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Partial #HalalanResults: Osmeña falling behind in Cebu City mayoral contest

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/14/cebucity.jpg"/></figure></div>MANILA—President Rodrido Duterte&#x27;s candidate for mayor in Cebu City is leading the contest there, based on partial and unofficial results early Tuesday.Cebu City vice mayor Edgar Labella garnered 258,008 votes while Cebu City mayor Tommy Osmeña got 239,241 votes, based on election returns transmitted from 735 of 759 or 96.83 percent of clustered precincts.Labella&#x27;s running mate, former Cebu City mayor Mike Rama, is leading the vice mayoral contest with 254, 316 votes. His closest rival, Mary Ann De Los Santos, received 227,506 votes.Osmeña, on his official Facebook page, wrote to thank his supporters.&quot;I do not want a single person to feel sorry for me. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine. I am not the priority. YOU are the priority. Everything I’ve done as mayor, I’ve done for Cebu,&quot; he said.Click <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/" target="_blank">here</a> for ABS-CBN&#x27;s election results: https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/

Edgar Labella, Duterte's candidate for mayor in Cebu City, is leading the mayoral contest there.

Edgar Labella, Duterte's candidate for mayor in Cebu City, is leading the mayoral contest there.