How We Voted

How La Union Voted (2010)

[3rd of 81 infographics]

Did You Know?

Gov. Manuel Ortega’s grandfather is La Union’s first Civil Governor, Don Joaquin Ortega, elected in 1901.

Provincial Board Members

1st District	2nd District
Francisco Ortega, Jr. Jose Maria Ortega Joaquin Ostrea, Jr. Reynaldo Mosuela Victoria Aragon	Henry Balbin Rolando Rivera Robert Madarang, Jr. Henry Bacurnay, Jr. Ruperto Rillera, Jr.

How Ilocos Sur Voted (2010)

[2nd of 81 infographics]

Notes:

• Gov. Chavit Singson resigned from Lakas-KAMPI-CMD before the elections, and supported NP presidential candidate Sen. Manny Villar (thus the 29% lead vs. LP’s Noynoy Aquino in the Presidential race in the province). However, he did not join NP; as of now, he is an Independent.
• Rep. Ronald Singson was arrested last July 2010 at the Hong Kong Int’l Airport for bringing in drugs to the city. He plead guilty this February, and would be serving one and a half years in prison. His ouster in Congress is currently deliberated.
• Rep. Eric Singson Jr. jumped ship to the Liberal Party after the elections.
• Outgoing Vice Gov. Jeremias Singson was elected as 1st District Board Member in 2010.

Did You Know?

At least five generations of the Singson clan have held local posts in the province since 1907. In addition, since 1986, the Representative of the 2nd District of Ilocos Sur has always been a Singson.

Provincial Board Members

1st District	2nd District
Christian Purisima Jeremias Singson Ismael Baterina Ronnie Rapanut Orlino Tesoro	Charmian Zaragoza Robert Tudayan Joselle Gironella Jose Bunoan, Jr. Teresita Cordero

How Ilocos Norte Voted (2010)

Hey guys!

I know the 2010 Elections was a successful one and it’s over nine months ago, but I believe the election results data is “underappreciated” and not fully evaluated, if not totally forgotten. Yes, we’ve elected people to public posts, but we don’t actually know how we voted, especially in the local level.

So, here’s a series inspired by elections in the US, and graphics in TIME Magazine.

I will create 81 infographics to show how each of the 79 provinces of the Philippines, Metro Manila and the whole country town-by-town voted last May 10.

Maps would indicate the candidate for President and Vice President who won in each town or city in a province. The top four Senators in each province would also be shown, as well as the election results for Governor, Vice Governor, Representative(s), and City and Town Mayors.

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To kick off this series, we start with Ilocos Norte.

Pres. Aquino placed fourth in the province, while Vice Pres. Binay topped the VP race. The Marcoses sided with the Nacionalista Party, giving Sen. Manny Villar the win in Ilocos Norte.

Speaking of the Marcoses, they are back in full force. Nearly nine out of ten voters in Ilocos Norte voted for their former Governor, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr., as Senator.

His sister, former Rep. Imee Marcos, trumped their cousin and re-electionist Gov. Michael Keon in the Gubernatorial race.

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos scored a decisive victory in the 2nd District Congressional race, defeating Mariano Nalupta, Jr. by nearly 80,000 votes. Imelda Marcos replaced her son, outgoing Rep. Bongbong Marcos.

Here’s what is written in the “Did You Know?” section of the infographic (I hope this is accurate):

Former First Lady Imelda Marcos returned to Congress in 2010 as Ilocos Norte’s 2nd District Representative. She was formerly Leyte’s 1st District Representative, from 1995 to 1998. This makes her the only person since 1986 to have represented two different districts in Congress.

The Fariñas clan also scored major victories in the province. Rodolfo Fariñas regained his seat in Congress as 1st District Representative, defeating Board Member Michel Ablan, the son of outgoing Rep. Roque Ablan, Jr. Michael Fariñas was re-elected as Mayor of Laoag City.

Provincial Board Members

1st District	2nd District
Portia Pamela Salenda Fidel Cimatu, Jr. Rogelio Balbag Juan Conrado Respicio II Vicentito Lazo	Mariano Marcos II Ma. Elena Nalupta Joel Garcia Domingo Ambrocio, Jr. Ramon Gaoat