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2016 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 18, 2026
Entity authorityQ25246175 ↗
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Elections were held in Central Luzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9, 2016.

The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 17th Congress of the Philippines.

Summary

Aurora

Incumbent Bellaflor Angara-Castillo, is running for reelection. Her opponent is former Vice Governor Annabelle Tangson.

Bataan

1st District

Incumbent Herminia Roman is term-limited.

2nd District

Incumbent Enrique Garcia is not running. His son, incumbent Balanga Mayor Joet Garcia is his party's nominee and is running unopposed.

Bulacan

1st District

Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado is term-limited. She changed her party affiliation from NUP to Liberal.

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