The list of Apayao official candidates for the May 2013 elections showed a race by mostly Liberal Party and Nacionalista Party contenders although there are some independents.
Six of seven candidates for municipal mayors in Apayao official candidates remain unopposed in the coming May 13, 2013 elections, according to SunStar Baguio.
The municipal mayors of Calanasan, Conner, Flora, Kabugao, Luna and Sta. Marcela composed mostly of reelectionists remain unopposed in the mayoralty race leaving only incumbent mayor Batara Laoat of the Liberal Party (LP) as the only local chief executive with Ronald Almazan as an opponent from the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA), SunStar said.
Incumbent Governor Elias Bulut Sr. is running unopposed as mayor of Calanasan together with reelectionist mayors Leonardo Dangoy of Conner, Efren de San Jose of Flora, Joseph Amid of Kabugao, Betty Verzola of Luna, and Rolly Guiang of Sta. Marcela.
For the gubernatorial position, Elias Bulut Jr. will be challenged by UNA’s Aamado Almazan while the representative position for the lone district of Apayao will be a race between Eleanor Bulut-Begtang (Liberal Party), sister of Elias Bulut Jr., and Umbaro Sagle (UNA).
Vice Governor Hector Pascua of the Liberal Party is also running unopposed.
According to the official website of the Department of Tourism, the province of Apayao boasts its own collection of natural wonders that are otherwise not found in the rest of the Cordilleras. Little wonder that it has been dubbed as “Cordillera’s Last Frontier for Nature Richness.” Here, underground rivers, majestic waterfalls, magnificent lakes hug a unique land that is replete with captivating caves, picture-pretty parks, and exotic wildlife.
Delve deep into underwater splendor being offered by Malabisin Lake and Underground River as well as Waton Subterranean River. Come up the surface to gape at fish and wildlife, which are highly visible in the unpolluted waters of Apayao River. And do stop to admire the myriad of picturesque waterfalls of varying sizes that are found along the river.
Apart from the two ancient Spanish churches at Pudtol, the attractions are purely natural.
Included in Apayao Province’s natural tourist attractions are the unpolluted of Apayao and its waterfalls, the viewing points at Pudtol and Luna, the Agora and Anag-Sicapo Wildlife Sanctuaries and the Maton Underground River.
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 for Provincial Government
PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
- ALMAZAN, MADING (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - BULUT, ELIAS JR. (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
PROVINCIAL VICE-GOVERNOR
- PASCUA, HECTOR REUEL (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
MEMBER, SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
FIRST DISTRICT
- AGUNOS, LITO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - AMID, ERICK (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - HORTELANO, JOE (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - MOYAEN, REY (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - ROMERO, SHIRLEY (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - UMINGLI, ANGEL (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
SECOND DISTRICT
- AGONOY, NORMAN (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - ALBANO, REMY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BALANAY, BOBBY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BALLESTEROS, MAILAH (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - GALLEON, CATALINA (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - RETUTA, TIMOTEO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - UBA, PHILIP
(INDEPENDENT)
MEMBER, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- BULUT-BEGTANG, ELEANOR (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - SAGLE, AMBARO (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 for City/Municipal Government
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – CALANASAN (BAYAG)
MAYOR - CALANASAN (BAYAG)
- BULUT, ELIAS (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - CALANASAN (BAYAG)
- LAWAT, MARTIN LUCERO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY)
COUNCILOR - CALANASAN (BAYAG)
- AGUBO, JOEY (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - ALIGA, JULIET (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - ANDRES, GERRY (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - AQUINO, ALIBERT (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - BULSAO, EDGAR
(INDEPENDENT) - BULUT, SHAMIR (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - MARRERO, PROMENCIO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - SALENG, ERNESTO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - SUCBOT, SCOTT (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – CONNER
MAYOR - CONNER
- DANGOY, LEONARDO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - CONNER
- BEGTANG, RANDY RUEL (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION)
COUNCILOR - CONNER
- ABAWAG, NICHOLAS (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - AGNAS-REAL, IYING (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - BAGUEC, NORMA (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BAYAUA, FRANCO
(INDEPENDENT) - BETAT, ALISON (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - DALIGDIG, LEONCIO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - DELWASEN, SAUL (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - FAWAS, RALPH JR. (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - GONAYON, ARTEMIO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - SAPAEN, DAISY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - SORIANO, RITO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – FLORA
MAYOR - FLORA
- DE SAN JOSE, EFREN (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - FLORA
- JUAN, RODOLFO SR. (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION)
COUNCILOR - FLORA
- AGUDA, SAM (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - BARROGA, REMEGIO
(INDEPENDENT) - BAUTISTA, RUFINA (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - BISTAYAN, CHARLIE (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - BLAS, REYNALDO SR.
(INDEPENDENT) - CACACHO, ANICETA (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - CALUDUCAN, INES (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - CONDE, DEMETRIO JR. (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - CONDE, FLORENDO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - DE SAN JOSE, CLAPTON
(INDEPENDENT) - DE SAN JOSE, JESSICA (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - DE SAN JOSE, RIC IRISH (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - ESTRELLES, BONIFACIO JR.
(INDEPENDENT) - PASCUA, JESSIE (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - PULPULAAN, NELSON (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - PUTULAN, CRISTELITA (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - ROQUE, FLORANTE (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - SABBUN, SERGIO III
(INDEPENDENT) - TABUENA, ELISEO (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - TACLIS, TAMMY (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - TALOZA, DAMASINO (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - TUNGPALAN, ANASTACIO SR. (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - UMAYAM, SARIO
(INDEPENDENT) - UNIANA, JOHNNY
(INDEPENDENT) - VALIENTE, EDMAR (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – KABUGAO
MAYOR - KABUGAO
- AMID, JOSEPH (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - KABUGAO
- ALITAN, ROOSEVELT (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - LIGWANG, BENSMAR (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE)
COUNCILOR - KABUGAO
- ADAWAY, NENA
(INDEPENDENT) - ALAB, AQUINO JR.
(INDEPENDENT) - AMID, BENIE
(INDEPENDENT) - AMID, PATERNO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - AMID, RUSTICO JR.
(INDEPENDENT) - APILIT, ROLDAN (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - AYABU, DADO
(INDEPENDENT) - BARAD, JOHN (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - BASAN, COLUMBUS (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BASSEG, ARTHUR II (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - CULDONG, ARELLANO SR.
(INDEPENDENT) - CUNNING, ROOSEVELT (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - DANGAO, TOMY (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - ENCISO, JAIME (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - HIMMA, SEBASTIAN
(INDEPENDENT) - LAYLAY-UY, GIRLIE (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - LIGWANG, GREGORIO (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - MALLILLIN, KRISTIAN DEAN (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - MANGALAO, ELEUTERIO
(INDEPENDENT) - MAWANAY, CLEMENT (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - MITING, FERNANDO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - RIGOS, CLINT CHRISTIAN (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - SARIO, JERRY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - TALIMBATOG, MACPAUL
(INDEPENDENT) - TALLONGAN, PRUDENCIO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - TAPIRU, MARLENE (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - TUCJANG, ALBERTO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - TUCJANG, FABBY
(INDEPENDENT) - UKKONG, NENET (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - ULSA, BRAVO (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – LUNA
MAYOR - LUNA
- VERZOLA, BETTY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - LUNA
- BANGSIL, JOSIE (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - LACAMBRA, JEROME (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
COUNCILOR - LUNA
- AGUSTIN, DONG
(INDEPENDENT) - ALIPAY, BENNY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BALICAT, ELLARNE (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BALLESTEROS, ERWIN (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - BAUTISTA, MARK (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BULLAOIT, BEN (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - BULLAOIT, NOLY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - CACAYURIN, FLORDELINO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - CAYETANO, BONIE (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - CLAVERIA, NIÑO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - DU, BERTING (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - GALLEON, ED (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - INGLES, RAY (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - PEREZ, AULICIO JR. (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - PINZON, ROWELYN
(INDEPENDENT) - SAYOC, ROGIE (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - SUCLAD, GENIE (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - UCOL, LUZ (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – PUDTOL
MAYOR - PUDTOL
- ALMAZAN, RONALD (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - LAOAT, BARRY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - PUDTOL
- PASCUA, LITO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - RUMINGQUET, RUBEN
(INDEPENDENT)
COUNCILOR - PUDTOL
- BALAG, DONATO (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - BULSAO, ROBERT (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - CALUDUCAN, RICHARD (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - COLLADO, CUPIL (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - KITONG, EVANGELINE
(INDEPENDENT) - LAOAT, RANDY (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - MASALAY, MARIO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - MOLINA, ELMER (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - PASCUA, RICHARD (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - PATAYAN, DANNY (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - SAMPAYAN, FELY (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - SINFUEGO, ARCADIO (UNA)
(UNITED NATIONALIST ALLIANCE) - VIDAD, RUDY (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION)
Apayao Official Candidates 2013 – SANTA MARCELA
MAYOR - SANTA MARCELA
- GUIANG, IDOL (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY)
VICE-MAYOR - SANTA MARCELA
- MARTINEZ, EVELYN (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION)
COUNCILOR - SANTA MARCELA
- ABALOS, EDELMAR
(INDEPENDENT) - AGOO, VILLAMERTO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - AGUSTIN, ADELINA (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - ALEGRE, ERA (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - AMAN, EMELY
(INDEPENDENT) - AMAN, MALY (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - CALBAN, JAYSON (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - DAYRIT, ROLANDO (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY) - GARDE, PETER JUNE (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - GUILLERMO, PEDRO (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - JULIAN, MCLEEN (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - MARTINEZ, WILFRED (LP)
(LIBERAL PARTY) - PASCUA, ALCRISLYN (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - SILORAN, DOMINGO JR. (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - SOMERA, NITA (NPC)
(NATIONALIST PEOPLES’ COALITION) - UMBLAS, REVELINA (NP)
(NACIONALISTA PARTY)