2016 Tacloban local elections

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2016 Tacloban City mayoral election
  2013 May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09) 2019  
Turnout85.34% (Increase2.svg 0.81 pp)
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Nominee Cristina Romualdez Neil GlovaGolda Hilda Cabudoy
Party Nacionalista NPC Independent
Running mateJerry Yaokasinnonenone
Popular vote72,07723,612379
Percentage67.6922.180.36

Mayor before election

Alfred Romualdez
Nacionalista

Elected Mayor

Cristina Romualdez
Nacionalista

Local elections in Tacloban City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

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106,480 voters participated in this election out of 124,777 total registered voters. [1] The city's voter turnout is 85.34%. [2]

Background

Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez was on his third and final term as Mayor. His wife Cristina, currently a city councilor, ran for mayor under the Nacionalista Party. [3] On October 16, 2015, she filed her COC for Mayor. She was opposed by incumbent councilor Neil Glova.

The incumbent vice mayor, Jerry "Sambo" Yaokasin, ran as independent. He was opposed by Ramon Tolibas, Jr. from the National Unity Party.

The number of candidates for this election is less than half than the number of candidates for the 2013 election. Some potential candidates did not have enough campaign funds due to the impact of Super Typhoon Yolanda in the city. [4]

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.

Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Tacloban City Mayoralty Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Cristina Romualdez 72,077 67.69%
NPC Neil Glova23,61222.18%
Independent Golda Hilda Cabudoy3790.36%
Margin of victory48,46545.52%
Invalid or blank votes10,4129.78%
Total votes106,480 100.00%
Nacionalista hold

Vice Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Jerry Yaokasin is the incumbent.

Tacloban City Vice Mayoralty Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jerry Yaokasin 71,219 66.88%
NUP Ramon Tolibas Jr.6,5506.15%
Margin of victory64,66960.73%
Invalid or blank votes28,71126.96%
Total votes106,480 100.00%
Independent hold

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 - Unity Team

I Love Tacloban - Unity Team
NameParty
Maria Elvira Casal UNA
Edward Frederick Chua Nacionalista
Edwin Chua Nacionalista
Victor Emmanuel Domingo Nacionalista
Evangeline Esperas UNA
Aurora Grafil Nacionalista
Ferdinand Lomuntad Independent
Rachelle Erica Pineda Nacionalista

#TeamTaclobanon Ticket

Liberal Party/#TeamTaclobanon
NameParty
Jose Mario Bagulaya Liberal
Dalisay Erpe Liberal
Hilario Menzon Liberal
Jerry Uy Liberal
Raissa Villasin Liberal
Tacloban City Council Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nacionalista Edwin Chua 71,140 66.81%
Liberal Jerry Uy 64,151 60.25%
UNA Maria Elvira Casal 63,864 59.98%
Nacionalista Edward Frederick Chua 62,619 58.81%
Nacionalista Victor Emmanuel Domingo 51,344 48.22%
UNA Evangeline Esperas 49,100 46.11%
Nacionalista Rachelle Erica Pineda 44,965 42.23%
Nacionalista Aurora Grafil 43,579 40.93%
Liberal Raissa Villasin 36,124 33.93%
Liberal Jose Mario Bagulaya 32,383 30.41%
Liberal Dalisay Erpe31,43629.52%
Liberal Hilario Menzon14,04913.19%
Independent Chrysanthemum Malate13,60312.78%
Independent Ferdinand Lomuntad11,70510.99%
Independent Ryan Allawan7,0116.58%
Independent Roly Corpin5,2094.89%
Independent Rodrigo Sabong3,3963.19%
Independent Roman Becher1,8791.76%
Total votes106,480 100.00%

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