Local elections were held in Iligan City on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Registered voters elected officials for the local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one congressman, and twelve councilors.
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By the end of filing of certificates of candidacy last October 8, 2021, a total of 2 hopefuls filed their COCs for congressman, 7 for city mayor, 4 for vice-mayor, and 49 for city councilors.
On May 10, 2022, a new set of mayor, vice-mayor, congressman, councilors were declared winners by the city board of canvassers at the session hall of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.[1] A total of 154,734 cast their votes (from 263 total election returns) out of 185,452 eligible voters in the city for this election, giving a voter turnout of 83.44%, an increase of 10.89% from last 2019 election's turnout of 72.55%.[2]
Mayoral election
editCelso Regencia (PDP–Laban) is the incumbent but term-limited. He ran for congressman of the city. Incumbent vice-mayor Jemar Vera Cruz was the ruling party's official nominee against incumbent congressman Frederick Siao.[3][4] Siao announced his candidacy under Nacionalista Party allied with Hugpong ng Pagbabago (HNP) banner.[3] Siao became the newly elected city mayor and won via landslide.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Frederick Siao | 81,205 | 52.48% | |
| PDP–Laban | Jemar Vera Cruz | 52,766 | 34.10% | |
| PROMDI | Rudolph Charles Tamula | 6,296 | 4.07% | |
| Reporma | Leo Zaragosa | 4,888 | 3.16% | |
| Independent | Alberto Ong Jr. | 820 | 0.53% | |
| Independent | Angel Cistona Cruz | 624 | 0.40% | |
| Independent | Manuel Battung Jr. | 219 | 0.14% | |
| Valid ballots | 146,818 | 94.88% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 7,916 | 5.12% | ||
| Total votes | 154,734 | 100.00% | ||
Vice mayoral election
editJemar Vera Cruz (PDP–Laban) was the incumbent and on his second term. The ruling party nominated him for city mayor instead while nominating incumbent councilor Ian Uy for vice-mayor against businessman and former mayoral aspirant Marianito Alemania (Nacionalista Party).[3] Alemania won with a slim margin over Uy.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Marianito Alemania | 69,424 | 44.87% | |
| PDP–Laban | Ian Chua Uy | 61,239 | 39.58% | |
| PROMDI | Ariel Barry Magallanes | 7,973 | 5.15% | |
| Reporma | Andres Visaya Jr. | 2,534 | 1.64% | |
| Valid ballots | 141,170 | 91.23% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 13,564 | 8.77% | ||
| Total votes | 154,734 | 100.00% | ||
Congressional election
editFrederick Siao was the incumbent and only on his second term. However, he chose to run for City Mayor, nominating former congressman Vicente "Varf" Belmonte Jr. (NUP) to run instead against incumbent mayor Celso Regencia (PDP–Laban).[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP–Laban | Celso Regencia | 75,426 | 48.75% | |
| NUP | Vicente Belmonte Jr. | 70,272 | 45.41% | |
| Valid ballots | 145,698 | 94.16% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 9,036 | 5.84% | ||
| Total votes | 154,734 | 100.00% | ||
City council election
edit| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Siao | Nacionalista Party | 623,432 | 40.43 | 7 | ||
| United Nationalist Alliance | 73,595 | 4.77 | 1 | |||
| National Unity Party | 70,672 | 4.58 | 1 | |||
| Total | 767,699 | 49.78 | 9 | |||
| Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan-Team RVU | 588,698 | 38.17 | 3 | |||
| Progressive Movement for the Devolution of Initiatives-Tatak Iliganon | 66,358 | 4.30 | – | |||
| Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma-Alyansa Sa Bag-Ong Iligan | 33,438 | 2.17 | – | |||
| Independent | 85,986 | 5.58 | – | |||
| Ex officio seats | 2 | |||||
| Total | 1,542,179 | 100.00 | 23 | |||
Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nacionalista | Bernard Pacaña | 78,202 | 50.54% | |
| UNA | Simplicio Larrazabal III | 73,595 | 47.56% | |
| NUP | Rosevi Queenie Belmonte | 70,672 | 45.67% | |
| Nacionalista | Michelle Echavez Sweet-Booc | 70,367 | 45.48% | |
| Nacionalista | Samuel Huertas | 69,388 | 44.84% | |
| Nacionalista | Providencio Abragan Jr. | 65,690 | 44.84% | |
| PDP–Laban | Jessie Ray Balanay | 65,147 | 42.10% | |
| PDP–Laban | Rhandy Ryan Francis Ong | 64,932 | 41.96% | |
| Nacionalista | Marlene Young | 62,811 | 40.59% | |
| Nacionalista | Ramil Emborong | 59,932 | 38.73% | |
| Nacionalista | Maria Paz Teresa Zalsos Uychiat | 58,551 | 37.84% | |
| PDP–Laban | Nhicolle Capangpangan | 57,407 | 37.10% | |
| Nacionalista | Eric Capitan | 55,917 | 36.14% | |
| PDP–Laban | Sorilie Christine Bacsarpa | 55,225 | 35.69% | |
| PDP–Laban | Demosthenes Plando | 53,171 | 34.36% | |
| Nacionalista | Rene Orbe | 52,744 | 34.09% | |
| Nacionalista | Mariza Go Minaga | 49,830 | 32.20% | |
| PDP–Laban | Petronilo Pardillo | 47,137 | 30.46% | |
| PDP–Laban | Ralph Vincent Gerona | 47,057 | 30.41% | |
| PDP–Laban | Renato Ancis | 43,774 | 28.29% | |
| PDP–Laban | Eleno Bacus Jr. | 41,831 | 27.03% | |
| PDP–Laban | Richard Veloso | 38,166 | 24.67% | |
| PDP–Laban | Bob Silver Tabimina | 37,479 | 24.22% | |
| PDP–Laban | Edgardo Prospero | 37,372 | 24.15% | |
| Independent | Philamer Sabarre | 23,453 | 15.16% | |
| Independent | Reggie Punongbayan | 18,802 | 12.15% | |
| Independent | Ricardo Abellanosa Jr. | 18,186 | 11.75% | |
| PROMDI | Teodoro Gayo Jr. | 11,973 | 7.74% | |
| PROMDI | Clint Galan | 10,005 | 6.47% | |
| Reporma | Joel Jumawan | 9,888 | 6.39% | |
| PROMDI | Jose Sean Actub | 8,896 | 5.75% | |
| PROMDI | Albert Cabili | 8,093 | 5.23% | |
| PROMDI | James Aberilla Jr. | 6,667 | 4.31% | |
| PROMDI | Edward Chan Blaza | 6,627 | 4.28% | |
| Reporma | Rolando Bado | 6,621 | 4.28% | |
| Independent | Dominic Carillo | 6,050 | 3.91% | |
| PROMDI | Rey Manzanero | 5,687 | 3.68% | |
| Reporma | Dean Noel Benegrado | 5,493 | 3.55% | |
| Reporma | Walter Lubguban | 4,776 | 3.09% | |
| Reporma | Rogelio Sumingit | 4,759 | 3.08% | |
| PROMDI | Eduardo Loyola | 4,337 | 2.80% | |
| Independent | Santiago Taping | 4,178 | 2.70% | |
| PROMDI | Sherwel Mancio | 4,073 | 2.63% | |
| Independent | Aldrich Daguman Sabac | 4,047 | 2.62% | |
| Independent | Alvin Galorio | 3,934 | 2.54% | |
| Independent | Marion Suerte | 2,834 | 1.83% | |
| Independent | Michael Actub Coleto | 2,515 | 1.63% | |
| Independent | Danilo Galleto | 1,987 | 1.28% | |
| Reporma | Reynaldo Bonto Jr. | 1,901 | 1.23% | |
| Valid ballots | 128,515 | 83.06% | ||
| Invalid or blank votes | 26,219 | 16.94% | ||
| Total votes | 154,734 | 100.00% | ||
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Siao | Nacionalista Party | 623,432 | 40.43 | 7 | ||
| United Nationalist Alliance | 73,595 | 4.77 | 1 | |||
| National Unity Party | 70,672 | 4.58 | 1 | |||
| Total | 767,699 | 49.78 | 9 | |||
| Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan | 588,698 | 38.17 | 3 | |||
| PROMDI | 66,358 | 4.30 | 0 | |||
| Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma | 33,438 | 2.17 | 0 | |||
| Independent | 85,986 | 5.58 | 0 | |||
| Ex-officio seats | 2 | |||||
| Total | 1,542,179 | 100.00 | 14 | |||
Candidates per Coalition
editPartido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (Team RVU 15-0)
edit| # | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For House of Representatives | ||||
| 2. | Celso Regencia | PDP–Laban | ||
| For Mayor | ||||
| 6. | Jemar Vera Cruz | PDP–Laban | ||
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| 3. | Ian Chua Uy | PDP–Laban | ||
| For Councilor | ||||
| 5. | Renato Ancis | PDP–Laban | ||
| 6. | Sorilie Christine Bacsarpa | PDP–Laban | ||
| 7. | Eleno Bacus Jr. | PDP–Laban | ||
| 9. | Jake Balanay | PDP–Laban | ||
| 15. | Nichole Capangpangan | PDP–Laban | ||
| 24. | Ralph Vincent Gerona | PDP–Laban | ||
| 33. | Ryan Ong | PDP–Laban | ||
| 36. | Noli Pardillo | PDP–Laban | ||
| 37. | Demosthenes Plando | PDP–Laban | ||
| 38. | Edgardo Prospero | PDP–Laban | ||
| 45. | Bobby Tabimina | PDP–Laban | ||
| 47. | Richard Veloso | PDP–Laban | ||
Nacionalista Party (Team BSA Solid 15)
edit| # | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For House of Representatives | ||||
| 1. | Vicente Belmonte Jr. | NUP | ||
| For Mayor | ||||
| 4. | Frederick Siao | Nacionalista | ||
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| 1. | Marianito Alemania | Nacionalista | ||
| For Councilor | ||||
| 3. | Providencio Abragan Jr. | Nacionalista | ||
| 10. | Rosevi Queenie Belmonte | NUP | ||
| 16. | Eric Capitan | Nacionalista | ||
| 19. | Ramil Emborong | Nacionalista | ||
| 25. | Samuel Huertas | Nacionalista | ||
| 27. | Simplicio Larrazabal III | UNA | ||
| 32. | Mariza Go Minaga | Nacionalista | ||
| 34. | Rene Orbe | Nacionalista | ||
| 35. | Bernard Pacaña | Nacionalista | ||
| 44. | Michelle Sweet-Booc | Nacionalista | ||
| 48. | Marlene Young | Nacionalista | ||
| 49. | Maria Paz Betsy Zalsos | Nacionalista | ||
PROMDI (Tatak Iliganon)
edit| # | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | ||||
| 5. | Rudolph Charles Tamula | PROMDI | ||
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| 2. | Ariel Barry Magallanes | PROMDI | ||
| For Councilor | ||||
| 2. | James Aberilla Jr. | PROMDI | ||
| 4. | Jose Sean Actub | PROMDI | ||
| 12. | Edward Chan Blaza | PROMDI | ||
| 14. | Albert Cabili | PROMDI | ||
| 20. | Clint Galan | PROMDI | ||
| 23. | Teodoro Gayo Jr. | PROMDI | ||
| 28. | Eduardo Loyola | PROMDI | ||
| 30. | Sherwel Mancio | PROMDI | ||
| 31. | Rey Manzanero | PROMDI | ||
Partido para sa Demokratikong Reporma
(Alyansa Sa Bag-Ong Iligan)
edit
| # | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | ||||
| 7. | Leo Zaragosa | Reporma | ||
| For Vice Mayor | ||||
| 4. | Andres Visaya Jr. | Reporma | ||
| For Councilor | ||||
| 8. | Rolando Bado | Reporma | ||
| 11. | Dean Noel Benegrado | Reporma | ||
| 13. | Reynaldo Bonto Jr. | Reporma | ||
| 26. | Joel Jumawan | Reporma | ||
| 29. | Walter Lubguban | Reporma | ||
| 43. | Rogelio Sumingit | Reporma | ||
Independents
edit| # | Name | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | ||||
| 1. | Manuel Battung Jr. | Independent | ||
| 2. | Angel Cistona Cruz | Independent | ||
| 3. | Alberto Ong Jr. | Independent | ||
| For Councilors | ||||
| 1. | Ricardo Abellanosa Jr. | Independent | ||
| 17. | Dominic Carillo | Independent | ||
| 18. | Michael Coleto | Independent | ||
| 21. | Danilo Galleto | Independent | ||
| 22. | Alvin Galorio | Independent | ||
| 39. | Reggie Punongbayan | Independent | ||
| 40. | Aldrin Sabac | Independent | ||
| 41. | Philamer Sabarre | Independent | ||
| 42. | Marion Suerte | Independent | ||
| 46. | Sonny Taping | Independent | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c "Comelec proclaims winners in Iligan City". Manila Bulletin. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "City of Iligan Election 2022 Results". GMA News. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Bobby Lagsa (September 26, 2021). "Siao eyes Iligan's top post vs priest turned vice mayor". Rappler. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Nora Soriño and Sita Asequia (October 9, 2021). "Team Regencia files CoCs". Mindanao Gold Star Daily. Retrieved October 9, 2021.