2022 Bacoor local elections
# 2022 Bacoor local elections

Local elections were held in Bacoor on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city will be electing candidates for the following elective local posts: the mayor, the vice mayor, the lone district representative, the two provincial board members for Cavite's second district, and the twelve councilors, six in each of the city's two local legislative districts.

## Electoral System

Just like in any election in the Philippines, the electoral system is based on first-past-the-post voting.

Elections for mayor, vice mayor, lone district representative and the two board members are done at an at-large basis. Elections for members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacoor are via the electoral districts as defined by the city charter. It will be done via multiple non-transferable vote, with the candidates with six highest votes winning.

There are an additional two ex officio seats in the city council, for the city federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (village chairpersons' league) and the Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council league). These were originally elected in 2018, and whose terms were extended until 2022. Separate elections for these bodies will be in December 2022.

## Background

Incumbent city mayor and former Cavite second district representative (2010-2016) Lani Mercado-Revilla, the winner of Bacoor's last hotly-contested elections in 2016, is not running for another term despite her being qualified to do so as she is only on her second term as city mayor, opting to vie for the open position of representative. She is swapping with her brother-in-law, incumbent district representative Edwin "Strike" Revilla, who is also on his second term in the said position. Strike's opponent will be Jose Francisco, who competed for the same position in 2019 but lost to Lani.

On the other hand, incumbent vice mayor Catherine Sariño-Evaristo is already on her third term as vice mayor (she was Strike Revilla's vice mayor on his last term in 2013) and is disqualified from re-election. She will be running instead city councilor for Bacoor West. Strike's older sister, incumbent West councilor and one-time Imus City, Cavite councilor in the 1990s Rowena Bautista-Mendiola, will be his running mate. Rowena will be opposed by Meliza Sison-Cubinar, who unsuccessfully ran for Bacoor West councilor in 2019.

## Candidates

### Team Revilla

Nacionalista/Team Revilla :

| # | Name | Party | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| For House Of Representatives |||||
| 3. | Lani Mercado-Revilla | Lakas | Won |
| For Mayor |||||
| 2. | Strike Revilla | Nacionalista | Won |
| For Vice Mayor |||||
| 1. | Rowena Bautista-Mendiola | NPC | Won |
| For Councilor (Bacoor West) |||||
| 1. | Adrielito Gawaran | Lakas | Won |
| 2. | Victorio Guerrero Jr. | Lakas | Won |
| 3. | Alejandro Gutierrez | NPC | Won |
| 4. | Catherine "Karen" Sariño-Evaristo | Nacionalista | Won |
| 5. | Michael Solis | Nacionalista | Won |
| 6. | Levy Tela | Lakas | Won |
| For Councilor (Bacoor East) |||||
| 1. | Roberto Advincula | Nacionalista | Won |
| 2. | Simplicio Dominguez | Nacionalista | Won |
| 3. | Reynaldo Fabian | NPC | Won |
| 6. | Rogelio "Bok" Nolasco | Nacionalista | Won |
| 8. | Alde Joselito Pagulayan | Lakas | Won |
| 9. | Reynaldo Palabrica | Lakas | Won |

## Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

Bacoor Mayoralty Election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nacionalista | Strike Revilla | 178,388 | 88.68 |
| | Independent | Jose Francisco | 22,767 | 11.32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 201,155 | 100.00 |
| | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold |

Bacoor Vice Mayoralty Election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | NPC | Rowena Bautista-Mendiola | 154,179 | 82.70 |
| | Independent | Meliza Cubinar | 32,263 | 17.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 186,442 | 100.00 |
| | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |

## Congressional elections

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Cavite's 2nd congressional district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Lakas | Lani Mercado-Revilla | 168,385 | 86.05 |
| | Independent | Jose Herminio Japson | 18,142 | 9.27 |
| | Independent | George Abraham Ber Ado | 9,158 | 4.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 195,685 | 100.00 |

## Sangguniang Panlalawigan elections

2022 Provincial Board Election in 2nd Sangguniang Panlalawigan District of Cavite :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Lakas | Ramon Vicente "Ramboy" Revilla | 143,097 | 7.65 |
| | Lakas | Edwin Malvar | 126,923 | 6.78 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 270,020 | 100.00 |

## Sangguniang Panlungsod elections

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nacionalista Party | 332,332 | 38.31 | 5 |
| | Lakas-CMD | 323,203 | 37.25 | 5 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition | 123,395 | 14.22 | 2 |
| | Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan | 46,450 | 5.35 | – |
| | Independent | 42,182 | 4.86 | – |
| Ex officio seats | Ex officio seats | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 867,562 | 100.00 | 14 |

### Bacoor West District

Bacoor City Council election - Bacoor West :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nacionalista | Catherine "Karen" Sariño-Evaristo | 78,162 | 33.48 |
| | Nacionalista | Michael Solis | 74,058 | 31.73 |
| | Lakas | Adrielito Gawaran | 70,759 | 30.31 |
| | Lakas | Victorio Guerrero Jr. | 65,825 | 28.20 |
| | NPC | Alejandro Gutierrez | 63,294 | 27.11 |
| | Lakas | Levy Tela | 61,828 | 26.49 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 413,926 | 100.00 |
| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Team Revilla | | Lakas-CMD | 198,412 | 47.93 | 3 |
| | Team Revilla | | Nacionalista Party | 152,220 | 36.77 | 2 |
| | Team Revilla | | Nationalist People's Coalition | 63,294 | 15.29 | 1 |
| | Team Revilla | Total | Total | 413,926 | 100.00 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 413,926 | 100.00 | 6 |

### Bacoor East District

Bacoor City Council election - Bacoor East :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nacionalista | Roberto Advincula | 68,996 | 29.56 |
| | Lakas | Reynaldo Palabrica | 66,593 | 28.53 |
| | NPC | Reynaldo Fabian | 60,101 | 25.75 |
| | Nacionalista | Rogelio "Bok" Nolasco | 59,274 | 25.39 |
| | Lakas | Alde Joselito Pagulayan | 58,198 | 24.93 |
| | Nacionalista | Simplicio Dominguez | 51,842 | 22.21 |
| | PDDS | Rose Nolasco | 46,450 | 19.90 |
| | Independent | Denis Lopez | 24,943 | 10.69 |
| | Independent | Mark Dale Fernandez | 17,239 | 7.39 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 453,636 | 100.00 |
| Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Team Revilla | | Nacionalista Party | 180,112 | 39.70 | 3 |
| | Team Revilla | | Lakas-CMD | 124,791 | 27.51 | 2 |
| | Team Revilla | | Nationalist People's Coalition | 60,101 | 13.25 | 1 |
| | Team Revilla | Total | Total | 365,004 | 80.46 | 6 |
| | Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan | Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan | Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan | 46,450 | 10.24 | 0 |
| | Independent | Independent | Independent | 42,182 | 9.30 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 453,636 | 100.00 | 6 |
