CEBU, Philippines – Leyte 4th District Representative Richard Gomez was reelected on Monday, May 12, defeating Vicente Sofronio “Ching” Veloso in the congressional race.
Gomez received 171,113 votes, securing a second office term. Veloso is the father of Leyte 3rd District Representative Anna Tuazon-Veloso. This is based on partial, unofficial results with 99.25% precincts reporting as of 12:46 pm on Tuesday, May 13.
Gomez, an actor, previously served as mayor of Ormoc City from 2016 to 2022.
According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), Leyte is the fourth most vote-rich province in the Visayas after Cebu, Negros Occidental, and Iloilo, with about 1.09 million registered voters. The 4th District had 325,491 registered voters in 2022. – Rappler.com