Local elections will be held in Taganaan, Surigao del Norte on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, and councilors.

Called the “City of Island Adventures,” Surigao City is located at the north-easternmost tip of Mindanao Island in the Philippines and the capital of the province of Surigao del Norte. It has a total land area of 245.34 square kilometer which is roughly 1.4% of Caraga region. It has a population of 140,540 people, according to the 2010 census.

It is politically subdivided into 54 barangays: 33 in the mainland and 21 in the islands. Of the 36 coastal barangays, 15 are in the mainland and 20 are in the islands. The urban area covers 15 barangays or approximately 20% of the total land area.

MAYOR - SURIGAO CITY

  1. MATUGAS, ERNESTO (LP)
  2. ROMARATE, MYRNA (NP)

VICE-MAYOR - SURIGAO CITY

  1. CASURRA, ALFONSO (NP)
  2. MENOR, DANILO (LP)

COUNCILOR - SURIGAO CITY

  1. ABIAN, BATANG (MKBYN)
  2. ALMEDA, FERNANDO III (NP)
  3. BEGIL, JOSE JR. (MKBYN)
  4. BORJA, VICTOR (LP)
  5. CANDA, EDGARDO (MKBYN)
  6. CARBONILLA, ISIDRO (NP)
  7. CASTRENCE, SIM (LP)
  8. CATRE, NOEL CHRISTIAN JR. (NP)
  9. CAVITE, MARGARITO JR. (LP)
  10. CENTRO, JERRY (LP)
  11. CONSIGO, PEPE CONSIGO (NP)
  12. DOCALLOS, HERBERT JR. (LP)
  13. EDRADAN, JOSE JR. (LP)
  14. ELUMBA, ARMANDO (NP)
  15. GO, PING (IND)
  16. GORGOD, CARLOS (NP)
  17. JUTILO, EUGENIO JR. (IND)
  18. LAID, ERNESTO (LP)
  19. MADLOS, JOSEFINA (LP)
  20. MATUGAS, ERNESTO JR. (LP)
  21. RECABO, RISE FAITH (NP)
  22. YUIPCO, KENT (LP)

Guidelines for Verification

  1. The Certified List of Candidates (List), as posted, is merely an initial List and subject to editing.
  2. All candidates are enjoined to check their names, specifically their Names to Appear on the Official Ballot, in the List.
  3. Any request for correction, if allowed, shall be communicated to the Regional Election Director, Provincial Election Supervisor, or Election Officer concerned in writing until 21 January 2016. The Election Officer shall in turn, submit a memorandum to the Law Department, by the fastest means of communication with regard to the request for correction.
  4. The Law Department shall determine whether or not the request for correction is allowed.
  5. The List is subject to the outcome of the various cases/issues pending before the Commission.

Source: Commission on Elections, Photo: www.pinaytravelista.com

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