Taguig local elections, 2010
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Local elections was held in the Taguig City
Taguig City
Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center...

on May 10, 2010 within the Philippine general election
Philippine general election, 2010
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay were held on Monday, May 10, 2010. The elected president will become the 15th President of the Philippines, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who is barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions...

. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, two District representatives, and councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbents Sigfrido Tiñga and George A. Elias
George A. Elias
George A. Elias is the Current Vice Mayor of Taguig City, Philippines and President of University of Taguig City.-Profile:In 2001-2004, He was Consultant of Legal & Legislative Affairs. In 1995–2001, He was...

 are now on their third term as mayor and second term as vice mayor, respectively. Ineligible for reelection, Tinga ran for Congressman at Taguig’s Second District instead.

Former Associate Justice Dante Tinga
Dante Tinga
Dante O. Tiñga is a Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.- Profile :...

 is running for Mayor as the nominee of both the Liberal Party
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

 and its Taguig affiliate, the local party Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...

. Prior to the election, he was the Representative from Taguig-Pateros from 1987 to 1998 and Supreme Court
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...

 Associate Justice
Associate Justice
Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...

. His running mate is incumbent Vice Mayor George Elias, who is currently in his second consecutive term.

Taguig-Pateros Congresswoman Laarni Cayetano is on her first term as representative. Although eligible to run for a second term, she decided to run for mayor under Nacionalista Party
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

 instead. It is because the citizens have been questioning her for doing nothing as a congresswoman. During her term as a congresswoman, there were news that all she did was to travel abroad. Her running mate was businessman Ferdie Santos.

Energy secretary Angelo Reyes
Angelo Reyes
Angelo Tomas Reyes was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada...

 reportedly backed out of race for Taguig City
Taguig City
Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center...

 Mayor to become a 1-UTAK party-list nominee.

Poll survey

Based on Taguig mock polls done by the Facebook
Facebook
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, and was attended by 288 correspondents, the following candidates garnered the spot:
Mayoral race (Voters' turnout: 96.75%)
Person Number of mock votes Percentage
Dante Tinga 50 17.36%
Lani Cayetano
Lani Cayetano
Maria Laarni Lopez-Cayetano also known for her short name Lani Cayetano is the incumbent mayor and the former congresswoman of Taguig City. His predecessor is late former Mayor Freddie Tinga. She assumed her office in May 10, 2010 national and local elections. She is also the wife of current...

 
238 82.64%

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest amount of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayoral election

Incumbent congresswoman Lani Cayetano defeated retired Associate Justice Dante Tinga but Justice Tinga file election protest vs Cayetano and accused "Lani" Massive vote-buying and pre-programmed CF cards altered results in Taguig.
  • Tinga's political party as stated on the ballot was Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...

    , a local affiliate of the Liberal Party
    Liberal Party (Philippines)
    The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

    .

Vice mayoral election

  • Dante Tinga and George Elias are also candidates of Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...


1st District

Former councilor Arnel Cerafica
Arnel Cerafica
Arnel Cerafica is a Filipino politician. He is a member of Philippine House of Representatives representing the District of Pateros-Taguig City from 2010–present...

 is also nominated by local party Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...

.

Note: Result exclude Pateros
Pateros, Metro Manila
The Municipality of Pateros is a First-class municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines. This small town is famous for its duck-raising industry and especially for producing balut, a Filipino delicacy that is boiled duck egg...

; for the result including Pateros, see Philippine House of Representatives elections at Taguig-Pateros.

2nd District

Henry Duenas, Jr.
Henry Duenas, Jr.
Henry Duenas Jr. is a Filipino politician. He served member of Philippine House of Representatives representing the District of Taguig City from 2007 to his replacement by Angelito Reyes on February 28, 2010...

 is the incumbent but decided not to run in this election to support the outgoing mayor Sigfrido Tiñga
Sigfrido R. Tiñga
Sigfrido "Freddie" Rodriguez Tiñga is a Filipino politician currently representing Taguig City in the House of Representatives. Prior to his election in the Congress, he first served as the mayor of the same city from 2001 to 2010. He is the son of Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante...

 is also nominated by local party Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...

.

On February 28, 2010, Angelito Reyes, son of Secretary of Energy
Department of Energy (Philippines)
The Philippines' Department of Energy , abbreviated as DOE is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for preparing, integrating, coordinating, supervising and controlling all plans, programs, projects and activities of the Government relative to energy exploration,...

 Angelo Reyes
Angelo Reyes
Angelo Tomas Reyes was the Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff from 2000 to 2001 under President Joseph Estrada...

, is declared the winner of the 2007 election by the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), with the HRET ruling that Reyes defeated Henry Duenas, Jr.
Henry Duenas, Jr.
Henry Duenas Jr. is a Filipino politician. He served member of Philippine House of Representatives representing the District of Taguig City from 2007 to his replacement by Angelito Reyes on February 28, 2010...

 by a margin of 57 votes; the Board of Canvassers originally declared Duenas the winner with 28,564 votes over Reyes' 27,107 for a margin of 1,457.

City Council elections

Each of Taguig's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest amount of votes wins the seats per district.

1st District

{| class="wikitable"
Incumbent Councilor Allan Paul Cruz and Delio Santos are in their third consecutive terms and is ineligible for reelection; Santos resigned as City Councilor and become Barangay Captain of Brgy.Bagumbayan.

Notes:
  • NPC's Ronnette Franco and Baltazar Mariategue are guest candidates of Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...

  • Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
    The Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig is a local regional political party in Taguig City, Philippines. The party is headed by incumbent Taguig City Mayor Sigfrido "Freddie" Tiñga and his father, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tiñga...

     is in coalition with Liberal Party
    Liberal Party (Philippines)
    The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

    , Nationalist People's Coalition
    Nationalist People's Coalition
    The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...

     and Lakas-Kampi CMD
  • TaPat Party of Ma.Laarni Cayetano is in coalition with Nacionalista Party
    Nacionalista Party
    The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...


2nd District

{| class="wikitable"
Incumbent Councilors Marisse Balina-Eron and Arvin Ian Alit are in their third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection; so Balina's Husband Jojo will run while Alit will run for Congressman. Incumbent councilor Rica Tinga  is eligible to run for a second term but she decided not to run in this election.
|-
!colspan=2| Party
!width=200px| Candidate
!width=60px| No. of Votes
|-
|width=5px bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Edwin "Jojo" Eron
| 39,159
|-
|width=5px bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Milagros "Myla" Valencia
| 54,459
|-
|width=5px bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Jeffrey "Jeff" Morales
| 46,139
|-
|width=5px bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Ricardo "Ric" Jordan
| 52,041
|-
|bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Aurelio Paulo "AP" Bartolome
| 57,552
|-
|bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Michelle Ann "Cheche" Gonzales
| 50,816
|-
|bgcolor=#f0e68c| ||width=200px| KDT (Liberal
Liberal Party (Philippines)
The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...

)
| Estela "Tita Estel" Gasgonia
| 52,989
|-
|bgcolor=#033F25| ||width=200px| KDT (NPC
Nationalist People's Coalition
The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...

)
| Erwin "Win" Manalili
| 47,224
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| TaPat (Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

)
| Hareem "Harry" Pautin
| 23,919
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| TaPat (Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

)
| Wilfredo "Toto" Dubria
| 18,299
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| TaPat (Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

)
| Janine "Jaja" Bustos
| 26,928
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| TaPat (Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

)
| Queen Dolly Carreon
| 23,617
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| TaPat (Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

)
| Noel "DBoy" Dizon
| 27,691
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| TaPat (Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

)
| Guido Malco
| 13,468
|-
|bgcolor=#9ACD32| ||width=200px| TaPat (BP)
| Vilma "Ate Vi" Antigo
| 14,229
|-
|bgcolor=silver| ||width=200px| TaPat (Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

)
| Eugenio Sonny "Eugene" Calapit
| 13,765
|-
|bgcolor=#98fb98| ||width=200px| Nacionalista
Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...


| Ruth Fronda
| 5,544
|-
|bgcolor=#FF8C00| ||width=200px| Lingkod Taguig (PMP)
| Leo Aguilar
| 15,273
|-
|bgcolor=#F08080| ||width=200px| Lingkod Taguig (PRP
People's Reform Party
The People's Reform Party is a political party in the Philippines. Founded on April 12, 1991 as the political party of former Agrarian Reform Secretary Miriam Defensor-Santiago for her bid as President in the 1992 Presidential Elections. During the 1992 Elections, the party nominated Santiago as...

)
| Margaret Jean "Margie" Defensor-Manalaysay
| 20,494
|-
|bgcolor=#0051B0| ||width=200px| Lingkod Taguig
| Marc Reyes
| 22,944
|-
|bgcolor=#0051B0| ||width=200px| Lingkod Taguig
| Lhorelyn "Lenlen" Fortuno
| 15,256
|-
|bgcolor=#0051B0| ||width=200px| Lingkod Taguig
| Maricar "Mara" Delfin-Villa
| 11,667
|-
|bgcolor=#0051B0| ||width=200px| Lingkod Taguig
| Celerino "Cely" Morada
| 5,882
|-
|bgcolor=#FF8C00| ||width=200px| Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
| Ahiyal I. Sappayani
| 4,760
|-
|bgcolor=silver| ||width=200px| Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


| Reynaldo Acas
| 3,409
|-
|bgcolor=silver| ||width=200px| Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


| Hernando Mendoza
| 4,609
|-
|bgcolor=silver| ||width=200px| Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


| Taharudin M. Mokalid
| 3,510
|-
|bgcolor=silver| ||width=200px| Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


| Princess Jacel Ramos
| 10,146
|-
|bgcolor=silver| ||width=200px| Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...


| Eric Walter Salonga
| 14,787
|}
  • Leo Aguilar and Marge Defensor are candidates of Lingkod Taguig
  • Vilma Antigo and Eugene Calapit are candidate of TaPat Party
  • Erwin Manalili is a candidate of Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig
  • The results is Partial Unofficial Tally as of 2010-05-12 3:49 - 88.69% of ERs except for the 8 winning councilors.

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