# 2016 Tagbilaran local elections

Local elections held in Tagbilaran, Bohol on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters selected leaders for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, and the ten councilors.

## Background

Incumbent John Geesnell Yap II of the Liberal Party is running for a second term. His running mate is incumbent vice mayor Jose Antonio Veloso. The alliance between the Yap and Veloso camps, known as the second iteration of "Pundok Panaghiusa", was sealed only about two weeks before the filing of certificates of candidacy in October 2015.
Yap's main opponent is incumbent Poblacion I barangay chairperson Arlene Karaan, who is running under the Partido ng Masang Pilipino. Karaan, who ran for board member for Bohol's first district in the 2013 elections but lost, is strongly associated with the camp of former city mayor Dan Neri Lim, and she has a slate of five councilors but without a vice mayor. Speculation has it that she will be substituted by Lim before the December 20, 2015 substitution deadline for all candidates for the forthcoming election.

## Election results
### Mayor

Tagbilaran Mayoral Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Geesnell Yap II | 39,390 | 83.21% |
| | PMP | Arlene Karaan | 7,481 | 15.80% |
| | Independent | Edgardo Kapirig | 468 | 0.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,339 | 100.00% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Vice Mayor

Tagbilaran Vice Mayoral Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jose Antonio Veloso | 37,164 | 92.13% |
| | Independent | Alfred Hontanosas | 3,173 | 7.87% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,337 | 100.00% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Councilors

The city's voters elected ten candidates to the City Council at large. The ten candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.
2016 Tagbilaran Council Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Adam Relson Jala | 34,231 | 9.62% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Bompat | 30,136 | 8.47% |
| | Liberal | Philipp Besas | 29,373 | 8.26% |
| | Liberal | Alberta Co-Torralba | 27,834 | 7.82% |
| | Liberal | Dulce Amelia Glovasa | 27,184 | 7.64% |
| | Liberal | Agustinus Gonzaga | 26,822 | 7.54% |
| | Liberal | Jonas Cacho | 26,218 | 7.37% |
| | Liberal | Eliezer Borja | 24,980 | 7.02% |
| | Independent | Vicente Polinar | 22,554 | 6.34% |
| | Liberal | Greggy Gatal | 20,466 | 5.75% |
| | PMP | Lucille Lagunay | 19,396 | 5.45% |
| | Liberal | Jeremias Pabe | 17,807 | 5.00% |
| | PMP | Eutorgio Telmo Jr. | 11,439 | 3.21% |
| | PMP | Mary Liene Shaene Karaan | 10,335 | 2.90% |
| | PMP | Leda Saco | 9,763 | 2.74% |
| | PMP | Paterna Ruiz | 6,829 | 1.92% |
| | Independent | Dionesio Torralba III | 6,218 | 1.75% |
| | Independent | Jewel Siason | 4,229 | 1.19% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 355,814 | 100.00% |

#### Pundok Panaghiusa (Team BaTo)

Liberal Party/Pundok Panaghiusa - Tagbilaran City :
| Name | Party |
| Philipp Besas | Liberal |
| Joseph Bompat | Liberal |
| Eliezer Borja | Liberal |
| Jonas Cacho | Liberal |
| Greggy Gatal | Liberal |
| Dulce Glovasa | Liberal |
| Agustinus Gonzaga | Liberal |
| Adam Relson Jala | Liberal |
| Jeremias Pabe | Liberal |
| Alberta Co-Torralba | Liberal |

#### Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino

Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino - Tagbilaran City :
| Name | Party |
| Mary Liene Shaene Karaan | PMP |
| Lucille Lagunay | PMP |
| Paterna Ruiz | PMP |
| Leda Saco | PMP |
| Eutorgio Telmo Jr. | PMP |

## Results

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