2019 Manila local elections explained

Election Name:2019 Manila mayoral election
Flag Image:Ph seal ncr manila.png
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Manila local elections
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2022 Manila local elections
Next Year:2022
Turnout:69.11%
Candidate1:Isko Moreno
Party1:Asenso Manileño
Running Mate1:Honey Lacuna
Popular Vote1:357,925
Percentage1:50.15%
Candidate2:Joseph Estrada
Party2:Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
Running Mate2:Amado Bagatsing (KABAKA)
Popular Vote2:210,605
Percentage2:29.51%
Candidate3:Alfredo Lim
Running Mate3:N/A
Mayor
Before Election:Joseph Estrada
Before Party:Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
After Election:Isko Moreno
After Party:Asenso Manileño
Percentage3:19.46%
Popular Vote3:138,923
Party3:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan
Map Size:350px
Module:
Embed:yes
Election Name:Vice mayoral election
Type:presidential
Candidate1:Honey Lacuna
Party1:Asenso Manileño
Popular Vote1:394,766
Percentage1:57.28%
Candidate2:Amado Bagatsing
Party2:Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran
Popular Vote2:267,286
Percentage2:38.78%
Candidate3:Elmer Jamias
Party3:Independent politician
Popular Vote3:13,876
Percentage3:2.01%
Map Size:350px
Vice Mayor
Before Party:Asenso Manileño
After Party:Asenso Manileño
Map2 Size:350px

Manila held its local elections on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for mayor, vice mayor, 6 congressmen, and the 36 councilors that would be members of the City Council. There are a total of 736,156 people who voted out of the 1,065,149 city's registered voters. Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso won the elections, enabling him to serve a three-year term as the mayor of Manila. His running mate, the incumbent vice mayor Maria Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan, once again topped the vice mayoral race, securing her to serve her second three-year term as the city's vice mayor.

Electoral system

For mayor, vice mayor and House district representatives

The winner is elected via the first-past-the-post system. The mayor and vice mayor are elected separately, and are elected at-large. Representatives are elected from each of Manila's six congressional districts.

For councilors

The winners are elected via multiple non-transferable vote in each of Manila's six city council districts (coextensive with the congressional districts). A voter has six votes, and can vote up to six people. The six candidates with the highest number of votes in each district wins.

Candidates

Team Legacy: Sulong Maynila

Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino / Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran
width=50%Name !Party
For mayor
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
For vice mayor
Amado Bagatsing
For Representative (1st District)
Benjamin "Atong" Asilo
For councilor (1st district)
Roberto "Obet" Asilo
Ernesto "Dionix" Dionisio, Sr.
Silvestre "Noy" Dumagat, Jr.
Jesus "Taga" Fajardo
Peter Ong
Edgardo "Edgar" Solis
For Representative (2nd District)
Atty. Alex Lopez
For councilor (2nd district)
Sheryl Cruz
Ariel Fernandez
Aniano "Nani Matibay" Mitra
Reynulfo "Dok" Sy
Nancy Valencia
Ivy Varona
For Representative (3rd District)
Zenaida "Naida" Angping
For councilor (3rd district)
Alberto "Abet Tabako" Alonzo
Arlene Maile Atienza
Crisostomo "Atty. CB Batang Tres" Beltran
Ernesto Enrico "Caloy" Cruz
Jose "Joey" Uy Jamisola
Ramon "Mon" Morales
For Representative (4th District)
Edward Maceda
For councilor (4th district)
Krystle Marie "Krys" Bacani
Don Juan "DJ" Bagatsing
Antonio Archimedes Matias "Anton" Capistrano
Maria Jerika "Jerika Estrada" Ejercito
Andrew "Kanto Boy" Lopez
Eduardo "Bimbo" Quintos, XVI
For Representative (5th District)
Cristal Bagatsing
For councilor (5th district)
Laris Borromeo
Jose Maria "Joey" Cabreza
Ricardo "Boy" Isip, Jr.
Charry Ortega
Josefina "Josie" Siscar
Raymundo "Mon" Yupangco
For Representative (6th District)
Cassimiro Sison
For councilor (6th district)
Carlos "Caloy" Castañeda
Pablo Dario "Chikee" Ocampo
Erika Rivera
JR Emmanuel Sison
Christian Paul "Joey" Uy
Luciano "Lou" Veloso

Batang Maynila

Batang Maynila (Asenso Manileño)
width=50%Name !Party
For mayor
Isko Moreno Domagoso
For vice mayor
Honey Lacuna
For councilor (1st district)
Irma Alfonso-Juson
Dale Evangelista
Martin "Marjun" Isidro, Jr.
Carter Don Logica
Ian "Banzai" Nieva
Diosdado "Boroboy" Santiago
For Representative (2nd District)
Rolan Valeriano
For councilor (2nd district)
Macario "Macky" Lacson
Fernando "Bok" Lopez
Mark Atilano "Jay JRS" Sagmit
Darwin "Awi" Sia
Renato "Gulay" Torno
Princess Anne Crystle Viceo
For Representative (3rd District)
Yul Servo Nieto
For councilor (3rd district)
Terrence Alibarbar
Joel Chua
Pamela "Fa" Fugoso
Ernesto "Jong" Isip, Jr.
Johanna Maureen "Apple" Nieto-Rodriguez
Manuel "Letlet" Zarcal
For Representative (4th District)
Trisha Bonoan-David
For councilor (4th district)
Luisito "Doc Louie" Chua
Eduardo "Wardee" Quintos, XIV
Science Reyes
Joel "JTV" Villanueva
For councilor (5th district)
Ariel Dakis
Roberto "Bobby" Espiritu, II
Lyn "Boo" Gernale
Joey "TJ" Hizon, III
Felibus "FPJ" Papa, Jr.
Sheida-May "Shey" Yu
For Representative (6th District)
Benny Abante
For councilor (6th district)
Priscilla Marie "Princess" Abante
Salvador Philip Lacuna
Joel Par
Edward "EQ" Quintos
Fernando "Fernan" Vergel

Team Lim

Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan / Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Katarungan
width=50%Name !Party
For mayor
Alfredo S. Lim
For councilor (1st district)
Paul Dela Cruz Almario
Anacleto Kabayan
Alexander "Alex" Dionisio
Cristina "Cristy" Lim-Raymundo
Rolando "Roland" Sy
For councilor (5th district)
Benigno Addun, Jr.
Ronaldo "DJ Ron" Cruz
Geoffrey "Jograd" Dela Torre
Paulino Martin "Pau" Ejercito, Jr.
Lucy Lapinig
Gladina "Manay Glady" Villar

Team Ninong Lacsamana

National Unity Party
width=50%Name !Party
For Representatives (2nd District)
Rodolfo "Ninong" Lacsamana
For councilor (2nd district)
Nelissa "Lissa" Beltran
Ma. Theresa "Tita Jem" Buenaventura
Numero "Uno" Lim
Roma Paula Robles
Edward Tan

Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan

Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan
width=50%Name !Party
For mayor
Francis Villegas

Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka

Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka (5th District)
width=50%Name !Party
For mayor
Francisco Pizarra
For councilor (5th district)
Wenifredo Limit

Independents

Independent
width=50%Name !Party
For mayor
Onofre Abad
Cecilia Salvador
Benjamin Rivera
For vice mayor
Elmer Jamias
Severino Reyes
Butch Cosme
Virgilio Añonuevo
For councilor (1st district)
Rommel Bronio
Jennelyn Daplas
Moises "Bobby" Lim
Vergel "Tata Ver" Navarro
Ferdinand "Ferdie" Sandoval
Atty. Eugene Santiago
Elizabeth "Elsie" Santos
Alexander "Mokong" Tan
Alberto "Al" Valenzona
Independent
width=50%Name !Party
For councilor (2nd district)
Ricarte Dioquino
Joselito "Joey Itoy" Ejercito
Jonathan Redonga
Luis "Beautiful" Reyes, Jr.
Arlene "ATM" Tan
Carlito "Pastor Charlie" Villanueva
For councilor (3rd district)
Joaquin Ang
Marcos Rolando "Don Don" Escolar Chua, Jr.
Valentin "Kuya Jun V-Plus" Landicho, Jr.
Independent
width=50%Name !Party
For councilor (4th district)
Ruben Cosme, Jr.
Alexander Lim
For councilor (5th district)
Anthony Sohl Avila
Rufino Cantil, Jr.
Ananias "Kuya Anni" Matulac
William Irwin Tieng
Jason "Jaz" Tumanda
Marlon Villarojas
For councilor (6th district)
Reynaldo Abot
Richard "Cardo" Lontoc
Jesus "Jessie Delgado" Porciuncula, Jr.
Cherry Veloira

Mayoralty and vice mayoral elections

Mayor

Joseph Estrada is running for his third term as the Mayor of Manila. Meanwhile, Alfredo Lim is seeking to make his comeback as the mayor after being defeated by Estrada twice in the 2013 and 2016 elections. Meanwhile, Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso, the youngest mayoralty candidate and who served as Vice Mayor for both Estrada and Lim, is running for the first time as the mayor. Lim is the only mayoral candidate without a running mate.

Vice Mayor

Ma. Sheilah "Honey" Lacuna-Pangan is running for her second term.

House of Representatives elections

1st District

Manuel Luis "Manny" Lopez (NPC, supported by PDP-Laban and KKK) is the incumbent, and he will face former representative Benjamin "Atong" Asilo to contest a second term. Lopez is the son of former Manila Mayor Mel Lopez. Asenso Manileño did not nominate any candidate in this district.

2nd District

Carlo Lopez is the incumbent, and is term-limited. His cousin Alex is running under the Nacionalista Party, with support from PMP and KABAKA; Carlo is a member of PDP-Laban. Also running are incumbent councilors Rolan Valeriano (Asenso Manileño) and Rodolfo "Ninong" Lacsamana (NUP). The coalition of PDP-Laban and KKK did not nominate any candidate in this district.

3rd District

John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto is the incumbent, and was running under the PDP-Laban banner with support from Asenso Manileño. He faced former representative Zenaida "Naida" Angping, who was running under Lakas–CMD and supported by PMP and KABAKA.

4th District

Edward Maceda is the incumbent and ran against former representative Maria Theresa "Trisha" Bonoan-David (NUP, supported by Asenso Manileño) and independent candidate barangay kagawad Christopher "Chris" Gabriel. This is the second time that the PDP-Laban-KKK coalition chose not to nominate any candidate.

5th District

Amanda Cristina "Cristal" Bagatsing is the incumbent, and will face former councilor Arnold "Ali" Atienza. Bagatsing supported Estrada's re-election bid. Both Asenso Manileño and PDP-Laban-KKK did not have a candidate.

6th District

Rosenda Ann "Sandy" Ocampo is the incumbent but she is now term-limited. She has endorsed her younger sister Patricia Yvette Ocampo, to run for her seat in the House of Representatives. Yvette registered as a candidate under Bagumbayan-VNP (supported by PDP-Laban and Alfredo Lim's KKK Party) and prior to her candidacy had been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as chair of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation. However, even after Lim's endorsement, the Ocampos chose to campaign for Estrada's re-election. Ocampo's arch-rival, former representative Bienvenido "Benny" Abante, is also running under Asenso Manileño, as well as incumbent City Councilor and fiscal Casimiro Sison under Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino's Team Legacy.

City Council elections

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2nd District

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3rd District

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4th District

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5th District

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6th District

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