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‘Very disappointing end’: Richard Yap concedes in race for Cebu City rep

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style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1CaLWAz1F/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Richard Yap (@iamrichardyap)</a> on <time dateTime="2019-03-10T13:01:10+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Mar 10, 2019 at 6:01am PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" src="http://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Richard Yap, who rose to fame with his starring role in the 2012 hit series &quot;Be Careful with My Heart,&quot; was among the celebrities who lost their respective bids in the midterm election. </p><p>Yap (PDP-Laban) was running against reelectionist Raul del Mar (LP), who was seeking a third and final term as representative of the 1st district of Cebu City. </p><p>Based on the unofficial, partial results as of 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, Yap landed in second in the 4-way race with 81,167 votes, behind Del Mar, who was the overwhelming victor with 134,816 votes. </p><p>The numbers were from the 748 of 759 clustered precincts (98.55 percent total) tallied. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/14/yap2.jpg"/><figcaption>Yap fell short with his first bid at a congressional seat, losing to reelectionist Raul del Mar. <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/cebu-city?contest=00722171"><em>Halalan 2019 website</em></a></figcaption></figure></div><p>On <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RichardYapPh18/posts/538866586644179?__xts__[0]=68.ARB9_cy4kkPkP9Z5ollYYLa49RZZM4EMB66bcMTSpH2XO7o85lqNbotsT5y06oRCG6M83C8U-D6cLxF9CbkYT5PkxGRvmFi5Bojhw0hEpoyGjCYs8eQsl1Qmc3cUY0F5kHPSUy7q-FGGLLi9KcRlwBic4T9UYEMIU6Zl8vfKBOoypapOqZTaSgPYzKhnxeb_Nu4iyB--pwbUDpEOuCm_a4x61gZQMJ-WO3br_V-9B_s85uGqk0dz1JY70JWzCAEDQwhJoqrSqMImEUwWAZG8cfjT85UevJ0epkcBypkPVh824ZkDUWb11KhujVvpyInBpYog_bn3gbBKe-5cHoY&amp;__tn__=-R">Facebook</a>, Yap described his loss as &quot;disappointing.&quot; </p><p>&quot;I am just sad that I was not given the chance to make my plans and dreams for Cebu a reality,&quot; he wrote. </p><p>He added: &quot;My hope is that you have at least known me even for a short period of time that I have made my life public because of my wish to serve the Cebuanos.</p><p>&quot;Our fight for the city doesn’t end here. Let us continue to stand in our principles and our unwavering support to transform Cebu as a city we can be more proud of.&quot;</p><p>Yap&#x27;s campaign revolved around his promise of &quot;change,&quot; telling ABS-CBN News in a previous interview: &quot;It&#x27;s time that somebody else comes in who is not a traditional politician, who knows how to run a business and who feels that we need change.&quot; </p><p>Yap also had the backing of his co-stars in &quot;Be Careful with My Heart&quot; in his bid for a congressional seat. </p><p>Other notable showbiz names in the local level who lost were Edu Manzano and ER Ejercito. </p><p>Some of the celebrity winners include couple Lucy Torres-Gomez and Richard Gomez, Lani Mercado, and Vico Sotto, son of screen veterans Vic Sotto and Coney Reyes. </p><p><a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/">Click here</a> for ABS-CBN&#x27;s election results:</p>

<p>Yap, who rose to fame with his starring role in the hit series "Be Careful with My Heart," was among the celebrities who lost their respective bids in the midterm election. </p>

Yap, who rose to fame with his starring role in the hit series "Be Careful with My Heart," was among the celebrities who lost their respective bids in the midterm election.