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Local elections were held in San Juan on May 14, 2007, 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, six of them in the two districts of the municipality.[1]
Before Elections
The municipal government of San Juan was preparing for the plebiscite for the municipality's cityhood on March 27, 2007, the town's 100th anniversary.[2] The cityhood bill was lapsed into law, more than one month before the elections.
On April 11, 2007, former Mayor Jose "Jinggoy" Estrada Jr. denied the allegations of "rift" between him and his younger half-brother, re-electionist Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito.[3]
Background
Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito was on his second term, and he ran for re-election for third term. He was challenged by Grace Domingo-Singson, sister-in-law of Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis "Chavit" Singson.[4]
Vice Mayor Leonardo "Boy" Celles was on his second term, and he ran for re-election for third term. He was challenged again by former Vice Mayor Philip Cezar.[5]
Rep. Ronaldo "Ronny" Zamora was on his second consecutive and fifth non-consecutive term, and he ran for re-election for third consecutive and sixth non-consecutive term. He was challenged again by Atty. Erickson "Eric" Alcovendaz of NPC.
Results
For Representative
Rep. Ronaldo "Ronny" Zamora defeated Atty. Erickson "Jojo" Alcovendaz for the second time.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMP | Ronaldo "Ronny" Zamora | |||
| NPC | Erickson "Jojo" Alcovendaz | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| PMP hold | ||||
For Mayor
Mayor Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito was re-elected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMP | Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito | 39,339 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| PMP hold | ||||
For Vice Mayor
Vice Mayor Leonardo "Boy" Celles was re-elected.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMP | Leonardo "Boy" Celles | 28,045 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
| PMP hold | ||||
For Councilors
First District
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMP | Vincent Rainer Pacheco | 15,734 | ||||
| PMP | Domingo "Domeng" Sese | 14,566 | ||||
| PMP | Dante Santiago | 14,215 | ||||
| PMP | Ferdinand "Ferdie" Velasco | 13,838 | ||||
| PMP | Angelino "Lino" Mendoza | 13,039 | ||||
| Independent | Edgardo "Edgar" Soriano | 12,138 | ||||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||||
Second District
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMP | Francis Keith "Kit" Peralta | 13,852 | ||||||
| PMP | Francisco Javier "Francis" Zamora | 13,718 | ||||||
| PMP | Grace Cortes-Pardines | 12,816 | ||||||
| PMP | Andoni Miguel "Doni" Carballo | 12,462 | ||||||
| PMP | Rolando "Totoy" Bernardo | 12,461 | ||||||
| Independent | Jannah Ejercito | 11,971 | ||||||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||||||
Aftermath
The municipality of San Juan was converted into city pursuant to Republic Act No. 9388, An Act Converting the Municipality of San Juan into Highly-Urbanized City To Be Known as City of San Juan. The cityhood bill (House Bill 5828) was sponsored by Rep. Ronaldo "Ronnie" Zamora in House of Representatives and worked for its approval. The said bill was lapsed into law even without the sign of the president (in accordance to Article VI, Section 27, Paragraph 1 of the 1987 Constitution).[6]
References
- ↑ "Republic Act No. 9388". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ Alquitran, Non. "San Juan prepares for plebiscite on town’s cityhood bid". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ↑ "No quarrel with JV– Jinggoy". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ↑ Alquitran, Non (2007-03-05). "Kaanak ni Chavit sasagupa kay JV". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 2003-12-29.
- ↑ Alquitran, Non. "Jinggoy fields candidates to run vs JV’s team". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
- ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-12-20.