2016 Mandaluyong local elections
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Local elections were held in Mandaluyong on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, one Congressman, and the councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Background[edit]
The wives of the current city officials, will be running in their husbands' respective positions in the city. Carmelita Aguilar-Abalos, wife of Mayor Benhur Abalos will run for the Mayoralty position under the United Nationalist Alliance. While, former ABC-5 reporter Queenie Pahati-Gonzales, wife of Representative Neptali Gonzales will run as the representative of lone district of the city under the Liberal Party, one of her opponents is Reyes Barbecue president Francisco Reyes, an independent candidate.[1][2]
Candidates[edit]
Mayor[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | Carmelita "Menchie" Abalos | 118,077 | ||
| PMP | Georgie Antonio | 24,501 | ||
| Independent | Florencio Solomon | 2,592 | ||
| Total votes | 145,170 | |||
Vice Mayor[edit]
Edward Bartolome is the Incumbent. His opponents are First District Councilor Anthony Suva and former Vice Mayor Danny De Guzman.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | Anthony Suva | 65,412 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Bartolome | 43,124 | ||
| Aksyon | Danny De Guzman | 12,267 | ||
| Total votes | 120,803 | |||
Representative, Lone District[edit]
Neptali "Boyet" Gonzales II is term-limited. His party nominated his wife, former ABC-5 reporter Queenie Pahati-Gonzales. Her main opponents are Reyes Barbecue president Francisco Reyes (running as independent), Albert Yap (also running independent) and Jack Ramel (running under PDP–Laban).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alexandra "Queenie" Gonzales | 122,792 | 88.95 | |
| Independent | Francisco Reyes | 9,543 | 6.91 | |
| PDP–Laban | Jack Ramel | 4,147 | 3.01 | |
| Independent | Albert Yap | 1,560 | 1.13 | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 17,391 | |||
| Total votes | 155,433 | 100% | ||
| Liberal hold | ||||
Councilors[edit]
1st District[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNA | Charisse Marie Abalos | 72,414 | ||
| Liberal | Ayla Alim | 63,341 | ||
| PMP | Grace Antonio | 50,682 | ||
| NPC | Louie Espinosa | 47,727 | ||
| NPC | Rodolfo Posadas | 45,312 | ||
| UNA | Brando Dominguez | 39,139 | ||
| NPC | Edmon Espiritu | 38,400 | ||
| PMP | Lito De Guzman | 29,103 | ||
| PMP | Lei Esteban | 19,228 | ||
| Independent | Manuel Ballelos, Jr. | 6,113 | ||
| Aksyon | Emelito Custodio | 5,740 | ||
| Aksyon | Bojie Caldino | 5,202 | ||
| Total votes | ||||
2nd District[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alex Sta. Maria | 44,036 | ||
| NPC | Boy Esteban | 40,510 | ||
| Liberal | Jesse Cruz | 40,072 | ||
| Independent | Boyett Bacar | 39,229 | ||
| NPC | Che-Che Pablo-Santos | 38,127 | ||
| UNA | Fernando Ocampo | 32,929 | ||
| Independent | Hazel Razote | 28,642 | ||
| PMP | Julio De Quinto | 9,023 | ||
| PDP–Laban | Ed Geronimo | 7,899 | ||
| PMP | Bay Guisando | 5,824 | ||
| PMP | Mark Valenzuela | 5,067 | ||
| Independent | Katherine Reglo | 3,866 | ||
| Aksyon | John Michael Taronas | 2,726 | ||
| Aksyon | Juan Almonicar | 2,345 | ||
| Total votes | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Mandaluyong's Menchie Abalos to run for Mayor under UNA". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^ "Bayani, Golez eye political comeback". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-21.