2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Bicol Region

Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Bicol Region, 2010

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16 seats of the Bicol Region in the House of Representatives
First party Second party   Party Lakas Liberal Seats won 7 4 Popular vote 645,432 478,493 Percentage 30.59% 22.68%   Third party Fourth party   Party NPC Nacionalista Seats won 3 2 Popular vote 427,135 402,297 Percentage 20.24% 19.07%
Location of the Bicol Region within the country.

Elections were held in the Bicol Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.

The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

Summary[]

Party		Popular vote	%	Seats won
	Lakas	645,432	30.59%	7
	Liberal	478,493	22.68%	4
	NPC	427,135	20.24%	3
	Nacionalista	402,297	19.07%	2
	PMP	29,266	1.39%	0
	PDP–Laban	15,794	0.75%	0
	Independent	111,492	5.28%	0
Valid votes		2,109,909	92.51%	16
Invalid votes*		170,934	7.49%
Turnout*		2,280,843	79.36%
Registered voters		2,874,126	100.00%

*Totals for invalid votes and turnout are unavailable in Camarines Norte's districts.

Albay[]

All incumbent congressmen in Albay are eligible for reelection.^[1]

1st District[]

Edcel Lagman is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Edcel Lagman	129,083	78.28
	Liberal	Wilfredo Brizuela	24,993	15.15
Valid ballots			154,076	93.43
Invalid or blank votes			10,827	6.57
Total votes			164,903	100.00
	Lakas hold

2nd District[]

Al Francis Bichara is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Al Francis Bichara	117,611	58.01
	Liberal	Amelia Bonita Apin	58,600	28.90
	Independent	Ricardo Ayala	13,214	6.52
Valid ballots			189,425	93.43
Invalid or blank votes			13,326	6.57
Total votes			202,751	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

3rd District[]

Reno Lim is the incumbent. Lim faced former Albay governor

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal		96,000	47.00
	NPC	Reno Lim	68,701	33.64
	Nacionalista	Brando Sael	23,487	11.50
	Independent	Armando Redillas	1,328	0.65
Valid ballots			189,516	92.79
Invalid or blank votes			14,715	7.21
Total votes			204,231	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

Camarines Norte[]

Camarines Norte will have two representatives starting in the 15th Congress; the lone district was split into two.

Liwayway Vinzons-Chato will be the last representative of Camarines Norte's lone district; she will run for representative in the new second district.

1st District[]

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas		49,556	55.55
	Liberal	Wilfredo Chato Jr.	28,179	31.59
	Independent	Pamela Pardo	7,353	8.24
	Independent	Jose Español Jr.	3,107	3.48
	Independent	Renato Verzo	1,014	1.14
Total votes			89,209	100.00
	Lakas win (new seat)

2nd District[]

Liwayway Vinzons-Chato is the incumbent.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas		51,704	50.56
	Liberal	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	47,823	46.77
	Independent	Donald Asis	3,734	3.65
Total votes			103,261	100.00
	Lakas win (new seat)

Camarines Sur[]

A new fifth district was carved out of the old first and second districts of Camarines Sur by virtue of Republic Act 9716, becoming the second district. The redistricting was seen to prevent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's son and incumbent 1st district representative from being in the same district as Secretary of Budget and Management . It was also alleged that the new district fell short of the required minimum of 250,000 inhabitants in order to be a separate district.^[3] The old third and fourth districts become the new fourth and fifth districts. Andaya's wife eventually run in his place but eventually withdrew for her husband on December 15, 2009, after filing for substitution.^[4] On February 25, 2010, Andaya effectively resigned as Budget Secretary following a Supreme Court decision saying that all appointive officials running for office are deemed resigned.^[5]

1st District[]

Incumbent Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo's (Lakas-Kampi-CMD), son of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, place of residence was moved from the first to the second district.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Rolando Andaya Jr.	59,175	79.31
	Nacionalista	Nestor delos Reyes	10,186	13.65
Valid ballots			69,361	92.96
Invalid or blank votes			5,256	7.04
Total votes			74,617	100.00
	Lakas win (new seat)

2nd District[]

For the 15th Congress, the 2nd district will comprise some of the municipalities of the old first and second districts, and Naga. The old second district, which didn't include any of the local government units of the new first and second districts, became the new third district.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Diosdado Macapagal–Arroyo	78,562	66.09
	Nacionalista	Fermin Mabulo	32,489	27.33
Valid ballots			111,051	93.42
Invalid or blank votes			7,820	6.58
Total votes			118,871	100.00
	Lakas win (new seat)

3rd District[]

The old second district is now the third district. The old second district incumbent is Luis Villafuerte Sr. is running.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Luis Villafuerte Sr.	126,116	70.11
	Liberal	Jaime Jacob	35,927	19.97
	Lakas	Oscar Nonito Arcilla	2,425	1.35
Valid ballots			164,468	91.43
Invalid or blank votes			15,419	8.57
Total votes			179,887	100.00
	NPC hold

4th District[]

The old third is now the fourth district. The old third district's incumbent is Arnulfo Fuentebella is running.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 4th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Arnulfo Fuentebella	89,537	55.90
	Lakas	Teodoro Cruz	55,999	34.96
Valid ballots			145,536	90.86
Invalid or blank votes			14,633	9.14
Total votes			160,169	100.00
	NPC hold

5th District[]

The old fourth district becomes the new fifth district. Old fourth district incumbent (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is in his third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection. His son, Emmanuel, is his party's nominee for the new fifth district.

Mariano Trinidad is also entered into an alliance with the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 5th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista		76,659	42.21
	Lakas	Emmanuel Alfelor	75,627	41.64
	Liberal	Jesus Jay Dimaiwat	13,477	7.42
	PDP–Laban	Mariano Trinidad	956	0.52
Valid ballots			166,719	91.79
Invalid or blank votes			14,907	8.21
Total votes			181,626	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas

Catanduanes[]

Incumbent Joseph Santiago (Nationalist People's Coalition) is in his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection. NPC didn't name a nominee for the district's seat.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Catanduanes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal		50,439	38.69
	Nacionalista	Araceli Wong	49,726	38.14
	Lakas	Leandro Verceles Jr.	16,447	12.62
	Independent	Manuel Sanchez	4,591	3.52
Valid ballots			121,203	92.97
Invalid or blank votes			9,163	7.03
Total votes			130,366	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

Masbate[]

1st District[]

Narciso Bravo Jr. is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Narciso Bravo Jr.	44,732	57.51
	PMP	Karla Bunan	29,266	37.63
Valid ballots			73,998	95.14
Invalid or blank votes			3,778	4.86
Total votes			77,776	100.00
	Lakas hold

2nd District[]

Antonio Kho is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Antonio Kho	68,300	50.65
	NPC	Darius Tuason Sr.	48,232	35.77
Valid ballots			116,532	86.42
Invalid or blank votes			18,304	13.58
Total votes			134,836	100.00
	Lakas hold

3rd District[]

Incumbent is running for the provincial governorship; will run as her party's nominee for the district's seat..

Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 3rd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC		64,769	47.51
	Independent	Demphna Naga	53,879	39.52
	Liberal	Alex Almario	2,598	1.91
Valid ballots			121,246	88.94
Invalid or blank votes			15,071	11.06
Total votes			136,317	100.00
	NPC hold

Sorsogon[]

1st District[]

Salvador Escudero is the incumbent.

House of Representatives election at Sorsogon's 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Salvador Escudero III	89,512	54.56
	Nacionalista	Edwin Hamor	63,287	38.57
Valid ballots			152,799	93.13
Invalid or blank votes			11,274	6.87
Total votes			164,073	100.00
	Liberal hold

2nd District[]

Incumbent Jose Solis (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is in his third consecutive term and is thus ineligible for reelection.

House of Representatives election at Sorsogon's 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal		30,945	19.45
	NPC	Ricardo Golpeo	29,780	18.72
	Nacionalista	Juan Guysayko	28,852	18.13
	PDP–Laban	Arze Glipo	14,838	9.32
	Lakas	Flocerfida de Guzman	13,822	8.69
	Independent	Sappho Gillego Ong	12,142	7.63
	Independent	Cyril Ramos	10,501	6.60
	PMP	Edmundo Escalante	1,168	0.73
	Independent	Rosario Gavanzo	629	0.40
Valid ballots			142,677	89.67
Invalid or blank votes			16,441	10.33
Total votes			159,118	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of the Commission on Elections