Act No. 9388, An Act Converting the Municipality of San Juan into Highly-Urbanized City To Be Known as City of San Juan. The cityhood bill (House Bill 5828) was sponsored by Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Zamora in House of Representatives and worked for its approval. The said bill was lapsed into law even without the sign of the president (in accordance to Article VI, Section 27, Paragraph 1 of the 1987 Constitution). [6]

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