"Si Villegas ang Iboto" - Antonio J. Villegas Manila Mayoral Campaign Jingle (1963, 1967, 1971)

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Antonio de Jesus Villegas (January 9, 1928 – November 16, 1984) was a Filipino Mayor of Manila from 1962 to 1971. His term was after the term of Arsenio Lacson as Mayor of Manila, and before the period of martial law in the Philippines.

Villegas was elected as Vice Mayor of Manila in 1959 and became the city mayor when Arsenio Lacson died in 1962 with over one year left on his term.

In 1963, he ran for reelection under the Liberal Party (LP) banner and won against Nacionalista Party (NP) Congressman Roberto Oca.

Villegas inaugurated the "Manila Film Festival" ("Manila Tagalog Film Festival") in 1966, the precursor of the modern Metro Manila Film Festival. Foreign films were banned from being screened during the duration of the film festival. The annual event would later be discontinued during the tenure of Villegas' successor in the 1970s.

In 1967, he ran again for reelection and won against NP Congressman Pablo Ocampo. His victory along with his party council members in Manila was the only major victory enjoyed by the Liberal Party (LP) in 1967. All of the LP senatorial candidates except for Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino were defeated by the opposing Nacionalista Party.

In 1971, then-Congressman Ramon Bagatsing was chosen by the Liberal Party to run for Manila Mayor. Vice-Mayor Felicisimo Cabigao remained NP's bet for mayor. Villegas was left without a party. He formed the Libre'ng Pilipino Party (LPP) to run for reelection as mayor. He selected journalist J.V. Cruz to be his running mate for vice mayor. In the 1971 local election, Villegas lost to Bagatsing.

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"Si Villegas ang Iboto" is a campaign jingle used by Antonio Villegas during his election campaign as Mayor of Manila. The song, written as march by Felipe Padilla De Leon, was recorded by the musical group Tres Rosas and the MVCM Band. It speaks about Villegas's track record of service and continuity of his administration's good management of the City.

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SOURCES

Audio recording:

“Si Villegas ang Iboto". Vinyl recording (1960s). Audio from the private collection of Sir Mike Coroza

Images:

“Flag of the Philippines (1946-1985, 1986-1998)”. Retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_...

"President Macapagal meets with Manila Vice Mayor Antonio Villegas and Police Chief Eduardo Quintos shortly after the Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson's death by a stroke. Villegas assumed the position of City Mayor, c. April 1962". Uploaded by TAGA-GAPO KA BA? - Encyclopedia Olongapo (2020). Retrieved from https://m.facebook.com/tgkbgapo/photo...

"Portrait of Antonio J. Villegas while attending a Manila city event in 1970". Retrieved from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:...

"Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas and wife Lydia, 1968". Retrieved from https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/...

"1966 Renaming Florida Streetto Maria Y. Orosa Street - Mayor Antonio 'Yeba' Villegas". Uploaded by Old Metro Manila (2019). Retrieved from https://m.facebook.com/33551198064647...

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