| Election Name: | 2013 Tacloban City mayoral election |
| Before Party: | Nacionalista Party |
| After Election: | Alfred Romualdez |
| Before Election: | Alfred Romualdez |
| Mayor | |
| Nominee1: | Alfred Romualdez |
| Party1: | Nacionalista Party |
| Running Mate1: | none |
| Popular Vote1: | 46,856 |
| Percentage1: | 50.84% |
| Nominee2: | Florencio Gabriel Noel |
| Running Mate2: | Jose Arvin Antoni |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Turnout: | 84.53% |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Tacloban local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Tacloban local elections |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Type: | presidential |
| After Party: | Nacionalista Party |
Local elections in Tacloban were held on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors.
There were 109,027 registered voters in the city for the elections, and 92,163 of them voted, giving a voter turnout of 84.53%.[1]
Incumbent Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez filed to run for his third and final term as Mayor. He and his wife Cristina, an incumbent city councilor running for reelection, filed their respective certificates of candidacy on October 4, 2012.[2] They ran under the Nacionalista Party. An Waray partylist Representative Florencio Gabriel Noel, who is term-limited, filed his certificate of candidacy to challenge Romualdez on October 3, 2012. He ran as an independent. His candidacy was supported by the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, with presidential sister Kris Aquino going to the city to personally campaign for him.[3] Meanwhile, Nacionalista Party president and former Senate President Manny Villar, as well as senators Bongbong Marcos and Alan Peter Cayetano, endorsed partymate Mayor Romualdez and his slate.[4]
Representative Noel's running mate was incumbent Vice Mayor Jose Arvin Antoni of the Liberal Party.[5] Incumbent councilor Jerry "Sambo" Yaokasin, who is term-limited, ran for Vice Mayor as an independent.
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.
This election is notable for being the first time a transgender woman was elected in the city council.[6] Jose Mario "Jom" Bagulaya placed 7th in the city council race, garnering 37,381 votes.[7]
Note that full results are unavailable and figures are for the winning candidates only.
Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Alfred Romualdez is the incumbent.
Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Jose Arvin Antoni is the incumbent.
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.
| Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Ildebrando Bernadas | ||
| Maria Elvira Casal | ||
| Edward Frederick Chua | ||
| Edwin Chua | ||
| Victor Emmanuel Domingo | ||
| Jeric Dane Granados | ||
| Chrysanthemum Malate | ||
| Noel Malate | ||
| Alfredo Padernos | ||
| Cristina Romualdez | ||
| Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Mario Bagulaya | ||
| Rudy Calabria | ||
| Dalisay Erpe | ||
| Evangeline Esperas | ||
| Neil Glova | ||
| Cesar Separa | ||
| Liberty Jane Sumayod | ||
| Jerry Uy | ||
| Raissa Villasin | ||
| Ace Jackylyn Young | ||
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