The opposition party, Lakas ng Bayan, fielded candidates that included Ninoy Aquino, and in Central Visayas, Natalio Bacalso led the local opposition party Pusyon Bisaya together with 12 other candidates that included Fr. Jorge Kintanar, Hilario Davide Jr, Valentino Legaspi, Filemon Fernandez, Mariano Logarta, Alfonso Corominas, Julian Yballe, Eutiquio Cimafranca, Jesus Villegas, Jun Medina, Domingo Pernes and Bartolome Cabangbang. During his campaign speeches, Bacalso exposed the ills and human rights abuses of the Marcos regime. He was elected as assemblyman to the Interim Batasang Pambansa, Mariano Logarta became the minority leader, and Pusyon Bisaya won all 13 seats in Central Visayas region.
