Lucena is the only independent city in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines. The region has five provinces namely Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon and Rizal.
On February 11, 1947, Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation was established in Lucena. On July 1, 1991, the city was recognized as a highly urbanized city.
2022 Lucena election results
- independent city: Lucena
- geographical province: Quezon
- region: Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
- country: Philippines
- date: May 9, 2022
- seats: 1 mayor, 1 vice mayor, 10 councilors
- districts: 1
- voters: 183,412
MAYOR
- Mark Don Victor Alcala = 104,216
- Romano Franco Talaga = 31,659
- Sunshine Abcede Llaga = 17,651
- Deric Castillo = 3,373
- Ruel Rojo = 219
- Edgardo Zeta = 139
- Pedrito Maralit = 107
VICE MAYOR
- Roderick “Dondon” Alcala = 113,654
- Nilo Quisao Villapando = 37,474
- Serafin Meera Jr. = 1,063
COUNCILORS
- Ryan Caezar E. Alcala = 92,599
- Danilo B. Faller = 88,069
- Wilbert Mckinly L. Noche = 84,292
- Patrick Norman E. Nadera = 81,920
- Americo Q. Lacerna = 77,587
- Benito G. Brizuela Jr. = 77,242
- Nicanor G. Pedro Jr. = 67,263
- Edwin J. Pureza = 61,280
- Jose Christian O. Ona = 61,194
- Elizabeth U. Sio = 50,875
- Rey Oliver Alejandrino = 50,054
- John Angelo Buñag = 40,623
- John Bunyan Calamigan III = 39,047
- Rogelio Traqueña = 35,365
- Fidel Victor Paulo = 33,796
- Godison Dimaculangan = 33,191
- Bernard Tagarao = 32,714
- Danilo Zaballero = 30,952
- Christa Dhel Castillo Robedillo = 28,751
- Michael Dalida = 21,950
- Cresencio Buenaflor Jr. = 20,015
- Francis Josef Ryan Villafuerte = 17,507
- Ariel Baldonado = 14,813
- Peter Daleon = 14,578
- Epifanio Montecalbo Jr. = 10,500
- Joseph Veluya = 6,240
- Adonis Bibit = 4,816
- Edwin Aman = 3,802
- Jose Arnel Oxina = 2,621
- Ferdinand Endiape = 2,591
While Lucena is geographically located in Quezon, the city is independent from the province. The city has 33 barangays while the province has 1,209 barangays.
On April 30, 2022, Anjeanette Japor represented Lucena and Gracelle Nicole Distura represented Quezon at Miss Universe Philippines 2022 and competed against 29 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. They were both unplaced.
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