Philippine election
2016 Siquijor gubernatorial election
Nominee
Zaldy Villa
Orlando Fua
Claire Bulahan-Lucero
Party
Liberal
UNA
NUP
Running mate
Mei Ling Quezon
Arturo Pacatang
Popular vote
31,708
15,481
3,888
Percentage
60.02%
29.31%
7.36%
Nominee
Armin Demetillo
Regidor Miraflor
Party
Independent
Independent
Popular vote
1,471
279
Percentage
2.78%
0.53%
Local elections in Siquijor held on May 9, 2016 as part of the 2016 Philippine general election . Voters elected all local posts in the province: a town mayor, vice mayor, town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan - three in each of the province's two administrative districts, the governor, vice governor, and one representative for lone district of Siquijor .
A total of 189 candidates are running for all local positions in the province and in six municipalities of Siquijor .[ 1]
The total number of registered voters in the province is 68,988.[ 2]
Congressional Election Result
Lone District, Congressman
Marie Anne Pernes is the incumbent. Parties are stated in their certificates of candidacy.[ 4]
Provincial Election Results
Governor
Zaldy Villa is the incumbent. Parties are stated in their certificates of candidacy.
Vice-Governor
Fernando "Dingdong" Avanzado is the incumbent. However, he is not seeking for reelection.[ 1]
1st District
Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.[ 5]
2nd District
Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.
Municipal Election Results
All municipalities of Siquijor elected mayor, vice-mayor and councilors this election. The mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Below is the list of Mayoral and vice-Mayoral candidates of each municipalities of the province.[ 4]
Enrique Villanueva
Voter Population (2016): 4,836
Gerold Pal-ing is the incumbent.
Leonardo Paculba is the incumbent.
Larena
Voter Population (2016): 10,393
Dean Villa is the incumbent.
Cyrus Gold Calibo is the incumbent.
Lazi
Voter Population (2016): 14,279
Orpheus Fua is the incumbent. However is ineligible for reelection due to term limits.
James Monte is term limited. He is running for mayor.
Maria
Voter Population (2016): 10,079
Meynard Asok is the incumbent.
Orlando Fernando is the incumbent.
San Juan
Voter Population (2016): 10,037
Wilfredo Capundag Jr. is the incumbent.
Lillian Fe Sumalpong is the incumbent.
Siquijor
Voter Population (2016): 19,364
Mei Ling Quezon is term limited. She is running for vice-governor.[ 6]
Richard Quezon is term limited. He is running for mayor.
References
^ a b "5-Cornered Races for Governor, Vice Governor Loom in tiny Siquijor; Dingdong Avanzado not Running" . Interaksyon .com. October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ "Philippine 2016 Voters Profile by Province and City / Municipality" . COMELEC . January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ "REGION VII (Central Visayas) Active Stats (2010)" . May 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 13, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ a b "List of Local Candidates for Verification" . COMELEC . January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ Judy F. Partlow (October 24, 2015). "5-Cornered Fight Looms for Guv, VG" . The Visayan Daily Star . Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
^ Maging Maliwanag (August 10, 2015). "Too many LP bets for Lone Congressional seat in Siquijor" . Politics.com.ph . Retrieved January 27, 2016 .
External links
COMELEC - Official website of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
NAMFREL - Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
PPCRV - Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)