MANILA, Philippines – Las Piñas continues to be the Aguilars’ stronghold, with Vice Mayor April Aguilar winning the mayoral race on Monday, May 12.
Aguilar, who was officially proclaimed as winner of the mayoral race on Tuesday, May 13, obtained 117,800 votes. Her closest rival was her cousin, Carlo Aguilar, who got 80,800 votes.
Her mother, Las Piñas Mayor Imelda Aguilar, won as vice mayor.
An Aguilar has occupied the mayoral post since Las Piñas became a city in 1997. Imelda and her husband, the late Vergel Aguilar, took turns as Las Piñas mayor. – Rappler.com