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were held in

Soccsksargen Soccsksargen (officially stylized in all caps; ), formerly known as Central Mindanao, is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region XII. Located in south-central Mindanao, its name is an acronym that stands for the regio ...

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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. Note that in

Cotabato City Cotabato City, officially the City of Cotabato ( Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Kutawatu'', Jawi: كوتا نو كوتاواتو; Iranun: ''Bandar a Kotawato'', بندر ا كوتاواتو; fil, Lungsod ng Cotabato), is a third class independent c ...

, although a part of this region, the voters elect their representative via Maguindanao's 1st district. Cotabato City is independent from any

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and is a part of the Soccsksargen region, but is usually grouped with Maguindanao by the National Statistics Office.

Summary

Cotabato (North Cotabato)

1st District

Incumbent

Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza Emmylou "Lala" Jacolo Taliño-Mendoza (born February 25, 1972) is a Filipina politician. She has been elected for three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of North Cotabato. She fi ...

is in her third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection; she is running as governor of Cotabato. Lakas-Kampi-CMD nominated incumbent governor Jesus Sacdalan as their nominee in this district.

2nd District

Bernardo Piñol, Jr. is the incumbent. The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

Sarangani

World-renowned boxer

Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. (; born December17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He served as a Senator of the Phil ...

is running once again after being defeated in South Cotabato's congressional race to incumbent Rep.

Darlene Antonino-Custodio Darlene Magnolia Ricasa Antonino-Custodio (born December 26, 1973) is a politician from the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. She previously served as the representative of the first district of South Cotabato and mayor of General Santos. ...

in 2007. As such, he moved to Sarangani and is vying for its open congressional seat left by out going Rep. Erwin Chiongbian. Pacquiao is running his own People's Champ Movement which is co-endorsed by the Nacionalista Party. He will face Rep. Chiongbian's third brother, Roy Chiongbian, a local businessman. Chiongbian is co-endorsed by the local Sarangani Reconciliation and Reformation Organization and

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South Cotabato

1st District

The highly urbanized city of General Santos is a part of South Cotabato's first district. Incumbent

is in her third consecutive term already and his run for Mayor of General Santos. The Nationalist People's Coalition nominated General Santos mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. in this district.

2nd District

Incumbent Arthur Pingoy, Jr. is in his third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection and running for governor. Lakas-Kampi-CMD nominated Hilario de Pedro III in this district.

Sultan Kudarat

1st District

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is the incumbent.

2nd District

Arnold Go is the incumbent.

References

External links

Official website of the Commission on Elections
{{DEFAULTSORT:Soccsksargen House of Representative Elections, 2010 2010 Philippine general election Lower house elections in Soccsksargen