Dapile and his brother, John, the new mayor of Zamboanga City are the sons of former mayor Manuel, who also served as a helicopter pilot of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos.
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His brother, John, the city’s youngest mayor, was only 37 when he thwarted outgoing mayor Maria Isabelle “Beng” Climaco’s efforts to maintain control of the city through a hand-picked successor. He was vice mayor when then-mayor Cesar Climaco was assassinated on November 14, 1984 and served out Climaco’s term.in May 1986 reported that Manuel refused to vacate his post as then-president Corazon Aquino tried to consolidate her new government by appointing officers-in-charge of local government units. He would later step down that month.
TWO GENERATIONS OF MAYORS. Manuel Dalipe, mayor of Zamboanga City from November 1984 to May 1986 and his son, John, the new and youngest mayor of the southern Philippines city, in front of the father’s mayoral portrait in city hall. Photo from Manuel Dalipe Facebook pageBefore running for Congress in 2016, Mannix served as city councilor from 1998 to 2007, and vice mayor from 2007 to 2010.
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