The House of Representatives dropped incumbent representative Romeo Jalosjos from the rolls after his conviction for rape of a minor was rendered final by the Supreme Court on November 15, 2001. Jalosjos, who was accused of rape in 1996, was originally convicted by the Makati Regional Trial Court a sentenced to two life terms aside from penalties from six counts of lasciviousness , but still won reelection in 2001. The vacancy caused the House of Representatives to ask the Commission on Elections to call for a special election.[1]
Four candidates filed the paperwork to run for the vacant seat:[2]
Carreon won via landslide, earning 64,000 votes. She will serve until 2004, or her brother's unfinished term. She is sworn in by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on August 29 at Sergio Osmeña.[3]