2022 Cebu City local elections

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2022 Cebu City mayoral election
  2019 May 9, 20222025 
 
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Nominee Michael Rama Margarita Osmeña David Tumulak
Party PDP–Laban LDP Independent
Running mateRaymond Alvin GarciaFranklyn Ong
Popular vote239,656202,446141,225
Percentage40.8534.5024.07

Mayor before election

Michael Rama
Barug-PDP–Laban

Elected Mayor

Michael Rama
Barug-PDP–Laban

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city will be electing candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and eight councilors at-large for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.

Contents

Background

Prior to his death on November 19, 2021, then mayor Edgardo Labella chose not to seek re-election in 2022, paving the way for then vice mayor Michael Rama to seek a return to his old post as mayor. Rama, who previously served as mayor from 2010 to 2016, teamed up with incumbent city councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia as his candidate for vice mayor [1] whom he competed against for the position of vice mayor in 2007 but has since become allies when the latter's political party KUSUG endorsed Rama's re-election in 2013. [2]

Margarita Osmeña, a former city councilor and wife of former mayor Tomas Osmeña, has also decided to throw her hat into the mayoral race together with incumbent city councilor Franklyn Ong as her candidate for vice mayor. Ong is currently serving as Kasambagan barangay captain and as ex officio member of the Cebu City Council representing the Liga ng mga Barangay - Cebu City Chapter. [3] Osmeña has previously served as acting mayor from May 17, 2016 to June 30, 2016 with the suspension of then mayor Rama. [4] If elected, Osmeña will be the first woman mayor of the city. [5]

Several personalities have also filed their candidacies such as incumbent city councilor David Tumulak as mayor, [6] former city administrator Bimbo Fernandez as vice mayor, [7] actor and businessman Richard Yap as representative of Cebu City's 1st congressional district, [8] and former mayor Tomas Osmeña as representative of Cebu City's 2nd congressional district. [9] However, Osmeña withdrew his candidacy days before the substitution deadline and was replaced by BG Rodrigo Abellanosa, son of Rodrigo Abellanosa. [10]

Term-limited and retiring incumbents

The following are "third-termers", who are term limited.

Congressional representative

Councilors

Candidates

Official candidates

The Commission on Elections is expected to publish a final list of accepted candidates by early 2022.

Filed certificates of candidacies

The following have filed certificates of candidacies, formally notifying the commission that they are running.

Mayor

October 4
October 7
October 8

Vice Mayor

October 4
  • Bimbo Fernandez (Liberal Party), former undersecretary of interior and local government and former city administrator [7]
    • Fernandez was initially endorsed by a group of non-government organizations to run for mayor but opted to run for vice mayor. [19] [20]
October 5
  • Franklyn Ong (BOPK/LDP), incumbent city councilor and president of Liga ng mga Barangay - Cebu City Chapter [3] [21]
October 8

1st District Representative

October 3
October 5
October 8

2nd District Representative

October 8

1st District Representative

October 1
October 5
October 7
October 8

2nd District Councilor

October 5
  • Raul Alcoseba (BOPK/LDP), incumbent city councilor [21]
October 6
October 7
  • Josephine Abella-Maglasang (BOPK/LDP), sister of the late Atty. Amay Abella [32] [9]
  • Gremar Barete (BOPK/LDP), incumbent Buhisan barangay captain [9]
  • Roberto Cabarrubias (BOPK/LDP), former city councilor [32] [9]
  • Cornelio Jaca (BOPK/LDP), retired Municipal Trial Courts in Cities judge [9]
  • Omar Kintanar (BOPK/LDP), incumbent Cogon Pardo barangay councilor [32] [9]
  • Ana Gabriela Beatriz Osmeña (BOPK/LDP), daughter-in-law of former mayor Tomas Osmeña [9]
October 8

Candidates who withdrew

These are the candidates who have filed candidacies, but later withdrew:

Declined to be candidates

For mayor

For 1st District representative

  • Mary Ann de los Santos (BOPK/LDP), former city councilor [42] [3]
    • De los Santos, who unsuccessfully ran for vice mayor in 2019, opted to run for city councilor.
  • Mariano Osmeña (PROMDI), businessman [43]

For 2nd District representative

For 1st District councilor

  • Garry Lao, former Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention head and incumbent City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention head [29]

For 2nd District councilor

Non-candidates

Opinion polling

Mayoralty elections
Fieldwork
date(s)
PollsterSample
size
MoEConcha
Ind.
Luna
Ind.
Osmeña
LDP
Rama
PDP–Laban
Saavedra
Ind.
Tumulak
Ind.
OthersUnd./
Ref.
None
Feb 14–21RP-MDF [49] 1,200±3.0%253038
Apr 1–5RP-MDF [50] 1,200±3.0%3722347

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

Mayor

Margarita Osmeña, a former city councilor and wife of former mayor Tomas Osmeña, is challenging incumbent mayor Michael Rama for the position of mayor. Outgoing city councilor David Tumulak has also joined the race as an independent candidate.

Cebu City mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Michael Rama (incumbent) 239,656 40.85%
LDP Margarita Osmeña 202,44634.50%
Independent David Tumulak141,22524.07%
Independent Crisologo Saavedra Jr.1,4180.24%
Independent Edgar Concha Jr.1,1330.19%
Independent Juanito Luna7600.12%
Total votes552,811 100%
Margin of victory35,4926.42%

Vice mayor

Incumbent city councilors Raymond Alvin Garcia and Franklyn Ong are competing for the position of vice mayor along with former city administrator Bimbo Fernandez.

Cebu City Vice mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Raymond Alvin Garcia 283,235 52.21%
LDP Franklyn Ong222,72241.06%
Liberal Bimbo Fernandez36,4446.71%
Total votes511,029 100%
Margin of victory57,25011.20%

District representatives

1st District

Actor Richard Yap is running again as 1st district representative after losing to the late Raul del Mar in the 2019 elections. Yap will face off with former party mate and incumbent city councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid and del Mar's daughter Rachel, who previously served as the district's representative from 2010 to 2013.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City
PartyCandidateVotes%
NPC Rachel del Mar 117,512 45.99%
PDP–Laban Prisca Niña Mabatid64,44725.22%
NUP Richard Yap 52,98220.73%
Lakas Avenescio Piramide18,6277.29%
Independent Manuel Momongan1,9290.75%
Total votes243,785 100%
Margin of victory50,35020.65%

2nd District

BG Rodrigo Abellanosa is eyeing to succeed his father, incumbent district representative Rodrigo Abellanosa. He will face off against Eduardo Rama Jr., an incumbent city councilor and nephew of incumbent mayor Michael Rama.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Cebu City
PartyCandidateVotes%
PDP–Laban Eduardo Rama Jr. 168,476 54.42%
LDP BG Rodrigo Abellanosa141,07645.57%
Total votes288,715 100%
Margin of victory25,6158.78%

City Council elections

PartyVotes%Seats
Aksyon Demokratiko 38,0821.040
Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi 19,8060.540
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino 1,359,36937.224
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan 1,466,24040.149
Partido Panaghiusa 100,6512.760
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma 00.000
Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives 121,0613.310
Independent 547,40114.993
Ex officio seats2
Total3,652,610100.0018

Incumbents are expressed in italics.

By ticket

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan/Partido Barug/Kugi Uswag Sugbo

Aksyon Demokratiko

Cebu City North District (1st District)
#NameParty
17.Reynald Lauron Aksyon

Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi

Partido Panaghiusa

Cebu City South District (2nd District)
#NameParty
8.Raymundo Crystal Panaghiusa
21.Simeon Romarate Panaghiusa

Partido Para sa Demokratikong Reporma

Cebu City North District (1st District)
#NameParty
20.Winston Pepito Reporma

PROMDI

Cebu City North District (1st District)
#NameParty
5.Gian Aznar PROMDI

Independents

Independent Cebu City North District (1st District)
#NameParty
13.Edwin Jagmoc Independent
15.Emmanuel Labella Independent
Independent Cebu City South District (2nd District)
#NameParty
6.Alejandro Cabido Independent
7.Janet Calleno Independent
19.Samuel Panilagao Independent

By district

1st District

  • Key: Italicized: incumbent
City Council election at Cebu City's 1st district
PartyCandidateVotes%
LDP Nestor Archival125,485 7.21%
PDP–Laban Jerry Guardo116,937 6.72%
Independent Joel Garganera116,190 6.68%
PDP–Laban Jaypee Labella 114,117 6.56%
LDP Mary Ann De Los Santos 106,997 6.15%
LDP Joy Young 105,791 6.08%
PDP–Laban Noel Wenceslao 102,620 5.90%
PDP–Laban Jun Alcover 102,137 5.87%
LDP Alvin Arcilla90,8695.22%
PROMDI Lea Ouano-Japson90,6225.21%
LDP Bebs Andales88,8385.11%
LDP Alvin Dizon87,9415.05%
PDP–Laban Peter Mancao83,5274.80%
PDP–Laban Melvin Legaspi70,1024.03%
Reporma Winston Pepito68,9393.96%
PDP–Laban Maria Pino Buanghug61,0583.51%
LDP Arturo Barrit46,9452,70%
Independent Doc Boy Labella41,9952.41%
Aksyon Rey Lauron39,6962.28%
PROMDI Gian Aznar36,4892.09%
Independent Edwin Jagmoc33,4401.92%
Katipunan Roy Empleo7,4840.43%
Total votes1,657,769 100.00

2nd District

  • Key: Italicized: incumbent
City Council election at Cebu City's 2nd district
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Dondon Hontiveros 191,938 9.02%
LDP Jose Abellanosa 148,667 6.99%
PDP–Laban Joy Pesquera 142,651 6.71%
Independent Phillip Zafra 141,686 6.66%
PDP–Laban JunJun Osmena 136,228 6.41%
PDP–Laban James Anthony Cuenco 132,868 6.25%
PDP–Laban Rey Gealon 123,387 5.80%
PDP–Laban Francis Esparis 120,914 5.68%
PDP–Laban Harry Eran118,0205.55%
LDP Pie Abella115,7815.44%
LDP Bobcab Cabbarrubias114,3975.38%
LDP Bea Osmena113,7705.35%
LDP Yayoy Alcoseba107,2805.04%
LDP Gremar Barete84,3173.96%
LDP Omar Ok Kintanar78,6843.70%
LDP Judge Jack Jaca75,9743.57%
Panaghiusa Simeon Romarate60,1522.82%
Panaghiusa Gikom Crystal47,8192.24%
Independent Janet Calleno19,8070.93%
Independent Angkol Sam Panilagao19,3090.90%
Independent Ali Cabido18,3960.86%
Katipunan Alan Dinampo13,5700.63%
Total votes1,849,838 100%

Notes

  1. Died in office on April 23, 2022. [51]
  2. 1 2 Guest candidate.

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