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2022 Baguio local elections

Local elections were held in Baguio on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will elect candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the twelve councilors.

2022 Baguio mayoral election
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Registered168,218
Turnout139,461 (82.9%) Increase13.51p.p.[1]
 
Nominee Benjamin Magalong Mauricio Domogan Edison Bilog
Party NPC Lakas PFP
Running mate Faustino Olowan Michael Lawana Joel Alangsab
Popular vote 70,342 53,198 12,061
Mayor before election

Benjamin Magalong
NPC

Elected mayor

Benjamin Magalong
NPC

Incumbent Mayor Benjamin Magalong won his re-election bid for the mayoralty race, beating former mayor Mauricio Domogan and former vice mayor Edison Bilog. Incumbent representative Mark Go, also won his bid for a third term. In the vice mayoral race, incumbent Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan also won his re-election bid, defeating incumbent Councilor and ABC President Michael Lawana, Councilor Joel Alangsab and Councilor Elaine Sembrano.[2][3]

There were a total of 139,461 people who voted out of the 168,218 registered voters in the city.[4]

Background

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Retired police general Benjamin Magalong won the mayoralty race in 2019,[5] and is seeking re-election for a second term in office.[6] Former mayor Mauricio Domogan, who ran for representative and lost to incumbent representative Mark Go, is seeking a political comeback and is running again for mayor.[7][8]

During the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, Magalong's government was highly praised for its efforts to contain the virus, and was even cited as a model city by the national government.[9] Cities and municipalities around the country invited Magalong where he would share his government's best practices and case analysis approach towards combating the pandemic.[10] In July 2020, President Duterte appointed Magalong as the country's contract tracing czar, tasked with training and intensifying the skillset of contact tracers as well as improve contract tracing systems in the county.[11]

Electoral System

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Local elections are held every three years, on the second Monday of May coinciding with the elections for the national positions. An individual may only be elected to an office for a maximum of three consecutive terms.

Mayoral and Vice Mayoral Elections

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The first-past-the-post voting system is used to determine the mayor wherein the candidate with the most votes, whether or not one has a majority, wins the mayoralty.

The vice mayoral election is held separately but does observe the same rules. Voters are given the option to vote for candidates from different parties.

House of Representatives Elections

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The city is a lone district and elects a representative through the first-past-the-post voting system wherein the candidate with the most votes, whether or not one has a majority, wins the seat.

City Council Elections

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In the City Council, the city is represented by 12 councilors elected every three years. The twelve candidates with the most votes will be elected.

Retiring and term-limited incumbents

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City Councilors

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  • Joel Alangsab - running for Vice Mayor
  • Elaine Sembrano - running for Vice Mayor
  • Francisco Roberto Ortega VI - not term limited but not running for re-election

Tickets

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As the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the city council are elected on the same ballot, mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of city council candidates. These slates usually run with their respective mayoral and vice mayoral candidates along with the other members of their slate. A group of candidates independent of any mayoral or vice mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.

Mayoral election

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Incumbent mayor Benjamin Magalong was elected in 2019 and is running for a second term.[12]

Candidates

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  1. Edison Bilog, Vice Mayor of Baguio (2014-2019), Councilor (2010-2014)
  2. Mauricio Domogan, Representative of Baguio (2001-2010), Mayor of Baguio (1992-2001;2010-2019), Vice Mayor of Baguio (1992), Councilor (1988-1992)
  3. Benjamin Magalong, Mayor of Baguio (2019–present)
  4. Jeffrey Pinic

Results

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Baguio mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Benjamin Magalong 70,342 51.75
Lakas Mauricio Domogan 53,198 39.14
PFP Edison Bilog 12,061 8.87
Independent Jeffrey Pinic 333 0.24
Valid ballots 135,934 97.47
Invalid or blank votes 3,527 2.53
Total votes 139,461 100
NPC hold

Vice mayoral election

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Incumbent vice mayor Faustino Olowan is running for re-election.[12]

Candidates

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  1. Joel Alangsab, Councilor (2013–present), ABC President (ex officio Councilor) (2008-2013)
  2. Michael Lawana, ABC President (ex officio Councilor) (2016–present)
  3. Faustino Olowan, Vice Mayor of Baguio (2019–present), Councilor (2013-2019)
  4. Elaine Sembrano, Councilor (2001-2010; 2013–present)

Results

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Baguio vice mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Faustino Olowan 65,897 52.34
Independent Michael Lawana 27,177 21.58
Independent Joel Alangsab 19,465 15.46
Independent Elaine Sembrano 13,368 10.62
Valid ballots 125,907 90.28
Invalid or blank votes 13,554 9.72
Total votes 139,461 100
Nacionalista hold

Congressional election

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Incumbent Representative Mark Go is running for a third term.[12][3]

Candidates

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  1. Alexis Abano
  2. Nicasio Aliping Jr., Representative of Baguio (2013-2016)
  3. Reynaldo Diaz Jr.
  4. Edgardo Duque
  5. Mark Go, Representative of Baguio (2016–present)
  6. Rafael Wasan

Results

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2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Lone District of Baguio
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Mark Go 99,372 75.11
Independent Nicasio Aliping Jr. 30,156 22.79
Independent Edgardo Duque 982 0.74
PDDS Rafael Wasan 729 0.55
Independent Reynaldo Diaz Jr. 689 0.52
Independent Alexis Abano 375 0.28
Valid ballots 132,303 94.87
Invalid or blank votes 7,158 5.13
Total votes 139,461 100
Nacionalista hold

City Council election

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The 12 of 14 members of the Baguio City Council are elected at-large via multiple non-transferable vote, where each voter has 12 votes, and can vote up to 12 candidates. The 12 candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.[12][3]

The other 2 members are elected in indirect elections from the results of barangay elections.

PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Party285,59923.044
Nacionalista Party217,64217.562
Lakas-CMD173,88914.031
Nationalist People's Coalition139,05711.221
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas138,68811.191
People's Reform Party29,4732.380
Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas5,0860.410
Independent250,27720.193
Ex officio seats2
Total1,239,711100.0014

Results

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Baguio City Council Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Benny Bomogao 71,441 51.23
Liberal Jose Molintas 69,862 50.09
Liberal Arthur Allad-iw 68,923 49.42
Nacionalista Betty Lourdes Tabanda 67,108 48.12
Nacionalista Leandro Yangot Jr. 66,130 47.42
Liberal Isabelo Cosalan Jr. 65,398 46.89
Liberal Maria Mylen Victoria Yaranon 62,408 44.75
PFP Elmer Datuin 60,844 43.63
Independent Peter Fianza 60,283 43.23
Independent Vladimir Cayabas 58,783 42.15
Independent Fred Bagbagen 58,300 41.80
NPC Lilia Fariñas 58,145 41.69
Lakas Emelyn Ortega 54,223 38.88
Lakas Ryan Mangusan 48,225 34.58
Nacionalista Philian Louise Weygan Allan 45,275 32.46
Nacionalista John Glenn Gaerlan 35,234 25.26
NPC Angeline Pamela Cariño 34,860 25.00
PRP Levy Lloyd Orcales 29,473 21.13
PFP Michael Humiding 24,485 17.56
NPC Marlene de Castro 23,959 17.18
NPC Chrisitan Villareal 22,093 15.84
Liberal Vic Jimenez 19,008 13.63
Independent Murphy Maspil Sr. 17,865 12.81
PFP Marica Carantes 17,667 12.67
Independent Mario Delos Reyes 14,797 10.61
PFP Rico John Ferrer 12,946 8.96
PFP Noel Mabutas 10,911 7.82
Independent Gary Paul Abela 9,497 6.81
Independent Mariano Perez III 9,063 6.50
Independent Edilberto Gapuz 8,632 6.19
Independent Pablo Batnag 7,720 5.54
PFP Richard Dollente 5,981 4.29
PFP Raymund Ruaro 5,854 4.20
Independent Alfonso Aviles 5,337 3.83
PDSP Regino Alambra 5,086 3.65
Independent Gordon Monserrate 3,895 2.79
Total votes 1,239,711 100

References

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  1. ^ "Magalong re-elected mayor in Baguio City".
  2. ^ "Halalan 2022". ABS-CBN. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "City Of Baguio - Benguet | Eleksyon 2022 | GMA News Online". www.gmanetwork.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Magalong re-elected mayor in Baguio City". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Magalong wins as Baguio City mayor". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Baguio Mayor Magalong seeks reelection". Rappler. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Quitasol, Kimberlie (May 13, 2019). "Domogan faces defeat in Baguio City's congressional race". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  8. ^ See, Dexter A. (October 8, 2021). "'The Janitor' runs again for Baguio City mayor". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Design, Halcyon Web. "COVID-19 Task Force cites Baguio as model city for pandemic response | Bases Conversion and Development Authority". bcda.gov.ph. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  10. ^ "Baguio shares COVID-19 best practice on contact tracing to other LGUs - Regional News - DILG". dilg.gov.ph. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  11. ^ "Gov't assigns PH anti-COVID czars". July 13, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d "Baguio City List of Candidates for the 2022 Elections | Halalan 2022". BCG. October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
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