DAGUPAN CITY The Commission on Elections on Tuesday proclaimed Belen Fernandez and Bryan Kua as the respective elected mayor and vice mayor of Dagupan City.
Photo courtesy of PIA / MANILA BULLETIN The winning city councilors were also proclaimed, including Librada Fe Reyna, Jeslito Seen, Alvi
NEW MAYOR. The electoral board of canvassers raise the hands of Dagupan City's elected Mayor Belen Fernandez (2nd from left) during the proclamation on Tuesday (May 10, 2022). Fernandez won against incumbent Mayor Marc Brian Lim. (Photo courtesy of Belen Fernandez Facebook page) DAGUPAN CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed Tuesday Belen Fernandez as the elected mayor here, along with the elected members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod. Fernandez won with 67,499 votes against incumbent Mayor Marc Brian Lim who garnered 53,042 votes. "I can't thank God enough for this historic victory. I am overwhelmed with great joy because finally, we can bring back Dagupan, our city we love, to its former glory," she wrote in her Facebook post. Fernandez's running mate, re-electionist Vice Mayor Bryan Kua, also won with 73,766 votes against Carlos Alipio Fernandez who got 42,689 votes. Fernandez was elected mayor in 2013 and 2016 elections. However, she lost to L