2019 Tanauan local elections

Tanauan City held its local elections on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and the 10 members of its city council.

2019 Tanauan mayoral election

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Nominee Mary Angeline Halili Sonia Aquino Alfredo Corona Party UNA Lakas Nacionalista Running mate Herminigildo Trinidad, Jr. Marissa Tabing Popular vote 41,757 27,381 20,132 Percentage 45.99 30.16 22.17

Mayor before election Jhoanna Corona-Villamor Nacionalista Elected mayor Mary Angeline Halili UNA

Background

Jhoanna Corona-Villamor was installed as mayor of Tanauan, following the assassination of then-incumbent Mayor Antonio Halili, who served as City Mayor from 2013 on July 2, 2018 while attending the flag-raising ceremony at the Tanauan City Hall. Halili was the second incumbent local chief executive of Tanauan to be assassinated following former Mayor Cesar Platon who was assassinated in 2001 while campaigning for governor of Batangas. Halili gained public attention because of the walk of shame campaign against criminality and illegal drugs.

Corona-Villamor entered politics in 2010 when she was elected city councilor and as the first female city vice mayor in 2013. She is also the second female local chief executive next to Sonia Torres-Aquino. Instead of running for her first full three-year term, she is seeking a seat in the Batangas Provincial Board representing the 3rd District of Batangas, switching places with her father, former mayor and incumbent 3rd district board member Alfredo Corona.

Corona was a former Kabataang Barangay Chairman, municipal councilor, vice mayor and became the first elected city mayor of Tanauan in 2001 until he was deposed in 2006 following the assumption of Sonia Torres Aquino who was declared by the Commission on Elections and the Supreme Court as the real winner in the 2004 mayoralty race.

Mary Angeline Halili, the daughter of assassinated mayor Antonio Halili is also joining the mayoralty race. She is running under the United Nationalist Alliance.

Mayoralty and Vice Mayoralty Elections

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Jhoanna Corona-Villamor who assumed office as Mayor after the assassination of Mayor Antonio Halili on July 2, 2018, is running for provincial board member. She will be switching places with his father, incumbent Board Member Alfredo Corona.

Tanauan City mayoralty elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Mary Angeline Halili	41,757	45.99
	Lakas	Sonia Aquino	27,381	30.16
	Nacionalista	Alfredo Corona	20,132	22.17
	Independent	Jesusa Garcia	1,217	1.34
	Independent	Marcos Valdez	245	0.26
	Independent	Pedrito Carandang	51	0.05
Margin of victory			14,376	15.42%
Valid ballots			90,783	97.40%
Invalid or blank votes			2,247	24.11%
Total votes			93,210	100%
	UNA gain from Nacionalista

Vice Mayor

Tanauan City vice mayoralty elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Herminigildo Trinidad, Jr.	50,111	58.19
	Nacionalista	Marissa Tabing	31,533	36.61
	Independent	Mary Jane Reyes	3,317	3.87
	Independent	Salvador Quimo	1,128	1.30
Margin of victory			18,578	19.93%
Valid ballots			86,109	92.38%
Invalid or blank votes			7,101	76.18%
Total votes			93,210	100%
	UNA gain from Nacionalista

City Council

Incumbents are expressed in italics.

By ticket

Team Corona-Tabing

Nacionalista/Team Corona-Tabing

Name	Party		Result
Angel Atienza		Nacionalista	Won
Maria Theresa Awitan		Nacionalista	Lost
Divina Balba		Nacionalista	Lost
Mario Braza		Nacionalista	Lost
Eva Canobas		Nacionalista	Lost
Benedicto Corona		Nacionalista	Won
Cristel Guelos		Nacionalista	Won
Arthur Lirio		Nacionalista	Lost
Jun Llanto		Nacionalista	Lost
Javie Eric Manglo		Nacionalista	Lost

Team Halili-Trinidad

UNA/Team Halili-Trinidad

Name	Party		Result
Joseph Castillo		UNA	Won
Herman De Sagun		UNA	Won
Glen Win Gonzales		UNA	Won
Epimaco Magpantay		UNA	Lost
Jay-Ar Manaig		UNA	Lost
Czylene Marqueses		UNA	Won
Jojo Nones		UNA	Lost
Simeon Platon		UNA	Won
Herman Trinidad		UNA	Won
Eugene Yson		UNA	Lost

Councilors

2019 Tanauan City Council Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UNA	Joseph Castillo	37,464
	UNA	Herman Trinidad	37,151
	UNA	Simeon Platon	36,277
	UNA	Czylene Marqueses	33,910
	Independent	Angel Burgos	32,114
	UNA	Glen Win Gonzales	30,066
	Nacionalista	Angel Atienza	29,593
	Nacionalista	Benedicto Corona	29,139
	Nacionalista	Cristel Guellos	28,455
	UNA	Herman De Sagun	28,337
	UNA	Eugene Yson	28,151
	UNA	Jay-Ar Manaig	27,547
	Nacionalista	Javie Manglo	26,069
	Independent	Eva Canobas	26,042
	UNA	Jojo Nones	25,504
	Nacionalista	Arthur Lirio	22,805
	Nacionalista	Jun Llanto	21,566
	Nacionalista	Divina Balba	21,456
	Nacionalista	Maria Theresa Awitan	20,947
	UNA	Jon-Jon Magpantay	20,184
	Independent	Lino Rustia	18,748
	Independent	Ruel Micosa	17,190
	Independent	Lucky Nuñez	16,331
	Independent	Felipe Magpantay	15,307
	Nacionalista	Mario Braza	14,696
	Independent	Kae Nones	14,689
	Independent	Phin Maie Perez	14,296
	Independent	Polmark Fajardo	13,815
	Independent	Marivic Niega	9,238
	Independent	Alberto Villanueva	5,088
	Independent	Mcdo Mendoza	1,628
	Independent	Beloy Lopeña	1,361
	Independent	Demar Sanvictores	1,142
Total votes			706,306	100.00%