2022 Tacloban local elections

Local elections in Tacloban City, Leyte were held on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. As part of Leyte's 1st congressional district, Tacloban City voters also elected a district representative.

2022 Tacloban local elections

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Registered	143,562[1]
Turnout	123,120(85.76%) 9.94p.p.[2]
2022 Tacloban mayoral election
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Opinion polls
NP IND IND Candidate Alfred Romualdez Jerry Yaokasin Quintin Nilo Ayuste Party Nacionalista Independent Independent Running mate Raymund Romualdez Edwin Chua none Popular vote 63,976 53,289 303 Percentage 51.96% 43.28% 0.25%
Mayor before election Alfred Romualdez Nacionalista Elected mayor Alfred Romualdez Nacionalista
2022 Tacloban vice mayoral election
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Opinion polls
AKSYON NP Candidate Edwin Chua Raymund Romualdez Party Aksyon Nacionalista Popular vote 56,478 52,887 Percentage 45.87% 42.96%
Vice Mayor before election Jerry Yaokasin Independent Elected Vice Mayor Edwin Chua Aksyon

There are 143,562 eligible voters in the city for this election,^[3] and according to partial and unofficial results, there were 123,120 votes cast, giving a voter turnout of 85.76%.^[4]

Background

Incumbent mayor Alfred Romualdez of the Nacionalista Party filed his candidacy for a second consecutive term in this election.^[5] He was challenged by term-limited incumbent vice mayor Jerry Yaokasin, who ran as an independent.^[6] They were both unopposed in their respective races in the 2019 elections.

Mayor Romualdez was joined by his son, Raymund, as his running mate. Vice mayor Yaokasin chose former vice mayor and councilor Edwin Chua as his running mate. Romualdez and Chua were nominated by Nacionalista Party and Aksyon Demokratiko, respectively.

Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Alfred Romualdez is the incumbent.

Tacloban City Mayoralty Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Alfred Romualdez	63,976	51.96%
	Independent	Jerry Yaokasin	53,289	43.28%
	Independent	Quintin Nilo Ayuste	303	0.25%
Margin of victory			10,687	8.68%
Invalid or blank votes			5,552	4.51%
Total votes			123,120	100.00%
	Nacionalista hold

Vice Mayoral Election

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Tacloban City Vice Mayoralty Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Aksyon	Edwin Chua	56,478	45.87%
	Nacionalista	Raymund Romualdez	52,887	42.96%
Margin of victory			3,591	2.92%
Invalid or blank votes			13,755	11.17%
Total votes			123,120	100.00%
	Aksyon gain from Independent

City Council Election

Voters elected ten councilors to comprise the City Council or the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Candidates are voted for separately so winning candidates may come from different political parties. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes win the seats. For the tickets, names that are italicized were incumbents seeking reelection.

Team Romualdez

Team Romualdez^[7]

Name	Party		Result
Leo Bahin		Tingog Sinirangan	Won
Elvie Casal		Nacionalista	Won
Chris Esperas		Nacionalista	Won
Abet Eviota		Independent	Lost
Aimee Grafil		Nacionalista	Won
Tata Granados		Nacionalista	Won
Yanyan Granados		Nacionalista	Won
Edson Malaki		Nacionalista	Won
Manix Marta		Nacionalista	Lost
Marvin Modelo		Nacionalista	Lost

Team Yaokasin

Team Yaokasin

Name	Party		Result
Lucky Bagulaya		Liberal	Lost
Edward Frederick Chua		Aksyon	Won
Neil Glova		KANP	Lost
Larry Portillo		Independent	Lost
Rachelle Erica Pineda		Aksyon	Won
Jerry Uy		KANP	Won

Results

The Tacloban City Council from the 19th Congress

Tacloban City Council Election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	KANP	Jerry Uy	60,477	49.12%
	Aksyon	Edward Frederick Chua	60,065	48.79%
	Nacionalista	Elvie Casal	59,015	47.93%
	Nacionalista	Edson Malaki	52,546	42.68%
	Nacionalista	Aimee Grafil	49,276	40.02%
	Tingog Sinirangan	Leo Bahin	46,387	37.68%
	Nacionalista	Yanyan Granados	46,338	37.64%
	Nacionalista	Tata Granados	45,696	37.12%
	Nacionalista	Chris Esperas	42,924	34.86%
	Aksyon	Rachelle Erica Pineda	42,646	34.64%
	Nacionalista	Marvin Modelo	38,016	30.88%
	Liberal	Lucky Bagulaya	37,869	30.76%
	KANP	Neil Glova	35,552	28.88%
	Independent	Abet Eviota	32,870	26.70%
	Independent	Larry Portillo	31,755	25.79%
	Nacionalista	Manix Marta	25,478	20.69%
	Independent	Jimmy Laurente	19,940	16.20%
	Independent	Pax Paking Condalor	18,152	14.74%
	Independent	Bomboy Lledo	9,029	7.33%
	Independent	Renato Sipaco	5,113	4.15%
	Independent	Jerry Borja	4,315	3.50%
	Independent	Adrian Banzon	3,403	2.76%
	Independent	Pastor Ricardo Pantoja	3,157	2.56%
	Independent	Luther Loreno	2,969	2.41%
	Independent	Tito Ayes	2,375	1.93%
	Independent	Ervin Camenting	2,141	1.74%
Total votes			123,120	100.00%