2019 Manila local elections

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 KaunlaranName PartyFor mayorJoseph Ejercito Estrada For vice mayorAmado 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)Name PartyFor mayorIsko Moreno Domagoso For vice mayorHoney 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 KatarunganName PartyFor mayorAlfredo 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 PartyName PartyFor 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 SamahanName PartyFor mayorFrancis Villegas

Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka +Partido ng Manggagawa at Magsasaka (5th District)Name PartyFor mayorFrancisco Pizarra For councilor (5th district)Wenifredo Limit

Independents

+IndependentName PartyFor mayorOnofre Abad Cecilia Salvador Benjamin Rivera For vice mayorElmer 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 +IndependentName PartyFor 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. +IndependentName PartyFor 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.

Opinion polling Fieldwork Date(s)PollsterSample SizeMoEEstradaPMPMorenoAsensoLimPDPLBNApr 10–14, 2019Laylo Research1,500– 39%30%22%Mar 18–22, 2019Probe Data1,800–45.9%34%17.8%

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

1st District