2019 Marikina local elections explained

Election Name:2019 Marikina local elections
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Election Name:Mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Candidate1:Marcelino Teodoro
Party1:Nationalist People's Coalition
Running Mate1:Marion Andres
Popular Vote1:158,024
Percentage1:86.75%
Mayor
Before Election:Marcelino Teodoro
Before Party:Nationalist People's Coalition
After Election:Marcelino Teodoro
After Party:Nationalist People's Coalition
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Election Name:Vice mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Image1: NPC
Candidate1:Marion Andres
Party1:Nationalist People's Coalition
Popular Vote1:104,165
Percentage1:61.98%
Candidate2:Eva Aguirre-Paz
Color2:fc5959
Party2:Independent
Popular Vote2:51,585
Percentage2:30.70%
Image4: PDDS
Candidate4:Vic Tambuli Sambinano
Party4:Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan
Popular Vote4:12,300
Percentage4:7.32%
Vice Mayor
Before Election:Jose Fabian Cadiz
Before Party:Liberal
After Election:Marion Andres
After Party:Nationalist People's Coalition
Election Date:May 13, 2019
Turnout:74.02% 9.13 pp[1]
Previous Election:2016 Marikina local elections
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2022 Marikina local elections
Next Year:2022

Local elections were held at Marikina on May 13, 2019, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, sixteen city council members and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2019, for a three-year-long term.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Marcelino Teodoro and Marion Andres were elected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively, with the Teodoro being re-elected to his second term and Andres being elected back to the office for a fourth nonconsecutive term. Team MarCy, a coalition between the Nationalist People's Coalition and PDP–Laban won an outright majority in the city council, winning ten seats in the council.

Bayani Fernando and Stella Quimbo were elected to represent the first and second districts in the 18th Congress, with the former being re-elected for his second term and the latter being elected for her first. Both representatives joined the minority bloc.

Background

See main article: 2016 Marikina local elections. In the 2016 Elections, Marcelino Teodoro was elected to the mayoralty, defeating then-incumbent mayor Del de Guzman who was first elected in 2010. On the other hand, Jose Fabian Cadiz, De Guzman's vice mayor was re-elected to a third term, defeating former mayor Marion Andres.

Teodoro is running for re-election for a second term with Marion Andres once again being his running mate. Incumbent councilor Eva Aguirre-Paz and Vic Tambuli Sambinano are also running for the vice mayoralty, with the latter substituting for Arnolfo Almocera who later opted to run for a seat in the City Council instead.

Lorderito Nebres and Richard Estanislao of PDP–Laban ran for the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively, but both withdrew their respective candidacies in February.

Electoral system

Local elections are held every three years following 1992, on the second Monday of May coinciding with the elections for the national positions. An individual may only be elected to an office for a maximum of three consecutive terms.[6]

Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor is Marcelino Teodoro, who was elected in 2016 with 50.17% of the vote.

Teodoro was left unopposed when Lorderito Nebres of PDP–Laban withdrew his candidacy in February, leaving Teodoro running unopposed.

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent vice mayor is Jose Fabian Cadiz, who was re-elected in 2016 with 54.76% of the vote. Cadiz is term-limited; he briefly sought congressional seat for the first district before withdrawing from the race.

Former Vice Mayor Marion Andres ran as Teodoro's running mate. Andres had previously ran for the post in the last election, being defeated by Cadiz. Incumbent Councilor Eva Aguirre-Paz ran a standalone campaign; while Team ViCe slated Vic Tambuli as their vice mayoral candidate following the withdrawal of Arnolfo Almocera, who would later run for councilor. Richard Estanislao of PDP–Laban withdrew his candidacy in February.

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

House of Representatives elections

See also: 2019 Philippine House of Representatives elections. Held concurrently with the local elections, two representatives from the city's congressional districts were elected to represent their respective districts in the House of Representatives. In the 2016 elections, Bayani Fernando and Miro Quimbo were elected to represent the first and second districts respectively. Fernando is in the majority bloc of the chamber while Quimbo is in the independent minority.

2019 Philippine House of Representatives Elections in Marikina
PartyCandidatesSeats BeforeSeats WonSeat ChangeVotesPercentage
Liberal Party21193,33056.45%
Nationalist People's Coalition11156,55334.20%
Independents20015,4569.35%
Total522165,339100.00%

First district

See also: Marikina's 1st congressional district. The incumbent representative is Bayani Fernando, who was elected in 2016 with 54.21% of the vote.

Outgoing vice mayor Jose Fabian Cadiz ran a brief campaign for the seat but later opted to withdraw from the race. His name ultimately remained in the ballot come election day.

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Second district

See also: Marikina's 2nd congressional district. The incumbent representative is Miro Quimbo, who was re-elected in 2016 with 84.68% of the vote. Quimbo is term-limited and is ineligible to run for re-election.

The Liberal Party slated Miro's wife, Stella, to run in his place. Stella faced a challenge from Eugene de Vera, a former representative for ABS Partylist running as an independent, and independent Mauro Arce.

Candidates

Results

City Council elections

Tickets

As the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the city council are elected on the same ballot, mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of city council candidates. These slates usually run with their respective mayoral and vice mayoral candidates along with the other members of their slate. A group of candidates independent of any mayoral or vice mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.

Team MarCy

NPC/PDP-Laban/Team MarCy (1st District)
width=150pxName !Party
Serafin "Bodjie" Bernardino
Bernard Bernardo
Leanor Carlos
Cloyd Casimiro
Kate de Guzman
Herbert "Boyet" Mascarina
Thaddeus Antonio "Boy Bolok" Santos Jr.
Manny Sarmiento
NPC/PDP-Laban/Team MarCy (2nd District)
width=150pxName !Party
Rosanna Montoya-Cruz
Paul Dayao
Donn Carlo Favis
Jaren Feliciano
Angelito Nunez
Hilario "Larry" Punzalan
Ruben "Bogs" Reyes
Loreto "Coach Elvis" Tolentino

Apat na Tapat

LP/Apat na Tapat (1st District)
width=150pxName !Party
Ronnie "Kambal" Acuña
Frankie Ayuson
Willie "Manager" Chavez
Samuel Ferriol
LP/Apat na Tapat (2nd District)
width=150pxName !Party
Ariel Cuaresma
Levy de Guzman
Renato "Bong" Magtubo
Joel Relleve

Team VICe

PDDS/PFP/Team VICe (1st District)
width=150pxName !Party
Arnolfo "Ama" Almocera
Siegfredo "Direk Willy" Andrade
Crisologo Aquino
Romeo "Hugo" Cruz, Jr.
Ramon Liangko
Roland Vitalico
PDDS/PFP/Team VICe (2nd District)
width=150pxName !Party
Marky Castaner
Jesus "Pastor Jess" Llantada
Rommel Ortiz
Salvador "Buddy" Sabinorio
Rodolfo "Balong" Sanchez
Romeo Silva

Results

First district

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Second district

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Aftermath

Eugene de Vera filed a quo warranto petition against Stella Quimbo, who was elected as the representative for the second district.[7] De Vera claimed that Quimbo was ineligible for the position, citing Section 8 of Republic Act No. 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act, which prohibited former commissioners of the Philippine Competition Commission to run for public office during their tenure and the two-year period following their exit from the office.[8] De Vera also claimed that Quimbo did not disclose her former commissionership by stating that she was a teacher in her certificate of candidacy.[9] Beng Sardillo, Quimbo's legal counsel, had derided as de Vera's interpretation of the act as "patently self-serving, erroneous, and has no legal basis".[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Records and Statistics Division . Commission of Elections . November 18, 2019 . NUMBER AND TURNOUT OF REGISTERED VOTERS AND VOTERS WHO ACTUALLY VOTED BY CITY/MUNICIPALITY .
  2. Web site: Marikina’s Teodoro seeks reelection . . 2019-04-26.
  3. Web site: Certified List of Candidates (NCR 2nd District) . . 2019-04-26.
  4. Web site: Certified List of Candidates (NCR) . . 2019-04-26.
  5. Web site: May 14, 2019 . Local Results: NCR – Marikina . May 27, 2019 . GMA News Online.
  6. Web site: Republic Act No. 7160 GOVPH . 2022-04-30 . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2019-07-12 . Losing bet wants Marikina congresswoman Stella Quimbo disqualified . 2022-12-30 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  8. Web site: Philippine Competition Law (R.A. 10667) Philippine Competition Commission . 2022-12-30 . www.phcc.gov.ph.
  9. Web site: 2019-07-12 . Losing bet wants Marikina congresswoman Stella Quimbo disqualified . 2022-12-30 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  10. Web site: July 13, 2019 . Disqualification petition filed vs. Rep. Stella Quimbo has no legal basis —lawyer . 2022-12-30 . GMA News Online . en.