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Elections were held in Zamboanga Peninsula for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 13, 2013.
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The candidate with the most number of votes won that district's seat for the 16th Congress of the Philippines.
Note that in Isabela, Basilan, although a part of this region, the voters elect their representative via Basilan's legislative district. Isabela is politically within Basilan despite being on separate regions.
1st District
Incumbent Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar is not running; she is running for the mayorship instead; Incumbent Mayor Celso Lobregat is her party's nominee under the coalition of LDP-LP-AZAP.
The UNA-ZTZ coalition fielded former Monsignor Crisanto dela Cruz for the post. Dela Cruz previously run for the mayorship in 2007 and for the vice-mayorship in 2010. This will be the second time where Dela Cruz and Mayor Lobregat will go against each other as they have last 2007 mayoral elections.
2nd District
Incumbent Erico Basilio Fabian is term limited and running for the mayorship instead. He then formed a local coalition known as Fuerza Zamboanga yielding District II Councilor Lilia Nuño to replace him.
The AZAP coalition nominates Mayor Lobregat's brother, Jose Lobregat, to run for the post.
The ZTZ coalition recruited former City Vice-Mayor Mannix Dalipe to run for the post.
1st District
Seth Jalosjos is the incumbent.
2nd District
Rosendo Labadlabad is the incumbent. He will face incumbent governor Rolando Yebes.
3rd District
Incumbent Cesar Jalosjos is term-limited. Johanna Jalosjos-Parreño is his party's nominee. Former Zamboanga del Norte Governor Isagani Amatong ran against Jalosjos-Parreño.
1st District
Victor Yu is the incumbent.
2nd District
Aurora Cerilles is the ncumbent.
1st District
Incumbent Jonathan Cabilao Yambao is not running; his mother, former representative Belma Cabilao is his party's nominee.
2nd District
Romeo Jalosjos, Jr. is the incumbent.