Homer Saquilayan

The Honorable Homer T. Saquilayan
Official portrait, 2022
Vice Mayor of Imus, Cavite
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2022
Mayor	Alex "AA" Advincula
Preceded by	Arnel "Ony" M. Cantimbuhan
In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Mayor	Oscar Jaro
Preceded by	Teodoro Sanchez
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Maliksi
Member of the Cavite Provincial Board from the 3rd district
In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
Mayor of Imus, Cavite
In office March 18, 2013 – April 11, 2013
Preceded by	Emmanuel Maliksi
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Maliksi
In office June 30, 2010 – December 28, 2011
Preceded by	Emmanuel Maliksi
Succeeded by	Emmanuel Maliksi
In office March 28, 2007 – April 25, 2007
Preceded by	Oscar Jaro
Succeeded by	Oscar Jaro
In office June 30, 2004 – March 21, 2007
Preceded by	Oscar Jaro
Succeeded by	Oscar Jaro
In office June 30, 2001 – March 30, 2004
Preceded by	Oscar Jaro
Succeeded by	Oscar Jaro
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-13) July 13, 1955 Imus, Cavite, Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista (2007–present) Partido Magdalo Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (until 2007)
Spouse	Adelaida Saquilayan
Relations	Ferdinand Topacio (cousin)
Residence(s)	Imus, Cavite
Occupation	Public Servant
Profession	Civil Engineer

Homer "Saki" Topacio Saquilayan (born July 13, 1955) is a Filipino politician who served as the mayor of the city of Imus, Cavite. He has an extraordinary record in his political career, as he was elected mayor three times and was also unseated the same number of times because of the electoral protests filed by his rivals.

Political career

Saquilayan was elected as vice mayor in 1998 and served until 2001, when he decided to challenge incumbent Mayor Oscar Jaro in his reelection bid. He defeated Jaro by only 748 votes. Jaro proceeded to contest the election results in all of the precincts and in January 2004, the Imus Regional Trial Court declared him the winner by 5,257 votes.

In the elections that year, he and Jaro challenged each other again and defeated the latter by about 1,000 votes. Jaro filed an electoral protest again and was declared by the Imus Regional Trial Court the winner by 584 votes in 2007. He and Jaro would run against each other for the third time that year but Jaro withdrew from the race and endorsed Vice Mayor Emmanuel Maliksi instead. He was defeated by Maliksi in that race.

In 2010, he was elected again as mayor, winning over Maliksi by a margin of 8,499 votes. Maliksi filed an electoral protest and was declared by the Imus Regional Trial Court the winner by 665 votes in 2011. However, on March 12, 2013, he was declared by the Supreme Court as the true winner and he took his oath six days later, on March 18. However, on April 11, 2013, it reversed its ruling and remanded the case back to the COMELEC.

In 2016 elections, Saquilayan decided to run as 3rd District Provincial Board Member under the United Nationalist Alliance. His brother, City Councilor Edgardo Saquilayan run under ONE IMUS, a coalition between Imus City's Liberal Party and UNA, with his rival, Mayor Maliksi and other LP candidates.

In 2019, he ran as Mayor against incumbent Mayor Maliksi, but lost.

In 2022 elections, he run for a vice mayoral post with his long-term political partner incumbent Rep. Alex 'AA' Advincula of the lone district of Imus City as his running mate.