2016 Batangas City local elections explained

Election Name:2016 Batangas mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2013 Batangas City local elections
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:2019 Batangas City local elections
Next Year:2019
Election Date:May 9, 2016
Nominee2:Kristine Balmes
Party2:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan
Running Mate2:Emilio Francisco Berberabe, Jr.
Popular Vote2:55,866
Percentage2:36.87
Nominee1:Beverley Rose Dimacuha
Party1:Liberal Party (Philippines)
Running Mate1:N/A
Popular Vote1:85,963
Percentage1:56.74
Mayor
Before Election:Eduardo Dimacuha
After Election:Beverley Rose Dimacuha
Before Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)
After Party:Liberal Party (Philippines)

Local elections were held in Batangas City on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman (which will represent Batangas' fifth district which is composed of just the city), two provincial board members, and the 12 members of its city council.

Unlike in the 2013 elections, voters of the city will be electing its first member in the House of Representatives, two representatives to the Batangas provincial board, and two more councilors thus bringing the councilors' total to 12 as opposed to the previous 10.

Background

Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections

Incumbent Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha is running for his eighth nonconsecutive term as Mayor of Batangas. He assumed the mayorship in 1988 and until 1998. He again ran for Mayor in 2001 and was elected in 2004 and 2007. He then elected again in 2013. He will run for his tenth nonconsecutive term as Mayor without a vice mayoral candidate under the Liberal Party.

His opponent is councilor Kristine Balmes, incidentally his former daughter-in-law under the PDP–Laban.

On December 9, 2015, Dimacuha withdrew his candidacy for Mayor. Substituting him is his youngest and only daughter, Beverley Rose Dimacuha, also wife of incumbent Board Member Marvey Mariño.[1] This will be the first time, that women will be battling the mayoralty post. Whoever wins will be the second female mayor next to former Mayor Vilma Dimacuha who was elected in 2010.

Candidates

District Representative

Incumbent Board Member Mario Vittorio Mariño will run for the newly created 5th District against Danilo Berberabe.

Provincial Board Members

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Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha is running for reelection. Running without his vice mayoralty partner, his opponent is incumbent councilor Kristine Balmes, incidentally his former daughter-in-law. On December 10, Mayor Dimachua withdrew his bid for reelection bid to give way to his daughter Beverley Rose Dimacuha-Mariño, wife of congressional candidate and incumbent board member Marvey Mariño.

Vice Mayor

Incumbent Vice Mayor Emilio "Jun" Berberabe is running unopposed. He is Balmes' running mate.

Councilors

Team Dimacuha

Liberal Party/Team Dimacuha
width=150pxName !Party
Glen Aldover
Sergie Rex Atienza
Karlos Emmanuel Buted
Nelson Chavez
Alyssa Renee dela Cruz-Atienza
Gerardo Dela Roca
Armando Lazarte
Oliver Macatangay
Aileen Grace Montalbo
Juan Pedro Pastor
Julian Villena

Team Balmes

PDP–Laban/Team Balmes
width=150pxName !Party
Rosalina Abalos
Carlos Bagon
Aissa Dianne Marie Cabrera
Benjamin Espina, Jr.
Eduardo Garcia
Zester Carlo Hernandez
Raoul Mendoza
Porfirio Pagsinohin

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Notes and References

  1. News: All in the family: Daughter subs for dad, wife subs for husband. Arnell. Ozaeta. ABS-CBN News. December 11, 2015. October 3, 2021.