2013 Tacloban local elections

2013 Tacloban City mayoral election
Turnout	84.53%
Mayor before election; Alfred Romualdez; Nacionalista	Elected mayor ; Alfred Romualdez; Nacionalista

Local elections in Tacloban were held on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

There were 109,027 registered voters in the city for the elections, and 92,163 of them voted, giving a voter turnout of 84.53%.^[1]

Background

Incumbent Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez filed to run for his third and final term as Mayor. He and his wife Cristina, an incumbent city councilor running for reelection, filed their respective certificates of candidacy on October 4, 2012.^[2] They ran under the Nacionalista Party. An Waray partylist Representative Florencio Gabriel Noel, who is term-limited, filed his certificate of candidacy to challenge Romualdez on October 3, 2012. He ran as an independent. His candidacy was supported by the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, with presidential sister Kris Aquino going to the city to personally campaign for him.^[3] Meanwhile, Nacionalista Party president and former Senate President Manny Villar, as well as senators Bongbong Marcos and Alan Peter Cayetano, endorsed partymate Mayor Romualdez and his slate.^[4]

Representative Noel's running mate was incumbent Vice Mayor Jose Arvin Antoni of the Liberal Party.^[5] Incumbent councilor Jerry "Sambo" Yaokasin, who is term-limited, ran for Vice Mayor as an independent.

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

This election is notable for being the first time a transgender woman was elected in the city council.^[6] Jose Mario "Jom" Bagulaya placed 7th in the city council race, garnering 37,381 votes.^[7]

Note that full results are unavailable and figures are for the winning candidates only.

Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Alfred Romualdez is the incumbent.

Tacloban City Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Alfred Romualdez	46,856	50.84%
	Independent	Florencio Gabriel Noel	45,307	49.16%
	Independent	Ranulfo Feliciano
	Independent	Francisco Joseph Mercado, Jr.
Margin of victory			1,543	85.43%
Invalid or blank votes			107,478	15.47%
Total votes			109,027	100.00%
	Nacionalista hold

Vice Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Jose Arvin Antoni is the incumbent.

Tacloban City Vice Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Jerry Yaokasin	46,113	50.03%
	Liberal	Jose Arvin Antoni	46,050	49.97%
	Independent	Romeo Francisco
Total votes			109,027	100.00%
	Independent gain from Liberal

City Council Election

Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection.

I Love Tacloban Slate

Nacionalista Party/I Love Tacloban^[8]
Name	Party

Ildebrando Bernadas		Nacionalista
Maria Elvira Casal		Nacionalista
Edward Frederick Chua		Nacionalista
Edwin Chua		Nacionalista
Victor Emmanuel Domingo		Nacionalista
Jeric Dane Granados		Nacionalista
Chrysanthemum Malate		Nacionalista
Noel Malate		Independent
Alfredo Padernos		Independent
Cristina Romualdez		Nacionalista

Bag-o nga Tacloban 12-0 Slate

Liberal Party/Bag-o nga Tacloban^[9]
Name	Party

Jose Mario Bagulaya		Liberal
Rudy Calabria		Liberal
Dalisay Erpe		Liberal
Evangeline Esperas		NPC
Neil Glova		Liberal
Cesar Separa		Liberal
Liberty Jane Sumayod		Liberal
Jerry Uy		Liberal
Raissa Villasin		Liberal
Ace Jackylyn Young		NPC

Tacloban City Council Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jerry Uy	50,840	55.16%
	Nacionalista	Cristina Romualdez	50,563	54.86%
	Nacionalista	Edwin Chua	45,101	48.94%
	Nacionalista	Edward Frederick Chua	43,086	46.75%
	NPC	Evangeline Esperas	41,581	45.12%
	Liberal	Dalisay Erpe	38,078	41.32%
	Liberal	Jose Mario Bagulaya	37,381	40.56%
	Nacionalista	Victor Emmanuel Domingo	33,440	36.28%
	Liberal	Neil Glova	32,430	35.19%
	Liberal	Raissa Villasin	30,638	33.24%

	Makabayan	Joel Abaño
	Makabayan	Elmer Anota
	Makabayan	Efleda Bautista
	Independent	Roman Becher
	Nacionalista	Ildebrando Bernadas
	Liberal	Rudy Calabria
	Nacionalista	Maria Elvira Casal
	Nacionalista	Roberto Cecilia Jr.
	Independent	Danilo Chua
	Independent	Leonides Dacatimbang
	Independent	Rodrigo Duellosa
	Independent	Alex Duzar
	Nacionalista	Jeric Dane Granados
	PDP–Laban	Marie Marjorie Jaramilla
	Nacionalista	Chrysanthemum Malate
	Independent	Noel Malate
	Independent	Alfredo Padernos
	Liberal	Cesar Separa
	Independent	Renato Sipaco
	Liberal	Liberty Jane Sumayod
	Independent	Teofilo Tiu
	Independent	Federico Triste Jr.
	Independent	Robert Yap
	NPC	Ace Jackylyn Young
Total votes			92,163	100.00%

References

^ Gabieta, Joey (May 31, 2013). "City Comelec reminds bets to submit elections expenses". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Vol. 25, no. 49. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Inquirer Visayas. "Known politicians in Visayas file COCs on last day". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Ager, Maila. "Kris Aquino: 'Game over' for opposition in Tacloban mayoralty race". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ Reyes, Ronald (May 9, 2013). ""Team Tisoy" in Tacloban shows clout to NP". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ "Rep. Noel running for Tacloban City mayor". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ Zweynert, Astrid (2015-11-05). "FEATURE-Tacloban's gays enjoy spirit of acceptance after Typhoon Haiyan". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
^ "2013 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION VIII (EASTERN VISAYAS)". November 21, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Gaspay, Gay; Gabieta, Joey (May 9, 2013). "'The Winning Team'". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Reyes, Ahlette (May 1, 2013). "12-0 for Team Noel". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

External links

[1] Gabieta, Joey (May 31, 2013). "City Comelec reminds bets to submit elections expenses". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Vol. 25, no. 49. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[2] Inquirer Visayas. "Known politicians in Visayas file COCs on last day". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[3] Ager, Maila. "Kris Aquino: 'Game over' for opposition in Tacloban mayoralty race". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[4] Reyes, Ronald (May 9, 2013). ""Team Tisoy" in Tacloban shows clout to NP". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[5] "Rep. Noel running for Tacloban City mayor". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[6] Zweynert, Astrid (2015-11-05). "FEATURE-Tacloban's gays enjoy spirit of acceptance after Typhoon Haiyan". Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 2020-05-31.

[7] "2013 CITY OR MUNICIPALITY ELECTION RESULTS - REGION VIII (EASTERN VISAYAS)". November 21, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[8] Gaspay, Gay; Gabieta, Joey (May 9, 2013). "'The Winning Team'". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[9] Reyes, Ahlette (May 1, 2013). "12-0 for Team Noel". Leyte Samar Daily Express. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

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