2022 Sarangani local elections

2022 Sarangani gubernatorial election

May 9, 2022

Nominee Rogelio Ruel Pacquiao Mohamad Bong Aquia Gladden Lim Party PCM Aksyon Independent Running mate Elmer de Peralta Eleanor Saguiguit Popular vote 166,249 52,634 7,564

Governor before election Steve Solon PCM Elected Governor Ruel Pacquiao PCM

Local elections were held in the Province of Sarangani on May 9, 2022, within the Philippine general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and a representative for the lone district of Sarangani.

Provincial Elections

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

Candidates for Governor

Governor Steve Solon is term-limited and is vying for the congressional seat instead. His party nominated congressman Rogelio Ruel Pacquiao.

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Sarangani gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Rogelio Ruel Pacquiao	166,249
	Aksyon	Mohamad Bong Aquia	52,634
	Independent	Gladden Lim	7,564
Total votes				100.00
	PCM hold

Candidates for Vice Governor

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Sarangani vice gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Elmer de Peralta	146,068
	Aksyon	Eleanor Saguiguit	53,309
Total votes				100.00
	PCM hold

Candidates for Congressman

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Sarangani congressional election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Steve Solon	204,076
	PPM	Willie Dangane	16,834
Total votes				100.00
	PCM hold

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Elections

All 2 Districts of Sarangani will elect Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members.

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	People's Champ Movement	567,505	70.61	10
	Aksyon Demokratiko	127,772	15.90	–
	Partido Pederal ng Maharlika	42,356	5.27	–
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	13,552	1.69	–
	Independent	52,510	6.53	–
Ex officio seats				3
Reserved seats				1
Total		803,695	100.00	14

1st District (West Coast)

• Municipalities: Kiamba, Maitum, Maasim

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Sarangani 1st District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Russell Jamora	38,816
	PCM	Jess Bascuña	33,789
	PCM	Arnold Abequibel	31,982
	PCM	Rosemarie Sayo	31,737
	Independent	Roy Abdul	24,137
	Aksyon	Bebing Mantua	15,189
	PFP	Ping Ibraham	13,552
	Aksyon	Manuel Chua	8,209
	Independent	Vigor Borris	7,396
	PPM	Solaiman Kamad	6,576
	Aksyon	Dexter Rojas	6,300
	PPM	Alemudin Dimatingkal	3,262
Total votes				100.00

2nd District (East Coast)

• Municipalities: Alabel, Glan, Malapatan, Malungon

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies.

Sarangani 2nd District Sangguniang Panlalawigan election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Irish Arnado	79,973
	PCM	Ephraim Galzate	75,187
	PCM	Joseph Calanao	73,154
	PCM	Gywnn Singcoy	68,825
	PCM	Jose Tranquilino Ruiz	67,250
	PCM	Corazon Grafilo	66,792
	PPM	Jorge Liansing Jr.	24,562
	Independent	Abdulracman Pangolima	20,977
	Aksyon	Bobby Saya-ang	17,732
	Aksyon	Thong Pangolima	17,638
	Aksyon	Bogs Olarte	17,352
	Aksyon	Toto Beldad	16,722
	Aksyon	Ferdinand Belimac	15,504
	Aksyon	Gerry Bomes	13,126
	PPM	Jennie Barredo	7,956
Total votes				100.00

Mayoralty Elections

All municipalities of Sarangani will elect mayor and vice-mayor this election. 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. Below is the list of mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities per district.

1st District (West Coast)

• Municipalities: Kiamba, Maasim, Maitum

Kiamba

Kiamba mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	George Falgui	14,537
	PCM	Danny Martinez	13,990
	PPM	Arnulfo Flores	749
Total votes

Kiamba vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Marie Jess Ancheta	16,276
	PFP	Cano Awayan	7,761
	PPM	Alfonso Lim	2,034
Total votes

Maasim

Maasim mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Zyrex Pacquiao	24,135
	PFP	Arturo Lawa	6,769
	Independent	Mark Ace Mudi	235
Total votes

Maasim vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Visitation Nambatac	16,280
	PFP	Uttoh Salem Cutan	14,299
	Independent	Mark Sinsuat	218
Total votes

Maitum

Maitum mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Alexander Bryan Reganit	14,596
	PFP	Elsie Perrett	8,569
Total votes

Maitum vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Tito Balazon	14,877
	PFP	Leodivico Ramos	5,889
Total votes

2nd District (East Coast)

• Municipalities: Alabel, Glan, Malapatan, Malungon

Alabel

Alabel mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Vic Paul Salarda	34,590
Total votes

Alabel vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Lente Salway Jr.	26,620
	Independent	Ronnel Español	14,932
Total votes

Glan

Glan mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Victor James Yap,Sr.	23,586
	Lakas	Vivien Yap	16,557
	Independent	Eugene Alzate	11,269
	Reporma	Alano Abdulhalim	1,236
	PFP	Butch Ruiz Baliao	368
Total votes

Glan vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Victor James Yap,Jr.	17,746
	Lakas	Enrique Yap,Jr.	16,732
	Independent	Antonio Deleña	8,753
	PRP	Cyril Yap	7,671
	Reporma	Ronnie Recto	590
Total votes

Malapatan

Malapatan mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Salway Sumbo Jr.	23,321
	Independent	Taba Harid	7,574
	Independent	Roel Cagape	2,402
	PPP	Boyang Cantabaco	281
Total votes

Malapatan vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Jean Delos Santos	15,023
	Independent	Jimmy Bagit	8,735
	Independent	Sherry-Lou Vallinas	4,557
	Aksyon	Nor Anie Singcoy	3,026
Total votes

Malungon

Malungon mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Tessa Constantino	42,039
Total votes

Malungon vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PCM	Jun Escalada	38,269
Total votes