Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, Greg Gasataya and Kalaw Puentevella (l-r)*
It’s a 15-1 win for Team Asenso Bacolod.
Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has won the race for congressman of Bacolod defeating former mayor Evelio Leonardia for a second time, Comelec partial unofficial results showed at 12:50 a.m. Tuesday, Mach 13.
Benitez had 162,419 votes and Leonardia garnered 117,706 votes.
He had also defeated Leonardia in the race for mayor in 2022.
Rep. Greg Gasataya also won the race for mayor of Bacolod, defeating Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran.
Gasataya had 156,257 votes while Familiaran had 140,446.
In the race for vice mayor Councilor Kalaw Puentevella defeated Councilor Renecito Novero.
Puentevella had 145,292 while Novero had 131,506.
The Sangguniang Panlungsod winners are:
Caesar Distrito – 152,154
Israel Salanga – 147,883
Em Ang – 145,083
Thaddy Sayson – 143,498
Jason Villarosa – 136,617
Celia Matea Flor – 122,009
Bobby Rojas – 120,676
Wilson Gamboa Jr. – 118,974
Dindo Ramos – 118,764
Pao Sy – 118,640
Homer Bais – 118,291
Al Victor Espino – 113,072
Eleven of the winning councilors are from Team Asenso with Gamboa is from Team El Cid.
Councilor Vladimir Gonzales of Team Asenso did not make it to the top 12.*