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.
Codilla defeated Gomez, in the 2013 elections with a slim margin of 2,248 votes.
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.
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.
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.
Liberal Party/Codilla Ticket +Liberal Party/Codilla TicketName PartyJay-R Aparis Caplea Capuyan-Villar Antonio Codilla Ando Conejos Conrad Conopio Boy Laurente Menoy Maglasang Joel Marson Melbur Melgazo Dodjie Omega
Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez Ticket +Nationalist People's Coalition/Gomez TicketName PartyBebe Laurente Jasper Lucero Gerry Penserga Bennet Pongos Nolitz Quilang Vince Rama Mayong Rodriguez Tommy Serafica Lando Villasencio Goito Yrastorza
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References
External links Official website of the Commission on Elections Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)