Pol clans, old, new faces win Cordi, Ilocos, Reg 2, CL polls

There were new faces, but veterans and members of political families dominated local elections in Northern Luzon.

Baguio winners

In Baguio City, the Commission on Elections proclaimed Tuesday at the Baguio Convention Center election winners with Rep. Nicasio Aliping, Jr. losing his congressional seat to businessman Mark Go of the Nacionalista Party in Baguio City.
Go, in his second attempt at the post, defeated Aliping with votes totaling 45,687 over the incumbent’s 40,766.

City Election Officer John Paul Martin proclaimed the winners before noon.

Incumbent Mayor Mauricio Domogan maintained his post along with Vice Mayor Edison Bilog.

Retired judge Edilberto Claravall and  Jose Molintas vied for the mayorship but voters opted for incumbent Domogan. 

In the 12 member slate for the Sangguniang Panglungsod, Atty. Edgar Avila (UNA) led the unofficial results with 51,315 votes, followed by Roberto Ortega (UNA) with 51,304; councilor Leandro Yangot Jr. (LP) with 51,562 votes; Joel Alangsab (LP) with 50,023 votes; and Faustino Olowan (NPC) with 49,109 votes; Elmer Datuin (UNA) with 46,525 votes; Mylen Yaranon (LP) with 45,378 votes; Elaine Sembrano (UNA) with 44,356 votes; Peter Fianza (Ind) with 41,438 votes; Lilia Farinas (UNA) with 39,295 votes; Arthur Allad-iw (LP) with 38,756 votes; and Benny Bomogao (UNA) with 34,965 votes

Benguet

In La Trinidad, the capital town of Benguet called “Salad Bowl and Strawberry Capital of the Philippines,” incumbent Vice Mayor Romeo Saldo beat former mayor Greg Abalos and incumbent Mayor Edna Tabanda for the mayoralty.

Jovencio Marrero won the vice mayoral seat.

For the congressional seat of Benguet, incumbent Rep. Ronald Cosalan was proclaimed winner for the same post against Gov. Nestor Fongwan.

In the gubernatorial race, Cresencio Pacalso won over Nelson Dangwa.

Abra

In Abra, JB Bernos was leading the congressional race with 49,745 votes with Marco Bautista far behind with 13,594 votes.

Ifugao

In Ifugao, incumbent Rep. Teddy Baguilat already had 47,975 votes against Solomon Chungalao with 38,087 votes.

For the governorship, the race was tight with Pedro Maya-o garnering 21,382 votes; Eugene Balitang with 20,536 votes; and Jonathan Cuyahon with 20,171 votes.

Kalinga

In Kalinga, Allen Jesse Mangaoang leads with 41,080 votes against CTL Lammawin with 25,418 votes for congressional representative.

Gov. Jocel Baac, on the other hand, headed for victory with 35,688 over closest rival, Conrado Dieza, with 19,798 votes.

Apayao

In Apayao, unopposed congresswoman Eleonor Bulut-Begtang garnered 34,652 votes while unopposed Governor Elias Bulut, Jr. had 35,222 votes.

Central Luzon

Meanwhile, among three new governors of Central Luzon were Amor Deloso of Zambales, Susan Yap-Sulit of Tarlac and Abet Garcia of Bataan – who were proclaimed by the Comelec Tuesday. .

Deloso defeated Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. while Sulit won against Tarlac Mayor Ace Manalang.

Four other members of the Garcia clan won the elections in Bataan, including Enrique Garcia as congressman of the second district and Balanga Mayor Jose Enrique Garcia of the second district.

The Comelec also proclaimed Pampanga Gov. Lilia Pineda, who ran unopposed, as well as Bulacan Gov. Wilhelmino Sy Alvarado and Aurora Gov. Gerardo Noveras.

Pangasinan pols

In Pangasinan, Gov. Amado Espino was elected congressman of the fifth district.

Third district Rep. Rosemarie Arenas and Leopoldo Bataoil of the second district also won in their reelection bids.

Christopher “Toff” de Venecia of the Liberal Party, son of former House speaker Jose de Venecia and Pangasinan Rep. Gina de Venecia, was proclaimed congressman of the fourth district of Pangasinan.

De Venecia garnered 92.5 percent of the 170,916 votes cast based on partial, unofficial results.

Vice Gov. Jose Ferdinand Calimlim was also proclaimed as the reelected vice governor of Pangasinan by the Provincial Board of Canvassers.
Calimlim won his third and final term office at the expense of his lone opponent Calasiao town mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay, winning by just 5,808 votes.

Calimlim ran with Board Member Amado Espino III, son and namesake of Gov. Amado Espino, who was proclaimed Wednesday as the newly-elected governor of Pangasinan.

Both Espino and Calimlim ran under the party Aksyon Demokratiko. Macanlalay ran with defeated gobernatorial candidate Mark Cojuangco under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC).

The proclamation of Calimlim came after the last and final certificate of canvass from San Fabian was transmitted to the Provincial Board of Canvassers where the incumbent vice governor also won against his opponent.

San Fabian has more than 46,000 voters, that was why it meant a lot for the two vice gubernatorial candidates.

Also proclaimed today are the winning candidates for board member in the fourth district of Pangasinan, Dr. Jeremy Agerico Rosario and reelectionist Liberato Villegas.

Calimlim won his third and final term office at the expense of his lone opponent Calasiao town mayor Mark Roy Macanlalay, winning by just 5,808 votes.

Calimlim ran with Board Member Amado Espino III, son and namesake of Gov. Amado Espino, who was proclaimed Wednesday as the newly-elected governor of Pangasinan.

Both Espino and Calimlim ran under the party Aksyon Demokratiko. Macanlalay ran with defeated gobernatorial candidate Mark Cojuangco under the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC).

The proclamation of Calimlim came after the last and final certificate of canvass from San Fabian was transmitted to the Provincial Board of Canvassers where the incumbent vice governor also won against his opponent.

San Fabian has more than 46,000 voters, that was why it meant a lot for the two vice gubernatorial candidates.

Also proclaimed today are the winning candidates for board member in the fourth district of Pangasinan, Dr. Jeremy Agerico Rosario and reelectionist Liberato Villegas.

Padaca loses to Dy

Isabela Gov. Faustino Dy III won by 250,000 votes against former Commission on Elections commissioner Maria Gracia Cielo Padaca.

Dy of the Nationalist People’s Coalition got 416,037 votes compared to Padaca’s 131,049 votes.

Padaca conceded defeat, but said she did not regret running because she wanted to give the voters of Isabela an option.

Dy’s runningmate Antonio Albano got 380,333 votes. Albano’s brother Rodolfo III also won as congressman in the first district of Isabela.

Ortegas, Abad

The Ortegas still hold power in La Union after seven of their 11 candidates emerged as winners.

Among them are San Fernando Mayor Pablo Ortega, who won as congressman in the first district and Abono party-list Rep. Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III, who won as governor.

Meanwhile, most of the winners in the local elections were either reelectionists or those who ran for other positions because they are on their third and final term.

In Mabalacat, Pampanga Mayor Marino Morales, reputed to be the longest serving mayor in the country, continued his winning streak. 

Morales got 40,174  votes while his closest rival Board Member Crisostomo Garbo got 17,710.

Morales has been mayor of Pampanga for 21 years now as despite the electoral protests filed by his opponents since the 1995 elections. 

Ilocos Norte

In Ilocos Norte, the Torralbas, a political family that have been dominating Badoc town for over the past 15 years lose their grip on power based on results of the canvassing of votes in Monday’s elections.

Vice Mayor Thomas “Tom” Torralba lost in the city’s mayoral race to rival Mayor-elect Maximo Cajigal, a former city councilor and former president of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC).

In the vice mayoral race, Torralba’s wife, Arlene who run unopposed as mayor in previous elections suffered her first electoral defeat to Cajigal’s running mate, Alwyn Rubio.

The Torralbas, known as long-time ally of the Marcoses, enjoyed swapping positions as mayor and vice mayor from 2001 to 2010.

Gov. Imee Marcos of the Nacionalista Party however backed the Cajigal-Rubio tandem in the 2016 elections, who received overwhelming support from voters.

Cajigal and Rubio were officially proclaimed as the new mayor and vice mayor of Badoc town by the poll body on Tuesday. – Reports from Philippines News Agency, wires and Kristine Daguno-Bersamina