2022 Cebu City local elections

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2022 Cebu City mayoral election
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Nominee Margarita Osmeña Michael Rama David Tumulak
Party LDP PDP–Laban Independent
Running mate Franklyn Ong Raymond Alvin Garcia
Mayor before election

Michael Rama
Barug-PDP–Laban

Elected Mayor

TBD
TBD

Local elections will be held in Cebu City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city will be electing candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and eight councilors at-large for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.

Background[]

See also: 2019 Cebu City local elections

Prior to his death on November 19, 2021, then mayor Edgardo Labella chose not to seek re-election in 2022, paving the way for then vice mayor Michael Rama to seek a return to his old post as mayor. Rama, who previously served as mayor from 2010 to 2016, teamed up with incumbent city councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia as his candidate for vice mayor[1] whom he competed against for the position of vice mayor in 2007 but has since become allies when the latter's political party KUSUG endorsed Rama's re-election in 2013.[2]

Margarita Osmeña, a former city councilor and wife of former mayor Tomas Osmeña, has also decided to throw her hat into the mayoral race together with incumbent city councilor Franklyn Ong as her candidate for vice mayor. Ong is currently serving as Kasambagan barangay captain and as ex officio member of the Cebu City Council representing the Liga ng mga Barangay - Cebu City Chapter.[3] Osmeña has previously served as acting mayor from May 17, 2016 to June 30, 2016 with the suspension of then mayor Rama.[4] If elected, Osmeña will be the first woman mayor of the city.[5]

Several personalities have also filed their candidacies such as incumbent city councilor David Tumulak as mayor,[6] former city administrator Bimbo Fernandez as vice mayor,[7] actor and businessman Richard Yap as representative of Cebu City's 1st congressional district,[8] and former mayor Tomas Osmeña as representative of Cebu City's 2nd congressional district.[9] However, Osmeña withdrew his candidacy days before the substitution deadline and was replaced by BG Rodrigo Abellanosa, son of Rodrigo Abellanosa.[10]

Term-limited and retiring incumbents[]

Michael Rama
Rachel del Mar
Tomas Osmeña

The following are "third-termers", who are term limited.

Congressional representative[]

Councilors[]

Candidates[]

Official candidates[]

The Commission on Elections is expected to publish a final list of accepted candidates by early 2022.

Filed certificates of candidacies[]

The following have filed certificates of candidacies, formally notifying the commission that they are running.

For mayor[]

October 4
  • Edgar Concha Jr. (Independent), call center agent[13]
October 7
October 8

For vice mayor[]

October 4
  • Bimbo Fernandez (Liberal Party), former undersecretary of interior and local government and former city administrator[7]
    • Fernandez was initially endorsed by a group of non-government organizations to run for mayor but opted to run for vice mayor.[19][20]
October 5
  • Franklyn Ong (BOPK/LDP), incumbent city councilor and president of Liga ng mga Barangay - Cebu City Chapter[3][21]
October 8

For 1st District representative[]

October 3
October 5
October 8

For 2nd District representative[]

October 8
  • Eduardo Rama Jr. (BARUG/PDP-Laban), incumbent city councilor[1][26]

For 1st District councilor[]

October 1
October 5
October 7
October 8

For 2nd District councilor[]

October 5
October 6
October 7
  • Josephine Abella-Maglasang (BOPK/LDP), sister of the late Atty. Amay Abella[32][9]
  • Gremar Barete (BOPK/LDP), incumbent Buhisan barangay captain[9]
  • Roberto Cabarrubias (BOPK/LDP), former city councilor[32][9]
  • Cornelio Jaca (BOPK/LDP), retired Municipal Trial Courts in Cities judge[9]
  • Omar Kintanar (BOPK/LDP), incumbent Cogon Pardo barangay councilor[32][9]
  • Ana Gabriela Beatriz Osmeña (BOPK/LDP), daughter-in-law of former mayor Tomas Osmeña[9]
October 8

Candidates who withdrew[]

These are the candidates who have filed candidacies, but later withdrew:

Declined to be candidates[]

For mayor[]

For 1st District representative[]

  • Mary Ann de los Santos (BOPK/LDP), former city councilor[42][3]
    • De los Santos, who unsuccessfully ran for vice mayor in 2019, opted to run for city councilor.
  • Mariano Osmeña (PROMDI), businessman[43]

For 2nd District representative[]

For 1st District councilor[]

  • Garry Lao, former Cebu City Office for Substance Abuse Prevention head and incumbent City of Lapu-Lapu Office for Substance Abuse Prevention head[29]

For 2nd District councilor[]

Non-candidates[]

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections[]

Mayor[]

Margarita Osmeña, a former city councilor and wife of former mayor Tomas Osmeña, is challenging incumbent mayor Michael Rama for the position of mayor. Outgoing city councilor David Tumulak has also joined the race as an independent candidate.

Cebu City mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Edgar Concha Jr.
Reporma Jose Layon
Independent Juanito Luna
LDP Margarita Osmeña
PDP–Laban Michael Rama (incumbent)
Independent Crisologo Saavedra Jr.
Independent David Tumulak
Total votes
Margin of victory

Vice mayor[]

Incumbent city councilors Raymond Alvin Garcia and Franklyn Ong are competing for the position of vice mayor along with former city administrator Bimbo Fernandez.

Cebu City Vice mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Bimbo Fernandez
PDP–Laban Raymond Alvin Garcia
LDP Franklyn Ong
Total votes
Margin of victory

District representatives[]

1st District[]

Actor Richard Yap is running again as 1st district representative after losing to the late Raul del Mar in the 2019 elections. Yap will face off with former party mate and incumbent city councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid and del Mar's daughter Rachel, who previously served as the district's representative from 2010 to 2013.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Rachel del Mar
PDP–Laban Prisca Niña Mabatid
Independent Manuel Momongan
Lakas Avenescio Piramide
NUP Richard Yap
Total votes
Margin of victory

2nd District[]

BG Rodrigo Abellanosa is eyeing to succeed his father, incumbent district representative Rodrigo Abellanosa. He will face off against Eduardo Rama Jr., an incumbent city councilor and nephew of incumbent mayor Michael Rama.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Cebu City
Party Candidate Votes %
LDP BG Rodrigo Abellanosa
PDP–Laban Eduardo Rama Jr.
Total votes
Margin of victory

City Council[]

Incumbents are expressed in italics.

By ticket[]

Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan[]

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan/Partido Barug/Kugi Uswag Sugbo[]

Aksyon Demokratiko[]

Cebu City North District (1st District)
# Name Party
17. Reynald Lauron Aksyon Demokratiko

Katipunan ng Kamalayang Kayumanggi[]

Partido Panaghiusa[]

Cebu City South District (2nd District)
# Name Party
8. Raymundo Crystal Panaghiusa
21. Simeon Romarate Panaghiusa

Partido Para sa Demokratikong Reporma[]

Cebu City North District (1st District)
# Name Party
20. Winston Pepito Reporma

PROMDI[]

Cebu City North District (1st District)
# Name Party
5. Gian Aznar PROMDI

Independents[]

Independent Cebu City North District (1st District)
# Name Party
13. Edwin Jagmoc Independent
15. Emmanuel Labella Independent
Independent Cebu City South District (2nd District)
# Name Party
6. Alejandro Cabido Independent
7. Janet Calleno Independent
19. Samuel Panilagao Independent

By district[]

1st District[]

  • Key: Italicized: incumbent
City Council election at Cebu City's 1st district
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Pastor Alcover Jr.
LDP Sisinio Andales
LDP Nestor Archival
LDP Alvin Arcilla
PROMDI Gian Aznar
LDP Arturo Barrit
PDP–Laban Maria Buanghug
LDP Mary Ann de los Santos
LDP Alvin Dizon
Ronald Empleo
Independent Joel Garganera
PDP–Laban Jerry Guardo
Independent Edwin Jagmoc
PDP–Laban Edgardo Labella II
Independent Emmanuel Labella
Aksyon Demokratiko Reynald Lauron
PDP–Laban Melvin Legaspi
PDP–Laban Peter Mancao
PROMDI Lea Ouano-Japson
Reporma Winston Pepito
PDP–Laban Noel Eleuterio Wenceslao
LDP Joy Augustus Young
Total votes

2nd District[]

  • Key: Italicized: incumbent
City Council election at Cebu City's 2nd district
Party Candidate Votes %
LDP Josephine Abella-Maglasang
LDP Jose Lorenzo Abellanosa
LDP Raul Alcoseba
LDP Gremar Barete
LDP Roberto Cabarrubias
Independent Alejandro Cabido
Independent Janet Calleno
Panaghiusa Raymundo Crystal
PDP–Laban James Anthony Cuenco
Alan Dinampo
PDP–Laban Harry Eran
PDP–Laban Pancrasio Esparis
PDP–Laban Rey Gealon
Independent Donaldo Hontiveros
LDP Cornelio Jaca
LDP Omar Kintanar
LDP Ana Gabriela Beatriz Osmeña
PDP–Laban Renato Osmeña Jr.
Independent Samuel Panilagao
PDP–Laban Jocelyn Pesquera
Panaghiusa Simeon Romarate
Independent Phillip Zafra
Total votes

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Guest candidate.

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