2013 Valenzuela local elections

Philippine election January 2024 2013 Valenzuela local elections presidential Mayoral, vice mayoral, congressional representativesand all 12 city council seats no 2010 Valenzuela local elections 2010 2016 Valenzuela local elections 2016 May 13, 2013 150x150px Rexlon Gatchalian Nationalist People's Coalition Eric Martinez 144,282 67.71 Adelma Gunigundo Lakas–CMD Katherine Pineda 58,836 27.61 Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian Rexlon Gatchalian Nationalist People's Coalition Nationalist People's Coalition Local elections were held in Valenzuela on 13 May 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen (or district representatives), and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts. Representative Rexlon Gatchalian, a brother to the current mayor Sherwin, is running for the city mayor's office for the first time. Gatchalian's primary opponent is Adelma Gunigundo, wife of the incumbent second district representative Magtanggol Gunigundo. Gatchalian's running mate is vice mayor Eric Martinez, who has served since 2007; if he wins, he will have his term limited in 2016. First district councilor Katherine Pineda-Hernandez is Gunigundo's running mate. The election was won by Gatchalian and Martinez for the local posts. Mayoral and vice mayoral election Incumbent mayor Sherwin Gatchalian is now on his third term as the mayor of Valenzuela. As prescribed by the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, he is barred from running as the mayor and he may choose to run into higher or lower office instead. Prior to his election as mayor in 2004, he represented the first district of Valenzuela from 2001 to 2004. In April 2012, he signed his intention to run for the Senate race under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino party headed by former President Joseph Estrada.Ribaya Rio Rose 'Mayor' Erap Consulting UNA Leaders http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/358691/mayor-erap-consulting-una-leaders 22 May 2012 Manila Bulletin 3 May 2012Bayoran Gilbert Gatchalian eyes senate seat http://www.visayandailystar.com/2012/April/26/topstory10.htm 22 May 2012 Daily Star 26 April 2012 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230648/http://www.visayandailystar.com/2012/April/26/topstory10.htm deadMalabanan Jess League lines up bets for senatorial race http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/01/26/league-lines-up-bets-for-senatorial-race/ 22 May 2012 Manila Standard Today 26 January 2012September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes He instead would run as representative of the 1st District of the city.Biazon, Gatchalian drop senatorial bids http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/09/25/biazon-gatchalian-drop-senatorial-bids-244714 23 February 2013 Sun Star 25 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223609/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/09/25/biazon-gatchalian-drop-senatorial-bids-244714 3 March 2016 dead His brother, incumbent congressman Rexlon Gatchalian who is on his second term is running in his place. Rexlon Gatchalian, also known as Rex, is on his second term as district representative/congressman, hence he is not yet term limited. Rex entered Valenzuela politics in 2007 occupying his current post. The other candidate for mayorship is Adelma A. Yang-Gunigundo, wife to the incumbent second district representative Magtanggol Gunigundo.Alalo Arlie Valenzuela politics: Solon eyes city's top post, brod mayor Congress http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro-section/item/5087-valenzuela-politics-solon-eyes-city%E2%80%99s-top-post-brod-mayor-congress.html 23 February 2013 12 October 2012 There are only two candidates for vice mayor's office: incumbent vice mayor and Liberal's Eric M. Martinez and incumbent first district councilor Katherine "Khay" C. Pineda. Congressional elections There are two and three candidates for the congressman or district representative post of the districts 1 and 2 of Valenzuela, respectively. The city is divided into two congressional districts: the first district encompasses 23 barangays in the northern portion of the city and the second district which contains 9 barangays. The incumbent first district representative Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian running under the Nationalist People's Coalition, the same political party he had during the 2007 election. Gatchalian, a businessman, is the younger brother of the incumbent mayor Sherwin Gatchalian. The other candidate for congressman is Ritche Cuadra, a member of Valenzuela City Council since 2001. For the second district, the incumbent representative Magtanggol "Magi" Gunigundo will run under the Lakas-Kampi-CMD party. A lawyer by profession, he became the representative of the former municipality of Valenzuela from 1998 to 2001. If he will be elected to office in 2013, this will be his third term, thus he is not eligible to re-election in 2016 for the same position. The second candidate is Shalani Carla "Lani" Soledad-Romulo, a member of the Valenzuela city council and wife to Pasig Representative Roman Romulo. Soledad-Romulo gained prominence as a former girlfriend to President Benigno Aquino III from 2008 to 2010 and as a TV host at television network TV5 since 2010. The other candidate for congressman is Pablo "Pabs" Hernandez III, a columnist from the tabloid Bulgar who ran for the mayoralty race in 2010. Unlike in 2010 polls, few of the people who run for the city council are up for reelection. For the first district, this list includes Idol Alejandrino, Cora Cortez and Tony Espiritu; Adrian Dapat, Cecil Mayo, Lorie Natividad-Borja, and Lai Nolasco for the second district. Two of candidates from each district are also former members of the council: Mar Morelos and Lotlot Esteban. Rovin Feliciano and Ricarr Enriquez are barangay captains of Arkong Bato and Pasolo, respectively. Genny Esplana who targets the first district council, is the titleholder for the 1990 Bb. Pilipinas-International; Charee Pineda, who vies second district councils, is a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic circle and held the lead role in 2011 daytime drama series Angelito: Batang Ama.July 2024 Mock polls Mock polls are done in different parts of the city to survey possible winners to the 2013 midterm elections. Based on a February 2013 mock polls done by the Valenzuela City District Two Voters Group, an independent non-government group, conducted by former dean Rolando Lansigan, the following candidates garnered the spot for the second district:Mag-asawang Gunigundo nanguna sa mock polls http://www.hatawtabloid.com/2013/02/08/mag-asawang-gunigundo-nanguna-sa-mock-polls/ https://archive.today/20130411022806/http://www.hatawtabloid.com/2013/02/08/mag-asawang-gunigundo-nanguna-sa-mock-polls/ dead 11 April 2013 23 February 2013 Hataw na Tabloid 8 February 2013 Tagalog +Mayoral race (February 2013, 2nd District) Person Percentage Bonifacio, Danilo (Independent) 2.94% Gatchalian, Rexlon T. (NPC) 70.58% Gunigundo, Adelma Y. (Lakas) 26.47% +Vice Mayoral race (February 2013, 2nd District) Person Percentage Martinez, Eric M. (Liberal) 33.33% Pineda, Katherine C. (Lakas) 63.63% +Congressional race (February 2013, 2nd District) Person Percentage Gunigundo, Magtanggol T. (Lakas) 54.28% Hernandez, Pablo L. III (Independent) 38.57% Soledad-Romulo, Shalani S. (Liberal) 7.14% Election results The winners of the congressional, mayor and vice mayor seats of Valenzuela City is determined with the highest number of votes received. These positions are voted separately, so there is a possibility that the winning officials came from the same or different political parties. Mayoral election Incumbent Sherwin T. Gatchalian is running for representative of the city's first district. Valenzuela City mayoral election Nationalist People's Coalition Rexlon Gatchalian 144,282 67.71 Lakas–CMD (2009) Adelma Yang-Gunigundo 58,836 27.61 Independent (politician) Danilo Bonifacio 676 0.32 9,289 4.36 213,083 100.00 Nationalist People's Coalition Vice mayoral election Incumbent Eric M. Martinez is running for reelection. Valenzuela City vice mayoral election Liberal Party (Philippines) Eric Martinez 112,696 52.89 Lakas–CMD (2009) Katherine Pineda-Hernandez 82,415 43.68 17,972 8.43 213,083 100.00 Liberal Party (Philippines) Congressional elections First district Incumbent Rexlon Gatchalian is running for the mayorship; his brother, Mayor Sherwin Gatchalian, is his party's nominee. 2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Valenzuela's 1st district Nationalist People's Coalition Sherwin Gatchalian 67,992 70.05 Lakas–CMD (2009) Ritche Cuadra 23,805 24.53 5,265 5.42 97,062 100.00 Nationalist People's Coalition Second district Magtanggol Gunigundo is the incumbent. He will be facing off against councilor Shalani Soledad-Romulo, if Soledad-Romulo elected she will join her husband Roman in the House separately. 2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Valenzuela's 2nd district Lakas–CMD (2009) Magtanggol Gunigundo 56,542 48.73 Liberal Party (Philippines) Shalani Soledad 53,800 46.37 Independent (politician) Pablo Hernandez III 650 0.56 5,029 4.33 116,021 100.00 Lakas–CMD City council elections First (left) and second(right) legislative districts of Valenzuela. 150 Ph fil congress valenzuela 1d.png First district Ph fil congress valenzuela 2d.png Second district The voters in the city are set to elect six councillors on the district where they are living, hence registered. Candidates are voted separately so there are chances where winning candidates will have unequal number of votes and may come from different political parties.July 2024 Summary +Summary of City Council ElectionParty Mayoral/vicemayoral candidate[Number of candidates] Total votes Total seatsTotal % Seats before Seats after % Lakas-Kampi-CMD Ritche Cuadra (M) [11] 2 2 16.67% Liberal Party (Philippines) Eric Martinez (VM) [3] 2 1 8.33% Nacionalista Party None [0] 3 0 0.00% Nationalist People's Coalition Rexlon Gatchalian (M) [10] 5 8 66.67% United Nationalist Alliance None [1] 0 1 8.33% Independent (politician)s Varies [1] 0 0 0.00%Total valid votes cast N/A Total turnout Total partisan seats 12 12 Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President 1 1 Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President 1 1Total non-partisan seats 2 2 Total seats 14 14 100.0% First district council 2013 Valenzuela congressional first district electionCalalo Arlie Taking the challenge http://www.remate.ph/2012/10/taking-the-challenge/ 26 January 2013 Remate 6 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104333/http://www.remate.ph/2012/10/taking-the-challenge/ 24 December 2015 deadRamos-Araneta Macon Erap, other Metro candidates file candidacies http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/10/03/erap-other-metro-candidates-file-candidacies/ 26 January 2013 Manila Standard Today 16 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130125205544/http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/10/03/erap-other-metro-candidates-file-candidacies/ 25 January 2013 dead Nationalist People's Coalition Antonio "Tony" R. EspirituV 60,264 12.30 Lakas–CMD (2009) Marcelino "Mar" G. MorelosM 57,890 11.82 Liberal Party (Philippines) Rovin Andrew "Rovin" M. FelicianoV 55,175 11.27 Nationalist People's Coalition Corazon "Cora" A. CortezV 52,816 10.78 Nationalist People's Coalition Marlon Paulo "Idol" D. AlejandrinoV 50,909 10.39 Nationalist People's Coalition Jennifer "Genny" P. Pingree-EsplanaVCarino George Shalani runs for congresswoman of Valenzuela http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/metro-manila/10/02/12/shalani-runs-congresswoman-valenzuela 30 December 2012 ABS-CBN News 2 October 2012 49,242 10.05 |-bgcolor=black |colspan=5| Nationalist People's Coalition Ricardo Ricarr "Ricar" C. EnriquezV 43,108 8.80 Lakas–CMD (2009) Reynaldo "Rey" D. CuadraM 35,059 7.16 Lakas–CMD (2009) Czarina Chlariza "Ina" M. EsplanaM 25,470 5.20 Lakas–CMD (2009) Ernesto "Ernie" M. TolentinoM 23,207 4.74 Lakas–CMD (2009) Carolino "Carol" S. PinedaM 19,765 4.04 Lakas–CMD (2009) Ma. Cristina "Cristy" P. MendozaM 15,265 3.12 Independent (politician) Jose "Danilo" I. Jurado III 1,604 0.33 98888 100.00 Second district council 2013 Valenzuela congressional second district election Nationalist People's Coalition Lorena "Lorie" C. Natividad-BorjaT 66,781 11.21 Nationalist People's Coalition Lailanie "Lai" P. NolascoT 63,680 10.69 Nationalist People's Coalition Kimberly Ann "Kim" D. GalangT 61,627 10.35 Nationalist People's Coalition Crissha Charee "Charee" M. PinedaMartinez-Belen Cristina 'Batang Ama' Star To Run For Councilor http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/375142/batang-ama-star-to-run-for-councilor#.UN_Ie-QUX5w 30 December 2012 Manila Bulletin 28 September 2012T 58,399 9.80 Lakas–CMD (2009) Rosalie "Lotlot" D. EstebanM 56,044 9.41 United Nationalist Alliance Kristian Rome "Tyson" T. SyM 53,253 8.94 |-bgcolor=black |colspan=5| Lakas–CMD (2009) Maria Cecilia "Cecil" V. MayoM 49,791 8.36 Nationalist People's Coalition Adrian "Adrian" C. DapatT 46,948 7.88 Liberal Party (Philippines) Martell Francisco "Martell" R. SoledadT 42,928 7.21 Lakas–CMD (2009) Manny "Manny" Hung SoM 39,501 6.63 Liberal Party (Philippines) Carlitos "Sonny" B. Tiquia 28,797 4.83 Lakas–CMD (2009) Arturo "Art" F. MoralesM 14,034 2.36 Lakas–CMD (2009) Jefferson Davis "Jefferson Davis" L. UyM 13,900 2.33 116,021 100.00 References Notes M Part of the primary opposition coalition named Team Matulungin. V Part of the administration coalition named Team Valenzuela. Official List of Candidates for the City of Valenzuela, 2013 Category:2013 Philippine local elections Category:Elections in Valenzuela, Metro Manila Category:2013 elections in Metro Manila