2022 PH local races

Husband-and-wife tandems win polls in 4 Batangas towns

May 10, 2022 10:10 PM PHT

Tina Ganzon-Ozaeta

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Husband-and-wife tandems win polls in 4 Batangas towns

COUPLES. Clockwise from top right: Jay and Janet Ilagan of Mataasnakahoy, Norberto and Ma. Aurea Segunial of Sta. Teresita, Lota and Gaudioso Manalo of Lobo, and Cindy and Daniel Reyes of Agoncillo. Photos from Facebook

BATANGAS, Philippines – Four towns in Batangas elected husband-and-wife tandems as mayors and vice mayors on Monday, May 9.

Re-elected for the position of mayor in the town of Mataasnakahoy is Janet Ilagan, who received 11,199 votes, and her husband Jay Ilagan for vice mayor with 10,907 votes.

In the town of Lobo, Lota Manalo won with 12,332 votes, while her husband Gaudioso Manalo was elected vice mayor with 11,399 votes.

Meanwhile, lawyer Cindy Reyes won the mayoralty race in Agoncillo town to replace her husband, lawyer Daniel Reyes, who was elected as vice mayor.

Both re-electionists Norberto Segunial and Ma. Aurea Segunial of Sta. Teresita town also won as mayor and vice mayor, respectively.

Batangas, south of Metro Manila, is the 7th most vote-rich province in the Philippines. It had 1,819,071 registered voters for 2022. – Rappler.com