Jovito O. Claudio (June 15, 1927 – December 16, 2009) was the Mayor of

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 ...

from 1968 to 1971, and again from 1998 to 2000.

Early life and career

Claudio was born in C. Jose Street in Malibay,

on June 15, 1927. Claudio finished Medicine in

University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Miguel ...

in 1954, and finished medical bar examination at the same year. His political career started in 1959 when he was elected as top councilor. Four years later, he ran a Vice Mayor and won in a landslide victory. Claudio won the Pasay congressional race in 1992, beating 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 ...

's son Arding. Claudio successfully defended his congressional seat in 1995. Claudio was elected mayor in 1998. A year later, Claudio suffered a major

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. He was then involved in a

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, where he lost to former vice 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 ...

. Claudio conceded to Trinidad after his proclamation.

Personal life

Claudio married Norma Santos and had one son named Joven (acting councilor in 2006-2007, ran as councilor in 2010).

Death

Claudio died due to complications from diabetes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Claudio, Jovito 1927 births 2009 deaths Metro Manila city and municipal councilors University of Santo Tomas alumni Nacionalista Party politicians Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians Mayors of Pasay Filipino medical doctors Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Pasay