2013 San Fernando, Pampanga, local elections

2013 City of San Fernando local elections

May 13, 2013

Nominee Edwin Santiago Reynaldo Aquino Party Liberal PDP–Laban Running mate Renato Agustin Raul Macalino Popular vote 51,885 37,969 Percentage 55.18 40.38

Mayor before election Oscar Rodriguez Liberal Elected mayor Edwin Santiago Liberal

Local elections were held in the city of San Fernando in Pampanga on May 13, 2013, in conjunction with the 2013 Philippine midterm elections. Registered voters of the city were electing candidates for the following elective local posts: city mayor, city vice mayor, and ten councilors.

Overview

Both incumbent mayor Oscar Samson Rodriguez and vice mayor Edwin Santiago have served their third terms, thus, are term limited. Rodriguez will return and will run for Congress for the third district of Pampanga, facing the incumbent Aurelio Gonzales Jr.

On October 1, 2012, the returning and first city mayor, Dr. Rey B. Aquino, filed his first certificate of candidacy in COMELEC office, together with their 10 candidates for city councilors under the banner of Team Fernandino.

Results

Names in boldface denote re-electionist candidates.

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win their respective seats. They are elected separately; therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayor

City of San Fernando Mayoral Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edwin Santiago	51,885	55.18
	PDP–Laban	Reynaldo Aquino	37,969	40.38
Invalid or blank votes			4,167	4.43
Total votes			94,021	100.00

Vice Mayor

City of San Fernando Vice Mayoral Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Jaime Lazatin	37,369	40.38
	PDP–Laban	Raul Macalino	24,375	25.93
	Liberal	Renato Agustin	21,709	23.09
Invalid or blank votes			9,968	10.60
Total votes			94,021	100.00

City Councilors

Voting is via plurality-at-large voting: Voters will vote for ten (10) candidates and the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.

Of the incumbent councilors elected in 2010, six are not seeking re-election for various reasons:

• Renato Agustin, who is graduating and is running for vice mayor under the Liberal Party,
• Rosemary Calimlim, who is graduating;
• Ruperto Dumlao, who is graduating;
• Redentor Halili, who is graduating;
• Jaime Lazatin, who is graduating and is running for vice mayor under the United Nationalist Alliance; and
• Alex Patio, who is one of the nominees of party-list group Append Inc.

Candidates

Administration coalition (Team Magsilbi Tamu)

Liberal Party (Philippines)/Team Magsilbi Tamu

Name	Party
Jacklyn Rachelle Calimlim		Liberal
Bernie Castro		Liberal
Celestino Dizon		Liberal
Ralph Dein Henson		Liberal
Nelson Lingat		Liberal
Joselito Ocampo		Liberal
Allan Patio		Liberal
Harvey Quiwa		Liberal
Enerito Sason		Liberal
Noel Tulabut		Liberal

Primary opposition coalition (Team Fernandino)

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan/Team Fernandino

Name	Party
Purificacion Bamba		PDP–Laban
Jesus Cuyugan		PDP–Laban
Bong David		PDP–Laban
Russel Halili		PDP–Laban
Angelica Hizon		PDP–Laban
Benedict Lagman		PDP–Laban
Ayzel Mari Macalino		PDP–Laban
Jep Miranda		PDP–Laban
Jay Patio		PDP–Laban
Raymundo Pekson Jr.		PDP–Laban

Independent candidates not in tickets

Independent

Name	Party
Ivan Alcarioto		Independent
Edison David		Independent
Ernesto Dumas		Independent
Jose Quiwa III		Independent

Results

City of San Fernando Council Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Angelica Hizon	49,400	52.54
	Liberal	Ralph Dein Henson	47,697	50.73
	Liberal	Noel Tulabut	43,104	45.85
	PDP–Laban	Benedict Lagman	40,419	42.99
	PDP–Laban	Ayzel Mari Macalino	36,367	38.68
	Liberal	Nelson Lingat	35,760	38.03
	Liberal	Celestino Dizon	35,553	37.81
	Liberal	Harvey Quiwa	35,474	37.73
	Liberal	Joselito Ocampo	35,433	37.69
	Liberal	Jacklyn Rachelle Calimlim	28,370	30.17
	Liberal	Enerito Sason	26,884	28.59
	PDP–Laban	Jesus Cuyugan	26,373	28.05
	Liberal	Allan Patio	25,897	27.54
	PDP–Laban	Jep Miranda	25,842	27.49
	PDP–Laban	Jay Patio	25,361	26.97
	Liberal	Bernie Castro	24,824	26.40
	PDP–Laban	Purificacion Bamba	23,225	24.73
	PDP–Laban	Bong David	15,399	16.38
	PDP–Laban	Russel Halili	15,286	16.26
	PDP–Laban	Raymundo Pekson Jr.	14,629	15.56
	Independent	Ivan Alcarioto	13,985	14.87
	Independent	Ernesto Dumas	11,917	12.67
	Independent	Jose Quiwa III	11,654	12.40
	Independent	Edison David	3,749	3.99
Total votes			94,021	100.00

External links

• Official website of the Commission on Elections
• Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
• Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)