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

Party		Popular vote	%	Swing	Seats 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 votes		2,572,258			14
Invalid votes		495,692
Turnout		3,067,950
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. . Interaksyon.com. October 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 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)