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will be held in

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for seats in the

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on May 13, 2013.

Summary

Agusan del Norte

1st District

Incumbent Jose Aquino II is not running for the position; instead, he is running for Butuan's mayorship. His

Lakas–CMD Lakas–Christian Muslim Democrats, abbreviated as Lakas–CMD and also known simply as Lakas, is a political party in the Philippines. Lakas–CMD is considered to sit on the centre-right of the political spectrum, and is influenced by Chris ...

party did not name a nominee in this district.

2nd District

Incumbent Angelica Amante-Matba is not running. Her brother incumbent Governor Erlpe John Amante is running unopposed.

Agusan del Sur

1st District

Maria Valentina Plaza is the incumbent.

2nd District

Evelyn Mellana is the incumbent. She will face former Representative

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Dinagat Islands

Incumbent Ruben Ecleo Jr. has been dropped from the rolls of the House of Representatives after the Supreme Court ruled that the

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's conviction of Ecleo on graft was valid. No special election was held. Dinagat Mayor Gwendolyn Ecleo is his party's nominee. She will face incumbent

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Partylist Representative

Kaka Bag-ao Arlene "Kaka" J. Bag-ao (born July 3, 1969) is a Filipino human rights lawyer and agrarian reform advocate who served as Governor of the Dinagat Islands from 2019 until her defeat in 2022. Bag-ao additionally served as the representative for the ...

, who is running as guest candidate of the Liberal Party.

Surigao del Norte

1st District

Francisco Matugas is the Incumbent.

2nd District

Guillermo Romarate Jr. is Incumbent.

Surigao del Sur

1st District

Philip Pichay is Incumbent.

2nd District

Florencio Garay is the Incumbent.

References

{{Caraga elections 2013 Philippine general election Lower house elections in Caraga