Virgilio Lorenzo Jr

Joy Belmonte builds huge lead in QC mayoral race

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte (2nd left) joins Quezon City-Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department Andrea Valentine A. Villaroman ( from left), Manila Water Foundation Executive Director Rej Andal and National Water Resource Board Executive Director Atty. Ricky Azardo during the opening of the World Water Day 2024 Exhibit at Quezon City Hall on March 18, 2024. World Water Day, observed annually on March 22, aims to raise awareness of the importance of water, the threats affecting water security, and highlights actions that the public can take to help mitigate scarcity issues through mindful use of water resources.
Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News

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Arthur Fuentes

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — Incumbent Mayor Joy Belmonte has racked up a huge lead over her nearest competitor in the Quezon City mayoral race.</p><p>Based on the partial and unofficial results from the Comelec as of 9:54 p.m., with over 73 percent of the votes in the city counted, Belmonte had 992,379 votes followed by Diosdado Velasco with 20,322 votes; Jonathan Cabalo with 13,015 votes; Rolando Jota with 8,264 votes and Noli Navat with 4,090 votes.</p><p>Her running mate Gian Sotto also leads the vice mayoral race with 903,951 votes followed by Dante Villarta with 25,939 votes; Inventor Ingles with 18,912 votes; and June Felangco with 17,859 votes.</p><p>Belmonte is running for her third and last term as Quezon City&#x27;s chief executive.</p><p>Quezon City is the largest city in Metro Manila both in terms of land area and population. </p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SLf8B46eUvM?&amp;pp=0gcJCYsJAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><strong></strong><em><strong></strong></em><em></em><u><em></em></u></div>

<p>Incumbent Mayor Joy Belmonte has racked up a huge lead over her nearest competitor in the Quezon City mayoral race.</p>

Incumbent Mayor Joy Belmonte has racked up a huge lead over her nearest competitor in the Quezon City mayoral race.