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Carmelo Lazatin wins another term as Pampanga 1st district representative

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo " Lazatin="" II.="" House="" of="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/10/20220510-carmelo-lazatin1jpg.jpg"/><figcaption>Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo &quot;Jon&quot; Lazatin II.<em> House of Representatives</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Unopposed candidate Carmelo &quot;Jon&quot; Lazatin has won a third consecutive term as representative of Pampanga&#x27;s first district.</p><p>Lazatin receives 222,096 votes, based on 548 election returns as of 5:47 a.m. Tuesday. Unopposed candidates need only one vote to be declared the winner. </p><p>Lazatin, who ran under ruling party PDP-Laban, was among 38 unopposed candidates for district representative. A total of 845 candidates were unchallenged in this year&#x27;s elections, according to the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/03/25/22/845-candidates-are-sure-winners-in-2022-polls">Sure winners: 845 candidates running unopposed in 2022 polls</a></li></ul><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Carmelo Lazatin wins another term as Pampanga 1st district representative" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/05/10/20220510-lazatin.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Lazatin had served as representative of Pampanga&#x27;s 1st district from 2016 to 2019 and from 2019 to 2022. </p><p>In 2018, the lawmaker denied he owned the SUV with plate number &quot;8&quot; involved in a road rage incident in Angeles City, Pampanga. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/16/18/i-was-prejudged-early-road-rage-suspect-jojo-valerio-speaks">&#x27;I was prejudged early&#x27;: Road rage suspect Jojo Valerio speaks</a></li></ul><div><em>Bookmark the <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">ABS-CBN News Halalan results page</a> to see the partial unofficial tally of election returns. </em></div><div><em>For other updates, visit ABS-CBN News&#x27; live blog <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/09/22/halalan-2022-abs-cbn-news-updates-on-philippine-elections" target="_blank">here</a>. </em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E2tjtk_WD_w?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Lazatin receives 222,096 votes, as of 5:47 a.m. Tuesday. Unopposed candidates need only one vote to be declared the winner. 