Local elections was held in the Municipality of Makati on December 14, 1937, within the 1937 Philippine local elections, during the administration of President Manuel Quezon. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the town: the mayor, vice mayor, and the eight-member local municipal council. The municipality of Makati was then under the jurisdiction of the 1st congressional district of the Province of Rizal. The elections for the district representatives were held in 1935. This was the first local elections in Makati after the ratification of the new 1935 Philippine Constitution on May 14, 1935.Philippines, 14 May 1935: Constitution Direct Democracy
Background
Incumbent Makati mayor Jose D. Villena is running for his second term, having been elected as municipal mayor in 1934. He selected incumbent vice mayor Deogracias Luciano as his running mate. Both are stalwarts of the ruling Partido Nacionalista Consolidado.
His challenger for mayor was former mayor Nicanor C. Garcia, candidate of the rival Partido Democrata Nacional. He was Makati mayor from 1922 to 1934. His vice-mayoral running mate was former vice mayor Pablo C. Cortes.
At the time, Philippine politics was dominated by the Nacionalistas, who were opposed by several parties, among them the Partido Democrata Nacional, Partido Reformista, and the Young Philippines Party.
Candidates
Partido Nacionalista Consolidado Name Party For Mayor Jose Daniel S. Villena Sr. For Vice MayorDeogracias Luciano For CouncilorDionisio Afable Luis Anastacio Diego Benito Felix Blanco Amado E. Diaz Fidel Dionisio Tomas B. Estacio Eliseo D. Viray
Partido Democrata Nacional Name Party For Mayor Nicanor C. Garcia For Vice MayorPablo C. Cortes For CouncilorMaximo Arcangel Ventura Canilao Marcos Concepcion Jose Cunanan Tomas Gonzalez Monico Policarpio Pedro Santiago Martin Santos
Independent For Vice MayorIrineo Avinado Sabino Gutierrez
Results Mayor Incumbent mayor Jose D. Villena defeated former mayor Nicanor Garcia.
Vice Mayor Incumbent vice mayor Deogracias Luciano won against former vice mayor Pablo Cortes. Cortes filed an election protest which was later denied by the Supreme Court.
1935 elections for Rizal 1st District Representative Pedro Magsalin won re-election as 1st congressional district representative against four other contenders. The election for this position was held on September 16, 1935. This district holds jurisdiction over the Municipality of Makati. The winner held term from 1935 to 1938.
Municipal Council
Five of the eight winning candidates came from the Partido Nacionalista Consolidado, while the remaining three were from the Partido Democrata Nacional.
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Aftermath Mayor Villena will be re-elected three more times: in 1940, 1947 and 1951. He will be opposed for the mayorship by Cortes in 1940 and 1947, which Villena both won.
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