Local elections was held in Zamboanga City on May 14, 2007, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and eight councilors per district. Previously, the city voters elected 12 councilors and one representative from its lone district.
Since 1984, Zamboanga City is represented in the national Congress by one representative. All things changed in 2004 when the lone district was divided into 2 districts by virtue of Republic Act No. 9269[1] on March 19, 2004. Veterans Avenue is the dividing line of the two districts.
Mayoral and vice mayoral electionsedit
Monsignor Crisanto dela Cruz formed a coalition named Nuevo Zamboanga under the banner of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to run against the incumbent administrator of Mayor Celso Lobregat of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino. Lobregat picked incumbent Councilor Milabel Velasquez as his running mate while dela Cruz picked activist Atty. Victor Solis as his running mate.
Resultsedit
The candidates for district representative, mayor, and vice mayor with the most votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.
District I City Election Officer Roel Bengua, also chairman of the City Board of Canvassers, proclaimed Mayor Celso Lobregat retaining his post, incumbent Councilor Mannix Dalipe as Vice-Mayor, incumbent Vice-Mayor Beng Climaco as District I Representative, Congressman Erbie Fabian as District II Representative, and the 16 City Councilors.[2]
Incumbent Vice-Mayor Beng Climaco is running for District I Representative. Councilor Mila Velasquez was Mayor Lobregat's running-mate against Monsi dela Cruz' candidate, Atty. Vic Solis.
Each of Zamboanga City's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the most votes wins the seats per district.
^"REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9269 AN ACT CREATING THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
^Hader Glang (May 25, 2007). . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
External linksedit
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)
April 11, 2024
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Local elections was held in Zamboanga City on May 14 2007 within the Philippine general election The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city the mayor vice mayor and eight councilors per district Previously the city voters elected 12 councilors and one representative from its lone district 2007 Zamboanga City mayoralty election 2004 May 14 2007 2010 Nominee Celso Lobregat Crisanto dela CruzParty LDP KAMPI IndependentRunning mate Milabel Velasquez Victor Solis Manuel Jose DalipePopular vote 110 867 29 923Mayor before electionCelso LobregatLDP Elected Mayor Celso LobregatLDP Contents 1 Political changes 2 Mayoral and vice mayoral elections 3 Results 3 1 House of Representatives election 3 1 1 1st District 3 1 2 2nd District 3 2 Mayoral elections 3 3 Vice mayoral elections 3 4 City Council elections 3 4 1 1st District 3 4 2 2nd District 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPolitical changes editSee also Legislative districts of Zamboanga City Since 1984 Zamboanga City is represented in the national Congress by one representative All things changed in 2004 when the lone district was divided into 2 districts by virtue of Republic Act No 9269 1 on March 19 2004 Veterans Avenue is the dividing line of the two districts Mayoral and vice mayoral elections editMonsignor Crisanto dela Cruz formed a coalition named Nuevo Zamboanga under the banner of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to run against the incumbent administrator of Mayor Celso Lobregat of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino Lobregat picked incumbent Councilor Milabel Velasquez as his running mate while dela Cruz picked activist Atty Victor Solis as his running mate Results editThe candidates for district representative mayor and vice mayor with the most votes wins the seat they are voted separately therefore they may be of different parties when elected District I City Election Officer Roel Bengua also chairman of the City Board of Canvassers proclaimed Mayor Celso Lobregat retaining his post incumbent Councilor Mannix Dalipe as Vice Mayor incumbent Vice Mayor Beng Climaco as District I Representative Congressman Erbie Fabian as District II Representative and the 16 City Councilors 2 House of Representatives election edit 1st District edit Incumbent Vice Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco is running for the post against neophyte politician Edilberto Gonzales 2007 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City s 1st district Party Candidate Votes LDP Maria Isabelle Climaco 54 468KAMPI Edilberto Gonzales 30 518Total votes 100 0LDP hold2nd District edit Incumbent Representative Erico Basilio Fabian is running for a second term 2007 Philippine House of Representatives election at Zamboanga City s 2nd district Party Candidate Votes LDP Erico Basilio Fabian incumbent 60 632KAMPI Susan delos Reyes 19 419Independent Samuel Enesando 4 400Total votes 100 0LDP holdMayoral elections edit Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is running for his second term Zamboanga City mayoral election 2007 Party Candidate Votes LDP Celso Lobregat incumbent 110 867KAMPI Crisanto dela Cruz 75 928Independent Cleofe Carmelita Cajucom 2 960Independent Sonny Sakilin 902Total votesLDP holdVice mayoral elections edit Incumbent Vice Mayor Beng Climaco is running for District I Representative Councilor Mila Velasquez was Mayor Lobregat s running mate against Monsi dela Cruz candidate Atty Vic Solis Zamboanga City vice mayoral election 2007 Party Candidate Votes Independent Manuel Jose Dalipe 75 630LDP Milabel Velasquez 50 970Independent Rodolfo Bayot 39 794KAMPI Vicente Solis 14 265Independent Ismail Jaalam 3 482Total votesIndependent gain from LDPCity Council elections edit Each of Zamboanga City s two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council The eight candidates with the most votes wins the seats per district 2007 Zamboanga City Council election 2004 May 14 2007 2010 All 8 seats from each of Zamboanga City s two legislative districts9 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Third party Leader Celso Lobregat Crisanto dela Cruz Charlie MarianoParty LDP KAMPI IndependentLeader s seat 1st District 1st District 1st DistrictSeats before 12 0 0Seats won 12 3 1Seat change nbsp nbsp 3 nbsp 1Popular vote 117 939 47 456Coalition Mayoral vicemayoral candidate Total votes Total seatsTotal Total LDP Celso Lobregat 12 66 7 KAMPI Crisanto dela Cruz 3 16 7 Independents Varies 1 5 6 Total valid votes cast N ATotal turnoutTotal partisan seats 16 88 9 Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President 1 5 6 Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President 1 5 6 Total non partisan seats 2 11 1 Total seats 18 100 0 1st District edit Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City s 1st district 2007 Party Candidate Votes Independent Charlie Mariano 47 456LDP Cesar Jimenez Jr 44 202KAMPI Jaime Cabato 43 304KAMPI Melchor Sadain 40 827LDP Lynet Marcos Abarro 39 101LDP Rodolfo Lim incumbent 38 267LDP Rogelio Valesco Jr 34 701KAMPI Luis Biel III 33 808LDP Antonio Orendain Jr 33 626KAMPI Ricardo Baban Jr 30 426LDP Victor Alvarez 29 404LDP Mario Roca 28 072Independent Roberto Ko 27 517Independent Max Enriquez 25 595LDP Manuelito Luna 25 523KAMPI Venusto Anova 19 903KAMPI Joaquin Diaz 16 608KAMPI Edris Lim 15 780KAMPI Giovanni Luistro 14 454Independent Basilio Rusil 8 908Independent Abdurrahman Tugayan 3 990Total votesLDP hold2nd District edit Zamboanga City Council election at Zamboanga City s 1st district 2007 Party Candidate Votes LDP Asbi Edding incumbent 56 496LDP Juan Climaco Elago II incumbent 50 297LDP Cesar Iturralde incumbent 46 723LDP Lilia Macrohon Nuno 43 911LDP Roel Natividad incumbent 42 389LDP Benjamin Guingona III incumbent 40 195LDP Eduardo Saavedra Jr 39 305LDP Reyniero Candido incumbent 39 278Independent Luis Climaco incumbent 37 144KAMPI Gerasimo Acuna 23 210KAMPI Jaime Villaflores 22 078KAMPI Rene Natividad 19 991KAMPI Reyniero Camins 18 769Independent Susan Cabato 18 519KAMPI Ernesto Perez 17 744KAMPI Abelardo Dondoyano 14 059KAMPI Mercy Arquiza Fernandez 11 554KAMPI Manuel Jose Fabian 9 453Total votesLDP holdSee also editPhilippine House of Representatives elections in the Zamboanga Peninsula 2007 2007 Philippine general electionReferences edit REPUBLIC ACT NO 9269 AN ACT CREATING THE SECOND LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA Chan Robles Virtual Law Library Retrieved 24 September 2013 Hader Glang May 25 2007 Winners in Zamboanga City elections Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved May 21 2013 External links editOfficial 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2007 Zamboanga City local elections amp oldid 1117109430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
