Vico Sotto demolishes Sarah Discaya in Pasig mayoral race
MANILA, Philippines (Published May 12; Updated 3:21 a.m. on May 13) — Incumbent Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto demolishes his rival Sarah Discaya in the mayoral race, according to partial and initial results from media transparency servers.
Sotto, who is running for a third and final term as mayor, moved for an early proclamation after the Board of Canvassers received 92% of the votes cast.
He garnered 326,481 votes while his rival, St. Gerrard Construction firm owner Discaya, received only 26,852 votes. The motion was denied, and Sotto’s tallied votes already account for seven out of every 10 cast.
He has endured a smear campaign marred by disinformation over the past months. Despite the attacks, he remains unfazed by efforts to discredit his programs and accomplishments over the past six years.
Sotto also faces a disqualification complaint filed by a former city hall employee over alleged violations of the financial aid ban, claims he has already refuted.
Based on transparency servers, Sotto has amassed 286,289 votes as of 2:32 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13. This is over 61.8% of the registered voters in Pasig City, which is around 463,000.
In other words, at least six in 10 registered voters in the city marked the incumbent mayor on their ballots during election day.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOTTO, VICO | IND | 286,289 |
| 2 | DISCAYA, SARA-ST GERRARD | UGB | 24,151 |
| 3 | PALMA, CORY | IND | 254 |
| 4 | AYAON, EAGLE | IND | 243 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAWORSKI, DODOT | IND | 236,566 |
| 2 | BERNARDO, IYO-CARUNCHO | IND | 58,805 |
| 3 | DELA CRUZ, KUYA-MARC | IND | 4,609 |
Compared to Discaya, who only secured a little over 24,000 votes, Sotto widened the gap by over 260,000 votes. These figures are based on the initial tally currently at 81.12%.
Sotto’s running mate and incumbent Vice Mayor Dodot Jaworksi is also leading in the midterm polls by a wide margin with 236,566 votes so far.
Contesting his position is Iyo-Carucho Bernardo, who presently has around one-fourth of the votes Jaworski managed to secure as of writing.
Incumbent Rep. Roman Romulo also crushed his challenger Ian Sia, who comes from Discaya’s camp and has been disqualified by the Commission on Elections (Comelec), with 284,299 votes. Sia only garnered 13,783 votes so far.
As of 2:14 a.m., the poll body has received 97.81% of local election returns, with 2,043 remaining to be processed. Overseas election returns are at 84.29%, with 38 still expected.
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