2016 Ormoc local elections

Local elections in Ormoc City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.

Background[]

Incumbent city mayor Edward Codilla ran for re-election to his post; he ran against an opponent in the 2013 election race, actor and sportsman Richard Gomez. Codilla ran under the Liberal Party, while Gomez ran under the Nationalist People's Coalition.^[1]

Codilla defeated Gomez, in the 2013 elections with a slim margin of 2,248 votes.^[2]

Results[]

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayoral Election[]

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Edward Codilla is the incumbent.

Ormoc City Mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Richard Gomez	53,234	49.38%
	Liberal	Edward Codilla	44,453	41.24%
	Independent	Mar Gallardo	608	0.56%
Margin of victory			8,781	8.15%
Invalid or blank votes			9,499	8.81
Total votes			107,794	100.00%
	NPC gain from Liberal

Vice Mayoral Election[]

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr. is the incumbent. He switched parties for this election, from Liberal Party to Nationalist People's Coalition.

Ormoc City Vice Mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Leo Carmelo Locsin, Jr.	53,098	49.26%
	Liberal	Pedro Godiardo Ebcas	38,103	35.35%
Margin of victory			14,995	13.91%
Invalid or blank votes			16,593	15.39
Total votes			107,794	100.00%
	NPC gain from Liberal

City Council Election[]

Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection.^[3]

Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket[]

Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket
Name	Party

Jay-R Aparis		Liberal
Caplea Capuyan-Villar		Liberal
Antonio Codilla		Liberal
Ando Conejos		Liberal
Conrad Conopio		Liberal
Boy Laurente		Liberal
Menoy Maglasang		Liberal
Joel Marson		Liberal
Melbur Melgazo		Liberal
Dodjie Omega		Liberal

Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket[]

Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket
Name	Party

Bebe Laurente		NPC
Jasper Lucero		NPC
Gerry Penserga		NPC
Bennet Pongos		NPC
Nolitz Quilang		NPC
Vince Rama		NPC
Mayong Rodriguez		NPC
Tommy Serafica		NPC
Lando Villasencio		NPC
Goito Yrastorza		NPC

Ormoc City Council election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Lando Villasencio	48,654	6.34%
	NPC	Vince Rama	47,025	6.13%
	NPC	Mayong Rodriguez	46,319	6.04%
	NPC	Tommy Serafica	45,396	5.92%
	NPC	Bennet Pongos	45,216	5.90%
	NPC	Gerry Penserga	40,562	5.29%
	NPC	Goito Yrastorza	40,204	5.24%
	NPC	Nolitz Quilang	38,820	5.06%
	Liberal	Jay-R Aparis	38,342	5.00%
	Liberal	Caplea Capuyan-Villar	37,821	4.93%

	NPC	Jasper Lucero	37,571	4.90%
	NPC	Bebe Laurente	37,025	4.83%
	Liberal	Ando Conejos	36,105	4.71%
	Liberal	Antonio Codilla	34,092	4.45%
	Liberal	Boy Laurente	33,923	4.42%
	Liberal	Menoy Maglasang	31,643	4.13%
	Liberal	Conrad Conopio	31,471	4.10%
	Liberal	Dodjie Omega	31,002	4.04%
	Liberal	Joel Marson	30,739	4.01%
	Liberal	Melbur Melgazo	30,711	4.00%
	Independent	Victor Perez	4,251	0.55%
Total votes			766,892	100.00%

References[]

^ "Ormoc, Leyte's 4th dist polls: A contest between 2 couples". The Freeman. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
^ "Richard Gomez just never quits, to run for mayor again". Politiko.com.ph. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
^ "It's still Codilla vs. Gomez in Ormoc City for 2016 polls". Philippines News Agency. October 19, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links[]

[Ormoc_1-1] "Ormoc, Leyte's 4th dist polls: A contest between 2 couples". The Freeman. Retrieved 2015-10-21.

[2] "Richard Gomez just never quits, to run for mayor again". Politiko.com.ph. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2015.

[3] "It's still Codilla vs. Gomez in Ormoc City for 2016 polls". Philippines News Agency. October 19, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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