2001 Makati local elections

2001 Makati mayoral election

May 14, 2001 (2001-05-14)

Nominee Jejomar Binay Edu Manzano Party PDP–Laban Lakas Running mate Ernesto S. Mercado Robert Dean Barbers Popular vote 137,030 71,067 Percentage 65.49 34.06

Mayor before election Elenita Binay PDP–Laban Elected mayor Jejomar Binay PDP–Laban

Vice mayoral election

Candidate Ernesto S. Mercado Robert Dean Barbers Party PDP–Laban Lakas Popular vote 115,696 87,373 Percentage 56.97 43.03

Vice Mayor before election Edu Manzano Liberal Elected Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado PDP–Laban

Local elections was held in the City of Makati on May 14, 2001, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two congressmen, and the councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Background

Former MMDA chairman and of PDP–Laban president Jejomar Binay will replace his wife, the incumbent mayor Elenita Binay as the candidate of PDP–Laban. He selected Ernesto Mercado as running-mate. Binay will face incumbent Vice Mayor and actor Edu Manzano, who joined Lakas–NUCD with selection of city councilor Robert Dean Barbers as running mate. Barbers is the son of then-Senator Robert Barbers.

There are rumors spreading that Binay's camp offered Manzano to back-out of race, with estimated amount of Php 50 Million cash. In those rumors of offering him to back-out, Manzano did not disclosed the amount. While Binay, pointed that Manzano was one who wanted to join their slate backed by PDP–Laban. If ever Manzano wants to join them, they can't give him a spot, especially when the party's stalwart and former Cory Aquino's speechwriter Teddy Boy Locsin is running for the 1st district.

Nemesio "Toro" Yabut III, the incumbent's opponent in 1998 election supported Binay's candidacy.

Makati is also welcomed some senatorial candidates from both camps. The LDP-Puwersa ng Masa’s candidates who came to the rally were Jamby Madrigal, Santanina Rasul and Orlando Mercado. The People Power Coalition have incumbent senator Sergio Osmena III, and longtime Makati City congressman Joker Arroyo were also there.

Binay's camp was the one who have been favored to win the election, while Manzano's slate still confident that they can still win. There are also tirades, as said by Binay that the opposition did not have any comprehensive program of government, and is instead waging "a campaign of lies and character assassination" against him. Binay blasted the opposition against him by saying that Makati citizens knows difference between performance and puro porma lang. Puro porma lang that Binay saying that Manzano was only using his "popularity" as an actor.

Iglesia ni Cristo endorsed Binay and Mercado, with the whole slate (including Rico J. Puno), but Manzano shrugged it off as the religious sect did not endorsed him in his 1998 vice mayoral campaign. Manzano also said that letting the people decide of election rather than of a vote bloc endorsement is better.

Both camps pointed each other that they doing vote buying and violation election laws. That issue promoted Makati police to interfere.

Results

For mayor

Former mayor Jejomar Binay won against incumbent Vice Mayor Edu Manzano.

Makati mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Jejomar Binay	137,030	65.49
	Lakas	Edu Manzano	71,067	34.06
	Independent	Reynaldo Ocampo	942	0.45
Total votes			209,039	100.00
	PDP–Laban hold

For vice mayor

Former vice mayoral candidate Ernesto Mercado won against 1st District Councilor Robert Dean Barbers.

Makati vice mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Ernesto Mercado	115,696	56.97
	Lakas	Robert Dean Barbers	87,373	43.03
Total votes			203,069	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from Liberal

For 1st district congressman

Journalist Teodoro Locsin Jr. won against former MTRCB chairperson Armida Siguion-Reyna.

Makati 1st district representative election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Teddy Boy Locsin	61,012	62.23
	PMP	Armida Siguion-Reyna	23,146	23.61
	Lakas	Melinda Silverio	12,585	12.84
	Independent	Romeo de Belen	1,295	1.32
Total votes			98,038	100.00
	PDP–Laban gain from Lakas

For 2nd district congressman

Butz Aquino won his reelection bid against 2nd District Councilor Ana Luz Cristal-Tenorio.

Makati 2nd district representative election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LDP	Butz Aquino	56,737	63.37
	Lakas	Ana Luz Cristal-Tenorio	31,883	35.61
	Independent	Sherwin Dimacali	894	1.00
	Independent	Rizalito David	17	0.02
Total votes			89,531	100.00
	LDP hold

City Council

All sixteen candidates of Binay-Mercado slate won the city council seats, eight per district.

1st District

City Council election at Makati's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Jejomar Binay Jr.
	PDP–Laban	Ferdinand Eusebio
	PDP–Laban	Erlinda Gonzales
	PDP–Laban	Oscar Ibay
	PDP–Laban	Ricardo Javier
	PDP–Laban	Francisco Lichauco
	PDP–Laban	Romeo Medina
	PDP–Laban	Rico J. Puno
	Lakas	John Arenas
	Lakas	Gabriel Daza III
	Lakas	Glenn Enciso
	Lakas	Otelio Johico
	Lakas	Mark Joseph
	Lakas	Miguel Lopez
	Lakas	Joshua Santiago
	Lakas	Zeno Zuñiga
Total votes

2nd District

City Council election at Makati's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Israel Cruzado
	PDP–Laban	Divina Jacome
	PDP–Laban	Salvador Pangilinan
	PDP–Laban	Nelson Pasia
	PDP–Laban	Astolfo Pimentel
	PDP–Laban	Liberato Siaron
	PDP–Laban	Elias Tolentino
	PDP–Laban	Johnny Wilson
	Lakas	Mischa Elman
	Lakas	Bianquita Fitspatrick
	Lakas	Elena Maccay
	Lakas	Napoleon Malimas
	Lakas	Antonio Manalili
	Lakas	Alicia Paraan
	Lakas	Rolando Torrente
	Lakas	Erlinda Usabal
Total votes