Lazatin wins Angeles City mayoralty, Rivera elected vice mayor

Candidates from rival parties have secured the top two positions in Angeles City, Pampanga, with Carmelo "Jon" Lazatin II winning the mayoral race and Amos Rivera elected as vice mayor.

Lazatin, formerly a First District Representative, garnered 98,164 votes, defeating his opponent Oscar Albayalde who received 58,953 votes.

Rivera won the vice mayoral post with 79,866 votes, narrowly beating the incumbent Vice Mayor Vicky Vega-Cabigting.

Lazatin's brother, outgoing Mayor Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr., will now serve as a member of the House of Representatives after running unopposed.

The newly elected Mayor Lazatin expressed his gratitude to God, his family, and his supporters, emphasizing that his victory symbolizes a new unity for a better Angeles City.

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