Local elections were held in the
Makati
Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.
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on May 14, 2007, within the
Philippine general election. The voters elected 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.
Background
Incumbents
Jejomar Binay
Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay Sr. (born Jesus Jose Cabauatan Binay; November 11, 1942) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 13th vice president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, under President Benigno Aquino III.
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and Ernesto Mercado were running for their third consecutive term as mayor and vice mayor of Makati, respectively. Their main opponent, Senator
Lito Lapid
Manuel "Lito" Mercado Lapid (; born October 25, 1955) is a Filipino actor and politician serving as a Senator since 2019, and previously from 2004 to 2016. He started his political career in Pampanga, serving as vice governor from 1992 to 1995 ...
announced his candidacy for mayoral bid, with second district councilor Nemesio Yabut Jr. as his running mate.
Should Lapid lose, he would return to the Senate to finish his unexpired term that would last until
2010
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. The other candidate is businessman Elias Dulalia.
Candidates
Representative
1st District
Teodoro Locsin Jr. is the incumbent.
2nd District
Incumbent
Butz Aquino
Agapito "Butz" Aquino (May 20, 1939 – August 17, 2015) was a Senator of the Philippines from 1987 to 1995, congressman from Makati and a part-time film and television actor. He was born to former senator Benigno S. Aquino Sr. and Aurora Aqu ...
is term-limited.
Mayor
Vice Mayor
City Council
1st District
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2nd District
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References
{{Metro Manila elections
Elections in Makati
2007 Philippine local elections
2007 elections in Metro Manila