Local elections were held in

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on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.

Background

Mayor Antonino “Tony” Calixto ran for third consecutive term under

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. His opponents were former Congressman Dr. Jose Antonio “Lito” Roxas, businessman Jorge Del Rosario, and independent candidates Romulo Marcelo, Pastor de Castro, and Albert Bañez. Former Rep. Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas' namesake, independent candidate Joselito "Lito" Roxas, who also bear the same name of his in the ballot, also ran. Vice Mayor Marlon Pesebre sought third and final term, and ran under the

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. His opponent is Pasay's BPLO Sec. Boyet Del Rosario. Incumbent Rep.

Imelda Calixto-Rubiano Imelda "Emi" Gallardo Calixto-Rubiano (born August 16, 1960), is a Filipino businesswoman and politician currently serving as mayor of Pasay since 2019. She previously served as a member of the House of Representatives for the lone district of ...

of the

is running for her third consecutive term. Her opponents were former Acting City Administrator Atty. Santiago "Sonny" Quial of the

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, Jose Allan Tebelin, and Deo Laguipo. The Major Coalitions was Team Dr. Roxas is a major opposition team, which is composed of

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and

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. Team Calixto is the administration coalition of Pasay under

Candidates

Administration's Ticket

Team Calixto

Opposition's Ticket

Team Roxas

Team Pagasa

Results

Names written in bold-Italic are the re-elected incumbents while in italic are incumbents lost in elections.

For Representative

Rep.

defeated former Acting City Administrator Santiago "Sonny" Quial, Jose Allan "Bong" Tebelin, and Deo Laguipo.

For Mayor

Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto defeated his closest rival former Rep. Jose Antonio “Lito” Roxas.

For Vice Mayor

Vice Mayor Marlon Pesebre was defeated by BPLO Sec. Noel "Boyet" Del Rosario.

For Councilors

First District

Only Alberto Alvina was the incumbent who was re-elected. Mark Anthony Calixto, son of Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto was elected for the first time. Jerome Advincula, son of term-limited councilor Richard Advincula, successfully replaced his father. Former Liga President and former Councilor Ma. Antonia Cuneta, daughter-in-law of former 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 ...

and wife of former ex-officio councilor Generoso Cuneta, successfully made a comeback in city council. Ricardo "Ding" Santos, who is a former mayoral and vice mayoral candidate in several previous elections ,and the former security aide of former Mayor

, was elected as one of the newly-posted councilor of the district. Consertino "Tino" Santos replaced his wife, three-termer councilor Mary Grace Santos. Councilor Jennifer Roxas, wife of mayoral candidate and former Rep. Jose Antonio "Lito" Roxas, failed to secured her seat in the city council, placing 7th. Former Councilor Ma. Luisa "Bing" Petallo failed to made city council comeback. Nelfa Trinidad, former City First Lady and wife of former Mayor

Wenceslao Trinidad Wenceslao "Peewee" Bayona Trinidad (August 18, 1933 – March 4, 2016) was a 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. Backgro ...

ran and lost, placing 12th. , -bgcolor=black , colspan=5,

Second District

Three of the six councilors were re-elected, except

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who lost and placed 7th. Three-termer councilor Ian Vendivel was replaced by his wife, Donnabel Vendivel. The newly-elected councilors of the district were Edith "Wowee" Manguerra, and Jose "Joey" Isidro Jr. Isidro, who was the nephew of siblings Rep. Imelda "Emi" Calixto-Rubiano and Mayor Antonino "Tony" Calixto. Other former councilors who failed to made city council comeback were Ileana Ibay and Noel "Onie" Bayona. , -bgcolor=black , colspan=5,

References

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