2010 Las Piñas local elections

Local elections were held in Las Piñas on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one representative, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

2010 Las Piñas Mayoral Election
May 10, 2010
 
Nominee Vergel "Nene" Aguilar Felix Sinajon
Party Nacionalista Liberal
Running mate Luis "Louie" Bustamante Benjamin Gonzales
Popular vote 174,422 8,354
Mayor before election

Vergel "Nene" Aguilar
Independent

 Elected Mayor

Vergel "Nene" Aguilar
Nacionalista

Background

Mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar ran for re-election for fourth non-consecutive term. His opponents were Felix Sinajon, Antonio "Doc" Abellar Jr., and Liberato "Levis" Gabano.

Vice Mayor Henry Medina was on his first term, though eligible to run for second term, he ran as councilor instead. His party nominated former Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante. Bustamante was challenged by Teodoro "Baldo" Baldomaro, former Councilor Benjamin Gonzales, and Estelita "Ester" Salentes.

Rep. Cynthia Villar was term-limited, and she ran for Senate.[1] Her party nominated her son, Mark Villar. Villar was challenged by Filipino "Filip" Alvarado, Francisco "Kiko" Antonio Jr., and Zusarah "Zarah" Veloria.

Results

For Representative

Mark Villar won with 144,977 votes while his closest rival, Francisco "Kiko" Antonio Jr. had 11,076 votes.

Congressional Election in Las Piñas's Lone District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mark Villar 144,977 86.35
KKK Francisco "Kiko" Antonio Jr. 11,076 6.60
Independent Zusarah "Zarah" Veloria 8,387 5.00
Independent Filipino "Filip" Alvarado 3,461 2.06
Valid ballots 167,901 83.37
Invalid or blank votes 33,495 16.63
Total votes 167,901 100.00
Nacionalista hold

For Mayor

Mayor Vergel "Nene" Aguilar won with 174,422 votes while his closest rival Felix Sinajon had 8,354 votes.

Las Piñas Mayoral Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Vergel "Nene" Aguilar 174,422
Liberal Felix Sinajon 8,354
Total votes

For Vice Mayor

Former Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante won with 155,343 votes while his rival Benjamin Gonzales had 11,908 votes.

Las Piñas Vice Mayoral Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Luis "Louie" Bustamante 155,343
Liberal Benjamin Gonzales 11,908
Total votes

First District
City Council Elections in Las Piñas's First District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Dennis Aguilar 73,818
Nacionalista Buenaventura "Ben" Quilatan 55,336
Nacionalista Oscar "Oca" Peña 54,122
Nacionalista Mark Anthony Santos 51,328
Nacionalista Alfredo "Steve" Miranda 46,755
Nacionalista Rex Hans Riguera 45,298

Second District
City Council Elections in Las Piñas's Second District
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Carlo Aguilar 70,128
Nacionalista Ruben "Ben" Ramos 62,559
Nacionalista Henry Medina 60,638
Nacionalista Renato "Rene" Dumlao 50,270
Nacionalista Danilo "Danny" Hernandez 50,231
Nacionalista Leopoldo "Dong" Benedicto 41,722

References
  1. "Cynthia Villar: Beyond Manny's shadow". RAPPLER. 2013-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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