# 2016 Bacoor local elections

Local elections were held in Bacoor on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, the vice mayor, the lone district representative, the two provincial board members for Cavite, and the twelve councilors, six in each of the city's two local legislative districts.

## Background

Incumbent Edwin "Strike" Revilla is already in his third term as mayor of Bacoor; therefore he is disqualified from running for another term for the same position despite Bacoor's change in status as a city in 2012. He will be running for representative to switch positions with his sister-in-law, Lani Mercado-Revilla. Her opponents are former municipal vice mayor and provincial board member Edwin Malvar and incumbent provincial board member Rolando "Andoy" Remulla.
On the other hand, incumbent vice mayor Catherine Sariño-Evaristo will be Representative Mercado-Revilla's running mate. Her announced opponents are former city Business Permits and Licensing Office head Allen Reyes and former municipal councilor and three-term provincial board member Cesario "Jun" Del Rosario Jr., who recently is an executive producer, editor and deputy chief of reporters at CNN Philippines.

## Results

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

### Mayor

Bacoor Mayoralty Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Lani Mercado-Revilla | 106,964 | 60.93% |
| | NUP | Rolando Remulla | 47,399 | 27.00% |
| | Liberal | Edwin Malvar | 21,184 | 12.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 175,547 | 100.00% |
| | Lakas hold | Lakas hold | Lakas hold | Lakas hold |

### Vice Mayor

Bacoor Vice Mayoralty Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Catherine Sariño-Evaristo | 100,769 | 62.78% |
| | NUP | Allen Enriquez Reyes | 34,287 | 21.36% |
| | Liberal | Cesario Del Rosario, Jr. | 25,449 | 15.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,505 | 100.00% |
| | Lakas hold | Lakas hold | Lakas hold | Lakas hold |

### District Representative

Incumbent mayor Strike Revilla is switching positions with his sister-in-law. He is said to be running unopposed as his perceived opponent, former municipal mayor Jessie Castillo, decided not to run for any position in this year's elections.
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in 2nd District of Cavite (Lone District of Bacoor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Edwin "Strike" Revilla | 141,468 | 89.71% |
| | Liberal | Mark Orlie Buena | 16,228 | 10.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 157,696 | 100.00% |
| | Lakas hold | Lakas hold | Lakas hold | Lakas hold |

### Provincial Board members

Voters will elect two board members at-large, regardless of whether these voters are from Bacoor West or Bacoor East. Incumbent board member Edralin "Aba" Gawaran, who was nationally known as one of the right-hand men of detained Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. when he was arrested and taken to jail for corruption charges in 2014 in connection with the PDAF scam, will vie for re-election. His partner for the other slot within Team Revilla is graduating city councilor Reynaldo Fabian. They will be opposed by former three-term municipal councilor Peter Simon Lara, transport operator and businessperson Neil Ragasa, and Rosalina Francisco.
Remulla, the other incumbent board member, is running for mayor.
2016 Provincial Board Election in 2nd District of Cavite (Lone District of Bacoor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Edralin Gawaran | 104,739 | 39.82% |
| | Lakas | Reynaldo Fabian | 92,350 | 35.11% |
| | Nacionalista | Honesto Mercado Jr. | 21,895 | 8.32% |
| | Liberal | Rosalina Francisco | 20,787 | 7.90% |
| | NUP | Cornelio Ragasa | 16,028 | 6.09% |
| | Liberal | Lucio Alejo IV | 7,167 | 2.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 262,966 | 100.00% |

### Councilors
#### Team Revilla

Lakas-CMD/Team Revilla Bacoor West District :
| Name | Party | Result |
| Miguel Bautista | Lakas | won |
| Rowena Bautista-Mendiola | Lakas | won |
| Venus De Castro | Lakas | won |
| Edwin Gawaran | Lakas | won |
| Alejandro Gutierrez | Lakas | won |
| Michael Solis | Lakas | won |
Lakas-CMD/Team Revilla Bacoor East District :
| Name | Party | Result |
| Apolonio Advincula | Lakas | won |
| Leandro De Leon | Lakas | won |
| Hernando "King" Gutierrez | Lakas | won |
| Roberto Javier | Lakas | won |
| Gaudencio Nolasco | Lakas | won |
| Reynaldo Palabrica | Lakas | won |

#### Team Malvar

Liberal Party/Team Malvar Bacoor West District :
| Name | Party | Result |
| Angelito Antonio | Liberal | lost |
| Danilo Frani | Liberal | lost |
| Norlinda Madale | Liberal | lost |
| Eliseo Mira | Liberal | lost |
| James Donald Manalili | Liberal | lost |
| Jaime Ocampo | Liberal | lost |
Liberal Party/Team Malvar Bacoor East District :
| Name | Party | Result |
| Jose Almario, Jr. | Liberal | lost |
| Yolando Asuncion | Liberal | lost |
| Analiza Gayamo | Liberal | lost |
| Fernando Lachica | Liberal | lost |
| Leopoldo Platilla | Liberal | lost |
| Tranquilino Silva | Liberal | lost |

#### Team Andoy

National Unity Party/Team Andoy Bacoor West District :
| Name | Party | Result |
| Alex Garcia | NUP | lost |
| Garry Gawaran | NUP | lost |
| Norman Lacson | NUP | lost |
| Lourdes Ocampo | NUP | lost |
| Luis Pamaran | NUP | lost |
| Zairel Ramos | NUP | lost |
National Unity Party/Team Andoy Bacoor East District :
| Name | Party | Result |
| Nomer De Quiroz | NUP | lost |
| Leonilo Javier, Jr. | NUP | lost |
| Danilo Legaspi | NUP | lost |
| Teodoro Montes | NUP | lost |
| Narciso Nato | NUP | lost |
| Jay Sapanghila | NUP | lost |

#### Results

Each legislative district elects six councilors to the City Council. The six candidates with the highest number of votes wins these seats.

##### Bacoor West District

Bacoor City Council election - Bacoor West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Rowena Bautista-Mendiola | 59,917 | 12.15% |
| | Lakas | Miguel Bautista | 59,157 | 11.99% |
| | Lakas | Edwin Gawaran | 58,866 | 11.93% |
| | Lakas | Michael Solis | 57,730 | 11.70% |
| | Lakas | Venus De Castro | 55,014 | 11.15% |
| | Lakas | Alejandro Gutierrez | 45,228 | 9.17% |
| | Liberal | James Manalili | 21,741 | 6.41% |
| | NUP | Norman Lacson | 20,995 | 4.26% |
| | NUP | Zairel Ramos | 18,456 | 3.74% |
| | NUP | Garry Gawaran | 14,618 | 2.96% |
| | NUP | Lourdes Ocampo | 13,977 | 2.83% |
| | NUP | Alex Garcia | 12,079 | 2.45% |
| | Liberal | Jaime Ocampo | 11,375 | 2.31% |
| | NUP | Luis Pamaran | 9,539 | 1.93% |
| | Liberal | Danilo Frani | 7,968 | 1.62% |
| | Liberal | Angelito Antonio | 7,116 | 1.44% |
| | Liberal | Eliseo Mira | 5,997 | 1.22% |
| | Liberal | Norlinda Madale | 5,559 | 1.13% |
| | PDP–Laban | Danny Paez | 4,029 | 0.82% |
| | PDP–Laban | Maximo Cabrera | 3,939 | 0.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 493,300 | 100.00% |

##### Bacoor East District

Bacoor City Council election - Bacoor East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lakas | Apolonio Advincula Jr. | 46,063 | 12.41% |
| | Lakas | Reynaldo Palabrica | 42,246 | 11.38% |
| | Lakas | Hernando Gutierrez | 40,646 | 10.95% |
| | Lakas | Gaudencio Nolasco | 36,153 | 9.74% |
| | Lakas | Leandro De Leon | 32,326 | 8.71% |
| | Lakas | Roberto Javier | 32,059 | 8.63% |
| | Nacionalista | Roberto Saquitan | 19,369 | 5.22% |
| | NUP | Leonilo Javier Jr. | 15,727 | 4.24% |
| | NUP | Jay Sapanghila | 15,259 | 4.11% |
| | NUP | Danilo Legaspi | 12,865 | 3.46% |
| | NUP | Narciso Nato | 12,545 | 3.38% |
| | NUP | Teodoro Montes | 10,859 | 2.92% |
| | NUP | Nomer De Quiroz | 10,035 | 2.70% |
| | Liberal | Analiza Gayamo | 7,959 | 2.14% |
| | Liberal | Tranquilino Silva | 5,987 | 1.61% |
| | Liberal | Leopoldo Platilla | 5,780 | 1.56% |
| | Liberal | Fernando Lachica | 5,648 | 1.52% |
| | PRP | Denis Lopez | 5,312 | 1.43% |
| | Liberal | Yolando Asuncion | 5,299 | 1.43% |
| | PDP–Laban | George Salazar | 4,650 | 1.25% |
| | Liberal | Jose Almario Jr. | 4,522 | 1.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 371,309 | 100.00% |