Braulio Yaranon
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Braulio Yaranon is a Filipino
politician who was elected to serve as mayor of Baguio City
for a three-year term beginning in 2004. Suspended from office in 2006, he was defeated for re-election in 2007.
. A graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Law
, he was admitted as a lawyer to the Philippine bar in 1954. He became the Baguio City Secretary in 1955 to 1959. Yaranon was elected as Baguio City Councilor from 1960 to 1963. In 1964, he was elected as the Baguio City Vice Mayor. He was the Baguio City Judge from 1980 to 1987. From 1987 to 1997 he was the executive judge in the regional trial court in San Fernando, La Union. After his retirement from the judiciary, he was elected as a city councilor for Baguio City.
in 2004, defeating the incumbent, Bernardo Vergara
. Yaranon successfully campaigned on a platform that stressed environmental issues, clean government, and opposition to the collection of parking fees in Baguio City streets. Nonetheless, Yaranon's term was marred by controversies. In 2005, Yaranon was cited for direct contempt by the Supreme Court
for defying a writ of injunction issued by the high court in relation to the controversy on the collection of parking fees in Baguio City. A petition for his recall as mayor was soon initiated. It was also during Yaranon's term that a limited outbreak of meningococcemia
in Baguio City dampened tourism during the usually busy summer months.
In late June 2006, Yaranon was ordered suspended for one year (until June 30, 2007) by the Office of the President
, on charges of grave misconduct and abuse of authority filed by a private pay-parking company operating in Baguio City. Yaranon appealed the ruling, which he insisted was not yet final. Nonetheless, Baguio City Vice-Mayor Reinaldo Bautista took his oath of office as "acting mayor" on July 20, 2006. Yaranon refused to step aside for Bautista.
Despite his suspension from office, Yaranon sought re-election as mayor in the May 2007 general elections
. He was defeated by Bautista.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
politician who was elected to serve as mayor of Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
for a three-year term beginning in 2004. Suspended from office in 2006, he was defeated for re-election in 2007.
Background
Yaranon originally hailed from Aringay, La UnionAringay, La Union
Aringay is a 3rd class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 43,438 people in 7,786 households....
. A graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Law
University of the Philippines College of Law
University of the Philippines College of Law or UP Law is the law school of the University of the Philippines. Since 1948, it has been located at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, the flagship campus of UP's seven constituent universities. Until the 1970s, night classes of...
, he was admitted as a lawyer to the Philippine bar in 1954. He became the Baguio City Secretary in 1955 to 1959. Yaranon was elected as Baguio City Councilor from 1960 to 1963. In 1964, he was elected as the Baguio City Vice Mayor. He was the Baguio City Judge from 1980 to 1987. From 1987 to 1997 he was the executive judge in the regional trial court in San Fernando, La Union. After his retirement from the judiciary, he was elected as a city councilor for Baguio City.
Mayor of Baguio City
Yaranon was elected to his first term as mayor of Baguio CityBaguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
in 2004, defeating the incumbent, Bernardo Vergara
Bernardo Vergara
Bernardo M. Vergara is a Philippines government official living in Baguio City. He served as Congressman from the lone district of Baguio for three terms from 1992 to 2001, and as mayor of Baguio for one term from 2001 to 2004. Through his leadership as congressman, he has been instrumental in the...
. Yaranon successfully campaigned on a platform that stressed environmental issues, clean government, and opposition to the collection of parking fees in Baguio City streets. Nonetheless, Yaranon's term was marred by controversies. In 2005, Yaranon was cited for direct contempt by the Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
for defying a writ of injunction issued by the high court in relation to the controversy on the collection of parking fees in Baguio City. A petition for his recall as mayor was soon initiated. It was also during Yaranon's term that a limited outbreak of meningococcemia
Meningococcemia
Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis . It carries a high mortality rate if untreated. While best known as a cause of meningitis, widespread blood infection is more damaging and dangerous...
in Baguio City dampened tourism during the usually busy summer months.
In late June 2006, Yaranon was ordered suspended for one year (until June 30, 2007) by the Office of the President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
, on charges of grave misconduct and abuse of authority filed by a private pay-parking company operating in Baguio City. Yaranon appealed the ruling, which he insisted was not yet final. Nonetheless, Baguio City Vice-Mayor Reinaldo Bautista took his oath of office as "acting mayor" on July 20, 2006. Yaranon refused to step aside for Bautista.
Despite his suspension from office, Yaranon sought re-election as mayor in the May 2007 general elections
Philippine general election, 2007
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...
. He was defeated by Bautista.