CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 35 candidates in Cebu province will be running unopposed in the 2025 Midterm Elections.
Data from the Commission on Elections in Cebu province (Comelec-Cebu) showed that in at least 20 areas here, the mayor and vice mayor positions only have one aspirant.
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Below is the list of municipalities and component cities with unopposed candidates.
ALCANTARA – Mayor and Vice Mayor
ALCOY – Mayor and Vice Mayor
MINGLANILLA – Mayor and Vice Mayor
RONDA – Mayor and Vice Mayor
SAN FERNANDO – Mayor and Vice Mayor
SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor and Vice Mayor
TUBURAN – Mayor and Vice Mayor
TUDELA – Mayor and Vice Mayor
BALAMBAN – Vice Mayor only
BANTAYAN – Vice Mayor only
BARILI – Mayor only
CARMEN – Mayor only
DUMANJUG – Vice Mayor only
GINATILAN – Vice Mayor only
LILOAN – Vice Mayor only
MALABUYOC – Vice Mayor only
SIBONGA – Vice Mayor only
CITY OF BOGO – Vice Mayor only
CITY OF NAGA – Vice Mayor only
CITY OF TALISAY – Vice Mayor only
Meanwhile, in the provincial level, several aspiring members of Congress and the Provincial Board (PB) will also be running unopposed. See the list below.
- Rhea Mae Gullas (1st District, Congress) – LAKAS-CMD
- Karen Hope Garcia (3rd District, Congress, substitute) – One Cebu (unopposed)
- Daphne Lagon (6th District, Congress) – LAKAS-CMD (unopposed)
- Antonio Bacaltos Jr. (1st District, Provincial Board)– Nacionalista Party (unopposed)
- Lakambini Reluya (1st District, Provincial Board) – Nacionalista Party (unopposed)
- Dason Larenz (6th District, Provincial Board) -LAKAS- CMD (unopposed)
- Alfred Francis Ouano (6th District, Provincial Board) – LAKAS-CMD (unopposed)
In positions where aspirants have no opponents, they only needed one vote to be officially proclaimed as winner, according to the Comelec.