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#Halalan2022: Ralph Recto, Rex Gatchalian to run for Congress unopposed

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<p>MANILA—Two congressional aspirants are running unopposed in their respective districts in the 2022 local posts. </p><p>Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto, of the Nacionalista Party, is the lone candidate in the 6th district of Batangas, where &quot;he vowed to continue fighting for the welfare of Filipinos through meaningful legislation,&quot; a statement read. </p><p>Recto will replace his wife, Vilma Santos-Recto, who said she will not run for a public position this year. </p><p>Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian will also run unopposed to determine the representative of Valenzuela&#x27;s first district. He will run under the Nationalist People&#x27;s Coalition. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/05/21/sen-ralph-recto-tatakbo-bilang-kongresista-sa-lipa">Sen. Ralph Recto tatakbo bilang kongresista sa Lipa</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/07/21/vilma-santos-will-not-run-in-2022-elections">Vilma Santos will not run in 2022 elections</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Valenzuelanos, maraming maraming salamat sa tiwala at suporta, working for the general public of Valenzuela will always be the greatest honor and privilege of my life,&quot; he said. </p><p>Meanwhile, Emmarie Ouano-Dizon will also run unopposed as representative of the lone district of Mandaue City.</p><p>Ouano-Dizon, congresswoman for the 6th District of Cebu, said she did not expect having no political rival for this coming polls.</p><p>&quot;We are in a democracy. Anyone can run so I did not really think about that. To be unopposed now is a happy bonus,&quot; she said.</p><p>During the 2016 elections, a total of 546 local candidates ran unopposed, according to Comelec data. — With a report from Vilma Andales<br/> </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/video/nation/03/28/16/546-local-bets-running-unopposed-in-halalan-2016">546 local bets running unopposed in Halalan 2016</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1795453" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Recto is the lone candidate in the 6th district of Batangas, while Gatchalian does not have an opponent for Valenzuela's first-district House seat.