Partial #HalalanResults: Vico Sotto leads Eusebio in Pasig mayoral race | ABS-CBN
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Partial #HalalanResults: Vico Sotto leads Eusebio in Pasig mayoral race
Partial #HalalanResults: Vico Sotto leads Eusebio in Pasig mayoral race
ABS-CBN News
Published May 14, 2019 12:50 AM PHT
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Updated May 16, 2019 09:22 AM PHT
MANILA — (UPDATED) Vico Sotto, the son of screen veterans Vic Sotto and Coney Reyes, was set to topple the decades-long leadership of the Eusebios in Pasig, based on the unofficial results for the mayoral race.
MANILA — (UPDATED) Vico Sotto, the son of screen veterans Vic Sotto and Coney Reyes, was set to topple the decades-long leadership of the Eusebios in Pasig, based on the unofficial results for the mayoral race.
Sotto, a first-term councilor running for Pasig City mayor under Aksyon Demokratiko, was ahead of reelectionist Bobby Eusebio, according to unofficial, near-completed results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) early Tuesday morning.
Sotto, a first-term councilor running for Pasig City mayor under Aksyon Demokratiko, was ahead of reelectionist Bobby Eusebio, according to unofficial, near-completed results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) early Tuesday morning.
Sotto had 197,703 votes from 453 out of the total 479 clustered precincts, while Eusebio had 114,638 votes.
Sotto had 197,703 votes from 453 out of the total 479 clustered precincts, while Eusebio had 114,638 votes.
PASIG CITY
Vico Sotto leads mayoral race based on 94.57% of election returns as of 4:50 AM, 14 May 2019.
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— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) May 13, 2019
PASIG CITY
— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) May 13, 2019
Vico Sotto leads mayoral race based on 94.57% of election returns as of 4:50 AM, 14 May 2019.
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"Sa lahat ng nagbigay ng tiwala, bumoto, at nakiisa sa ating laban: MARAMING SALAMAT," Sotto wrote on Twitter after learning of the numbers. "Narinig ng bayan ang ating tinig. Handa na ang Pasig para sa tunay at pangmatagalang pagbabago!"
"Sa lahat ng nagbigay ng tiwala, bumoto, at nakiisa sa ating laban: MARAMING SALAMAT," Sotto wrote on Twitter after learning of the numbers. "Narinig ng bayan ang ating tinig. Handa na ang Pasig para sa tunay at pangmatagalang pagbabago!"
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He said that he is just waiting to be officially proclaimed as the mayor of Pasig City.
He said that he is just waiting to be officially proclaimed as the mayor of Pasig City.
Sa lahat ng nagbigay ng tiwala, bumoto, at nakiisa sa ating laban: MARAMING SALAMAT.
Narinig ng bayan ang ating tinig. Handa na ang Pasig para sa tunay at pangmatagalang pagbabago!
Naghihintay na lang po kami ni Cong.Roman sa official proclamation mula sa Comelec.#Halalan2019 pic.twitter.com/Ke2iyRTo1P
— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) May 13, 2019
Sa lahat ng nagbigay ng tiwala, bumoto, at nakiisa sa ating laban: MARAMING SALAMAT.
— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) May 13, 2019
Narinig ng bayan ang ating tinig. Handa na ang Pasig para sa tunay at pangmatagalang pagbabago!
Naghihintay na lang po kami ni Cong.Roman sa official proclamation mula sa Comelec.#Halalan2019 pic.twitter.com/Ke2iyRTo1P
Meanwhile, Roman Romulo is leading the Pasig City congressional race with 212,736 votes, ahead of Ricky Eusebio (92,827) in the unofficial results.
Meanwhile, Roman Romulo is leading the Pasig City congressional race with 212,736 votes, ahead of Ricky Eusebio (92,827) in the unofficial results.
Sotto's win will see the first change in leadership in Pasig since 1992 — a challenge that has been likened to the Biblical David and Goliath, given the newcomer's self-confessed inability to match the "machinery" of the Eusebio political family.
Sotto's win will see the first change in leadership in Pasig since 1992 — a challenge that has been likened to the Biblical David and Goliath, given the newcomer's self-confessed inability to match the "machinery" of the Eusebio political family.
The 29-year-old — now poised to be the lone, if not one of the few millennial chief executives in Metro Manila — also campaigned without a vice mayor or councilor in his slate.
The 29-year-old — now poised to be the lone, if not one of the few millennial chief executives in Metro Manila — also campaigned without a vice mayor or councilor in his slate.
Owing to his last name and likeness to his film icon-father, Sotto has been a familiar name and face to many even outside Pasig — even as he shunned the idea of following in his parents' footsteps even in his younger years.
Owing to his last name and likeness to his film icon-father, Sotto has been a familiar name and face to many even outside Pasig — even as he shunned the idea of following in his parents' footsteps even in his younger years.
While he is backed by household names thanks to his kinship, Sotto focused the messaging of his "Iba Naman" campaign on key issues he has promised to address, including healthcare, corruption, and the disparity of wealth and opportunities between the eastern and western parts of Pasig.
While he is backed by household names thanks to his kinship, Sotto focused the messaging of his "Iba Naman" campaign on key issues he has promised to address, including healthcare, corruption, and the disparity of wealth and opportunities between the eastern and western parts of Pasig.
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