2016 Cebu City local elections
# 2016 Cebu City local elections

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected 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.

Tomas Osmeña, who previously served as Mayor of Cebu City, defeated incumbent Michael Rama who was seeking for his third and last term by a margin of 33,894 votes.

## Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

### Mayor

Michael Rama ran for his third and last term as the Mayor of Cebu City but was defeated by former Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who ran against Rama for the second time since losing to him in the 2013 elections.

Cebu City mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Tomas Osmeña | 266,819 | 53.40 |
| | UNA | Michael Rama (incumbent) | 232,925 | 46.60 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 499,744 | 100.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,894 | 6.80 |
| | Liberal gain from UNA | Liberal gain from UNA | Liberal gain from UNA | Liberal gain from UNA |

### Vice Mayor

Edgardo Labella ran for his second term as the Vice Mayor of Cebu City and defeated incumbent Cebu City Councilor for the North District Nestor Archival.

Cebu City Vice mayoral election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | UNA | Edgardo Labella (incumbent) | 252,201 | 53.15 |
| | Liberal | Nestor Archival | 222,337 | 46.85 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 474,538 | 100.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,864 | 6.30 |
| | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |

## District representatives

### 1st District

Raul del Mar ran for his second term, and won.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Raul del Mar (incumbent) | 134,940 | 66.26 |
| | UNA | Alvin Garcia | 64,348 | 31.60 |
| | Independent | Ricardo Adlawan | 2,400 | 1.18 |
| | Independent | Juan Arenasa | 1,952 | 0.96 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 203,640 | 100.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 70,592 | 34.66 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### 2nd District

Rodrigo Abellanosa ran for his second term, and won.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Cebu City :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Rodrigo Abellanosa (incumbent) | 148,838 | 59.26 |
| | UNA | Gerardo Carillo | 97,293 | 38.74 |
| | Independent | Lea Ong | 5,013 | 2.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 251,144 | 100.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 51,545 | 20.52 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

## City Council

Incumbents are expressed in italics. Number indicates the ballot number assigned for the candidates by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).

### By ticket

**Liberal Party/Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan**

Cebu City North District (1st District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 2. | Sisinio Andales | Liberal |
| 3. | Alvin Arcilla | Liberal |
| 10. | Ma. Nida Cabrera | Liberal |
| 11. | Mary Ann De Los Santos | Liberal |
| 12. | Alvin Dizon | Liberal |
| 19. | Garry Lao | Liberal |
| 24. | Malou Tabar | Liberal |
| 28. | Joy Augustus Young | Liberal |

Cebu City South District (2nd District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 3. | Bonel Balingit | Liberal |
| 4. | Victor Buendia | Liberal |
| 9. | Eugenio Gabuya Jr. | Liberal |
| 12. | Allan Nacorda | Liberal |
| 14. | Randy Navarro | Liberal |
| 15. | Margarita Osmeña | Liberal |
| 17. | Danilo Pacaña | Liberal |
| 22. | Anne Vestil-Palomo | Liberal |

**United Nationalist Alliance/Barug Team Rama**

Cebu City North District (1st District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Pastor Alcover Jr. | UNA |
| 4. | Ramil Ayuman | UNA |
| 14. | Raymond Alvin Garcia | UNA |
| 15. | Joel Garganera | UNA |
| 16. | Jerry Guardo | UNA |
| 17. | Edwin Jagmoc Sr. | UNA |
| 18. | Edgardo Labella II | UNA |
| 27. | Noel Eleuterio Wenceslao | UNA |

Cebu City South District (2nd District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Nendell Hanz Abella | UNA |
| 7. | James Anthony Cuenco | UNA |
| 8. | Jose Daluz III | UNA |
| 11. | Lutherlee Ignacio-Soon | UNA |
| 16. | Renato Osmeña Jr. | UNA |
| 19. | Jocelyn Pesquera | UNA |
| 20. | Eduardo Rama Jr. | UNA |
| 21. | David Tumulak | UNA |

**Nacionalista Party**

Cebu City North District (1st District) :

| # | Name | Party | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 23. | Max Surban | | Nacionalista |

**Kilusang Bagong Lipunan**

Cebu City North District (1st District) :

| # | Name | Party | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13. | Edgardo Eman | | KBL |

**Philippine Green Republican Party**

Cebu City North District (1st District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 8. | Letty Bucayan | PGRP |
| 22. | Francisco Sevilleno | PGRP |
| 25. | Carmelito Tolop Sr. | PGRP |

Cebu City South District (2nd District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 2. | Nieza Alferez-Zafico | PGRP |
| 5. | Janet Calleno | PGRP |
| 10. | Liza Gorre | PGRP |
| 24. | Terry Ybañez | PGRP |

**Independents**

Independent Cebu City North District (1st District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 5. | Cynthia Barrit | Independent |
| 6. | Lorenzo Basamot | Independent |
| 7. | Edward Bersabal | Independent |
| 9. | Ugen Cabalse | Independent |
| 20. | Wendel Mascardo | Independent |
| 21. | Arman Perez | Independent |
| 26. | Eliseo Tumulak | Independent |

Independent Cebu City South District (2nd District) :

| # | Name | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 6. | Romy Capangpangan | Independent |
| 13. | Patricio Navarro | Independent |
| 18. | Federico Peredo | Independent |
| 23. | Abay Abay Villaver | Independent |

### By district

**1st District**

* Key: Italicized: incumbent

City Council election at Cebu City's 1st district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Alvin Arcilla | 103,219 | 6.76 |
| | Liberal | Mary Ann De Los Santos | 101,590 | 6.66 |
| | Liberal | Sisinio Andales | 100,803 | 6.60 |
| | Liberal | Joy Augustus Young | 96,993 | 6.35 |
| | UNA | Jerry Guardo | 96,414 | 6.32 |
| | UNA | Raymond Alvin Garcia | 95,392 | 6.25 |
| | UNA | Pastor Alcover Jr. | 92,940 | 6.09 |
| | UNA | Joel Garganera | 92,660 | 6.07 |
| | Liberal | Alvin Dizon | 91,102 | 5.97 |
| | UNA | Edgardo "Jaypee" Labella II | 88,936 | 5.83 |
| | UNA | Noel Eleuterio Wenceslao | 86,640 | 5.68 |
| | UNA | Ramil Ayuman | 81,975 | 5.37 |
| | Liberal | Ma. Nida Cabrera | 81,256 | 5.32 |
| | UNA | Edwin Jagmoc Sr. | 77,124 | 5.05 |
| | Liberal | Garry Lao | 71,288 | 4.67 |
| | Liberal | Malou Tabar | 69,213 | 4.53 |
| | Nacionalista | Max Surban | 16,536 | 1.08 |
| | Independent | Eliseo Tumulak | 15,924 | 1.04 |
| | Independent | Lorenzo Basamot | 13,649 | 0.89 |
| | Independent | Cynthia Barrit | 9,082 | 0.60 |
| | Independent | Arman Perez | 6,651 | 0.44 |
| | Independent | Edward Bersabal | 6,630 | 0.43 |
| | Independent | Ugen Cabalse | 6,408 | 0.42 |
| | KBL | Edgardo Eman | 5,713 | 0.37 |
| | PGRP | Francisco Sevilleno | 5,606 | 0.37 |
| | PGRP | Letty Bucayan | 5,348 | 0.35 |
| | Independent | Wendel Mascardo | 5,348 | 0.35 |
| | PGRP | Carmelito Tolop, Sr. | 1,907 | 0.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,526,347 | 100.00 |

**2nd District**

* Key: Italicized: incumbent

City Council election at Cebu City's 2nd district :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | UNA | David Tumulak | 144,727 | 7.78 |
| | Liberal | Margarita Osmeña | 143,066 | 7.69 |
| | UNA | Eduardo Rama Jr. | 139,498 | 7.50 |
| | UNA | Jose Daluz III | 133,155 | 7.16 |
| | UNA | Nendell Hanz Abella | 132,636 | 7.13 |
| | Liberal | Eugenio Gabuya Jr. | 129,293 | 6.95 |
| | UNA | James Anthony Cuenco | 119,384 | 6.42 |
| | UNA | Jocelyn Pesquera | 116,926 | 6.28 |
| | UNA | Renato Osmeña Jr. | 102,723 | 5.52 |
| | UNA | Lutherlee “Lotlot” Ignacio-Soon | 101,714 | 5.47 |
| | Liberal | Victor Buendia | 101,593 | 5.46 |
| | Liberal | Bonel Balingit | 99,015 | 5.32 |
| | Liberal | Allan "Goliat" Nacorda | 96,597 | 5.19 |
| | Liberal | Danilo Pacaña | 87,809 | 4.72 |
| | Liberal | Randy Navarro | 75,083 | 4.03 |
| | Liberal | Anne Vestil-Palomo | 60,061 | 3.23 |
| | Independent | Patricio Navarro | 18,617 | 1.00 |
| | PGRP | Janet Calleno | 10,267 | 0.55 |
| | PGRP | Terry Ybañez | 10,002 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Abay Abay Villaver | 9,308 | 0.50 |
| | Independent | Romy Capangpangan | 8,575 | 0.46 |
| | PGRP | Liza Gorre | 7,542 | 0.41 |
| | Independent | Federico Peredo | 6,899 | 0.37 |
| | PGRP | Nieza Alferez-Zafico | 6,337 | 0.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,860,827 | 100.00 |
