2013 Parañaque local elections

Local elections were held in Parañaque City on May 13, 2013 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, eight of them in the two districts of the city.

Background

Mayor Florencio M. Bernabe Jr. was term-limited. His son, Second District Councilor Florencio "Benjo" Bernabe III ran for his place.^[1] Bernabe was challenged by First District Representative Edwin Olivarez.

Vice Mayor Gustavo Tambunting was on his second term. He did not run for third and final term, instead, he ran as representative of Second District. Second District Councilor Jose Enrico "Rico" Golez, son of Rep. Jose Roilo Golez ran for his place. Golez was challenged by his fellow councilor, Edwin "Bong" Benzon of the same district.

First District Representative Edwin Olivarez was on his first term. He did not run for second term, instead he ran as Mayor. His brother, Councilor Eric Olivarez ran for his place. Olivarez was challenged by former Representative Eduardo Zialcita and former Councilor Florante "Jun" Romey Jr.

Second District Representative Roilo Golez was term-limited. Vice Mayor Gustavo "Gus" Tambunting ran for his place. Tambunting was challenged by former Mayor and actor Joselito "Joey" Marquez and Pacifico Rosal.

Results

Names written in bold-Italic are the re-elected incumbents while in italic are incumbents lost in elections.

For Mayor

First District Representative Edwin Olivarez defeated Second District Councilor Florencio "Benjo" Bernabe.^[2]

Parañaque Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edwin Olivarez	115,851	58.39
	UNA	Florencio "Benjo" Bernabe III	82,551	41.61
Total votes			198,402	100.00%
	Liberal hold

Mayoral Elections

Olivarez			58.39%
Bernabe			41.61%

For Vice Mayor

Second District Councilor Jose Enrico Golez defeated his fellow councilor, Edwin Benzon of the same district.^[2]

Parañaque Vice Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Jose Enrico “Rico” Golez	118,217	62.08
	Liberal	Edwin Benzon	72,206	37.92
Total votes			190,423	100.00%
	UNA hold

Vice Mayoral Elections

Golez			62.08%
Benzon			37.92%

For Representatives

First District

Councilor Eric Olivarez won over Former Representative Eduardo "Ed" Zialcita and Former Councilor Florante "Jun" Romey Jr.

Congressional Election for Parañaque's First District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Eric Olivarez	50,981	62.81
	Nacionalista	Eduardo "Ed" Zialcita	28,651	35.30
	Independent	Florante "Jun" Romey Jr.	1,533	1.89
Total votes			81,165	100.00
	Liberal hold

First District Congressional Elections

Olivarez			62.81%
Zialcita			35.30%
Romey			1.89%

Second District

Vice Mayor Gustavo Tambunting defeated former Mayor and actor Joselito "Joey" Marquez and Pacifico Rosal.

Congressional Election for Parañaque's Second District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Gustavo “Gus” Tambunting	57,471	53.03
	Independent	Joselito "Joey" Marquez	47,912	44.21
	Independent	Pacifico Rosal	2,992	2.76
Total votes			108,375	100.00
	UNA hold

Second District Congressional Elections

Tambunting			53.03%
Marquez			44.21%
Rosal			2.76%

For Councilors

First District

Member, City Council of Parañaque's First District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	*Jason Webb*	53,898
	UNA	*Roselle Nava*	51,566
	UNA	*Racquel Gabriel*	48,409
	Liberal	Joan Villafuerte-Densing	44,331
	Liberal	*Venesa "Alma Moreno" Lacsamana-Salic*	44,237
	UNA	*Brillante "Bok" Inciong*	42,108
	UNA	*Ricardo "Eric" Baes*	42,096
	Liberal	*Rufino "Rufing" Allanigue*	37,015

	Liberal	Dindo "Delfin" Wenceslao	35,484
	UNA	Marilyn Burgos	29,837
	Liberal	Dulio "Dondon" Cailles	28,414
	Liberal	Marvin Santos	23,644
	UNA	Tukmol Rodriguez	23,364
	Liberal	Johnny Co	22,874
	UNA	Mel De Leon	21,532
	Liberal	Joey Rogacion	21,109
	Independent	Jimmy Diamante	4,610
Total votes				100.00%

Second District

Member, City Council of Parañaque's Second District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Viktor Eriko "Wahoo" Sotto	55,137
	PMP	*John Ryan Yllana*	55,081
	UNA	Vincent Kenneth "Binky" Favis	53,835
	Liberal	*Florencia "Beng" Amurao*	49,335
	UNA	Merlie "Miles" Antipuesto	48,824
	UNA	Giovanni "Juvan" Esplana	48,727
	UNA	Jacqueline "Jackie" Bustamante	45,072
	Liberal	Maritess "Tess" De Asis	43,040

	UNA	Jun Virata	42,095
	Liberal	Oliviere Belmonte	38,119
	Liberal	Bert Bonsol	37,114
	UNA	Mithor Singson	36,672
	Independent	Gene Puzon	35,816
	UNA	Pol Casale	32,920
	Independent	Richard Padilla Scheerer	30,271
	Liberal	Fely Manahan	28,724
	Liberal	Alamat Resuello	20,830
	Independent	Arnold Castillo	15,542
	Independent	Jobelle Salvador	5,445
	Independent	Franco Facundo Roco	4,058
	Independent	Ronald Macaraig	3,450
	Independent	Zandro Mate	1,853
Total votes				100.00%

References

^ Frialde, Mike. "Mayors' sons to slug it out in Parañaque". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Gamil, Bernadette Nicolas, Jaymee T. (May 15, 2013). "Parañaque City sees new mayor in Olivarez". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] Frialde, Mike. "Mayors' sons to slug it out in Parañaque". Philstar.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[inq1-2] Gamil, Bernadette Nicolas, Jaymee T. (May 15, 2013). "Parañaque City sees new mayor in Olivarez". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved April 25, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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