2000 Pasay mayoral recall election

13th City elections in Pasay August 2022 2000 Pasay mayoral recall election presidential Mayor of Pasay no 1998 Pasay local elections 1998 2001 2001 Pasay local elections April 15, 2000 Wenceslao Trinidad Lapian ng Masang Pilipino 38,550 43.79 Ricardo "Ding" Santos Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan 35,442 40.26 Jovito Claudio Lakas-NUCD-UMDP 13,840 15.72 Mayor Jovito Claudio Wenceslao Trinidad Lakas-NUCD-UMDP Lapian ng Masang Pilipino 140px A recall election for mayor of Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, was held on April 15, 2000, where Mayor Jovito Claudio was defeated by former vice mayor Wenceslao Trinidad. Electoral system Recall elections are allowed by Republic Act No. 7160 or the Local Government Code of the Philippines. A recall can be initiated by a petition of at least 25% of the registered voters in the local government unit (LGU) concerned. A resolution from a preparatory recall assembly composed of all of the elected local officials in the LGU concerned is another method of initiating a recall election. An official could be subjected to a recall only once during one's term of office, and from one year after the official took office, up to one year before the next regularly scheduled election.May 2, 2012 Book I – Title Two – Chapter 5 https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/RA7160/LGCB1/LGCB1T2/LGCB1T2Ch5 July 28, 2022 comelec.gov.ph Local elections in the Philippines are held on the second Monday of May every three years starting in 1992, with the elected officials' terms starting on June 30.May 2, 2012 Book I – Title Two – Chapter 1 https://comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/RA7160/LGCB1/LGCB1T2/LGCB1T2Ch1 July 29, 2022 www.comelec.gov.ph City mayors are elected via first-past-the-post voting. Background In the May 1998 local elections, Jovito Claudio won the mayoral election, defeating both former vice mayor Wenceslao Trinidad and Ricardo "Ding" Santos, the former security aide of the late former mayor Pablo Cuneta, who retired on that election.Araneta Sandy March 10, 2000 Comelec sets Pasay recall polls: April 15 https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/03/10/87015/comelec-sets-pasay-recall-polls-april-15 July 11, 2022 Philstar.com July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711223339/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/03/10/87015/comelec-sets-pasay-recall-polls-april-15 live Claudio won the election with a margin of 18 votes against Trinidad.PHNO: Headline News Philippines http://www.newsflash.org/2000/04/hl/hl012039.htm December 10, 2021 www.newsflash.org December 10, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211210092314/http://www.newsflash.org/2000/04/hl/hl012039.htm live A year later, Claudio had a major stroke and required the use of a wheelchair thereafter.Sy Marvin Pasay recall polls: Santos vs Trinidad https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/04/16/87632/pasay-recall-polls-santos-vs-trinidad July 11, 2022 Philstar.com July 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220727175225/https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2000/04/16/87632/pasay-recall-polls-santos-vs-trinidad live Claudio's stroke affected his speech and some motor functions.Zurbano Joel April 15, 2000 Can Claudio do a Rey Malonzo? The Manila Standard https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dHAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6630%2C1765204 July 11, 2022 July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711221025/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dHAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6630,1765204 live In May 1999, a preparatory recall assembly chaired by Association of Barangay Captains chief Richard Advincula voted a resolution citing a loss of confidence in Claudio.Papa Alcuin April 15, 2000 3 fight for city 'throne' https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S1M1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2796,7529026 July 11, 2022 news.google.com Philippine Daily Inquirer July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711230431/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S1M1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2796,7529026 live This led to the Commission on Elections calling a recall election on April 15, 2000. The candidates included Claudio, who was automatically a candidate; Trinidad; Santos; and Romulo Marcelo, a self-proclaimed "candidate of God." Campaign Trinidad was supported by vice mayor Greg Alcera, most members of the Pasay City Council, and adherents of the Iglesia ni Cristo. Santos was supported by the barangay captains who formed the preparatory recall assembly against Claudio. Claudio banked on his supporters that made him mayor in 1998, while Marcelo said that God is on his side. The Commission on Elections refused to put the city under its control, with its chairwoman Harriet Demetriou saying that "there is no prevailing peace and order problem."Saulo Tito April 13, 2000 Comelec stays out of Pasay https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HFcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=70oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6410,1502818 July 27, 2022 news.google.com Manila Standard July 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220727175224/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HFcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=70oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6410%2C1502818 live Claudio sought relief from the Supreme Court to stop the recall election. Two days before the election, the court unanimously dismissed his suit, allowing the recall election to go ahead, citing that Claudio failed to prove that the costs of holding the election would have been taken from President Joseph Estrada's contingency fund, and that he violated the court's rules on omnibus pleadings.Ubac Michael Ray April 14, 2004 SC okays Pasay poll https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SlM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2756,6865890 July 11, 2022 news.google.com Philippine Daily Inquirer July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711230430/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SlM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2756,6865890 live Results Initial results showed Trinidad and Santos in a tight race, with Claudio a poor third. Trinidad was confident of winning on election day. 2000 Pasay mayoral recall election Wenceslao Trinidad Lapian ng Masang Pilipino 38550 Ricardo Santos PDP–Laban 35442 Jovito Claudio Lakas–NUCD–UMDP 13840 Romulo Marcelo Sr. Independent 204 3108 3.53 Lapian ng Masang Pilipino gain from Lakas–NUCD–UMDP Several people were involved in illegal activities on election day. About 25 Santos supporters were briefly detained for campaigning illegally. Two alleged Claudio supporters were arrested for vote buying. The commission received a report of vote padding when 54 people allegedly resided in a four-door apartment. For various bans during the election, 28 were arrested for violating the liquor ban, and six were arrested for violating the gun ban. A thousand policemen kept the peace, with a thousand more on standby. No violent incidents occurred on election day. The night after the election, Trinidad was proclaimed mayor by the Pasay office of the Commission on Elections. In the canvassing held at the Cuneta Astrodome, Santos refused to concede, while Claudio petitioned the exclusion of election returns, arguing that the recall election is unconstitutional as the election was funded by the president's contingency fund.Zurbano Joel April 17, 2000 Make it Mayor Trinidad of Pasay https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dHAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4770,1980345 July 27, 2022 news.google.com Manila Standard July 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220727175224/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dHAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4770%2C1980345 live After the proclamation, Claudio conceded to Trinidad, while the latter offered to help the former in his medical needs.Zurbano Joel April 18, 2000 Trinidad wants mayor's office 'exorcised' https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dHAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2882,2129297 July 27, 2022 news.google.com Manila Standard July 27, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220727175224/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dHAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2882%2C2129297 live Aftermath Trinidad, Santos and vice mayor Alcera contested the mayorship in May 2001.Trinidad hits Alcera for MRT-3 mess https://www.philstar.com/metro/2001/03/17/106582/trinidad-hits-alcera-mrt-3-mess July 11, 2022 Philstar.com July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711224835/https://www.philstar.com/metro/2001/03/17/106582/trinidad-hits-alcera-mrt-3-mess live Trinidad defended his mayorship, despite Santos and Alcera saying that he allegedly cheated.Papa Alcuin Curtis Irene May 21, 2001 3 keep south Metro seats https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=36U2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3339,46092724 July 11, 2022 news.google.com Philippine Daily Inquirer July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711231656/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=36U2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3339,46092724 live Trinidad continued to serve as mayor until 2010.March 5, 2016 Drilon, Angara to give eulogies at ex-Pasay Mayor Peewee Trinidad's wake CNN Philippines https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/03/05/ex-pasay-mayor-peewee-trinidad-eulogy.html July 11, 2022 July 11, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220711232906/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/03/05/ex-pasay-mayor-peewee-trinidad-eulogy.html dead Trinidad died on 2016.2016-03-04 Former Pasay mayor Peewee Trinidad dies https://www.rappler.com/philippines/124684-former-pasay-mayor-peewee-trinidad-dies/ 2022-03-03 Rappler en-US The method of using the preparatory recall assembly to initiate recall petitions was repealed under Republic Act No. 9244 in 2004.Bueza Michael Fast Facts: The recall process https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/70044-fast-facts-process-recall/ November 4, 2021 Rappler October 4, 2014 en References External links Claudio vs. COMELEC et al., Supreme Court decision ruling that the recall election was valid Category:Elections in Pasay Category:Recall elections in the Philippines Category:2000 elections in the Philippines