2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Bicol Region

Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Bicol Region, 2010
16 seats of the Bicol Region in the House of Representatives
	Location of the Bicol Region within the country.

Elections were held in the Bicol Region for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.

The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.

Summary

Party		Popular vote	%	Seats won
	Lakas–Kampi	645,432	30.59%	7
	Liberal	478,493	22.68%	4
	NPC	427,135	20.24%	3
	Nacionalista	402,297	19.07%	2
	PMP	29,266	1.39%	0
	PDP–Laban	15,794	0.75%	0
	Independent	111,492	5.28%	0
Valid votes		2,109,909	92.51%	16
Invalid votes*		170,934	7.49%
Turnout*		2,280,843	79.36%
Registered voters		2,874,126	100.00%

*Totals for invalid votes and turnout are unavailable in Camarines Norte's districts.

Albay

All incumbent congressmen in Albay are eligible for reelection.^[1]

1st District

Edcel Lagman is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Edcel Lagman	129,083	78.28
	Liberal	Wilfredo Brizuela	24,993	15.15
Valid ballots			154,076	93.43
Invalid or blank votes			10,827	6.57
Total votes			164,903	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2nd District

Al Francis Bichara is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Al Francis Bichara	117,611	58.01
	Liberal	Amelia Bonita Apin	58,600	28.90
	Independent	Ricardo Ayala	13,214	6.52
Valid ballots			189,425	93.43
Invalid or blank votes			13,326	6.57
Total votes			202,751	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

3rd District

Reno Lim is the incumbent. Lim faced former Albay governor Fernando Gonzalez

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Albay's 3rd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Fernando Gonzalez	96,000	47.00
	NPC	Reno Lim	68,701	33.64
	Nacionalista	Brando Sael	23,487	11.50
	Independent	Armando Redillas	1,328	0.65
Valid ballots			189,516	92.79
Invalid or blank votes			14,715	7.21
Total votes			204,231	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte will have two representatives starting in the 15th Congress; the lone district was split into two.

Liwayway Vinzons-Chato will be the last representative of Camarines Norte's lone district; she will run for representative in the new second district.

1st District

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Renato Unico Jr.	49,556	55.55
	Liberal	Wilfredo Chato Jr.	28,179	31.59
	Independent	Pamela Pardo	7,353	8.24
	Independent	Jose Español Jr.	3,107	3.48
	Independent	Renato Verzo	1,014	1.14
Total votes			89,209	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)

2nd District

Liwayway Vinzons-Chato is the incumbent.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Norte's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Elmer Panotes	51,704	50.56
	Liberal	Liwayway Vinzons-Chato	47,823	46.77
	Independent	Donald Asis	3,734	3.65
Total votes			103,261	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)

Camarines Sur

A new fifth district was carved out of the old first and second districts of Camarines Sur by virtue of Republic Act 9716, becoming the second district. The redistricting was seen to prevent President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's son and incumbent 1st district representative Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo from being in the same district as Secretary of Budget and Management Rolando Andaya. It was also alleged that the new district fell short of the required minimum of 250,000 inhabitants in order to be a separate district.^[3] The old third and fourth districts become the new fourth and fifth districts. Andaya's wife eventually run in his place but eventually withdrew for her husband on December 15, 2009, after filing for substitution.^[4] On February 25, 2010, Andaya effectively resigned as Budget Secretary following a Supreme Court decision saying that all appointive officials running for office are deemed resigned.^[5]

1st District

Incumbent Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo's (Lakas-Kampi-CMD), son of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, place of residence was moved from the first to the second district.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Rolando Andaya Jr.	59,175	79.31
	Nacionalista	Nestor delos Reyes	10,186	13.65
Valid ballots			69,361	92.96
Invalid or blank votes			5,256	7.04
Total votes			74,617	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)

2nd District

For the 15th Congress, the 2nd district will comprise some of the municipalities of the old first and second districts, and Naga. The old second district, which didn't include any of the local government units of the new first and second districts, became the new third district.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Diosdado Macapagal–Arroyo	78,562	66.09
	Nacionalista	Fermin Mabulo	32,489	27.33
Valid ballots			111,051	93.42
Invalid or blank votes			7,820	6.58
Total votes			118,871	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi win (new seat)

3rd District

The old second district is now the third district. The old second district incumbent is Luis Villafuerte Sr. is running.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 3rd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Luis Villafuerte Sr.	126,116	70.11
	Liberal	Jaime Jacob	35,927	19.97
	Lakas–Kampi	Oscar Nonito Arcilla	2,425	1.35
Valid ballots			164,468	91.43
Invalid or blank votes			15,419	8.57
Total votes			179,887	100.00
	NPC hold

4th District

The old third is now the fourth district. The old third district's incumbent is Arnulfo Fuentebella is running.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 4th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Arnulfo Fuentebella	89,537	55.90
	Lakas–Kampi	Teodoro Cruz	55,999	34.96
Valid ballots			145,536	90.86
Invalid or blank votes			14,633	9.14
Total votes			160,169	100.00
	NPC hold

5th District

The old fourth district becomes the new fifth district. Old fourth district incumbent Felix Alfelor Jr. (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is in his third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection. His son, Emmanuel, is his party's nominee for the new fifth district.

Mariano Trinidad is also entered into an alliance with the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Camarines Sur's 5th district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Salvio Fortuno	76,659	42.21
	Lakas–Kampi	Emmanuel Alfelor	75,627	41.64
	Liberal	Jesus Jay Dimaiwat	13,477	7.42
	PDP–Laban	Mariano Trinidad	956	0.52
Valid ballots			166,719	91.79
Invalid or blank votes			14,907	8.21
Total votes			181,626	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from Lakas–Kampi

Catanduanes

Incumbent Joseph Santiago (Nationalist People's Coalition) is in his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection. NPC didn't name a nominee for the district's seat.

The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election at Catanduanes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Cesar Sarmiento	50,439	38.69
	Nacionalista	Araceli Wong	49,726	38.14
	Lakas–Kampi	Leandro Verceles Jr.	16,447	12.62
	Independent	Manuel Sanchez	4,591	3.52
Valid ballots			121,203	92.97
Invalid or blank votes			9,163	7.03
Total votes			130,366	100.00
	Liberal gain from NPC

Masbate

1st District

Narciso Bravo Jr. is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Narciso Bravo Jr.	44,732	57.51
	PMP	Karla Bunan	29,266	37.63
Valid ballots			73,998	95.14
Invalid or blank votes			3,778	4.86
Total votes			77,776	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

2nd District

Antonio Kho is the incumbent.

Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas–Kampi	Antonio Kho	68,300	50.65
	NPC	Darius Tuason Sr.	48,232	35.77
Valid ballots			116,532	86.42
Invalid or blank votes			18,304	13.58
Total votes			134,836	100.00
	Lakas–Kampi hold

3rd District

Incumbent Rizalina Seachon-Lanete is running for the provincial governorship; Scott Davies Lanete will run as her party's nominee for the district's seat..

Philippine House of Representatives election at Masbate's 3rd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Scott Davies Lanete	64,769	47.51
	Independent	Demphna Naga	53,879	39.52
	Liberal	Alex Almario	2,598	1.91
Valid ballots			121,246	88.94
Invalid or blank votes			15,071	11.06
Total votes			136,317	100.00
	NPC hold

Sorsogon

1st District

Salvador Escudero is the incumbent.

House of Representatives election at Sorsogon's 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Salvador Escudero III	89,512	54.56
	Nacionalista	Edwin Hamor	63,287	38.57
Valid ballots			152,799	93.13
Invalid or blank votes			11,274	6.87
Total votes			164,073	100.00
	Liberal hold

2nd District

Incumbent Jose Solis (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is in his third consecutive term and is thus ineligible for reelection.

House of Representatives election at Sorsogon's 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Deogracias Ramos	30,945	19.45
	NPC	Ricardo Golpeo	29,780	18.72
	Nacionalista	Juan Guysayko	28,852	18.13
	PDP–Laban	Arze Glipo	14,838	9.32
	Lakas–Kampi	Flocerfida de Guzman	13,822	8.69
	Independent	Sappho Gillego Ong	12,142	7.63
	Independent	Cyril Ramos	10,501	6.60
	PMP	Edmundo Escalante	1,168	0.73
	Independent	Rosario Gavanzo	629	0.40
Valid ballots			142,677	89.67
Invalid or blank votes			16,441	10.33
Total votes			159,118	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

References

^ Manny Galvez and RudY. A. Fernandez (2009-12-07). "Aurora, Ecija voters tired of relatives running in tandem". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Romero, Paolo (2010-07-16). "56 electoral cases filed before House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
^ Fonbuena, Carmela (2009-10-16). "Arroyo signs law on new CamSur district". abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
^ Escandor Jr, Juan (2009-12-17). "Andaya files CoC as wife's substitute in Congress race". Bicol Mail. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
^ "Andaya submits courtesy resignation". Manila Bulletin. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-03-02.

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections

[1] Manny Galvez and RudY. A. Fernandez (2009-12-07). "Aurora, Ecija voters tired of relatives running in tandem". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

[HRET-2] Romero, Paolo (2010-07-16). "56 electoral cases filed before House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2010-07-17.

[3] Fonbuena, Carmela (2009-10-16). "Arroyo signs law on new CamSur district". abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

[4] Escandor Jr, Juan (2009-12-17). "Andaya files CoC as wife's substitute in Congress race". Bicol Mail. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-03-02.

[5] "Andaya submits courtesy resignation". Manila Bulletin. 2010-02-25. Retrieved 2010-03-02.

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