Local elections was held in the

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on May 11, 1998, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts. With the resignation of

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to run for president, Vice Mayor

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was seated as mayor, with former boxer-comedian and first councilor

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as the vice mayor. Atienza won the election after facing Third district congressman Jaime C. Lopez, senator

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, and congressman

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. Bagatsing's running-mate, and 1992 mayoral candidate

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won the vice mayorship. In this election also won the first term of actor and future mayor

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as councilor from the 1st district.

Results

For Mayor

Incumbent Mayor

won his first term against ten candidates, including 5th district representative

, senator

and 3rd district representative Jaime Lopez.

For Vice Mayor

Former vice mayor

won against 1st district representative Martin Isidro Sr. and 6th district councilor Butch Belgica.

For Representatives

First District

Second District

Third District

Fourth District

Fifth District

Sixth District

References

1998 Philippine local elections Elections in Manila 1998 elections in Metro Manila Long stubs with short prose {{Philippines-election-stub