Roberto T. Uy Jr., known as Pinpin Uy, is a Filipino politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte, currently serving as Congressman in the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 1st legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte since 13 November 2023.[1]
Pinpin Uy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Zamboanga del Norte’s 1st District | |
| Assumed office November 13, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Romeo Jalosjos Jr. |
| Mayor of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte | |
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Joy H. Olvis |
| Succeeded by | Evan Hope D. Olvis |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Lakas CMD |
Political career edit
In 2013, Uy entered politics when he won as municipal mayor of Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, and served for one term until his reelection defeat in 2016. In 2019, Uy went to challenge businessman and former Zamboanga Sibugay 2nd district representative Romeo Jalosjos Jr. for the open seat of representative of Zamboanga del Norte's 1st legislative district, but was initially defeated.
2022 elections edit
In 2022, Uy made his second attempt to challenge the then-incumbent Romeo Jalosjos Jr. for the same House of Representatives seat.[2] By the end of the election, Uy's votes outnumbered that of Jalosjos and was about to be proclaimed as the victor of the election. However, controversy arose as then COMELEC Chairman Saidamen Pangarungan was speculated to have told Zamboanga del Norte's Provincial Board of Canvassers to suspend Uy's proclamation due to a pending disqualification case for a supposed nuisance candidate named Federico "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos. A month later, COMELEC proclaimed the incumbent Jalosjos as the winner after combining the votes of the nuisance Jalosjos with those of the incumbent, therefore increasing the vote count for the incumbent to qualify as the duly reelected representative.[3]
On July 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Philippines granted the Uy camp's plea by issuing a status quo ante order to halt COMELEC's crediting of "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos's 5,424 votes to the incumbent Jalosjos, revoking their May 12 proclamation, removing the incumbent Jalosjos from his seat just before the 19th Congress opens its sessions[4][5]
On August 9, 2023, on a 12–2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Uy more than a year after the COMELEC proclaimed the former the winning candidate in the May 2022 elections.[6] On November 10, 2023, COMELEC declared Uy as the legitimate winner of the election; and three days later, was sworn into office as Zamboanga del Norte's 1st district representative.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Supreme Court declares Uy as winner of Zamboanga del Norte congressional race, nullifies Jalosjos' proclamation". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Laput, Gualberto (1 October 2021). "Clash of the Titans in Zambo Norte: It's still Jalosjos vs Uy in Zambo del Norte, Church asks voters to observe sense of mission". NewsLine. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Jalosjos Jr., nanalong kongresista matapos idagdag sa kaniya ang boto ng kalaban". GMA News. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Panaligan, Rey (July 21, 2022). "SC stops Jalosjos from assuming post as Zamboanga del Norte congressman". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "SC orders rewind, stops Jalosjos Jr. from assuming Zamboanga del Norte post". Rappler. July 21, 2022.
- ^ Baroña, Franco Jose C. (August 9, 2023). "High Court nullifies Jalosjos proclamation". The Manila Times. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Comelec proclaims Roberto Uy Jr. as Zamboanga del Norte 1st district rep". INQUIRER.net. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.