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How Cebu voted against Governor Gwen Garcia and Alyansa
Lawyer Pamela Baricuatro of PDP-Laban has defeated five-term incumbent Governor Gwen Garcia of OneCebu to become the new governor of Cebu.
Baricuatro garnered over 1.1 million votes, while Garcia received around 765,000 votes, according to a partial, unofficial count as of May 13, 2025.
Her victory ends the Garcia clan's decades-long political hold on Cebu province.
Baricuatro, a neophyte politician supported by former President Rodrigo Duterte, stated that Cebuanos want a leadership that empowers citizens rather than overpowers them.
She plans to order audits in the Cebu capitol and its municipalities for transparency and accountability.
Baricuatro previously worked as a flight attendant for Cathay Pacific Airways and founded the SimplyShare Foundation, which provided meals to over a million Cebuano children and responded to local calamities.
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