Twelve candidates for mayor and vice mayor in Negros Occidental are sure winners in 2013.

They are running unopposed, Negros Occidental Elections Supervisor Jessie Suarez said yesterday.

The six unopposed mayoral bets are incumbents Gerardo Pomar Valmayor Jr. (NPC) of San Carlos City, David Albert Rubin Lacson (NPC/UNA) – EB Magalona, Ramon Diasnes Torres (NPC) – Bago City, Isidro Perez Zayco (NPC) – Kabankalan City, John Rey Dadivas Tabujara (NPC) – Cauayan, and newcomer Miguel Consing Peña (NPC) – Pulupandan, COMELEC records show.

Unopposed for vice mayor are Edgar Baltazar Pagayonan (LP/UNA) of Manapla, Kent Marañon Javelosa (NUP/UNA) – Sagay City, Nilo Jesus Lizares (LP) – Talisay, Luis de Jesus Jalandoni III (UNA) – La Carlota City, Antonio Esteban Suatengco (UNA) – Pulupandan, and Delia Ordoyo Anacan (NPC) – Kabankalan.

The following is the COMELEC list of candidates for mayor and vice mayor in the 13 cities and 19 towns in Negros Occidental:

BACOLOD LONE DISTRICT

Mayor: Jude Thaddeus Aliguin Sayson (NPC), Monico Ogtong Puentevella (Independent) and Julius Soriano Sayson (Independent).

Vice Mayor: Greg Gelvosa Gasataya (NPC), Vladimir Sian Gonzalez (Independent), Johram Carguez Alama (Independent) and Renecito Sales Novero (Independent).

FIRST DISTRICT

CALATRAVA: Mayor – Fernando Damondamon Leonor (UNA) and Araceli Tabares Somosa (NPC); Vice Mayor – Nicolas Ulgasan Camara (UNA) and Virgilio Lumanog Tan Sr. (NPC).

DON SALVADOR BENEDICTO: Mayor - Laurence Marxlen Jagurin dela Cruz (LP/UNA) and Jose Max Sabordo Ortiz (Independent); Vice Mayor – Cynthia Jagurin dela Cruz (PMP/UNA) and Misael Labandero Delantar (Independent).

ESCALANTE: Mayor – Santiago Barcelona Jr. (UNA) and Melecio Jabian Yap (NPC); Vice Mayor – Aladino Sumajuio Lumayno Jr. (UNA) and Santiago Maravillas (NPC).

SAN CARLOS CITY: Mayor – Gerardo Pomar Valmayor Jr. (NPC); Vice Mayor – Jeffrey Manales Hidalgo (UNA) and Edgardo Broce Quisumbing (NPC).

TOBOSO: Mayor – Maria Luisa Blanco dela Cruz (LP) and Richard Muñez Jaojoco (UNA); Vice Mayor – Edilberto Trocio Sayat (NPC) and Evelio Muñez Valencia Jr. (UNA).

SECOND DISTRICT

CADIZ CITY: Mayor – Manuel Garganera III (Independent), Patrick Escalante (LP/UNA) and Simeon Bacolado Jr. (NPC); Vice Mayor – Samson Mirhan (LP/UNA) and Agustin Jesmar Desuyo (NPC).

MANAPLA: Mayor – Lourdes Socorro Locsin Escalante (LP/UNA) and Edilberto Suria Vocal Jr. (NPC); Vice Mayor – Edgar Baltazar Pagayonan (LP/UNA).

SAGAY CITY: Mayor - Romeo Espelita Apurado (Independent), Rufino Collins Katalbas (NPC) and Alfredo Dalisay Marañon III (NUP/UNA); Vice Mayor – Kent Marañon Javelosa (NUP/UNA).

THIRD DISTRICT

SAN ENRIQUE: Mayor – David Albert Rubin Lacson (NPC/UNA); Vice Mayor – Ana Maria Buna Depasucat (Independent), Reynaldo Soledad Depasucat Jr. (NPC/UNA) and Nemesio Barranco Lamonte (Independent).

MURCIA: Mayor – Andrew Lacson Montelibano (NPC), Esteban Henares Coscolluela (UNA) and Raoul Jingco Reyes (Independent); Vice Mayor – Jose Gomez (Independent) and Gerry Roxas (NPC).

SILAY CITY: Mayor – Carlo Velez Gamban (NPC) and Jose Lacson Montelibano (LP); Vice Mayor – Mark Andrew Jison Golez (UNA) and July Espacio Ledesma (Independent).

TALISAY CITY: Mayor – Eric Mabalon Saratan (LP) and Amelito Valderrama Lizares ( UNA); Vice Mayor – Nilo Jesus Antonio Neil Lizares III (LP).

VICTORIAS CITY: Mayor – Teresita Sta. Ana Bartolome (Independent), Felix Campos Montinola III (Independent) and Francis Frederick Palanca (LP) and Mark Ledesma Palanca (Independent); Vice Mayor – Rene Escribano Imperial (LP), Jerry Lazo Jover (LP) and Severo Acuña Palanca (Independent).

FOURTH DISTRICT

BAGO CITY: Mayor – Ramon Diasnes Torres (NPC); Vice Mayor Ernesto Araneta Hilado III (Independent) and Nicholas Miraflores Yulo (NPC).

LA CARLOTA CITY: Mayor – Juliet Marie de Leon Ferrer (Lakas CMD/UNA) and Ann Joan Sarria Lenling (Independent); Vice Mayor – Luis de Jesus Jalandoni III (UNA).

PONTEVEDRA: Mayor – Jose Maria Alvarez Alonso (NPC/UNA), Roel Araneta Deles (Independent) and George Belo Gitano (Independent); Vice Mayor – Rodolfo Eresmes Catague Jr. (Independent) and Larry Malibong Parroco (UNA).

PULUPANDAN: Mayor - Miguel Consing Peña (NPC); Vice Mayor – Antonio Esteban Suatengco (UNA).

SAN ENRIQUE: Mayor -Jilson Debulgado Tubillara (NPC), Mario Espartero Magno (UNA) and Pedro Anam-anam Bolaño (Independent); Vice Mayor – Pedro Guzman Bedayo (NPC), Abner Debulgado Jardinico (LP/UNA) and Herarcleo Ismael delos Santos III (Independent).

VALLADOLID: Mayor – Gloria Samson Gomez (UNA) and Romel Patalita Yogore (NPC); Vice Mayor – Armando Gasataya Alvarez (PMP), Enrique Robles Miravalles (NPC) and Dan Arquisola Yanson (Independent).

FIFTH DISTRICT

BINALBAGAN: Mayor – Emmanuel Isulat Aranda (LP) and Leopoldo Titong Gepes (NPC); Vice Mayor – Samuel Aguillon Gavaran (LP) and Jerry Soliguen Yulo (NPC).

HIMAMAYLAN CITY: Mayor – Agustin Ernesto Gatuslao Basc