2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Ilocos Region

2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
12 seats of the Ilocos Region in the House of Representatives
	Location of the Ilocos Region within the country.

Elections were held in the Ilocos Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.

The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

Summary

Party		Popular vote	%	Seats won
	Lakas–Kampi	923,133	43.78%	6
	NPC	540,730	25.64%	4
	Liberal	184,586	8.75%	0
	KBL	116,705	5.53%	1
	Nacionalista	104,563	4.96%	1
	PMP	86,972	4.12%	0
	Aksyon	923	0.04%	0
	Independent	150,919	7.16%	0
Valid votes		2,108,537	93.79%	12
Invalid votes		139,499	6.21%
Turnout		2,248,036	80.04%
Registered voters		2,808,712	100.00%

Ilocos Norte

In Ilocos Norte, the Marcoses had a split within their ranks, former first lady Imelda Marcos and her children Bongbong and Imee Marcos had allied themselves with Nacionalista Party and then-Senator Manny Villar. Imelda's nephew Michael Marcos Keon would only support Bongbong's campaign for senator as part of the Nacionalista's roster but not Villar; Marcos Keon is a member of Lakas-Kampi-CMD and supports Gilbert Teodoro. The Marcoses also had a reconciliation with the Fariñases and invited Rodolfo Fariñas as a congressional candidate for the Nacionalistas in the province's first district.^[1]

1st District

Incumbent Roque Ablan, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is on his third consecutive term and can not run for reelection. His seat will be contested by his son Kristian and former congressman Rodolfo Fariñas.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Ilocos Norte's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Rodolfo Fariñas	72,184	50.42
	Lakas–Kampi	Kristian Ablan	40,303	28.15
	PMP	Reynolan Sales	22,113	15.44
	KBL	Alfonso Ruiz	5,175	3.61
	Liberal	Renato Peralta	3,399	2.37
Valid ballots			143,174	94.62
Invalid or blank votes			8,145	5.38
Total votes			151,319	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas–Kampi

2nd District

Incumbent Bongbong Marcos will leave the House to run for a Senate seat. His mother and former first lady Imelda will run for his seat under the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) as the younger Marcos was expelled from the party. She was challenged by Marcos supporter Mariano Nalupta.^[3] She is co-nominated by the Nacionalista Party.

Nalupta placed the result of the election under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Ilocos Norte's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KBL	Imelda Marcos	109,571	80.02
	Lakas–Kampi	Mariano Nalupta, Jr.	27,359	19.98
Valid ballots			136,930	94.56
Invalid or blank votes			7,873	5.44
Total votes			144,803	100.00
	KBL gain from Nacionalista

Ilocos Sur

In Ilocos Sur the Singson clan headed by Luis Singson is expected to win majority of elective positions in the province. Luis will run as governor of the province, his son Ronald Singson will run as the province's representative from the first district, and daughter-in-law Grace Singson will run on her husband Eric Singson's seat in the second district since Eric is limited three consecutive terms.^[4] Eric and Grace's son Eric Jr. was Lakas-Kampi-CMD's nominee in the district.

1st District

Ronald Singson is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Ilocos Sur's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Ronald Singson	91,875	72.27
	Liberal	Trandy Baterina	35,254	27.73
Valid ballots			127,129	90.94
Invalid or blank votes			12,660	9.06
Total votes			139,789	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

In March 2011, Singson resigned after being found guilty of drug possession in Hong Kong. The Commission on Elections called an election that will be held on May 28, 2011.^[5]

2nd District

Eric Singson is the incumbent, but he is in his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection. His son Eric Jr. is his party's nominee for the district's seat.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Ilocos Sur's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Eric Singson, Jr.	147,409	93.63
	PMP	Edwin Antolin	7,473	4.75
	Liberal	Wilfredo Cabinete	2,548	1.62
Valid ballots			157,460	84.17
Invalid or blank votes			29,612	15.88
Total votes			187,042	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

La Union

La Union's two seats in the House will be contested in albeit different circumstances: in the first district, Rep. Victor Francisco Ortega, whose brother is the current Governor Manuel Ortega will contest the seat against an independent candidate James Paul Orros, who claims to be a relative of the Ortegas. In the second district, Butch Dumpit, son of defeated gubernatorial candidate Tomas Dumpit in 2007, will go up against Eufranio Eriguel, who reportedly has support by nine of the eleven mayors in that district. The younger Ortega and Dumpit will contest the province's governorship anew.^[6]

1st District

Victor Francisco Ortega is the incumbent. Orros eventually backed out.

Philippine House of Representatives election at La Union's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Victor Francisco Ortega	144,537	100.00
Valid ballots			144,537	87.71
Invalid or blank votes			2,575	2.64
Total votes			164,785	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2nd District

Tomas Dumpit, Jr. is the incumbent.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at La Union's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Eufranio Eriguel	121,236	64.61
	Lakas–Kampi	Tomas Dumpit, Jr.	63,622	33.91
	Independent	Jaime Dulay	2,785	1.48
Valid ballots			187,643	97.00
Invalid or blank votes			5,798	3.00
Total votes			193,441	100.00
	NPC gain from Lakas–Kampi

Pangasinan

For the first time in history, all six of Pangasinan's legislative districts will have women candidates.^[7]

1st District

Incumbent Arthur Celeste (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is running for mayor of Alaminos. His brother Jesus is his party's nominee for the district's seat. He will face former GMA Network investigative journalist and reporter Maki Pulido running under the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino; she is also nominated by local party Biskeg na Pangasinan.^[7]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Pangasinan's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Jesus Celeste	82,577	48.36
	PMP	Maki Pulido	56,899	33.32
	Liberal	Danilo Dizon	21,875	12.81
	Nacionalista	Domingo Doctor, Jr.	8,042	4.71
	Aksyon	Christine Jimenez	929	0.54
	Independent	Vladimir Mauricio Mabalot III	431	0.25
Valid ballots			170,753	92.49
Invalid or blank votes			13,869	7.51
Total votes			184,622	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2nd District

Incumbent Victor Agbayani is running for governor of Pangasinan. The Liberal Party nominated Arthur Caronoñgan as their candidate for the district's seat.

Former PNP Chief Leopoldo Bataoil and Former NBN-4 Business Correspondent Kim Bernardo Lokin are also nominated by local party Biskeg na Pangasinan.^[7]

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Pangasinan's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Leopoldo Bataoil	74,705	39.32
	NPC	Kim Bernardo Lokin	36,087	18.99
	Liberal	Arthel Caronoñgan	32,602	17.16
	Nacionalista	Nestor Reyes	24,337	12.81
	Independent	Arsenio Merrera	19,335	10.18
	KBL	Franco de Guzman	1,959	1.03
	Independent	Ron Vergara	963	0.51
Valid ballots			189.998	89.37
Invalid or blank votes			22,594	10.63
Total votes			212,582	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi gain from Liberal

3rd District

Maria Rachel Arenas is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Pangasinan's 3rd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Maria Rachel Arenas	165,677	65.08
	Liberal	Galiant Soriano	88,908	34.92
Valid ballots			254,585	96.27
Invalid or blank votes			9,876	3.73
Total votes			264,461	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

4th District

Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia has served for three consecutive terms, and is thus ineligible for re-election; his wife Gina de Venecia will run for his seat in the fourth district.^[7]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Pangasinan's 4th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Gina de Venecia	128,198	66.35
	Independent	Celia Lim	64,017	33.13
	Independent	Alejandro Dacano	1,007	0.52
Valid ballots			193,222	96.55
Invalid or blank votes			6,912	3.45
Total votes			200,134	100.00
	NPC gain from Independent

5th District

Marcos Cojuangco is in his third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection. His wife Sison mayor Kimi is his party's nominee for the district's seat.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Pangasinan's 5th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Kimi Cojuangco	140,686	69.28
	Independent	Demetrio Demetria	58,938	29.02
	Independent	Martin Fao-ilan	3,443	1.70
Valid ballots			203,067	93.10
Invalid or blank votes			15,041	6.90
Total votes			218,108	100.00
	NPC hold

6th District

Conrado Estrella III is in his third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection. The NPC nominated Marilyn Primcias-Agabas as their candidate for the district's seat.

Hermogenes Esperon is also nominated by local party Biskeg na Pangasinan.^[7]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Pangasinan's 6th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Marilyn Primcias-Agabas	114,523	57.24
	Lakas–Kampi	Hermogenes Esperon	85,069	42.52
	PMP	Eduardo Libatique	487	0.24
Valid ballots			200,079	97.78
Invalid or blank votes			4,544	2.22
Total votes			204,623	100.00
	NPC hold

References

^ Arzadon, Cristina (December 3, 2009). "Marcoses back; Imee runs vs cousin". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Romero, Paolo (July 16, 2010). "56 electoral cases filed before House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
^ Bongbong ousted from KBL after joining Nacionalista Party
^ dela Cruz, Jonathan (December 6, 2009). "There they go". The Daily Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Crisostomo, Sheila (April 1, 2011). "Special poll for Singson post set May 28". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
^ Jun Elias and Eva Visperas (December 8, 2009). "Ortega, Dumpit slug it out anew for La Union governor". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Eva Visperas and Jaime Laude (December 6, 2009). "Pangasinan's six districts field women candidates". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections

[1] Arzadon, Cristina (December 3, 2009). "Marcoses back; Imee runs vs cousin". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 5, 2009. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

[HRET-2] Romero, Paolo (July 16, 2010). "56 electoral cases filed before House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

[3] Bongbong ousted from KBL after joining Nacionalista Party

[4] Cruz, Jonathan (December 6, 2009). "There they go". The Daily Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] Crisostomo, Sheila (April 1, 2011). "Special poll for Singson post set May 28". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2011.

[6] Jun Elias and Eva Visperas (December 8, 2009). "Ortega, Dumpit slug it out anew for La Union governor". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

[Pangasinan-7] Eva Visperas and Jaime Laude (December 6, 2009). "Pangasinan's six districts field women candidates". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2010.

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