# 2016 Batangas City local elections

Local elections were held in Batangas City on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect candidates for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman (which will represent Batangas' fifth district which is composed of just the city), two provincial board members, and the 12 members of its city council.
Unlike in the 2013 elections, voters of the city will be electing its first member in the House of Representatives, two representatives to the Batangas provincial board, and two more councilors thus bringing the councilors' total to 12 as opposed to the previous 10.

## Background
### Mayoral and Vice Mayoral elections

Incumbent Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha is running for his eighth nonconsecutive term as Mayor of Batangas. He assumed the mayorship in 1988 and until 1998. He again ran for Mayor in 2001 and was elected in 2004 and 2007. He then elected again in 2013. He will run for his tenth nonconsecutive term as Mayor without a vice mayoral candidate under the Liberal Party.
His opponent is councilor Kristine Balmes, incidentally his former daughter-in-law under the PDP–Laban.
On December 9, 2015, Dimacuha withdrew his candidacy for Mayor. Substituting him is his youngest and only daughter, Beverley Rose Dimacuha, also wife of incumbent Board Member Marvey Mariño. This will be the first time, that women will be battling the mayoralty post. Whoever wins will be the second female mayor next to former Mayor Vilma Dimacuha who was elected in 2010.

## Candidates
### District Representative

Incumbent Board Member Mario Vittorio Mariño will run for the newly created 5th District against Danilo Berberabe.
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Batangas's 5th District (Lone District of Batangas City) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Mario Vittorio Mariño | 69,577 | 45.92% |
| | UNA | Danilo Berberabe | 46,967 | 31.00% |
| | Independent | Hernando Perez | 15,951 | 10.53% |
| | PGP | Felipe Baroja | 5,587 | 3.69% |
| | PDP–Laban | Carlito Bisa | 4,145 | 2.74% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,284 | 6.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,511 | 100% |

### Provincial Board Members

Batangas 5th District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Claudette Ambida | 74,221 | 33.42 |
| | Liberal | Arthur Blanco | 73,186 | 32.96 |
| | PDP–Laban | Jose Virgilio Tolentino | 47,262 | 21.28 |
| | Independent | Angelito Bagui | 27,395 | 12.34 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 222,064 | 100.00 |

### Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Eduardo Dimacuha is running for reelection. Running without his vice mayoralty partner, his opponent is incumbent councilor Kristine Balmes, incidentally his former daughter-in-law. On December 10, Mayor Dimachua withdrew his bid for reelection bid to give way to his daughter Beverley Rose Dimacuha-Mariño, wife of congressional candidate and incumbent board member Marvey Mariño.
Batangas City mayoralty elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Beverley Rose Dimacuha-Mariño | 85,963 | 56.74% |
| | PDP–Laban | Maria Kristine Balmes | 55,866 | 36.87% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,682 | 6.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 141,829 | 100% |

### Vice Mayor

Incumbent Vice Mayor Emilio "Jun" Berberabe is running unopposed. He is Balmes' running mate.
Batangas City Vice Mayoralty Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Emilio Berberabe Jr. | 123,317 | 81.39% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 28,194 | 18.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 151,511 | 100% |

### Councilors
#### Team Dimacuha

Liberal Party/Team Dimacuha :
| Name | Party |
| Glen Aldover | Liberal |
| Sergie Rex Atienza | Liberal |
| Karlos Emmanuel Buted | Liberal |
| Nelson Chavez | Nacionalista |
| Alyssa Renee dela Cruz-Atienza | Liberal |
| Gerardo Dela Roca | Liberal |
| Armando Lazarte | Liberal |
| Oliver Macatangay | Liberal |
| Aileen Grace Montalbo | Liberal |
| Juan Pedro Pastor | Liberal |
| Julian Villena | Liberal |

#### Team Balmes

PDP–Laban/Team Balmes :
| Name | Party |
| Rosalina Abalos | PDP–Laban |
| Carlos Bagon | PDP–Laban |
| Aissa Dianne Marie Cabrera | PDP–Laban |
| Benjamin Espina, Jr. | PDP–Laban |
| Eduardo Garcia | PDP–Laban |
| Zester Carlo Hernandez | UNA |
| Raoul Mendoza | PDP–Laban |
| Porfirio Pagsinohin | PDP–Laban |
2016 Batangas City Council Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Aileen Grace Montalbo | 86,725 |
| | Liberal | Glenn Aldover | 83,740 |
| | Liberal | Sergie Rex Atienza | 77,694 |
| | PGP | Hamilton Blanco | 76,001 |
| | Liberal | Alyssa Renee dela Cruz-Atienza | 73,298 |
| | Liberal | Oliver Macatangay | 62,432 |
| | Liberal | Armando Lazarte | 60,892 |
| | Liberal | Karlos Emmanuel Buted | 57,551 |
| | Liberal | Julian Villena | 56,809 |
| | Liberal | Gerardo Dela Roca | 55,859 |
| | NPC | Nestor Dimacuha | 52,683 |
| | PGP | Nelson Chavez | 50,289 |
| | UNA | Zester Carlo Hernandez | 48,680 |
| | PMP | Micah Pargas | 44,375 |
| | Liberal | Juan Pedro Pastor | 43,584 |
| | Lakas | Michael Joel Guevarra | 43,447 |
| | Lakas | Mickel Borigas | 40,763 |
| | PDP–Laban | Aissa Dianne Marie Cabrera | 24,481 |
| | PDP–Laban | Benjamin Espina, Jr. | 17,746 |
| | PDP–Laban | Porfirio Pagsinohin | 15,532 |
| | PDP–Laban | Carlos Bagon | 15,440 |
| | Lakas | Frederick Cantos | 14,864 |
| | PDP–Laban | Rosalina Abalos | 14,672 |
| | PDP–Laban | Raoul Mendoza | 10,846 |
| | PDP–Laban | Eduardo Garcia | 9,866 |
| | PGP | Victorino Magpulhin | 8,606 |
| | Lakas | Juan William Ilagan | 8,199 |
| | Lakas | Zosimo Dimaandal | 7,677 |
| | PMP | Willord Tomulac | 2,573 |
| | PGP | Belen Betonio | 1,594 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | |