title: 2016 Baguio local elections
text: # 2016 Baguio local elections
  
  Local elections were held in Baguio on Monday, May 9, 2016, as a part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the twelve councilors
  
  Incumbent city mayor Mauricio Domogan ran and won the mayoralty seat for a third and final term in office. Incumbent vice mayor Edison Bilog also ran for a full term and won, after assuming the post following then-vice mayor Daniel Farinas' death.
  
  ## Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections
  
  ### Mayor
  
  Incumbent mayor Mauricio Domogan is running for a third and final term.
  
  Baguio mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | UNA | Mauricio Domogan | 46,584 | 41.92 |
  | | Independent | Del Claravall | 39,837 | 35.85 |
  | | NPC | Jose Molintas | 24,075 | 21.67 |
  | | Independent | Guillermo Hernandez | 627 | .5 |
  | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 111,123 | 95.85 |
  | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 4,806 | 4.15 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,929 | 100.00 |
  | | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold | UNA hold |
  
  ### Vice Mayor
  
  Vice Mayor Edison Bilog is running for a full term as vice mayor, after assuming the post in 2014 following the death of then-vice mayor Daniel Farinas.
  
  Baguio vice mayoral election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | NPC | Edison Bilog | 45,817 | 42.59 |
  | | Liberal | Isabelo Cosalan Jr. | 27,625 | 25.68 |
  | | UNA | Betty Lourdes Tabanda | 21,671 | 20.14 |
  | | Independent | Fred Bagbagen | 12,129 | 11.28 |
  | | Independent | Jeffrey Pinic | 325 | .3 |
  | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 107,567 | 92.77 |
  | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 8,362 | 7.21 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,929 | 100.00 |
  | | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold | NPC hold |
  
  ## District representative
  
  Incumbent Representative Nicasio Aliping Jr. is running for a second term. He was defeated by businessman Mark Go.
  
  2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in the Lone District of Baguio :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Nacionalista | Mark Go | 45,482 | 41.28 |
  | | Liberal | Nicasio Aliping Jr. | 40,549 | 36.80 |
  | | NPC | Bernardo Vergara | 20,553 | 18.65 |
  | | Independent | Rudy Aspilan | 2,948 | 2.68 |
  | | Independent | Edgardo Duque | 647 | .5 |
  | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 110,179 | 95.04 |
  | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,750 | 4.96 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,929 | 100.00 |
  | | Nacionalista gain from Democratic Liberal | Nacionalista gain from Democratic Liberal | Nacionalista gain from Democratic Liberal | Nacionalista gain from Democratic Liberal |
  
  ## City Council
  
  The 12 of 14 members of the Baguio City Council are elected at-large via multiple non-transferable vote, where each voter has 12 votes, and can vote up to 12 candidates. The 12 candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.
  
  The other 2 members are elected in indirect elections from the results of barangay elections.
  
  | Party | Party | Seats |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Party | 4 |
  | | Nationalist People's Coalition | 1 |
  | | United Nationalist Alliance | 6 |
  | | Independent | 1 |
  | Ex officio seats | Ex officio seats | 2 |
  | Total | Total | 14 |
  
  Here is a list of candidates
  
  Baguio City Council Election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Leandro Yangot Jr. | 55,060 | 47.49 |
  | | UNA | Edgar Avila | 50,577 | 46.94 |
  | | UNA | Roberto Ortega | 54,349 | 46.88 |
  | | Liberal | Joel Alangsab | 53,141 | 45.84 |
  | | NPC | Faustino Olowan | 52,294 | 45.11 |
  | | UNA | Elmer Datuin | 49,491 | 42.69 |
  | | Liberal | Maria Mylen Victoria Yaranon | 48,387 | 41.74 |
  | | UNA | Elaine Sembrano | 47,161 | 40.68 |
  | | Independent | Peter Fianza | 43,937 | 37.90 |
  | | UNA | Lilia Fariñas | 41,676 | 35.95 |
  | | Liberal | Arthur Allad-iw | 41,046 | 35.41 |
  | | UNA | Benny Bomogao | 36,945 | 31.87 |
  | | UNA | Erdolfo Balajadia | 32,644 | 28.16 |
  | | UNA | Bummy Bumanglag | 31,392 | 27.08 |
  | | Independent | Bong Mandapat | 30,905 | 26.66 |
  | | Liberal | Jojo Cabato | 30,182 | 26.03 |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Perez | 29,803 | 25.71 |
  | | Liberal | Jun Orca | 29,094 | 25.10 |
  | | UNA | Vladimir Cayabas | 26,711 | 23.04 |
  | | Independent | Ferdy Bayasen | 25,294 | 21.82 |
  | | Nacionalista | Grace Mayos | 23,712 | 20.45 |
  | | Liberal | Rudy Paraan | 19,967 | 17.22 |
  | | Independent | John Glenn Gaerlan | 18,227 | 15.72 |
  | | Independent | Jonathan Vergara | 17,316 | 14.94 |
  | | NPC | Gueliro Sugano | 16,216 | 13.99 |
  | | UNA | Marlene De Castro | 14,422 | 12.44 |
  | | UNA | Reenan Orate | 13,365 | 11.53 |
  | | Independent | Wida Ueda | 12,807 | 11.05 |
  | | Nacionalista | John Bagalawis | 12,137 | 10.47 |
  | | Independent | Benjamin Macadangdang | 12,116 | 10.45 |
  | | Nacionalista | Stanford Ang | 11,620 | 10.02 |
  | | NPC | Roberto Awingan | 10,518 | 9.07 |
  | | NPC | Carlos Ananayo | 9,626 | 8.30 |
  | | Independent | Derek Bautista | 8,860 | 7.64 |
  | | NPC | Nicanor Nialla | 7,754 | 6.69 |
  | | Independent | Connie Tongawan | 5,662 | 4.88 |
  | | Independent | Francis Padawil | 5,634 | 4.86 |
  | | Independent | Robin Coteng | 5,168 | 4.46 |
  | | Independent | Eddie Gapuz | 4,590 | 3.96 |
  | | Independent | Paul Batnag | 4,542 | 3.92 |
  | | Independent | Alan Antonio Mazo | 4,116 | 3.55 |
  | | Independent | Gerry Uy | 3,696 | 3.19 |
  | | Independent | Rose Abratique | 3,679 | 3.17 |
  | | Independent | Ed Apostol | 3,136 | 2.71 |
  | | Independent | Lalaine Estolas | 2,783 | 2.40 |
  | | NPC | Arturo Pajarillaga | 1,290 | 1.11 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,929 | 100.00 |
  