2025 Makati local elections
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Local elections are scheduled to be held in Makati on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a mayor, a vice mayor, and the sixteen councilors, eight per district, that would be members of the Makati City Council, and two district representatives to the House of Representatives of the Philippines.
This will be the first elections in which the residents of the Embo barangays will not participate as a result of the Makati–Taguig boundary dispute ruling.[1]
Background
[edit]On April 3, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Philippines denied the motion of reconsideration filed by Makati to override its earlier ruling that upheld the 2011 Pasig Regional Trial Court ruling that recognized Taguig's jurisdiction over the ten Embo barangays, resulting in Makati formally ceding control of the barangays to Taguig.[2] The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) began the administrative transfer of the 212,613 Embo voters and electoral precincts from Makati to Taguig in August 2023, ahead of the 2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections, where Embo residents voted as residents of Taguig for the first time.[3][4]
The transfer of the Embo barangays also put into question the continued existence of Makati's 2nd congressional district, which had three remaining barangays that do not meet the constitutional requirement of at least 250,000 residents per congressional district. However, COMELEC Chairman George Garcia has assured that the three remaining barangays could still elect a representative, pending legislation that will redistrict the affected area between the two cities.[5]
On September 2024, the 10 former Makati barangays of Makati's 2nd congressional district were formally redistributed to the two Legislative and city council districts of Taguig by the COMELEC, effectively leaving Makati's 2nd congressional district with 3 barangays remaining.[6]
Mayoral election
[edit]The incumbent mayor is Abigail Binay-Campos, who was re-elected for her third term in 2022, and is ineligible for reelection. The hotly contested 2019 Makati local elections between Mayor Binay-Campos and her brother, former mayor Junjun Binay has caused the deterioration of relations incumbent mayor's family with the rest of her siblings.[7][8]
Mayor Binay-Campos has indicated her preference for her husband, Second District Representative Luis Campos to succeed her.[9]
Meanwhile, after months of speculation[10][11], term-limited Senator Nancy Binay, sister of the incumbent, has declared her intention to also run for the mayor's office.[12]
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Nancy Binay (UNA) – incumbent Senator of the Philippines (2013–present)[13]
- Luis Campos (NPC) – representative of Makati–2nd (2016–present)[14]
Potential
[edit]- Antonio Lagdameo Jr. (PFP) – current Special Assistant to the President of the Philippines (2022–present)[15]
Vice mayoral election
[edit]The incumbent vice mayor is Monique Lagdameo, who was re-elected for her third term in 2022, and is ineligible for reelection.
Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Kid Peña (Liberal) – incumbent representative of Makati–1st (2019–present)[14], former acting mayor of Makati (2015–2016), former vice mayor of Makati (2010–2015)
House of Representatives election
[edit]First District
[edit]The district consists of barangays in western Makati, namely Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona, Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pio del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros, Urdaneta, and Valenzuela.
The incumbent is Kid Peña, who was re-elected for his second term in 2022 with 94.87% of the vote.
Candidates
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Monique Lagdameo – incumbent vice mayor of Makati (2016–present), former representative of Makati–1st (2010–2016) and former member of the Makati City Council from the 1st district (2004–2010)
Second District
[edit]The district, as it stands, consists of three barangays: Guadalupe Nuevo, Guadalupe Viejo, and Pinagkaisahan.
The incumbent is Luis Campos, who was re-elected for his third term in 2022 with 91.75% of the vote, and is therefore ineligible for re-election.
Candidates
[edit]City council election
[edit]Each of Makati's two city council districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.
First district
[edit]The last election saw the administration slate sweep the district, getting all eight seats.
Term-limited incumbents
[edit]- Jhong Hilario (MKTZNU)
- Luis "Jojo" Javier Jr. (MKTZNU)
Second district
[edit]The last election saw the administration slate get a supermajority the district by winning seven of the eight available seats. It was also the election that featured candidates from the Embo Barangays.
Term-limited incumbents
[edit]- Shirley Aspillaga (Reform PH)
Not running for reelection
[edit]- Arnold Cruz (Resigned and later elected as Barangay Captain of Rizal, Taguig City (Embo barangay))[16]
Possible disqualified incumbents
[edit]Following the transfer of the Embo barangays' voters to Taguig City,[17] and the lack of information as to whether a change of residency has happened, the following councilors could be potentially barred from running for reelection:
- Joel Ariones
- Maria Dolores Arayon
- Benedict Baniqued
- Edralyn Marquez
References
[edit]- ^ "Comelec: 10 EMBO barangays now part of Taguig for BSKE". Philstar.com. August 21, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Hicap, Jonathan (April 3, 2023). "Taguig LGU lauds SC decision over Fort Bonifacio ownership". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ "Comelec: 10 EMBO barangays now part of Taguig for BSKE". Philstar.com. August 21, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Mangaluz, Jean (October 30, 2023). "'Embo' residents find no difference in voting under Taguig city's control". INQUIRER.net. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "COMELEC: EMBO barangays cannot vote for a congressman in 2025". GMA News. June 25, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Sampang, Dianne (September 23, 2024). "Comelec adopts Taguig ordinance on Embo barangays". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ "Sibling war: Abby Binay hits back at 'mean' Nancy, Junjun". ABS-CBN News. April 29, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Dapat may referee! Nancy Binay still not on speaking terms with sister Abby". Politiko. May 26, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Binay picks husband as next Makati mayor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. January 19, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Cruz, RG (May 9, 2024). "Nancy Binay mulls running for Makati mayor". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "Wala nang atrasan! Nancy Binay likely to run for Makati mayor". Politiko. July 6, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ^ "'May puso't kalinga': Nancy Binay '100 percent' ready to run for Makati mayor". Politiko. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Nancy Binay declares bid for Makati mayoralty". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Murcia, Alvin (January 21, 2024). "Campos-Peña team to beat in Makati". Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Anton Lagdameo, nais umanong palitan ang mga Binay sa Makati - Agenda". Bilyonaryo News Channel. September 24, 2024. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ Hicap, Jonathan (November 8, 2023). "Comelec releases list of winners in barangay, SK elections in Taguig". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Comelec: 10 EMBO barangays now part of Taguig for BSKE". Philstar.com. August 21, 2023. Archived from the original on August 28, 2023. Retrieved September 23, 2024.