2013 Bukidnon local elections

Local elections were held in the province of Bukidnon on May 13, 2013 as part of the 2013 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Bukidnon.

Provincial Elections[edit]

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

Candidates for Governor[edit]

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Incumbent Gov.Alex Calingasan is running for Vice Governor. former Gov.Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr. is his party's nominee.

Bukidnon gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr.	294,042	85.10
	Independent	Lynard Allan Bigcas	46,600	13.49
	Independent	Delfina Bicatulo	2,815	0.81
	Independent	Romeo Zuce	2,075	0.60
Total votes			438,183	100.00
	Bukidnon Paglaum hold

Candidates for Vice-Governor[edit]

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Incumbent Vice Governor Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr. is running for Governor. Incumbent Gov.Alex Calingasan is his party's nominee.

Bukidnon vice gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Alex Calingasan	204,915	72.84
	Nacionalista	Nemesio Beltran, Jr.	70,183	24.95
	Independent	Tony Dalao	3,670	1.30
	Independent	Julio Vilianon	2,567	0.91
Total votes			438,183	100.00
	Bukidnon Paglaum hold

Congressional Election[edit]

Bukidnon was redistricted into four districts after the candidacies were submitted. As a result, the Commission on Elections (Philippines) will take into account the places where the nominees are registered to determine on what district they are running under.

1st District[edit]

Jesus Emmanuel Paras is the incumbent.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Bukidnon's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Maria Lourdes Acosta	55,566	54.59
	NPC	Jesus Emmanuel Paras	42,867	42.11
	Independent	Candido Pancrudo	3,362	3.30
Margin of victory			12,699	11.13%
Rejected ballots			12,305	10.78%
Total votes			114,100	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

2nd District[edit]

Incumbent Florencio Flores is running unopposed.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Bukidnon's 3rd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Florencio Flores	63,924	66.95
Margin of victory			63,924	66.95%
Rejected ballots			31,560	33.05%
Total votes			95,484	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

3rd District[edit]

Incumbent from the predistricted third district Jose Ma. Zubiri III found himself running at the redistricted 3rd district. His Bukidnon Paglaum party is in an electoral alliance with the Liberal Party.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Bukidnon's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Jose Zubiri III	100,405	71.18
	Aksyon	Ruth Acosta	16,030	11.36
Margin of victory			84,375	59.81%
Rejected ballots			24,632	17.46%
Total votes			141,067	100.00
	Bukidnon Paglaum hold

4th District[edit]

The seat for the redistricted 4th District is open.

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Bukidnon's 3rd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Rogelio Neil Roque	37,394	42.72
	Independent	Glenn Peduche	19,754	22.57
	Liberal	Wenifredo Agripo	17,617	20.13
Margin of victory			17,640	20.15%
Rejected ballots			12,767	14.58%
Total votes			87,532	100.00
	NPC win (new seat)

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Elections[edit]

All 4 Districts of Bukidnon will elect Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members.

1st District[edit]

Bukidnon 1st District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election
Party		Candidate
	Liberal	Jay Albarace
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Clive Quiño
Total votes

2nd District[edit]

Bukidnon 2nd District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election
Party		Candidate
	Aksyon	Roy Calimpong
	Independent	Bob Casanova
	Independent	Alvy Damasco
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Manuel Dinlayan
	Independent	Edgar Emperado
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Melchor Maramara
Total votes

3rd District[edit]

Bukidnon 3rd District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Antolin Adlawan
	Aksyon	Pastor Alvarez
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Alping Baguio
	Aksyon	Herbie Lumanog
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Marivic Montesclaros
	Aksyon	Susan Muñasque
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Gordon Torres
Total votes

4th District[edit]

Bukidnon 4th District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Rene Centillas
	Independent	Danilo Fegidero
	Independent	Gino Armstrong Garcia
	Independent	Miguelito Jardinico
	Aksyon	Joseph Pasilan
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Ranulfo Pepito
	Independent	Lolita Rivera
Total votes

City and Municipal Elections[edit]

All cities and municipalities of Bukidnon will elect mayor and vice-mayor this election. 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. Below is the list of mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities per district.

1st District[edit]

Municipality: Baungon, Libona, Malitbog, Manolo Fortich, Sumilao, Talakag

Baungon[edit]

Pedro Alvarez is the incumbent.

Baungon mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Pedro Alvarez
	Independent	Boyong Jangao
	Independent	Danda Lina-ac
	Independent	Phillip Ragudo
Total votes

Libona[edit]

Incumbent Totom Calingasan is running unopposed.

Baungon mayoralty election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Totom Calingasan
Total votes

Malitbog[edit]

Mayor Aida dela Rosa is no longer seeking reelection but her husband, former mayor Munding Dela Rosa is vying for the seat again.

Malitbog mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Toribio Dainhay, Jr.
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Munding Dela Rosa
	Independent	Benjamin Ebarle
	Independent	Wilson Guiahan
Total votes

Manolo Fortich[edit]

Incumbent Rogelio Quiño is running unopposed.

Manolo Fortich mayoralty election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Rogelio Quiño
Total votes

Sumilao[edit]

Rey Baula is the incumbent. he is challenge by councilor Dante Cuevas

Sumilao mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Rey Baula
	Aksyon	Dante Cuevas
Total votes

Talakag[edit]

Nestor Macapayag is the incumbent. Vice Mayor Renato Sulatan is his main opponent.

Talakag mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Nestor Macapayag
	Aksyon	Renato Sulatan
	DPP	Rodnie Tinoy
Total votes

2nd District[edit]

City: Malaybalay City
Municipality: Cabanglasan, Impasugong, Lantapan, San Fernando

Malaybalay City[edit]

Ignacio Zubiri is the incumbent. Vice Mayor Victor Aldeguer is his main opponent.

Malaybalay City mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Aksyon	Victor Aldeguer
	Independent	Litoy Marabe
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Ignacio Zubiri
Total votes

Cabanglasan[edit]

Rogelio Castillanes is the incumbent.

Cabanglasan mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Manolito Ampunan
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Rogelio Castillanes
	Aksyon	Dodong Inocando
Total votes

Impasugong[edit]

Mario Okinlay is the incumbent. he is challenge by Former Bukidnon Second Electric Cooperative board member Oliver Aldovino.

Impasug-ong mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Aksyon	Oliver Aldovino
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Mario Okinlay
Total votes

Lantapan[edit]

Godofredo Balansag is the incumbent.

Lantapan mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Godofredo Balansag
	Aksyon	Cito Labastilla
Total votes

San Fernando[edit]

Incumbent Laurencia Edma is no longer running. his husband Vice Mayor Levi Edma, Sr. is her party's nominee.

San Fernando mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Levi Edma, Sr.
	PDP–Laban	Okit Onlas
	Independent	Markus Villamor
Total votes

3rd District[edit]

Municipality: Damulog, Dangcagan, Don Carlos, Kadingilan, Kibawe, Kitaotao, Maramag, Quezon

Damulog[edit]

Romy Tiongco is the incumbent.

Damulog mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Conchita Mantagbo
	Aksyon	Angelito Rivero
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Romy Tiangco
Total votes

Dangcagan[edit]

Incumbent Edilberto Ayuban is term-limited and running for vice mayor instead. Vice Mayor Dodong Dandasan is his party's nominee.

Dangcagan mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Aksyon	Toto Cabunoc
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Dodong Dandasan
Total votes

Don Carlos[edit]

Felix Manzano is the incumbent.

Don Carlos mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Dodong Derilo
	Independent	Fabian Gardones
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Felix Manzano
Total votes

Kadingilan[edit]

Joelito Talaid is the incumbent.

Kadingilan mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Aksyon	Jerry Canoy, Sr.
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Joelito Talaid
Total votes

Kibawe[edit]

Minerva Casinabe is the incumbent. she is oppose by Coun.Rodulfo Jurado.

Kibawe mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Minerva Casinabe
	Aksyon	Rodulfo Jurado
Total votes

Kitaotao[edit]

Incumbent Rodito Rafisura is term-limited. his party nominate Vice Mayor Tata Gawilan.

Kitaotao mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Tata Gawilan
	Aksyon	Sammy Tilar
Total votes

Maramag[edit]

Alicia Resus is the incumbent.

Maramag mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Aksyon	Mcneil Acosta
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Alicia Resus
Total votes

Quezon[edit]

Gregorio Gue is the incumbent. he will challenge by John John Fortich who is member of Fortich clan who ruled Bukidnon for several decades.

Quezon mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Independent	John John Fortich
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Gregorio Gue
	Aksyon	Bert Ramilo
Total votes

4th District[edit]

City: Valencia City
Municipality: Kalilangan, Pangantucan

Valencia City[edit]

Leandro Jose Catarata is the incumbent. he is oppose by his political rival Jose Galario, Jr. and 2 city councilors Arlyn Ayon and Baby Mabao.

Valencia City mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	PDP–Laban	Arlyn Ayon
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Leandro Jose Catarata
	Aksyon	Jose Galario, Jr.
	Nacionalista	Baby Mabao
Total votes

Kalilangan[edit]

Incumbent Nenita Suyao is term-limited and running for Provincial Board Member instead. her party nominate Raymon Charl Gamboa.

Kalilangan mayoralty election
Party		Candidate
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Raymon Charl Gamboa
	Independent	Omaradji Pizarro
Total votes

Pangantucan[edit]

Incumbent Manolito Garces is running unopposed.

Kalilangan mayoralty election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Bukidnon Paglaum	Manolito Garces
Total votes