Francis Zamora proclaimed as San Juan City mayor
Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 13 May 2019 15:15:30 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Francis Zamora loosened the Estrada clan’s 50-year grip of San Juan City when he was proclaimed mayor at 11:08 p.m. Monday.
Based on the results from the City Board of Canvassers, Zamora, running under the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), led the mayoral race with 35,060 votes, while his opponent, Janella Ejercito Estrada, running under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP), garnered 24,813 votes.
Even before the official proclamation, supporters of Zamora gathered outside San Juan Gymnasium, where the City Board of Canvassers tallied votes across the city, in celebration of their bet’s impending victory.
Zamora’s father, three-term Rep. Ronaldo Zamora, said his son would bring about the change that their constituents had been longing for.
“Sa tingin ko nagsalita na ang San Juan at malinaw na malinaw ang sinasabi nila. Basically, they’re saying they wanted change, and we will provide that change with Francis as mayor and with me continuing as congressman,” the older Zamora told reporters.
[I thing the people of San Juan have spoken and what they’re saying is very clear. Basically, they’re saying they wanted change, and we will provide that change with Francis as mayor and with me continuing as congressman.]
BREAK: Francis Zamora proclaimed as San Juan City’s new mayor ending the Estradas’ 50-year grip of the city | @inquirerdotnet #VotePH2019 pic.twitter.com/fKFP3BcEtR
— Christia Ramos (@CMRamosINQ) May 13, 2019
(Editors: Katherine G. Adraneda and Alexander T. Magno)
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