Homer "Saki" Topacio Saquilayan (born July 13, 1955) is a Filipino politician who served as the mayor of the city of Imus, Cavite. He has an extraordinary record in his political career, as he was elected mayor three times and was also unseated the same number of times because of the electoral protests filed by his rivals.
Homer T. Saquilayan | |
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 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Vice Mayor of Imus, Cavite | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Mayor | Alex "AA" Advincula |
| Preceded by | Arnel "Ony" M. Cantimbuhan |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Mayor | Oscar Jaro |
| Preceded by | Teodoro Sanchez |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Maliksi |
| Member of the Cavite Provincial Board from the 3rd district | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019 | |
| Mayor of Imus, Cavite | |
| In office March 18, 2013[1] – April 11, 2013[2] | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Maliksi |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Maliksi |
| In office June 30, 2010 – December 28, 2011[3] | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Maliksi |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Maliksi |
| In office March 28, 2007[4] – April 25, 2007[5] | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Jaro |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Jaro |
| In office June 30, 2004 – March 21, 2007[4] | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Jaro |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Jaro |
| In office June 30, 2001 – March 30, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar Jaro |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Jaro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1955 Imus, Cavite, Philippines |
| Political party | NUP (2021-present) Partido Magdalo (1998-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMP (2018-2021) Nacionalista (2007–2018) LDP (1998-2007) |
| Spouse | Adelaida Saquilayan |
| Relations | Ferdinand Topacio (cousin) |
| Residence(s) | Imus, Cavite |
| Occupation | Public Servant |
| Profession | Civil Engineer |
Political career
editSaquilayan was elected as vice mayor in 1998 and served until 2001, when he decided to challenge incumbent Mayor Oscar Jaro in his reelection bid. He defeated Jaro by only 748 votes.[6] Jaro proceeded to contest the election results in all of the precincts and in January 2004, the Imus Regional Trial Court declared him the winner by 5,257 votes.[7]
In the elections that year, he and Jaro challenged each other again and defeated the latter by about 1,000 votes. Jaro filed an electoral protest again and was declared by the Imus Regional Trial Court the winner by 584 votes in 2007.[4] He and Jaro would run against each other for the third time that year but Jaro withdrew from the race and endorsed Vice Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi instead. He was defeated by Maliksi in that race.
In 2010, he was elected again as mayor, winning over Maliksi by a margin of 8,499 votes. Maliksi filed an electoral protest and was declared by the Imus Regional Trial Court the winner by 665 votes in 2011. However, on March 12, 2013, he was declared by the Supreme Court as the true winner and he took his oath six days later, on March 18. However, on April 11, 2013, it reversed its ruling and remanded the case back to the COMELEC.[8]
In 2016 elections, Saquilayan decided to run as 3rd District Provincial Board Member under the United Nationalist Alliance. His brother, City Councilor Edgardo Saquilayan run under ONE IMUS, a coalition between Imus City's Liberal Party and UNA, with his rival, Mayor Maliksi and other LP candidates.[9]
In 2019, he ran as Mayor against incumbent Mayor Maliksi, but lost.
In 2022 elections, he run for a vice mayoral post with his long-term political partner incumbent Rep. Alex 'AA' Advincula of the lone district of Imus City as his running mate.[10]
References
edit- ^ "New Cavite mayor takes oath of office under a tree". Manila Times Online.
- ^ "SC reverses itself, remands Maliksi case to Comelec". GMA News Online.
- ^ "Maliksi takes oath as Imus mayor, Rival camp masses up". Inquirer Online.
- ^ a b c "Saquilayan is reinstalled as mayor of Imus, Cavite". Google News Archive.
- ^ "Newly installed mayor withdraws from race". Google News Archive.
- ^ Saquilayan v. COMELEC. Supreme Court of the Philippines.
- ^ "Jaro wins poll protest by 5,257 vote margin". Asian Journal USA.
- ^ "SC reverses itself, remands Maliksi case to Comelec". GMA News Online.
- ^ "Warring Cavite clans find semblance of peace". 12 October 2015.
- ^ Abrina, Dennis (15 September 2021). "Cavite political clans ready their bets for 2022 polls". Manila Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.