The final slate of candidates for the Baguio City local government is in, and seven individuals are fighting for the seat of representative in the lower house of Congress, with another six vying for the chief executive seat of Baguio City.
For the congressional seat, four independent candidates are running, with candidates Francis Camtugan and Owen Demoni joined by former politicos Nicasio Aliping and Mauricio Domogan, both of whom have held the seat prior.
The three other candidates are Soledad Go, wife of incumbent representative Mark Go, former Vice Mayor Gladys Vergara, and Councilor Isabelo Cosalan.
For the mayoral seat, the biggest names are Mayor Benjamin Magalong, seeking reelection and facing off against Congressman Mark Go and Councilor Benny Bomogao.
Also running for mayoral seat are candidates Abdul Camo, Rei Cayetano, and Mark Directo, all of whom have not held office before.
The vice mayoral seat is a one-on-one race, with current Vice Mayor Faustino Olowan looking to get reelected versus Councilor Mylen Yaranon.
Meanwhile, a total of 43 individuals are vying for a seat in the Baguio City Council, 18 of whom are running on the independent ticket.
1,457 vie for public office in Cordillera
A total of 1,457 certificates of candidacy have been filed in the Cordillera region as political aspirants in the region finalize their bids for public office.
Abra has three candidates fighting for a congressional seat, two for the governor’s and vice governor’s seats respectively, and 22 for the provincial board, in addition to the local offices for 27 towns in the province.
Apayao has unopposed tickets for both the congressional seat and the vice gubernatorial seat, and the races are in the seat for governor with two candidates, eight for the provincial board, and the local offices in the province’s seven towns.
In Benguet, four aspirants filed for the gubernatorial seat, five for congress, four for vice governor, 29 for members of the provincial board for Districts 1 and 2, and the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors seats of the 13 municipalities.
Four are gunning for the congressional and gubernatorial seats in Ifugao, two for vice governor, and 20 for the provincial board, with local races in 11 towns.
Kalinga sees three congressional hopefuls, two gubernatorial and four vice gubernatorial, and 16 provincial board candidates.
In Mountain Province, two filed their COCs for governor, five for vice governor, two for congress, and 22 for Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, aside from the mayors, vice mayors, and councilors for the province’s different municipalities.
