2019 Pasig local elections

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2019 Pasig mayoral election
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Turnout76.39%
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Nominee Vico Sotto Robert Eusebio
Party Aksyon Nacionalista
Running mate Iyo Christian Bernardo
Popular vote 206,226 119,726
Percentage 63.27 36.73
Mayor before election

Robert Eusebio
Nacionalista

Elected Mayor

Vico Sotto
Aksyon

Local elections took place in Pasig on Monday, May 13, 2019, as part of the 2019 Philippine general election.

Voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and a total of 12 councilors - six from each of the city's two districts. The election for the member from the lone legislative district of Pasig to the Philippine House of Representatives was also held concurrently.[1][2][3]

The election saw Vico Sotto of the Aksyon Demokratiko party winning the mayoral election against the incumbent Robert Eusebio of the Nacionalista Party which ended the 27-year rule of the Eusebio family in Pasig. Incumbent vice mayor and Eusebio's running mate Iyo Christian Bernardo was re-elected to a third term as vice mayor unopposed. Candidates for councilor running under Eusebio's ticket called Team Bobby won all of the seats in the City Council.[4]

Background[]

Robert Eusebio was elected mayor of Pasig in 2016, and was previously mayor for two consecutive terms from 2007 until 2013. He was seeking to be re-elected to a second consecutive term since his election in 2016, which would have been his fourth total term as mayor.

Robert Eusebio is part of the Eusebio family who have dominated Pasig politics since 1992. His father Vicente was mayor of Pasig for three consecutive terms from 1992 until 2001 and for another term from 2004 until 2007. His mother Soledad was mayor for from 2001 to 2004, while his wife Maribel was mayor from 2013 to 2016. His brother Ricky was the member from Pasig to the House of Representatives from 2016 until 2019.

Vico Sotto was a first-term councilor for Pasig's first district who was elected in his first run for a public office in 2016, which saw him ranking first among 13 candidates in his district. In his term as councilor, Sotto authored City Ordinance No. 37 also known as The Pasig Transparency Mechanism Ordinance, which was signed in September 13, 2018. He also served as the chairman of Pasig’s public relations and information committee during his term as city councilor.[5]

Candidates[]

Team Bobby[]

Mayor
Name Political party Prior office
Robert Eusebio Nacionalista Mayor (2007-2013, 2016-2019)
Vice Mayor
Name Political party Prior office
Iyo Christian Bernardo PDP–Laban Vice Mayor (since 2013)
Councilors - First District
Name Political party Prior office
Ferdinand Avis PDP–Laban Councilor (since 2013)
Reggie Balderrama Nacionalista Councilor (2004-2013, since 2016)
Rhichie Brown Nacionalista Councilor (since 2013)
Ory Rupisan PDP–Laban Councilor (2001-2010, since 2013)
Joy San Buenaventura Nacionalista Councilor (1995-2004, 2007-2016, since 2019)
Andy Santiago Nacionalista Councilor (2001-2010, 2016-2019)
Councilors - Second District
Name Political party Prior office
Rodrigo Asilo Nacionalista Councilor (2007-2010, 2016-2021)
Olly Benito Nacionalista Councilor (since 2013)
Jun-Jun Concepcion Nacionalista Councilor (since 2016)
Yoyong Martirez Nacionalista Vice Mayor (2004-2013)
Councilor (1995-2004, since 2013)
Corie Raymundo Nacionalista Councilor (2007-2010, since 2016)
Wilfredo Sityar Nacionalista Councilor (since 2013)

Team Pagbabago[]

Mayor
Name Political Party Prior office
Vico Sotto Aksyon Demokratiko Councilor (2016-2019)
Councilors - First District
Name Political Party Prior office
Kiko Rustia Independent TV host
Unsuccessful bid for councilor in 2016
Councilors - Second District
Name Political Party Prior office
Bobby Hapin Independent Barangay Manggahan councilor
Unsuccessful bid for councilor in 2016

No ticket[]

  • Andy Cheng, PDP–Laban president in Pasig and candidate for councilor in Pasig's first district. He unsuccessfully ran for councilor in Pasig's first district in 2016 under the Liberal Party.

Opinion polls[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Vico Sotto
(Aksyon) 		Robert Eusebio
(Nacionalista) 		Undecided None
The Philippine Press November 4–9, 2018 - - 21% 48% - -
Publicus November 16–20, 2018 - - 8% 76% - -
RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. February 1–10, 2019 - - 21% 75% - -
RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. March 1–10, 2019 - - 27% 65% - -
Publicus March 16–17, 2019 - ±9.56% 15.09% 71.70% 5.66% 6.60%
The Philippine Press March 24–29, 2019 - - 45% 44% - -
The Philippine Press April 7–12, 2019 - - 45% 45% - -
RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. April 27–May 1, 2019 - - 33% 66% - -
RP-Mission and Development Foundation, Inc. May 4–8, 2019 - - 38% 61% - -

Results[]

Mayor[]

Pasig mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Aksyon Vico Sotto 206,226 63.27
Nacionalista Bobby Eusebio 119,726 36.73
Total votes 325,952 100.00
Aksyon gain from Nacionalista

Vice Mayor[]

Pasig vice mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Iyo Christian Bernardo 266,620 100.00
Total votes 266,620 100.00
PDP–Laban hold

District representative[]

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Pasig's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Aksyon Roman Romulo 221,779 69.55
Nacionalista Ricky Eusebio 97,118 30.45
Total votes 318,897 100.00
Aksyon gain from Nacionalista

City Council[]

By district[]

1st District[]
Pasig Council Election – 1st District
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Ferdinand Avis 78,892 13.92
PDP–Laban Gregorio "Ory" Rupisan Jr. 77,712 13.71
Nacionalista Rhichie Gerard Brown 76,664 13.53
Nacionalista Reynaldo "Joy" San Buenaventura III 76,075 13.42
Nacionalista Regino Balderrama 73,767 13.02
Nacionalista Alejandro "Andy" Santiago[A] 72,422 12.78
Independent Raymund "Kiko" Rustia 69,741 12.30
PDP–Laban Albino "Andy" Cheng 41,506 7.32
Total votes 566,779 100.00
2nd District[]
Pasig Council Election – 2nd District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mario "Jun-Jun" Concepcion Jr. 133,372 16.18
Nacionalista Orlando "Olly" Benito 129,075 15.66
Nacionalista Rodrigo Asilo[B] 127,935 15.52
Nacionalista Corazon Raymundo 122,883 14.90
Nacionalista Wilfredo Sityar 119,983 14.55
Nacionalista Rosalio "Yoyong" Martirez 117,296 14.23
Independent Salvador "Bobby" Hapin 73,919 8.97
Total votes 824,463 100.00

Notes

  • A^ Incumbent Andy Santiago died on June 14, 2019. His wife, Edith, was named as his substitute, later she took her office on October 16, 2019.
  • B^ Incumbent Rodrigo Asilo died on May 27, 2021. His daughter, Syvel, was named as his substitute, later she took her office on January 4, 2022.

References[]

  1. ^ "Vic Sotto's son eyes Pasig mayoralty post". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  2. ^ "Certified List of Candidates (NCR)" (PDF). COMELEC. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  3. ^ "Certified List of Candidates (NCR 2nd District)" (PDF). COMELEC. Retrieved 2019-04-26.
  4. ^ "Local Results: National Capital Region – Pasig". GMA News Online. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "1st in Metro Manila: Pasig passes transparency ordinance". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
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