2022 Makati local elections

2022 Makati mayoral election
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Mayor before election; Abigail Binay; UNA	Elected mayor ; Abigail Binay; MKTZNU

Local elections took place in Makati on Monday, May 9, 2022, as a part of the 2022 Philippine general election. Voters will elect candidates for Mayor, Vice Mayor, two representatives, and the sixteen councilors, eight per district, that would be members of the city council. This was the last general (nationwide and local) elections in the Embo barangays as part of Makati before being turned over to Taguig in 2023 as a result of the Makati–Taguig boundary dispute ruling.

Background

Incumbent Mayor Abigail Binay would seek for her third and final term. Her opponent was independent Joel Hernandez.^[1] Former 2nd district councilor Nemesio "King" Yabut Jr., son of the late former mayor Nemesio Yabut Sr., also filed his candidacy for mayor, but was later disqualified by COMELEC.

Incumbent Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo would seek for her third and final term. Her opponent was Rodolfo Biolena, an independent candidate who has been running in various Makati local positions since 1998.^[1]

Incumbent First District Congressman Kid Peña would seek for his second term. His opponents were Minnie Antonio and Ferdinand Sevilla, both independent candidates.^[2]

Incumbent Second District Congressman Luis Campos would seek for his third and final term. His opponent was Ricardo Opoc, an independent candidate.^[2]

Tickets

Administration coalition

Makatizens United Party/Team United
Name	Party

For Mayor
1. Mar-Len Abigail "Abby" S. Binay-Campos		MKTZNU
For Vice Mayor
2. Monique "Nik" Lagdameo		MKTZNU
1st District
For House Of Representatives
2. Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.		Liberal
For Councilor
1. Martin John Pio Q. Arenas		MKTZNU
6. Virgilio "Jhong" Hilario Jr.		MKTZNU
7. Luis "Jojo" S. Javier Jr.		MKTZNU
12. Carmina C. Ortega		MKTZNU
13. Armando "Idol" P. Padilla		MKTZNU
15. Rene Andrei "Rebo" Q. Saguisag Jr.		MKTZNU
17. Jose "Joey" C. Villena IV		MKTZNU
18. Anna Alcina "Alcine" Yabut		MKTZNU
2nd District
For House Of Representatives
1. Luis Campos, Jr.		NPC
For Councilor (2nd District)
2. Alden Almario		MKTZNU
3. Maria Dolores "Doc Doris" M. Arayon		MKTZNU
4. Joel "Bong" M. Ariones		MKTZNU
6. Benedict "Bodik" B. Baniqued		MKTZNU
8. Vann Ryan "Ryan Soler" S. Calimbahin		MKTZNU
9. Arnold "Sammy" J. Cruz		MKTZNU
14. Edralyn "Ed" M. Marquez		MKTZNU
16. Kristina "Ina" T. Sarosa		MKTZNU

Primary opposition coalition

Reform PH Party/Team Reform
#	Name

For Mayor
3.	Nemesio "King" S. Yabut Jr. (disqualified)	Reform
For Vice Mayor
1.	Rodolfo "Kuya Rod" D. Biolena	Independent
For Councilor (1st District)
2.	Virgilio "Battle" R. Batalla	Independent
4.	Ernesto "Yoyoy" T. Cruz	Reform
5.	Ferdinand Jacinto "Ferdie Tangol" T. Eusebio	Reform
9.	Romeo "Romy" C. Medina	Reform
11.	Ma. Arlene M. Ortega	Reform
14.	Tosca Camille T. Puno-Ramos	Reform
16.	Joselito "Jojo" M. Salvador	Reform
For Councilor (2nd District)
1.	Benedicto "Benny" M. Abatay	PPM
5.	Shirley "Aspi" C. Aspillaga	Reform
7.	Leo "Tatak De Lara" E. Bes	Reform
10.	Israel "Boyet" S. Cruzado	Reform
12.	Rogelio "Kuya Roger" G. Jurisprudencia	Independent
13.	Leonardo "Leo" M. Magpantay	Reform
15.	Jeline "Baby" M. Olfato	Reform
17.	Mary Ruth C. Tolentino	Reform

Independent Candidates

Independent
Name	Party

For Mayor
Joel C. Hernandez		Independent
For House of Representative (1st District)
Minnie A. Antonio		Independent
Ferdinand T. Sevilla		Independent
For Councilor (1st District)
Rafael S. Ojeda Jr.		Independent
Mariano P. Lubo		Independent
Victorino "Vic Bisaya" C. Calinawan		Independent
For House of Representative (2nd District)
Ricardo L. Opoc		Independent
For Councilor (2nd District)
Teofredo T. Gamotin		Independent

Opinion polling

For Mayor

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Abby Binay	Joel Hernandez	Margin
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.^[3]	February 18–24, 2022	68%	10%	Binay +58
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.^[4]	March 16–21, 2022	66%	11%	Binay +55
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.^[5]	April 8–13, 2022	70%	14%	Binay +56

For Vice Mayor

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Rod Biolena	Monique Lagdameo	Margin
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.^[6]	February 18–24, 2022	10%	60%	Lagdameo +50
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.^[4]	March 16–21, 2022	13%	54%	Lagdameo +41
PUBLiCUS Asia Inc.^[5]	April 8–13, 2022	18%	55%	Lagdameo +37

Results

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Abigail Binay will seek for her third and final term, this time under the newly launched Makatizens United Party (MKTZNU). She was challenged by independent Joel Hernandez.^[1] Abigail's younger sister, Marita Angeline "Anne" Binay-Alcantara, filed for the same position but later withdrew. Incumbent mayor Abigail Binay handily won against her opponent.

Makati Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MKTZNU	Mar-Len Abigail "Abby" S. Binay-Campos (Incumbent)	338,819	95.32
	Independent	Joel Hernandez	16,640	4.68
	Reform	Nemesio "King" S. Yabut Jr. (disqualified)	0	0.00
Total votes			355,459	100.00
	MKTZNU hold
Source:^[7]

Vice Mayor

Incumbent Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo will seek for her third and final term. She will be challenged by Rodolfo Biolena, an independent candidate. Lagdameo won by a landslide.^[1]

Makati Vice Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MKTZNU	Monique "Nik" Lagdameo (Incumbent)	314,070	93.32
	Independent	Rodolfo "Kuya Rod" D. Biolena	22,498	6.68
Total votes			336,568	100.00
	MKTZNU hold
Source:^[7]

District Representatives


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Team United		Nationalist People's Coalition	164,948	49.41	1
			Liberal Party	146,131	43.78	1
		Total		311,079	93.19	2
	Independent			22,743	6.81	0
Total				333,822	100.00	2

First District

Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. is the incumbent.^[8] His opponents are independent candidates Minnie Antonio and Ferdinand Sevilla.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Makati
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr. (Incumbent)	146,131	94.87
	Independent	Minnie A. Antonio	4,801	3.12
	Independent	Ferdinand T. Sevilla	3,104	2.02
Total votes			154,036	100.00
	Liberal hold

Second District

Luis Jose Angel Campos Jr. is the incumbent.^[8] His opponent is independent candidate Ricardo Opoc.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Makati
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Luis Campos Jr. (Incumbent)	164,948	91.75
	Independent	Ricardo L. Opoc	14,838	8.25
Total votes			179,786	100.00
	NPC hold

City Council


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Makatizens United Party			1,607,792	69.98	15
	Team Reform		Reform	587,169	25.56	1
			Partido Pederal ng Maharlika	20,141	0.88	0
			Independent	40,658	1.77	0
		Total		647,968	28.20	1
	Independent			41,701	1.82	0
	Ex officio seats					2
Total				2,297,461	100.00	18

First District

All eight MKTZNU candidates won in this district.

2022 Makati City Council election at the 1st district of Makati
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MKTZNU	*Virgilio "Jhong" Hilario Jr.*	121,111	70.71
	MKTZNU	*Anna Alcina "Alcine" M. Yabut*	107,045	62.50
	MKTZNU	*Martin John Pio Q. Arenas*	92,856	54.21
	MKTZNU	*Jose "Joey" C. Villena IV*	88,531	51.69
	MKTZNU	Carmina C. Ortega	85,695	50.03
	MKTZNU	*Rene Andrei "Rebo" Q. Saguisag Jr.*	85,438	49.88
	MKTZNU	*Luis "Jojo" S. Javier Jr.*	84,633	49.41
	MKTZNU	*Armando "Idol" P. Padilla*	82,940	48.42

	Reform	Ferdinand Jacinto "Ferdie Tangol" T. Eusebio	55,107	32.17
	Reform	Tosca Camille T. Puno-Ramos	48,992	28.60
	Reform	Ma. Arlene M. Ortega	46,229	26.99
	Reform	Romeo "Romy" C. Medina	39,544	23.09
	Independent	Virgilio "Battle" R. Batalla	26,975	15.75
	Reform	Joselito "Jojo" M. Salvador	22,352	13.05
	Reform	Ernesto "Yoyoy" T. Cruz	15,969	9.32
	Independent	Rafael S. Ojeda Jr.	10,213	5.96
	Independent	Mariano P. Lubo	10,116	5.91
	Independent	Victorino "Vic Bisaya" C. Calinawan	9,150	5.34
Total votes			1,032,896	100.00


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Makatizens United Party			748,249	72.44	8
	Team Reform		Reform	228,193	22.09	0
			Independent	26,975	2.61	0
		Total		255,168	24.70	0
	Independent			29,479	2.85	0
Total				1,032,896	100.00	8

Second District

Seven out of eight MKTZNU candidates won in this district. One Team Reform candidate took the 8th spot.

2022 Makati City Council election at the 2nd district of Makati
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	MKTZNU	*Kristina "Ina" T. Sarosa*	136,836	67.14
	MKTZNU	*Alden Almario*	121,831	59.77
	MKTZNU	*Arnold "Sammy" J. Cruz*	115,977	56.90
	MKTZNU	*Maria Dolores "Doc Doris" M. Arayon*	107,027	52.51
	MKTZNU	Joel "Bong" M. Ariones	105,236	51.63
	MKTZNU	*Benedict "Bodik" B. Baniqued*	103,291	50.68
	MKTZNU	Edralyn "Ed" M. Marquez	89,161	43.75
	Reform	*Shirley "Aspi" C. Aspillaga*	80,487	39.49

	MKTZNU	Vann Ryan "Ryan Soler" S. Calimbahin	80,184	39.34
	Reform	Leonardo "Leo" M. Magpantay	76,586	37.58
	Reform	Israel "Boyet" S. Cruzado	73,855	36.24
	Reform	Mary Ruth C. Tolentino	54,677	26.83
	Reform	Jeline "Baby" M. Olfato	42,341	20.77
	Reform	Leo "Tatak de Lara" E. Bes	31,030	15.22
	PPM	Benedicto "Benny" M. Abatay	20,141	9.88
	Independent	Rogelio "Kuya Roger" G. Jurisprudencia	13,683	6.71
	Independent	Teofredo T. Gamotin	12,222	6.00
Total votes			1,264,565	100.00


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Makatizens United Party			859,543	67.97	7
	Team Reform		Reform	358,976	28.39	1
			Partido Pederal ng Maharlika	20,141	1.59	0
			Independent	13,683	1.08	0
		Total		392,800	31.06	1
	Independent			12,222	0.97	0
Total				1,264,565	100.00	8

References

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[:1-2] "2022 Local Candidates Makati City: Complete list". Interaksyon. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[3] PUBLiCUS. "Incumbents, dynasties dominate lopsided NCR mayoral races – PAHAYAG NCR Election Tracker Survey – PUBLiCUS Asia, Inc". Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[Publicus_Mar-4] Hicap, Jonathan (March 26, 2022). "Latest election survey shows tight mayoral races in NCR's key cities". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[Publicus_Apr-5] PUBLiCUS. "NCR LOCAL ELECTION PREFERENCES REPORT: April 8-13, 2022 – PUBLiCUS Asia, Inc". Retrieved April 20, 2022.

[6] Hicap, Jonathan (March 2, 2022). "Mayoral races in NCR dominated by incumbents, relatives". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 13, 2022.

[2022makatielectionresults-7] "Halalan 2022 Makati Election Results". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 10, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[teamunited-8] Garcia, Patrick (March 26, 2022). "Makati's Team United kicks off local poll campaign". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

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