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The Philippines uses parallel voting for the House of Representatives: first past the post on 234 single member districts, and via closed party lists on a 2% election threshold computed via a modified Hare quota (3-seat cap and no remainders) on 58 seats, with parties with less than 1% of the first preference vote winning one seat each if 20% ...
On April 6, 2013, the Supreme Court changed its earlier ruling on what are the criteria set for joining in the party-list election to a more liberal interpretation. With this, the court gave back the cases of the disqualified parties to the Comelec for consideration under the new interpretation.
A general election was held in the Philippines on May 13, 2013. It was a midterm election—the officials elected will be sworn in on June 30, 2013, midway through President Benigno Aquino III's term of office. Being elected are 12 senators (half of the Senate), and all 229 district members of the House of Representatives.
May 16, 2013. Evangelical Charismatic Christian. Senator (2007–2013) Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Lone District of Taguig-Pateros (1998–2007) Acting Vice Mayor of Taguig (1998–1998) Member of the Taguig Municipal Council from the 1st district (1992–1998) 1970. 4th. Francis Escudero.
It was held on Monday, May 13, 2013, to elect 12 of the 24 seats in the Senate. The winners in this election joined the winners of the 2010 election to form the 16th Congress of the Philippines. The senators elected in 2010 will serve until June 30, 2016, while the senators elected in this election will serve up to June 30, 2019.
Makati. 7. Alan Peter Cayetano. Team PNoy. Nacionalista. Councilor from Taguig 's 1st district, 1992–1995. Representative from Taguig 's 1st & Pateros 's District, 1998–2007. Senator of the Philippines, 2007–2013. Male.
Local elections were held in Manila on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts. Mayor Alfredo Lim ran for the mayorship for the third consecutive time; if ...
Incumbent governor Antonio Cerilles is running for reelection. On January 15, 2013, the Commission on Elections disqualified Dominador Jalosjos, Jr. (Nacionalista) who was to run for governor and his brother, Romeo Jalosjos who is a candidate for mayor of Zamboanga City for violating the Local Government Code of 1991 which bars ex-convicts to run for office and run short of the required one ...