ABORTED COMEBACK
‘I’M (NOT) BACK.’ A Tomas Osmeña meme, circulated in social media early within the marketing campaign, captioned “I’m again,” would’ve resurfaced. However BOPK’s Margot Osmeña and most of her ticket had been trounced final Monday.
Together with his spouse’s loss, Tomas — speculated mayor-wannabe Margot’s surrogate and conjugal chief government — could stay within the shadow authorities watching reelected Mike Rama’s administration.
JERJER IS 4TH OF 5
NOT THE LAST. Jerjer Cimafranca, unbiased candidate for Cebu Provincial Board member within the first district, could end #4, out of 5 candidates. #1 Yoly Daan bought 15,887 votes whereas #5 Dim Danatil bought 395. Jerjer bought 446: he’s not the tailender.
It’s not recognized what number of voted or didn’t vote for him due to his first identify, which in Cebuano-Bisaya idiom means sexual activity. Most voters could not even know he ran for public workplace.
SONS, DAUGHTERS, IN-LAWS
JAYPEE, JOSE, BEBOT, RHEA, BEA. The late mayor Edgardo Labella’s son, Jaypee Labella, is one in every of 5 Barug councilor bets who’re within the profitable column in Cebu Metropolis north councilor’s race. JP comfortably lands #5.
Jose Abellanosa will be the sole survivor of BOPK councilor bets in Cebu Metropolis south, at #2. Consultant Bebot Abellanosa’s different son, Bebot BG, trails Barug’s Edu Rama by greater than 25,000 votes.
Consultant Eddie Gullas’s daughter-in-law Rhea Gullas, had no rival and already gained even earlier than the balloting. She’s in place, in a great place.
Margot and Tomas Osmeña daughter-in-law Bea hasn’t survived with BOPK’s fall, landed #12, with two teammates between her and #8 Barug wager Francis Esparis.
QUEEN (OR KING) OF THE NORTH
NINA MABATID, CUTIE, RICHARD. Rachel “Cutie” del Mar, daughter of the late congressman Raul del Mar, dominates the Cebu Metropolis north race, with greater than 40,000 votes over Nina Mabatid, who campaigned a lot earlier and more durable and made extra noise than any of her rivals or teammates. Cutie continues the del Mar model, which Raul began, uninterrupted, since 1987, or 36 years in the past.
Entertainer and businessman Richard Yap, who misplaced in 2019, pulled some shock: he has 50,830 votes, nearly 11,000 votes behind Nina. The “son” on this 12 months’s combat was an alleged son whom he denied as his.
It’s not recognized how that affected the 2022 outcomes however his bid seemed doomed from the beginning by the vaunted del Mar base of Cutie, who bested Mary Ann de los Santos for a similar seat in 2010, and the latest file of Nina, who completed #2 within the metropolis north councilors race.
JUNJUN’S WIN STREAK
NOT STRONG OPPONENTS. Hilario Davide III grew to become Cebu governor for 2 phrases, from 2013 to 2019, totally on laborious work, integrity-laced household identify and a non-combative stance. He was not recognized for “fiscalizing” Gwen’s administration. Prior to now two elections, when he ran for vice governor as an alternative of the #1 place, luck will need to have performed a component. Within the 2019 and 2022 races, rival One Cebu fielded a lot weaker opponents towards Junjun.
From the beginning, Junjun’s opponent Ma. Teresa Heyrosa was seen as a lame combatant, an unknown persona in comparison with Davide. The variety of votes reelectionist Gov. Gwen Garcia pulled for herself (1.1 million plus) was big in comparison with rival Ace Durano’s (271,000 plus). The disparity is far wider, when matched with teammate eye physician Heyrosa’s votes (551,000 plus). Davide led over Heyrosa by 75,000 plus votes.
AHONG, SAMSAM, JONAS
TEAM DERETSO FALLS. Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Mayor Junard ‘Ahong’ Chan of Workforce Libre isn’t just defeating Rep. and former mayor Paz Radaza. He’s burying her, with a 103,000 plus lead. On high of that, his celebration has a complete sweep of the Metropolis Council, led by his vice mayor Celsi Sitoy and Ahong’s congresswoman spouse Cindi Chan. One other Radaza, Harry Don Radaza of the crushed Workforce Deretso, fell to #19 within the Sanggunian race.
‘REBELLION’ CRUSHED. Talisay Metropolis Mayor Samsam Gullas beat former ally Allan Bucao by 62,000 plus votes and his Alayon-NP celebration zeroed the opposition within the Metropolis Council. from vice mayor to the final councilor.
Two different Gullases additionally gained, apparently newbies being launched to proceed the household model: spouse Rhea, as congresswoman of the primary district, and cousin Digul Gullas, #1 councilor.
CORTES, OUANO RULE. Mandaue Metropolis Mayor Jonas Cortes defeated Olin Seno and his celebration PDP Laban completely controls the Metropolis Council, from vice mayor to #8 councilor. Partymate Lolypop Ouano-Dizon was unchallenged and bought extra votes than Mayor Cortes: Lolypop’s 153,004 with Jonas’s 102,786.
BRIDGE AND SITOY
Cebu Cordova Hyperlink Expressway (CCLEX) apparently helped the candidacy of Mayor Teche Sitoy-Cho, whose late father Malacanang legislative liaison officer and former Cordova mayor Adelino Sitoy was amongst these principally liable for the bridge challenge.
Apparently, the CCLEX enhance will not be sufficient to save lots of the candidacy of Mayor Sitoy-Cho. Suan Didoy of Lakas was main with 4,000 plus votes. She’s shedding along with her vice mayor Em-Em Sitoy, with six of eight councilor seats going to the opposition.
[Election results used here were partial and unofficial but highly reliable. They were the results at the time of the news feed.]
