2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Visayas

Elections were held in Central Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.[1]

Summary
PartyPopular vote%SwingSeats
won		Change
Liberal || 1,000,055 || || || 7 ||
NPC || 431,414 || || || 3 ||
UNA || 377,992 || || || 1 ||
NUP || 277,935 || || || 1 ||
Nacionalista || 186,091 || || || 1 ||
Independent || 43,057 || || || 1 ||
PDP–Laban || 140,175 || || || ||
1-Cebu || 114,732 || || || ||
PGRP || 807 || || || ||
Valid votes2,572,25814
Invalid votes495,692
Turnout3,067,950
Registered voters

Bohol

Each of Bohol's three legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.

1st District

Rene Relampagos is the incumbent.[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bohol's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Rene Relampagos 147,405 79.47%
UNA Joahna Cabalit-Initay 28,516 15.37%
PDP–Laban Cresencio Alturas 9,547 5.14%
Invalid or blank votes 49,307
Total votes 234,775 100.00%

2nd District

Erico Aristotle Aumentado is the incumbent. Veteran provincial board member Gerardo Garcia challenged him for the seat.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bohol's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Erico Aristotle Aumentado 134,537 72.94%
NUP Gerardo Garcia 49,909 27.05%
Invalid or blank votes 37,071
Total votes 221,517 100.00%

3rd District

Arthur Yap is the incumbent. He is vying for his third and last term as congressman. Former Carmen mayor Conchita Toribio-delos Reyes challenged him for the seat. This is also the first time that Yap is running with an opponent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bohol's 3rd district
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Arthur Yap 121,854 57.25%
PDP–Laban Conchita Toribio-delos Reyes 90,973 42.74%
Invalid or blank votes 24,239
Total votes 237,066 100.00%

Cebu

Each of Cebu's Six and 3 others legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.[3]

1st District

Samsam Gullas is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Samsam Gullas 186,091 65.22%
NPC Antonio Canoy 92,589 32.45%
PDP–Laban Michael Nuñez 6,612 2.31%
Invalid or blank votes 37,380
Total votes 322,672 100.00%

2nd District

Wilfredo Caminero is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Wilfredo Caminero 81,167 80.75%
1-Cebu Teresita Celis 11,893 11.83%
UNA Cora-Lou Kintanar 7,453 7.41%
Invalid or blank votes 24,108
Total votes 124,621 100.00%

3rd District

Gwendolyn Garcia is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 3rd district
Party Candidate Votes %
UNA Gwendolyn Garcia 140,097 62.17%
Liberal Grecilda Sanchez-Zaballero 83,023 36.84%
Independent Teodoro Osorio 2,206 0.97%
Invalid or blank votes 53,321
Total votes 278,647 100.00%

4th District

Benhur Salimbangon is the incumbent

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 4th district
Party Candidate Votes %
NUP Benhur Salimbangon 135,437 60.93%
Liberal Celestino Martinez Jr. 86,836 39.06%
Invalid or blank votes 33,400
Total votes 255,673 100.00%

5th District

Joseph Ace Durano is not running, his brother Ramon Durano VI is the party's nominee.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 5th district
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Ramon Durano VI 172,659 87.60%
UNA Gilbert Wagas 24,425 12.39%
Invalid or blank votes 76,743
Total votes 273,827 100.00%

6th District

Gabriel Luis Quisumbing is the incumbent but he is running for Mayor of Mandaue City, incumbent mayor Jonas Cortes is the party's nominee.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 6th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Jonas Cortes 154,524 72.50%
1-Cebu Paulus Cañete 58,586 27.49%
Invalid or blank votes 37,489
Total votes 250,599 100.00%

7th District

Pablo John Garcia will run for the newly created 7th District against Board Member Peter John Calderon. His sister Gwendolyn Garcia, is also running for a seat in the House of Representatives respectively.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu's 7th district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Peter John Calderon 58,616 56.98%
1-Cebu Pablo John Garcia 44,253 43.01%
Invalid or blank votes 20,645
Total votes 123,514 100.00%

Cebu City

Each of Cebu City's 2 legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.

1st District

Raul del Mar is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu City's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Raul del Mar 134,940 66.26%
UNA Alvin Garcia 64,348 31.59%
Independent Ricardo Adlawan 2,400 1.17%
Independent Juan Arenasa 1,952 0.95%
Invalid or blank votes 31,613
Total votes 235,253 100.00%

2nd District

Rodrigo Abellanosa is the incumbent.[4]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Cebu City's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Rodrigo Abellanosa 149,259 59.28%
UNA Gerardo Carillo 97,491 38.72%
Independent Lea Ong 5,022 1.99%
Invalid or blank votes 37,825
Total votes 289,597 100.00%

Lapu-Lapu City

Aileen Radaza is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Lapu-Lapu City
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Aileen Radaza 86,069 64.63%
PDP–Laban Celsi Sitoy 33,043 24.81%
UNA Reynaldo Berdin 5,967 4.48%
Independent Paulo Cabahug 3,875 2.90%
NPC Rene Espina 2,364 1.77%
Independent Niño Luis Jamili 1,038 0.77%
PGRP Junex Doronio 807 0.60%
Invalid or blank votes 25,027
Total votes 158,190 100.00%

Siquijor

Marie Anne Pernes (LP) is the incumbent.[5]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Siquijor's Lone district
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Ramon Vicente Antonio Rocamora 22,125 40.61%
Liberal Marie Anne Pernes 18,216 33.43%
UNA Orlando Fua Jr. 9,695 17.79%
Independent Carl Mark Ganhinhin 4,439 8.14%
Invalid or blank votes 7,524
Total votes 61,999 100.00%

References
  1. "List of Local Candidates for Verification". COMELEC. January 22, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  2. "Who is Running in Central Visayas 2016 Elections". Rappler. October 12, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  3. Victor Anthony V. Silva (October 18, 2015). "6 run for Cebu gov; 72 file Election bids". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  4. Richiel S. Chavez (October 15, 2016). "Former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña leads Filing of Candidates' COCs". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  5. "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 30, 2016.
  • Official COMELEC results 2016
  • 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)
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