Local elections were held in
Pasay
Pasay, officially the City of Pasay ( fil, Lungsod ng Pasay; ), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...
on May 14, 2001, within the
Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the representative for the lone district, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.
Background
Mayor
Wenceslao Trinidad
Wenceslao "Peewee" Bayona Trinidad (August 18, 1933 – March 4, 2016) was a Filipinos, Filipino lawyer who served as the Mayor of Pasay from April 2000 up to June 2010. He previously served as a member of the Pasay City Council from 1963 to 1967 ...
sought his first full term as mayor of the city. He was challenged by Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera, and former security aide of the late Mayor
Pablo Cuneta
Pablo Pablo Cuneta Sr. (; February 2, 1910 – September 27, 2000) was a Filipino politician who served as the Mayor of Pasay for three terms between 1951 and 1998, making him the longest-serving mayor in the history of the Philippines. He was t ...
, retired police
Ricardo "Ding" Santos.
Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera ran as Mayor. His party chosen Danilo "Danny" Roque, a businessman. Roque was challenged by Second District Councilor
Antonino "Tony" Calixto, and Joven "Jojie" Claudio, son of former Mayor
Jovito Claudio.
Representative Rolando "Ding" Briones ran for second term. He was challenged by Second District Councilor
Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy, former Senator
Freddie Webb
Freddie Nelle Webb (born November 24, 1942) is a Filipino retired basketball player and coach, former politician, and television and radio personality.
Education
He completed his elementary education at San Beda College and his degree in Bach ...
, who became city's councilor from 1971 up to 1978, First District Councilor
Panfilo "Justo" Justo, former DOT Sec. Mina Gabor, and other candidates.
Candidates
Team Trinidad Calixto Briones
Team Alcera Roque Dy
Team Kaibigan
Results
Names written in bold-Italic are the re-elected incumbents while in italic are incumbents lost in elections.
For Representative
Rep. Rolando "Ding" Briones was defeated by Second District Councilor
Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy.
For Mayor
Mayor
Wenceslao "Peewee" Trinidad defeated Vice Mayor Gregorio "Greg" Alcera.
For Vice Mayor
First District Councilor
Antonino Calixto
Antonino "Tony" Gallardo Calixto (born May 10, 1954) is a Filipino people, Filipino businessman and politician. He currently serves as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Pasay's at-large congressional district, L ...
was elected.
For Councilors
First District
Three of the six incumbents were re-elected. Three-termer councilor Romulo Cabrera was replaced by his son Jonathan "RJ" Cabrera, who placed 5th. Two-termer councilor
Antonino "Tony" Calixto ran and won as vice mayor. Three-termer councilor
Panfilo "Justo" Justo ran as representative but lost to First District Councilor
Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy.
Other newly-elected councilors were Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo, who placed 2nd and Marlon Pesebre, who placed 6th.
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Second District
Four of the six incumbents were re-elected. Councilor
Ma. Consuelo "Connie" Dy ran as representative and won.
Pedro "Pete" Tiamzon failed to win for re-election, placing 9th.
Newly-elected councilors were Edita "Edith" Vergel de Dios and Arnel Regino "Moti" Arceo, who happened to be both former councilors successfully made a comeback in the city council.
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References
External links
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2001 Philippine local elections
Elections in Pasay