Ernix Dionisio

Ernix Dionisio
Official portrait, 2025
Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Assumed office
July 29, 2025
Serving with several others
LeaderSandro Marcos
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's 1st district
Assumed office
June 30, 2022
Preceded byManny Lopez
Member of the Manila City Council from the 1st district
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016
Personal details
BornErnesto Mijares Dionisio Jr.
(1978-05-22) May 22, 1978
CitizenshipFilipino
PartyLakas (2022–present)[a]
Other political
affiliations
Aksyon (2021–2022; 2024–present)[2]
Asenso Manileño (2007–2024)
UNA (2012–2016)
Liberal (2007–2012)
Parent(s)Ernesto G. Dionisio, Sr. (father)
ResidenceManila
OccupationPolitician

Ernesto "Ernix" Mijares Dionisio Jr. (born May 22, 1978),[3] is a Filipino politician currently serving as the representative of Manila's 1st district since 2022 and a former city councilor from 2007 until 2016.

Congressional career

Dionisio, the son of former councilor and city administrator Ernesto Dionisio Sr., was a three-term councilor from 2007 to 2016. Upon being term-limited, he ran for the congressional seat in Manila's 1st district in 2016 under Asenso Manileño but lost to Manny Lopez of the NPC.

In 2022, he ran under Asenso Manileño for the congressional seat in Manila's 1st district and won, unseating Manny Lopez, who had transferred to the Duterte-backed PDP–Laban.[4] Prior to the start of the 19th Congress, he joined Lakas–CMD.[5] He was later named as an assistant majority floor leader in the House of Representatives.[6] In 2024, while at Congress, he was named as one of the top NCR-based performing representatives in the House of Representatives in the year's second quarter survey and placed third.[7]

In 2024, he left the Asenso Manileño party and eventually backed Isko Moreno's bid for a mayoral comeback in 2025. He remained with Lakas–CMD despite the entry of Asenso Manileño's leader, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, who ran against Moreno.[8][9][10][11] Dionisio was re-elected to his second term in 2025.

Electoral history

Electoral history of Ernix Dionisio
Year Office Party Votes received Result
Total % P. Swing
2007 Councilor (1st district) Liberal 56,244 1st Won
2010 88,334 11.39 1st Won
2013 UNA 76,946 12.05 1st +0.66 Won
2016 Representative (Manila–1st) Asenso 42,878 27.25 3rd Lost
2022 88,327 44.66 1st +17.41 Won
2025 Lakas 109,838 51.15 1st +6.49 Won

Notes

  1. ^ Even though he sworn as a member of Aksyon, he still registered on his certificate of candidacy under Lakas–CMD

References

  1. ^ DIONISIO, ERNESTO MIJARES - (COC 2025)
  2. ^ "Team Yorme sa Maynila, nanumpa na sa Aksyon Demokratiko". Remate. September 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Certified List of Candidates (NCR)" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Maderazo, Jake J. (May 24, 2022). "Dynasties must realize there's no forever in politics". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Cervantes, Filane Mikee (June 9, 2022). "23 more House members join Lakas-CMD party". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Andrade, Jeannette I. (June 22, 2023). "Lawmaker calls out car dealers who impose 'installment mode'". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Layson, Mer (May 25, 2024). "NCR's Top Performing Mayors, Representatives inihayag ng RPMD". Philstar.com. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Lalu, Gabriel Pabico (August 6, 2024). "Miro Quimbo, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna join Lakas-CMD". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna, Vice Mayor Yul Servo announce reelection bid". Rappler. August 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Aksyon Demokratiko swears in new members ahead of 2025 May polls". GMA News Online. September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved March 20, 2020.