Iligan local elections, 2016

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Iligan City Mayoralty Elections, 2016
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Nominee Celso Regencia Ruderic Marzo Simplicio Larrazabal III
Party NPC Liberal UNA
Running mate Jemar Vera Cruz Abragan, Providencio Jr.
Popular vote 68,995 37,029 9,566
Percentage 58.51% 31.40% 8.11%
 
Nominee Philamer Sabarre Datu Ismail Malangas
Party CDP PMM
Popular vote 2,195 120
Percentage 1.86% 0.10%
Mayor before election

Celso Regencia
NUP

Elected Mayor

Celso Regencia
NPC

Local elections held in Iligan City on May 9, 2016 as part of the Philippine general election. The resident voters elected officials for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the one congressman, and twelve councilors.

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At the end of filing of certificates of candidacy (COC) last October 16, 2015, a total of 77 hopefuls have filed their COC for city's 15 elective positions: 10 are running for congressman, 5 for mayor, 2 for vice-mayor, and 60 for city councilors. [1]

Candidates for Lone District Representative

Vicente Belmonte, Jr. (LP) is the incumbent. However, he is already on his last term and ineligible for reelection. Instead, he decided to run for mayor. However, he later dropped his candidacy. [2]

Liberal Party (Philippines) liberal party in the Philippines

The Liberal Party of the Philippines or LP is a liberal political party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator José Avelino, on January 19, 1946 by a breakaway Liberal wing from the old Nacionalista Party. It was the ruling party from 2010 to 2016 after the election victory of Benigno Aquino III as the President of the Philippines. Today, the Liberals are the opposition and maintain at least five seats in the Senate, and at least 41 of seats in the House of Representatives. Around 50% of governors, 50% of vice governors, and 33% of board members are also Liberals.

Three candidates from the ruling party are vying for the lone congressional seat; they are acting mayor Ruderic Marzo, former mayor Lawrence Lluch-Cruz and current councilor Frederick Siao. At the end, Cruz luckily received the certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) from Liberal Party. [3] Later, Ruderic Marzo withdrew his candidacy for congressman.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Iligan City
PartyCandidateVotes%
UNA Frederick Siao34,22229.93%
NPC Alipio Cirilo Badelles 26,267 22.97%
Liberal Lawrence Lluch-Cruz 21,521 18.82%
CDP Vermin Quimco 13,662 11.94%
PDP-Laban Franklin Quijano 13,540 11.84%
Independent Melchora Ambalong 2,378 2.07%
Independent Uriel Borja 1,993 1.74%
Independent Samson Dajao 381 0.33%
Independent Luis Carrillo 363 0.31%
Total votes124,915100%

Candidates for Mayor

Suspended mayor Celso Regencia (NPC) is the incumbent. Vice Mayor Ruderic Marzo (LP) serves as the acting mayor. [4]

Nationalist Peoples Coalition

The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a conservative political party in the Philippines, founded in 1992 by then presidential candidate Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.

On November 16, 2015, Vicente Belmonte Jr. withdrew his candidacy for mayor citing security reasons. [2] He later named incumbent vice-mayor Ruderic Marzo (LP) as his substitute, who filed his certificate candidacy on December 7, 2015. [5]

Iligan City Mayoral Election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Celso Regencia68,99558.51%
Liberal Ruderic Marzo 37,029 31.40%
UNA Simplicio Larrazabal III 9,566 8.11%
CDP Philamer Sabarre 2,195 1.86%
PMM Datu Ismail Malangas 120 0.10%
Total votes124,915100%

Candidates for Vice Mayor

Acting mayor Ruderic Marzo is the incumbent. Jemar Vera Cruz is a priest running for vice-mayor of the city. [6] Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.

Iligan City Vice Mayoral Election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Jemar Vera Cruz61,41755.76%
Liberal Providencio Abragan Jr. 48,716 44.23%
Total votes124,915100%

Candidates for City Councilors

Below is the complete list of candidates for city councilors. [7]

2016 Iligan City Council Elections [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Samuel Huertas68,7615.71%
NPC Eric Capitan55,8174.64%
NPC Jessie Balanay53,2944.43%
NPC Demosthenes Plando49,1074.08%
NPC Belinda Lim48,8744.06%
NPC Sorilie Christine Bacsarpa48,26522.97%
Liberal Rosevi Belmonte48,1083.99%
NPC Ian Uy46,8353.89%
NPC Ryan Ong45,8123.80%
Liberal Bernard Pacaña44,2803.68%
NPC Noli Pardillo42,8453.56%
NPC Renato Ancis42,0803.49%
Liberal Marlene Young 41,429 3.44%
Liberal Michelle Sweet-Booc 37,226 3.09%
Liberal Usafeno Obial 36,811 3.06%
Independent Henry Dy 36,297 3.01%
NPC Norodin Cabaro 36,231 3.01%
Liberal Emmanuel Salibay 35,386 2.94%
Liberal Roy Openiano 33,468 2.78%
Liberal Alfredo Busico 32,926 2.73%
NPC Valeriano Murillo Jr. 31,302 2.60%
Liberal Moises Dalisay Jr. 28,950 2.40%
Liberal Jose Zalsos 27,141 2.25%
Independent Chonilo Ruiz 24,363 2.02%
Liberal Rejoice Subejano 24,348 2.02%
PDP-Laban Roberto Quijano 16,438 1.36%
CDP Zaldy Lim 16,360 1.36%
PDP-Laban Livey Villarin 10,364 0.86%
UNA Mariza Go-Minaga 9,852 0.81%
CDP Samuel Largo 9,383 0.78%
UNA Antonio Flores 8,372 0.69%
CDP Edgardo Prospero 7,066 0.58%
Independent Pedro Sabayle 6,988 0.58%
Independent Wilfredo Dimamay 6,195 0.51%
PDP-Laban Alfredo Lopez 6,169 0.51%
Independent Ronnie Espina 6,004 0.49%
Independent Ma. Josefa Labaro 5,605 0.46%
Independent Francisco Manga 5,601 0.46%
PDP-Laban Charles Marquez 5,565 0.46%
Independent Terry Mecarsos 5,504 0.45%
Independent Eufemio Calio 5,205 0.43%
Independent Jim Pineda 5,043 0.41%
UNA Podoy Echavez 5,022 0.41%
Independent Veronico Guiritan 4,828 0.40%
CDP Jeffrey Oponda 4,509 0.37%
UNA Alan Macaraya 4,463 0.37%
UNA Heinz Madjos 4,251 0.35%
CDP Bong Quiapo 3,661 0.30%
Independent Vicente Rubin 3,638 0.30%
Independent Joe Booc 3,503 0.29%
Independent Elizer Escalona 2,168 0.18%
Independent Joan Tabinas 2,081 0.17%
Independent Felisa Bancale 2,069 0.17%
Independent Elly dela Cerna 1,987 0.16%
Independent Fidel Yangyang 1,839 0.15%
Independent Juancho Molo 1,764 0.14%
Independent Rudy Longos 1,291 0.10%
Total votes1,197,850100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 Nora C. Sorino; Sita N. Asequia (October 22, 2015). "77 filed CoCs in Iligan City". Gold Star Daily News. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Nora Sorino; Sita Asequia (November 4, 2015). "Belmonte Bares Decision to Drop out of Iligan Mayoral Race". GoldStar Daily News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Tito Fiel; Richel Umel; Eldie Aguirre (September 6, 2015). "1 House seat, 3 LP wannabes in Iligan City". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Tito Fiel (April 4, 2015). "CA gives suspended Iligan City mayor relief". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ Nora Sorino (December 7, 2015). "Marzo Subs for Varf, is Now Admin's Mayoral Bet in Iligan". Gold Star Daily. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ Richel V. Umel (October 15, 2015). "Iligan City Priest to Run as Vice Mayor". Sun.Star . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ "List of Candidates for Verification". COMELEC. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Who is Running in Northern Mindanao in 2016 Elections". Rappler. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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