Millennials, Generation Z make presence felt in Eleksyon 2019

Millennials and Generation Z made their presence felt in the last elections winning seats in Congress, city or municipal halls..

According to Marisol Abdurahman's report for "24 Oras" on Thursday, the Pew Research Center defines milennials as individuals born between 1981 and 1996 while Generation Z is comprised of those born between 1997 to 2012.

GMA News Research found that at least five millennials won their bids for mayor in the May 13 polls.

They are Josh Edward Cobangbang, 24 , of Cabugao, Ilocos Sur; Lee Ann Debuque, 25, Anilao, Iloilo; Bryant Paul Biron, 25, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo; Dexter Uy, 25, Catbalogan City, Samar; and Vico Sotto, 29, Pasig City. 

Also a millennial is 26-year-old Carl Nicholas Cari, the next representative of Leyte's fifth district.

Generation Z includes  Mayor-elect Arth Byan Celeste, 22, who is set to take over Alaminos, Pangasinan from his father, incumbent Mayor Arthur Celeste.

Eduardo Ong, 22, on the other hand, won the election for vice mayor in Carigara, Leyte.

Under the Local Government Code, the mayor of an independent or component city or municipality must be at least 21 years of age on election day, while that of a highly urbanized city must be at least 23 years of age on election day.

Some of the young candidates who trumped their older opponents have already laid out their platforms.

"Tuloy pa rin yung programs sa tourism agre-educ, nandiyan pa rin 'yan di naman po mawawala iyan but I want to have a focus on the youth," the younger Celeste vowed," Cobangbang said.

"Gusto ko lang, maging patas...so kung sino po 'yung mga nangangailangan, tulungan po atin. Kumbaga, kung saan po kailangan ang additional na attention, ibibigay po natin," Paulino said.

More than 40 percent of the registered voters this year were millennials while 10.74 percent were Generation Z. —Margaret Claire Layug/NB, GMA News