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Pinpin Uy

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Pinpin Uy
Uy official portrait during the 19th Congress
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga del Norte’s 1st District
Assumed office
November 13, 2023
Preceded byRomeo Jalosjos Jr.
Mayor of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte
In office
June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byJose Joy H. Olvis
Succeeded byEvan Hope D. Olvis
Personal details
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas CMD (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDP-Laban (2017–2023)
Liberal Party (2012–2017)[1]

Roberto Tang Uy Jr.,[2] known as Pinpin Uy, is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte, currently serving as Congressman in the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 1st legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte since November 13, 2023.[3] He previously served as mayor of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte from 2013 to 2016.

In February 2025, Olivarez was one of the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.

Political career

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In 2013, Uy entered politics when he won as municipal mayor of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, and served for one term until his reelection defeat in 2016. In 2019, Uy went to challenge businessman and former Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd district representative Romeo Jalosjos Jr. for the open seat of representative of Zamboanga del Norte's 1st legislative district, but was defeated.

2022 elections

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In 2022, Uy made his second attempt to challenge the then-incumbent Romeo Jalosjos Jr. for the same House of Representatives seat.[4] By the end of the election, Uy's votes outnumbered that of Jalosjos and was about to be proclaimed as the victor of the election. However, controversy arose as then COMELEC Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan was speculated to have told Zamboanga del Norte's Provincial Board of Canvassers to suspend Uy's proclamation due to a pending disqualification case for a supposed nuisance candidate named Federico "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos. A month later, COMELEC proclaimed the incumbent Jalosjos as the winner after combining the votes of the nuisance Jalosjos with those of the incumbent, therefore increasing the vote count for the incumbent to qualify as the duly reelected representative.[5]

On July 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Philippines granted the Uy camp's plea by issuing a status quo ante order to halt COMELEC's crediting of "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos's 5,424 votes to the incumbent Jalosjos, revoking their May 12 proclamation, removing the incumbent Jalosjos from his seat just before the 19th Congress opens its sessions[6][7] In May 2023, Uy left PDP-Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party.[8][9]

On August 9, 2023, on a 12–2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Uy more than a year after the COMELEC proclaimed the former the winning candidate in the May 2022 elections.[10] On November 10, 2023, COMELEC declared Uy as the legitimate winner of the election; and three days later, was sworn into office as Zamboanga del Norte's 1st district representative.[11]

House of Representatives (2023–present)

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On February 5, 2025, Uy was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "polanco - zamboanga del norte | City/Municipality Results | Eleksyon2016". GMA News Online. GMA Network Inc. May 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2025. UY, PINPIN (LP)
  2. ^ "Roberto Tang Uy, Jr". Geni.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Supreme Court declares Uy as winner of Zamboanga del Norte congressional race, nullifies Jalosjos' proclamation". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Laput, Gualberto (October 1, 2021). "Clash of the Titans in Zambo Norte: It's still Jalosjos vs Uy in Zambo del Norte, Church asks voters to observe sense of mission". NewsLine. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Jalosjos Jr., nanalong kongresista matapos idagdag sa kaniya ang boto ng kalaban". GMA News. June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Panaligan, Rey (July 21, 2022). "SC stops Jalosjos from assuming post as Zamboanga del Norte congressman". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "SC orders rewind, stops Jalosjos Jr. from assuming Zamboanga del Norte post". Rappler. July 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Cruz, Maricel (May 24, 2023). "Lakas-CMD swears in 19 new members". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  9. ^ Rosauro, Ryan D. (May 12, 2022). "Zamboanga Norte winners proclaimed, save for congressman of 1st district". Inquirer News. Ozamiz City: INQUIRER.net. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  10. ^ Baroña, Franco Jose C. (August 9, 2023). "High Court nullifies Jalosjos proclamation". The Manila Times. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Comelec proclaims Roberto Uy Jr. as Zamboanga del Norte 1st district rep". INQUIRER.net. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  12. ^ Flores, Dominique Nicole (February 5, 2025). "Who are the 215 House endorsers of VP Sara Duterte's impeachment?". Philstar.com. Manila, Philippines: Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
  13. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (February 6, 2025). "25 more lawmakers want to join as complainants vs. VP Sara". Manila: News and Information Bureau, Presidential Communications Office. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved February 7, 2025.