Local elections were held in Muntinlupa on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the 16 councilors, eight each in the two local legislative districts of Muntinlupa.
Background Incumbent Jaime Fresnedi is running for a fifth nonconsecutive term as Mayor of Muntinlupa. He was a former city legal officer before elected vice mayor from 1988 until he was elected mayor in 1998. He ran for mayor in 2010; however, he was defeated by then incumbent Aldrin San Pedro. He ran again and won in the 2013 elections. His opponents are former mayor Aldrin San Pedro and incumbent vice mayor Artemio Simundac. San Pedro was a former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman and city councilor in 1995 and was elected vice mayor in 2004. In 2007, he ran and won as Mayor of Muntinlupa defeating Lor Fresnedi, wife of Mayor Jaime Fresnedi. In 2010, he defeated Fresnedi but lost for his third and final term in 2013. Simundac was a former barangay captain of Cupang and ABC president and was elected vice mayor in 2007.
Candidates
Congressman Incumbent representative Rodolfo Biazon is not running. His son, former Customs commissioner and former Muntinlupa representative Ruffy Biazon, and former Optical Media Board chairman Ronnie Ricketts faced each other in the congressional election.
Mayor
Vice Mayor
Councilors
Team Fresnedi +Liberal Party/Team Fresnedi Muntinlupa-1st DistrictName PartyLouie Arciaga Patricio Boncayao Jr. Allan Camilon Danny Carandang Bong Cruz Bal Niefes Phanie Teves Ringo Teves
+Liberal Party/Team Fresnedi Muntinlupa-2nd DistrictName PartyTintin Abas Ma. Dhesiree Arevalo Lester Baes Lucio Constantino Grace Gonzaga Marissa Rongavilla Rafael “Raffy” Sevilla Victor “Vic” Ulanday
Partido San Pedro +United Nationalist Alliance/Partido San Pedro 1st DistrictName PartyRommel Abanto Ivee Arciaga-Tadefa Alex Diaz Ave Marmeto King Marquez Allan Paule Erick Ramirez Pastor Neil Varias
+United Nationalist Alliance/Partido San Pedro 2nd DistrictName PartyDon Bunye Anthony De Leon Nica Landrito-Escandor Manuel "Manolet Ripol" Llige Marlon Medina Allan Miranda Raoul Olbes Anna Soriano
Bagong Muntinlupa +Nationalist People's Coalition/Bagong Muntinlupa 1st DistrictName PartyEdwin Arciaga Alex Borja Romwell Dumag Jones Espeleta Naomi Estrada Christian Gravador James Solchaga Jean Zarceno
+Nationalist People's Coalition/Bagong Muntinlupa 2nd DistrictName PartyKyra Carlos Tags De Lumban Elmer Espeleta Charley Leongson Mai Redor Annray Rivera Neptali Santiago Rusty Unisa
1st District
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2nd District
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