ILOILO City – Twenty-six candidates for city and municipal mayor and 29 for vice mayor in Western Visayas are running unopposed in the May 9, 2022 elections.
Data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Region 6 showed the following breakdown:
Guimaras – three candidates (one for mayor, two for vice mayor) unopposed
* Buenavista – Cyril Beltran (PDP) – vice mayor
* Jordan – David Gano (NUP) – vice mayor
* San Lorenzo – Ninfa Gajo (PDP) – mayor
Iloilo – 17 candidates, (eight for mayor, nine for vice mayor) unopposed
* Ajuy – Mayor Jett Rojas (NP) – mayor; Robert Vilaruz (NP) – vice mayor
* Alimodian – Keneth Alfeche (NUP) – mayor
* Badiangan – Suzette Mamon (NUP) – mayor
* Balasan – Manuel Ganzon (NP) – vice mayor
* Barorac Viejo – Nielo Tupas (NP) – mayor
* Bingawan – Mark Palabrica (NUP) – mayor
* Carles – Arnel Betita (NP) – vice mayor
* Passi City – Jesry Palmares (LCD) – vice mayor
* Guimbal – Janette Colada (NUP) – mayor; Mary Ann Lujan (LAKAS) – vice mayor
* Leganes – Lyle Bartolome (LAKAS) – vice mayor
* Mina – John Michael Defensor (NUP) – vice mayor
* Lucena – Leciel Seville (NUP) – mayor
* San Enrique – Trixie Fernandez (NP) – mayor
* San Miguel – Bonifacio Salapantan (NUP) – vice mayor
* Tubungan – Leo Cesar (NUP) – vice mayor
Capiz – two candidates, all for vice mayor unopposed
* Cuatero – Tito Liboon Mayor (PDP) – vice mayor
* Mambusao – Wilfredo Leal (PDP) – vice mayor
Antique – three candidates, all for mayor unopposed
* Caluya – Rigil Kent Lim (NUP) – mayor
* Culasi – Jose Jeffrey Lomugdang (NPC) – mayor
* San Jose – Elmer Untran (Aksyon Demokratiko) – mayor
Aklan – six candidates (three for mayor, three for vice mayor)
* Altavas – Denny Refol Sr. (NPC) – mayor
* Balete – Dexter Calizo (PDP) – mayor; Patrick Lachica (NPC) – vice mayor
* Ibajay – Jose Miguel Miraflores (PDP) – mayor
* Lezo – George Rescate Villarubia (NP) – vice mayor
* Malinao – Wilbert Ariel Igoy (NP) – vice mayor
Negros Occidental – 24 candidates (11 for mayor, 13 for vice mayor)
* Bago City – Nichalos Yulo (NPC) – mayor; Ramon Torres (NPC) – vice mayor
* Cadiz City – Lilia Decolongon (PDP) – vice mayor
* Calatrava – Florido Dinapo (DPD) – vice mayor
* Cauayan – John Rey Tabujara (NPC) – mayor; Anna Liza Soriano (NPC) – vice mayor
* Enrique Magalona – Marvin Malacon (PDP) – mayor
* Ilog – John Paul Alvarez (NPC) – mayor; Genaro Alvarez (NPC) – vice mayor
* Manapla – Manuel Escalante III (PDP) – mayor; Edgar Pagayonan (PDP) – vice mayor
* Pontevedra – Jose Maria Alonso (NUP) – mayor; Jimmy Gavan (NUP) – vice mayor
* Pulupandan – Antonio Suatengco (NPC) – mayor; Miguel Antonio Peña (NPC) – vice mayor
* Sagay City – Narciso Javelosa (NUP-UNEGA) – mayor; Leo Rafael Cueva (NUP-UNEGA) – vice mayor
* Salvador Benedicto – Laurence Marxlen Dela Cruz (PDP) – mayor; Nehemiah Dela Cruz (LAKAS) – vice mayor
* San Carlos City – Mayor Renator Gusto (NPC) – mayor; Christopher Paul Carmona (NPC) – vice mayor
* Sipalay City – Maria Gina Lizares (NPC) – mayor; Oscar Montilla Jr. (NPC) – vice mayor
* Valladolid – Roel Yagore (NPC) – vice mayor
Though they are all presumed winners already, Comelec Region 6 director Atty. Wilfred Jay Balisado said, “The term of…all elected officials…will not end until June 30, noontime. So, hindi ibig-sabihin pagnanalo ka, mag-a-assume ka (automatically).”/PN
