# 2016 Tarlac City local elections

Tarlac City held its local elections on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected candidates for mayor, vice mayor, and ten councilors. Incumbent 2nd district board member Cristy Angeles became the first female mayor of Tarlac City after defeating Allan Manalang, son of incumbent Mayor Gelacio Manalang, who unsuccessfully ran for the governorship post.
In the vice mayoral race, incumbent Vice Mayor Anne Belmonte was defeated by former Mayor Aro Mendoza, who also endorsed Cristy Angeles for Mayor. Belmonte, as the highest-placing Councilor during the last elections, replaced then-Vice Mayor Mike Tañedo when the latter died in office last October 5, 2014.

## Candidates

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

## Mayoralty and vice mayoral elections

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.

### Mayor

Tarlac City mayoralty election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NPC | Cristy Angeles | 81,886 | 56.21 |
| | Independent | Allan Manalang | 62,845 | 43.14 |
| | Independent | Roger Tomaroy | 945 | 0.65 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,041 | 13.07 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 145,676 | 93.29 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 10,478 | 6.71 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,154 | 100.00 |
| | NPC gain from PMP | NPC gain from PMP | NPC gain from PMP | NPC gain from PMP |

### Vice Mayor

Tarlac City vice mayoralty election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Aro Mendoza | 52,660 | 36.84 |
| | NPC | Anne Belmonte | 43,200 | 30.22 |
| | Independent | Ato Chua | 21,641 | 15.14 |
| | Independent | Noel Soliman | 20,012 | 14.00 |
| | Independent | Pepe Rigor | 4,705 | 3.29 |
| | Independent | Paul David Santos | 725 | 0.51 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,460 | 6.62 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 142,943 | 91.54 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 13,211 | 8.46 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 156,154 | 100.00 |
| | Independent gain from NPC | Independent gain from NPC | Independent gain from NPC | Independent gain from NPC |

## City Council

Tarlac City, elected Sangguniang Panlungsod or city council members. A voter votes for up to ten candidates, then the ten candidates with the highest number of votes are elected. Election is via plurality-at-large voting. The total votes are the actual number of voters who voted, not the total votes of all candidates.

### Results per candidate

Summary of the May 9, 2016 Tarlac City council election results :
| Rank | Candidate | Coalition | Party | Party | Votes | % |
| 1. | Jojo Briones | Team Manalang | | Independent | 81,164 | 51.98% |
| 2. | Topey delos Reyes | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | Liberal | 76,184 | 48.79% |
| 3. | Ana Aguas | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | Liberal | 68,395 | 43.80% |
| 4. | Glenn Troy Caritativo | Team Manalang | | Independent | 66,672 | 42.70% |
| 5. | Ricky Diolazo | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | Liberal | 65,811 | 42.14% |
| 6. | Abel Basangan | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | Liberal | 65,452 | 41.92% |
| 7. | Jerome Lapeña | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | NPC | 63,384 | 40.59% |
| 8. | Weng Quiroz | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | NPC | 56,498 | 36.18% |
| 9. | Cesar Go | Not affiliated | | Independent | 51,430 | 32.94% |
| 10. | Vlad Rodriguez | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | Liberal | 50,436 | 32.30% |
| 11. | Franklin Dayao | Team Manalang | | Independent | 49,376 | 31.62% |
| 12. | Emy Cortez | Team Manalang | | Independent | 48,526 | 31.08% |
| 13. | Jelo Honrado | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | Liberal | 42,994 | 27.53% |
| 14. | Arsenio Lugay II | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | NPC | 35,996 | 23.05% |
| 15. | Eddie Tañedo | Team Angeles/NPC-LP | | NPC | 34,393 | 22.03% |
| 16. | Benjie Dayan | Team Manalang | | Independent | 32,911 | 21.08% |
| 17. | Lucia Tanedo | Team Manalang | | Independent | 29,240 | 18.73% |
| 18. | Tony Nepomuceno | Not affiliated | | Independent | 23,166 | 14.84% |
| 19. | Edgar Aguas | Not affiliated | | Independent | 22,173 | 14.20% |
| 20. | Richard Espinosa | Not affiliated | | Independent | 15,231 | 9.75% |
| 21. | Jerry Arceo | Not affiliated | | Independent | 13,313 | 8.53% |
| 22. | Rem Galang | Not affiliated | | Independent | 13,084 | 8.38% |
| 23. | Meynard Buena | Team Manalang | | Independent | 12,999 | 8.32% |
| 24. | Alejandro Bucad | Team Manalang | | Independent | 10,093 | 6.46% |
| 25. | Babet Bello | Not affiliated | | Independent | 9,226 | 5.91% |
| 26. | Malou Malvar | Not affiliated | | Independent | 8,434 | 5.40% |
| 27. | Ares Cortez | Not affiliated | | Independent | 7,241 | 4.64% |
| 28. | Nestor Gaerlan | Not affiliated | | Independent | 4,689 | 3.00% |
| 29. | Ador Vitug | Not affiliated | | Independent | 4,579 | 2.93% |
| 30. | Lesly Tamangan | Not affiliated | | Independent | 2,737 | 1.75% |
| Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | 156,154 | 84.71% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 184,321 | 100.00% |
| Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for councilor. | Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for councilor. | Note: A total of 30 candidates ran for councilor. | Source: GMA-COMELEC transparency server | Source: GMA-COMELEC transparency server | Source: GMA-COMELEC transparency server | Source: GMA-COMELEC transparency server |

### Results per coalition

| Coalition | Coalition | Total votes | % | Seats won | % |
| | NPC-LP coalition / Team Angeles | 559,543 | 52.50% | 7 | 70% |
| | Team Manalang | 330,981 | 31.05% | 2 | 20% |
| | Independents not in coalitions | 175,303 | 16.45% | 1 | 10% |
| Totals | Totals | 1,065,827 | 100% | 10 | 100% |

### Results per party

| Party | Party | Mayoral candidate | Total votes | Total votes | Total seats | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Mayoral candidate | Total | % | Total | % |
| | Liberal | Cristy Angeles | 369,272 | 34.65% | 5 | 41.5% |
| | NPC | Cristy Angeles | 190,271 | 17.85% | 2 | 16.6% |
| | Independent | various | 506,284 | 47.50% | 3 | 24.9% |
| Total valid votes cast | Total valid votes cast | Total valid votes cast | 1,065,827 | N/A | | |
| Total turnout | Total turnout | Total turnout | 156,154 | 84.71% | | |
| Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | Total partisan seats | 10 | 83.3% |
| Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | Seat for Association of Barangay Captains President | 1 | 8.3% |
| Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | Seat for Association of Sangguniang Kabataan chairmen President | 1 | 8.3% |
| Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | Total non-partisan seats | 2 | 16.3% |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 12 | 100.0% |