Valenzuela local elections, 2016

Valenzuela mayoral elections, 2016

May 9, 2016

Nominee Rexlon Gatchalian Magtanggol Gunigundo Party NPC Liberal Running mate Lorie Natividad-Borja Mar Morelos

Mayor before election Rexlon Gatchalian NPC Elected Mayor TBD

Local elections will be held in Valenzuela on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen (or district representatives), and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Incumbent mayor Rexlon Gatchalian of Nationalist People's Coalition, is running for the his second term. Gatchalian's primary opponent is Magtanggol Gunigundo of the Liberal Party, who is now on his third term and term limited as representative to the city's second congressional district since 2007.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian is on his second term as the mayor of Valenzuela. Prior to his election as mayor in 2013, he represented the first district of Valenzuela from 2007 to 2013. The other candidate for mayorship is the incumbent second district representative Magtanggol "Magi" Gunigundo. Gunigundo is represented the former lone district of Valenzuela from 1998 to 2001 and the second district of the same city since 2007, which is now on his third term. As prescribed by the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, he is barred from running as the representative and he may choose to run into higher or lower office instead.

There are only two candidates for vice mayor's office: both are members of the city council: first district councilor Marcelino "Mar" Morelos and second district councilor Lorena "Lorie" Natividad-Borja.

Congressional election

The incumbent first district representative Sherwin Gatchalian is running for a Senate position under Grace Poe's coalition, Partido Galing at Puso. The youngest of the Gatchalian brothers, Weslie, who is the incumbent representative of Alay Buhay party-list for the House of Representatives, is running for first district. The other candidate is Ritche Cuadra, who is a former member of the city council and unsuccessfully vied for the same post in 2013. The third candidate is Victor Reponia.

For the second district, incumbent representative Magtanggol Gunigundo is running for mayorship and is barred for running for the same position. His wife, Adelma, is running for the position instead. Adelma previously vied for the position of mayor last 2013 election. The other candidate for second district representative is Eric Martinez, who is a former member of the city council and the incumbent vice mayor since 2007.

Election results

The winners of the congressional, mayor and vice mayor seats of Valenzuela City is determined with the highest number of votes received. These positions are voted separately, so there is a possibility that the winning officials came from the same or different political parties.

Mayoral election

Incumbent Rexlon "Rex" T. Gatchalian is running for reelection.

Valenzuela City mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Rexlon T. Gatchalian[1]
	Liberal	Magtanggol T. Gunigundo[1]
Invalid or blank votes				%
Total votes			'	'

Vice Mayoral election

Incumbent Eric Martinez is not running for reelection.

Valenzuela City Vice mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Mar Morelos
	NPC	Lorie Natividad-Borja
Invalid or blank votes				%

Congressional elections

First district

Incumbent Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian is running for the Senate, His brother, Weslie is running against former Councilor Ritche Cuadra.

2016 Valenzuela congressional First District election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Ritche D. Cuadra
	NPC	Weslie T. Gatchalian
	PBM	Victor Reponia
Total votes			'	'

Second district

Incumbent Magtanggol Gunigundo is running for Mayor, His wife, Adelma is running against Vice Mayor Eric Martinez.

2016 Valenzuela congressional Second District election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Adelma Yang-Gunigundo
	PDP-Laban	Eric M. Martinez
Total votes			'	'

City council elections

First (left) and second(right) legislative districts of Valenzuela.

The voters in the city are set to elect six councilors on the district where they are living, hence registered. Candidates are voted separately so there are chances where winning candidates will have unequal number of votes and may come from different political parties.

First district

2016 Valenzuela City First District council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Marlon Paulo D. Alejandrino^TNV
	Liberal	Alvin Bañez^GM
	Liberal	Obet Bartolome^GM
	Independent	Felix Caracas
	NPC	Ramon L. Encarnacion^TNV
	NPC	Ricardo Ricarr C. Enriquez^TNV
	NPC	Antonio R. Espiritu^TNV
	NPC	Jennifer "Genny" P. Pingree-Esplana^TNV
	Liberal	Waldo Estrella^GM
	PDP-Laban	Rovin Andrew M. Feliciano^TNV
	Independent	Rey Junio
	Liberal	Katherine C. Pineda^GM
	Liberal	Jojo San Diego^GM
	Liberal	Rene Trinidad^GM
Total votes			'	'

Second district

2016 Valenzuela City Second District council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Danilo "Bungyaw" Canda^GM
	Liberal	Rosalie D. Esteban^GM
	Liberal	Rizalino "Bong" Ferrer^GM
	NPC	Kimberly Ann D. Galang^TNV
	Independent	Pablo L. Hernandez III
	NPC	Niña Lopez^TNV
	Liberal	Maria Cecilia V. Mayo^GM
	NPC	Lailanie P. Nolasco^TNV
	NPC	Crissha Charee M. Pineda[2]^TNV
	NUP	Philip Sabino^GM
	NPC	Sel Sabino^TNV
	UNA	Kristian Rome T. Sy^TNV
	Liberal	Jefferson Davis L. Uy^GM
Total votes			'	'

References

Notes

• ^GM Part of the primary opposition coalition named Team Gobyernong Maasikaso.
• ^TNV Part of the administration coalition named Team Tayo na, Valenzuela!.

1. Rappler.com (October 16, 2015). "Who is running in Metro Manila - 2016 Elections". Rappler.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
2. philstar.com (October 16, 2015). "LIVE list: Celebrity political aspirants for 2016 elections". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 23, 2015.