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were held in

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for seats in the

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on May 10, 2010. The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the

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Summary

Batangas

1st District

Incumbent

Eileen Ermita-Buhain Ma. Elenita Milagros Ramos Ermita-Buhain (born May 12, 1969), more commonly known as Eileen Ermita-Buhain, is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st district of Bat ...

is in her third consecutive term and is ineligible to run; her father

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is her party's nominee for the seat. Eduardo Ermita placed the result of the election under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

2nd District

Hermilando Mandanas Hermilando Ingco Mandanas (born March 25, 1944), also known as Dodo Mandanas and colloquially as Dodo, is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Batangas since 2016; previously served this position from 1995 until 2004. He served as a ...

is the incumbent.

3rd District

Victoria Hernandez-Reyes is in her third consecutive term and is ineligible to run; her husband

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is her party's nominee for the seat. The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

4th District

Mark L. Mendoza is the incumbent.

Cavite

Cavite, the most populous province in the country according to the 2007 census, was reapportioned into seven districts from the original three. The province now has the most number of legislative districts among provinces and cities.

1st District

Joseph Emilio Abaya Joseph Emilio "Jun" Aguinaldo Abaya (born May 28, 1966) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and military officer. He was the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of the Philippines under the administration of P ...

is the incumbent.

2nd District (Bacoor)

3rd District (Imus)

4th District (Dasmariñas)

Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. Elpidio "Pidi" Frani Barzaga Jr. (born March 25, 1950) is a Filipino lawyer and politician from the province of Cavite. He is the incumbent Congressman of Dasmariñas and is the mayor of the said city. During the 2020 House hearing on ABS-CBN f ...

is the incumbent, originally from the old 2nd district.

5th District

6th District

7th District

Jesus Crispin Remulla Jesus Crispin "Boying" Catibayan Remulla (born March 31, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer, politician, and broadcaster currently serving as Secretary of Justice since 2022. He previously served as the representative of Cavite's 7th district from 2 ...

is the incumbent, originally from the old third district.

Laguna

1st District

Danilo Fernandez Danilo Ramon Subiaga Fernandez (born January 14, 1966), more commonly known as Dan Fernandez, is a Filipino politician, actor, and optometrist who is currently serving as a representative of the Lone District of Santa Rosa, Laguna at the House ...

was originally elected during the 2007 election, but the House Electoral Tribunal ruled that his residence in the district was not enough and was disqualified; no replacement was named. Fernandez is running again for the district's seat this year.

2nd District

Justin Marc Chipeco is the incumbent. The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

3rd District

Maria Evita Arago is the incumbent.

4th District

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is the incumbent and is running unopposed.

Quezon

1st District

Wilfrido Mark Enverga is the incumbent. Devanadera placed the result of the election under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

2nd District

Incumbent

Proceso Alcala Proceso Jaraza Alcala (born July 2, 1955), popularly known as "Procy" in his home province, is a Filipino politician. He is the longest serving Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, holding the position from 2010 to 2016 encompassing the e ...

decided not to seek reelection; his son Irvin is his party's nominee for the seat.

3rd District

Danilo Suarez Danilo "Danny" Etorma Suarez (born December 20, 1942) is a Filipino politician and former Governor of Quezon. He served as Minority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd District of Quezon. He ...

is the incumbent.

4th District

Incumbent

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is running unopposed.

Rizal

1st District

Incumbent Michael John Duavit is in his third consecutive term already and is not eligible for reelection; Joel Duavit will run as his party's nominee in the district..

2nd District

Incumbent Adeline Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga is not running; Isidro Rodriguez, Jr. will run as her party's nominee in the district.

Antipolo

Antipolo Antipolo, officially known as the City of Antipolo ( fil, Lungsod ng Antipolo), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 887,399 people. It is the mo ...

is a

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of Rizal.

1st District

Roberto Puno Roberto Villanueva Puno (born March 27, 1962) is a Filipino politician. A member of the National Unity Party party, he was elected a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Antipolo from 2007 ...

is the incumbent.

2nd District

Incumbent

Angelito Gatlabayan Angelito Cabaron Gatlabayan (born July 3, 1952), also referred to by his initials ACG, is a Filipino politician. He was the first City Mayor of Antipolo following its transition to cityhood, serving from 1998 to 2007. He was a member of the Hou ...

is running for mayor of Antipolo.

References

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{DEFAULTSORT:CALABARZON House of Representative Elections, 2010 2010 Philippine general election

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