2013 Tacloban local elections

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2013 Tacloban City mayoral election
 2010May 13, 2013 (2013-05-13) 2016  
Turnout84.53%
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NomineeAlfred Romualdez Florencio Gabriel Noel
Party Nacionalista Independent
Running matenoneJose Arvin Antoni
Popular vote46,856
Percentage50.84%

Mayor before election

Alfred Romualdez
Nacionalista

Elected Mayor

Alfred Romualdez
Nacionalista

Local elections in Tacloban were held on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

Contents

There were 109,027 registered voters in the city for the elections, and 92,163 of them voted, giving a voter turnout of 84.53%. [1]

Background

Incumbent Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez filed to run for his third and final term as Mayor. He and his wife Cristina, an incumbent city councilor running for reelection, filed their respective certificates of candidacy on October 4, 2012. [2] They ran under the Nacionalista Party. An Waray partylist Representative Florencio Gabriel Noel, who is term-limited, filed his certificate of candidacy to challenge Romualdez on October 3, 2012. He ran as an independent. His candidacy was supported by the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, with presidential sister Kris Aquino going to the city to personally campaign for him. [3] Meanwhile, Nacionalista Party president and former Senate President Manny Villar, as well as senators Bongbong Marcos and Alan Peter Cayetano, endorsed partymate Mayor Romualdez and his slate. [4]

Representative Noel's running mate was incumbent Vice Mayor Jose Arvin Antoni of the Liberal Party. [5] Incumbent councilor Jerry "Sambo" Yaokasin, who is term-limited, ran for Vice Mayor as an independent.

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

This election is notable for being the first time a transgender woman was elected in the city council. [6] Jose Mario "Jom" Bagulaya placed 7th in the city council race, garnering 37,381 votes. [7]

Note that full results are unavailable and figures are for the winning candidates only.

Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Alfred Romualdez is the incumbent.

Tacloban City Mayoralty Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Alfred Romualdez 46,856 50.84%
Independent Florencio Gabriel Noel45,30749.16%
Independent Ranulfo Feliciano
Independent Francisco Joseph Mercado, Jr.
Margin of victory1,54385.43%
Invalid or blank votes107,47815.47%
Total votes109,027 100.00%
Nacionalista hold

Vice Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Jose Arvin Antoni is the incumbent.

Tacloban City Vice Mayoralty Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jerry Yaokasin 46,113 50.03%
Liberal Jose Arvin Antoni46,05049.97%
Independent Romeo Francisco
Total votes109,027 100.00%
Independent gain from Liberal

City Council Election

Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection.

I Love Tacloban Slate

Nacionalista Party/I Love Tacloban [8]
NameParty
Ildebrando Bernadas Nacionalista
Maria Elvira Casal Nacionalista
Edward Frederick Chua Nacionalista
Edwin Chua Nacionalista
Victor Emmanuel Domingo Nacionalista
Jeric Dane Granados Nacionalista
Chrysanthemum Malate Nacionalista
Noel Malate Independent
Alfredo Padernos Independent
Cristina Romualdez Nacionalista

Bag-o nga Tacloban 12-0 Slate

Liberal Party/Bag-o nga Tacloban [9]
NameParty
Jose Mario Bagulaya Liberal
Rudy Calabria Liberal
Dalisay Erpe Liberal
Evangeline Esperas NPC
Neil Glova Liberal
Cesar Separa Liberal
Liberty Jane Sumayod Liberal
Jerry Uy Liberal
Raissa Villasin Liberal
Ace Jackylyn Young NPC
Tacloban City Council Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Jerry Uy 50,840 55.16%
Nacionalista Cristina Romualdez 50,563 54.86%
Nacionalista Edwin Chua 45,101 48.94%
Nacionalista Edward Frederick Chua 43,086 46.75%
NPC Evangeline Esperas 41,581 45.12%
Liberal Dalisay Erpe 38,078 41.32%
Liberal Jose Mario Bagulaya 37,381 40.56%
Nacionalista Victor Emmanuel Domingo 33,440 36.28%
Liberal Neil Glova 32,430 35.19%
Liberal Raissa Villasin 30,638 33.24%
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan Joel Abaño
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan Elmer Anota
Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan Efleda Bautista
Independent Roman Becher
Nacionalista Ildebrando Bernadas
Liberal Rudy Calabria
Nacionalista Maria Elvira Casal
Nacionalista Roberto Cecilia Jr.
Independent Danilo Chua
Independent Leonides Dacatimbang
Independent Rodrigo Duellosa
Independent Alex Duzar
Nacionalista Jeric Dane Granados
PDP–Laban Marie Marjorie Jaramilla
Nacionalista Chrysanthemum Malate
Independent Noel Malate
Independent Alfredo Padernos
Liberal Cesar Separa
Independent Renato Sipaco
Liberal Liberty Jane Sumayod
Independent Teofilo Tiu
Independent Federico Triste Jr.
Independent Robert Yap
NPC Ace Jackylyn Young
Total votes92,163 100.00%

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