Ernesto Mijares Dionisio Jr. (born May 22, 1978),[2] also known as Ernix Dionisio, is a Filipino politician currently serving as the representative of Manila's 1st district since 2022 and a former city councilor from 2007 until 2013.
Ernix Dionisio | |
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.jpg) Dionisio's 19th Congress portrait | |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's 1st district | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Manny Lopez |
| Member of the Manila City Council from the 1st district | |
| In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ernesto Mijares Dionisio Jr. May 22, 1978 Tondo, Manila[1] |
| Citizenship | Filipino |
| Political party | Aksyon Demokratiko (2021–2022; 2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Parent(s) | Ernesto G. Dionisio, Sr. (father) |
| Residence | Manila |
| Occupation | Politician |
Congressional career
editDionisio, the son of former councilor Ernesto Dionisio Sr., was a three-term councilor from 2007 to 2016. Upon being term-limited, he ran for the congressional seat at Manila's 1st district in 2016 under Asenso Manileño, but lost to Manny Lopez.
In 2022, he ran under Asenso Manileño for the congressional seat at Manila's 1st district and won, unseating Manny Lopez of the Duterte-backed PDP–Laban.[3] Prior to the start of the 19th Congress, he joined Lakas–CMD.[4] He was later named as an assistant majority floor leader in the House of Representatives.[5] In 2024, while at Congress, he was dubbed as one of the top NCR performing representatives in the House of Representatives in the year's second quarter survey and placed third.[6]
In 2024, he left Asenso party, after its party leader and Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna joined Lakas–CMD.[7][8] He later re-joined Aksyon Demokratiko and supported the mayoralty comeback bid of Isko Moreno.[9][10]
Electoral performance
edit2022
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asenso Manileño | Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio Jr. | 88,327 | 44.66 | |||
| PDP–Laban | Manny Lopez (incumbent) | 74,991 | 37.92 | |||
| Liberal | Benjamin "Atong" Asilo | 34,441 | 17.42 | |||
| Total votes | 197,759 | 100.00 | ||||
| Asenso Manileño gain from PDP–Laban | ||||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC | Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez | 55,627 | 35.35 | |||
| Liberal | Roberto Asilo | 43,640 | 27.73 | |||
| Asenso Manileño | Ernesto Dionisio, Jr. | 42,878 | 27.25 | |||
| Independent | Erick Ian Nieva | 15,223 | 9.67 | |||
| Total votes | 157,368 | 100.00 | ||||
| NPC gain from Liberal | ||||||
2013
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | Ernesto Dionisio, Jr. | 76,946 | 12.05 | |
| UNA | Erick Ian "Banzai" Nieva | 70,925 | 11.10 | |
| Liberal | Roberto Asilo | 60,623 | 9.49 | |
| Liberal | Niño Dela Cruz | 59,768 | 9.36 | |
| UNA | Dennis Alcoreza | 59,309 | 9.29 | |
| UNA | Irma Alfonso | 54,619 | 8.55 | |
| UNA | Jesus Fajardo | 51,821 | 8.11 | |
| Liberal | Moises "Bobby" Lim | 46,043 | 7.21 | |
| UNA | Arlene Koa | 35,874 | 5.62 | |
| Independent | Cristina "Cristy Lim" Lim-Raymundo | 34,379 | 5.38 | |
| Liberal | Rolando Sy | 33,908 | 5.31 | |
| Liberal | Joey Venancio | 24,915 | 3.90 | |
| Liberal | Silvestre Dumagat, Jr. | 14,534 | 2.28 | |
| Independent | Ferdinand Sandoval | 5,462 | 0.86 | |
| Independent | Rejercito Aranas | 3,314 | 0.52 | |
| DPP | Roberto Garrate | 2,028 | 0.32 | |
| Independent | Eduardo Lanuza | 1,237 | 0.19 | |
| Independent | Crispin Balbeja | 1,113 | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Joey Longanilla | 1,099 | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Alden Obejas | 814 | 0.13 | |
2010
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio, Jr. | 88,334 | 11.39 | |
| NPC | Erick Ian Nieva | 62,089 | 8.01 | |
| Liberal | Moises Lim | 56,020 | 7.23 | |
| PMP | Dennis Alcoreza | 54,776 | 7.07 | |
| Liberal | Niño dela Cruz | 54,510 | 7.03 | |
| Nacionalista | Irma Alfonso | 51,959 | 6.70 | |
| Nacionalista | Jesus Fajardo Sr. | 51,218 | 6.51 | |
| PMP | Rolando Sy | 45,683 | 5.89 | |
| Liberal | Ernesto Lim | 41,329 | 5.33 | |
| PMP | Edwin Simbulan | 33,151 | 4.28 | |
| Nacionalista | Arnel Angeles | 32,771 | 4.23 | |
| PMP | Eduardo Solis | 32,069 | 4.14 | |
| Liberal | Peter Ong | 29,822 | 3.85 | |
| Liberal | Romeo Venturina | 29,539 | 3.81 | |
| NPC | Dale Evangelista | 14,348 | 1.85 | |
| Liberal | Silvestre Dumagat | 13,243 | 1.71 | |
| Independent | Let Miclat | 12,733 | 1.64 | |
| NPC | Rogelio Mangila | 8,331 | 1.07 | |
| Independent | German Nuñez | 7,289 | 0.94 | |
| PMP | Danilo Isiderio | 6,180 | 0.80 | |
| KKK | Vicente Ocampo Jr. | 6,111 | 0.79 | |
| PMP | Irineo Duran | 5,604 | 0.72 | |
| NPC | Fermin de Jesus | 5,277 | 0.68 | |
| KKK | Rogelio Bergado | 5,144 | 0.66 | |
| Nacionalista | Ferdinand Sandoval | 3,724 | 0.48 | |
| KBL | Almario Jacinto Jr. | 2,906 | 0.37 | |
| Independent | Maria Ocampo | 2,829 | 0.36 | |
| NPC | Exmila Rabano | 2,161 | 0.28 | |
| KBL | Benedicto Rodriguez | 1,976 | 0.25 | |
| Independent | Rejercito Aranas | 1,943 | 0.25 | |
| Independent | Bernabe Binuya | 1.844 | 0.24 | |
| Independent | Efren Natividad | 1,643 | 0.21 | |
| Independent | Dennis Riano | 1,454 | 0.19 | |
| Independent | Romano Sacramento | 1,316 | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Jaime Pepino | 1,265 | 0.16 | |
| Independent | Virginia Quintero | 1,122 | 0.14 | |
| LM | Eduardo Lanuza | 983 | 0.13 | |
| Independent | Vevincio Cinco | 903 | 0.12 | |
| Independent | Luis Cabuang | 651 | 0.08 | |
| Independent | Fortunata Gravina | 592 | 0.08 | |
| Independent | Josue Longanilla | 436 | 0.06 | |
| Total votes | 156,160 | 100.00 | ||
2007
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ernesto "Ernix" Dionisio Jr. | 56,244 | ||
| Liberal | Erick Ian "Banzai" Nieva | 55,540 | ||
| Liberal | Dennis Alcoreza | 43,076 | ||
| Liberal | Moises Lim | 41,780 | ||
| Aksyon | Arlene Koa | 32,254 | ||
| Liberal | Rolando Sy | 28,630 | ||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
References
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- ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.