2022 Cebu City local elections

Local elections will be held in Cebu City on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city will be electing candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and eight councilors at-large for each district. There are two legislative districts in the city.

Incumbents Edgardo Labella and Michael Rama, serving as mayor and vice mayor respectively, are on their first terms and are both eligible for re-election.[1][2]

Term-limited and retiring incumbents
Edgardo Labella
Michael Rama
Rodrigo Abellanosa

The following are "third-termers", who are term limited. Others may retire or opt to run for other positions in 2022.

Congressional representative

Councilors

Candidates

Announced candidacies

Other than Councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid announcing her candidacy for 1st District representative, no one has announced running.

1st District Representative

Incumbent not term-limited

Others

Incumbent not term-limited

Others

Potential candidacies for 1st District Representative

Potential candidacies for 2nd District Representative
Incumbents not term-limited
Ex officio incumbent
Incumbents not term-limited
Ex officio incumbent

Non-candidates
Served his first term as Cebu City councilor.[12]
Served his third and last term as representative of Cebu City's 1st District.[14]

References
  1. Ryan Macasero (November 8, 2019). "Once a shipwreck survivor, Edgar Labella now captain of Cebu City". Rappler. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  2. Delta Dyrecka Letigio (May 14, 2019). "Mayor Labella promises 'inclusive' government, VM Rama returns to city hall". CDN Digital. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  3. "Bzzzzz: Abellanosa grooming son as his successor? Digong to 'skin the corrupt alive'". Sun.Star Cebu. October 7, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020. Representative Rodrigo Abellanosa of Cebu City south district is said to be grooming a son to run for the seat he will vacate when he completes his third consecutive term in 2022.
  4. "Dave Tumulak: Cebu City councilor by day, TNVS driver by night". Sun.Star Cebu. December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020. He is now in his third and last term as a local lawmaker representing the city’s south district.
  5. Seares, Pachico (November 23, 2020). "EXPLAINER. Comelec awaits word of House on holding special election in Cebu City north. Councilor Mabatid, who says she'll run for the seat vacated by del Mar, favors 2022 regular polls". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved January 2, 2021. She is running for higher office in 2022 and she is set on going after del Mar's position in the House. She explained why last Saturday, November 21: "I will run...kay sayang kaayo akong mga programa and sayang sad akong leadership 'nya konsehal lang ko."
  6. Seares, Pachico (December 8, 2020). "EXPLAINER. Does Mike Rama control the Barug councilors and, with BOPK back-up, the Council majority? If he doubles down on fiscalizing and blocks 2021 budget, it could split Labella-Rama union. (Second of Two Parts)". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  7. Seares, Pachico (December 30, 2020). "Seares: Those Covid vaccines: a crime but who sues? 'Cancelling' Tomas, Edgar and Mike. Gwen, the T word". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  8. Bobby Nalzaro (November 15, 2020). "Nalzaro: Del Mar to assume as deputy speaker". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  9. Malilong, Frank (December 21, 2020). "Malilong: City Hall or Congress". SunStar Cebu. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  10. Letigio, Delta Dyrecka (September 17, 2020). "James Cuenco joins Cebu City Council in return to on-site sessions". CDN Digital. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  11. "Councilor Antonio Cuenco dies of Covid-19". Sun.Star Cebu. June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  12. Macasero, Ryan (June 27, 2020). "Cebu City Councilor Antonio Cuenco dies of COVID-19 complications". Rappler. Retrieved November 17, 2020. Cuenco was approaching his first year in his first term as a city councilor when he died.
  13. "Cebu City Rep. Del Mar passes away at 79". CDN Digital. November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  14. "Del Mar's agenda: Lasting solutions to district's woes". Sun.Star Cebu. May 11, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020. AT 78 years old, there is still no stopping Rep. Raul del Mar from running for Cebu City’s north district congressional seat for a third and final term.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.