2022 Quezon City local elections

Local elections were held at Quezon City on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, thirty-six city council members and six district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 1,138,511 of 1,403,895 registered voters voted in this election.

Joy Belmonte and Gian Sotto were re-elected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively. The Serbisyo sa Bayan Party with its coalition with PDP-Laban and the Nacionalista Party won a combined 28 seats in the city council, effectively securing the coalition an outright majority in the legislative body. Meanwhile, the UniTeam backed opposition coalition, Malayang Quezon City won 6 seats in the city council.

Arjo Atayde, Ralph Tulfo, Franz Pumaren, Marvin Rillo, PM Vargas and Marivic Co-Pilar were elected to represent the city's first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth legislative districts respectively in the 19th Congress.

Background Incumbent Mayor Joy Belmonte is running for her second term against Anakalugusan party-list representative Mike Defensor.

Vice Mayor Gian Sotto is running for his second term against incumbent second district Councilor Winnie Castelo.

In the congressional race, four incumbent representatives, Anthony Peter Crisologo, Precious Hipolito-Castelo, Allan Benedict Reyes and Bong Suntay are running for reelection in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th districts respectively. 5th District Representative Alfred Vargas and 6th District Representative Kit Belmonte are term-limited.

Tickets

Administration coalition +Serbisyo sa Bayan Party#Name PartyFor Mayor3.Joy Belmonte For Vice Mayor4.Gian Sotto For House Of Representatives (1st District)1.Arjo Atayde For House Of Representatives (2nd District)6.Ralph Tulfo For House Of Representatives (3rd District)3.Franz Pumaren For House Of Representatives (4th District)2.Bong Suntay For House Of Representatives (5th District)7.Patrick Michael Vargas For House Of Representatives (6th District)1.Marivic Co-Pilar For Councilor (1st District)3.TJ Calalay 9.Doray Delarmente 10.Charm Ferrer 11.Bernard Herrera 12.Joseph Emile Juico For Councilor (2nd District)1.Mike Belmonte 9.Godie Liban 11.Rannie Ludovica 13.Aly Medalla 14.Candy Medina 24.Dave Valmocina For Councilor (3rd District)1.Chuckie Antonio 2.Jorge Banal 5.Kate Coseteng 7.Don De Leon 12.Wency Lagumbay 17.Robert Neil Pacheco For Councilor (4th District)4.Hero Bautista 5.Irene Belmonte 12.Ivy Xenia Lagman 15.Janet Babes Malaya 18.Marra Suntay 19.Egay Yap For Councilor (5th District)8.Shaira Liban 9.Ram Medalla 13.Jose Arnel Quebal 14.Alfredo Roxas 16.Alfred Vargas 17.Joseph Visaya For Councilor (6th District)3.Victor Bernardo 10.Vito Sotto Generoso 11.Ellie Juan 17.Kristine Alexia Matias 19.Eric Medina 21.Banjo Pilar

Primary opposition coalition

+Malayang Quezon City# Name Party For Mayor4.Mike Defensor For Vice Mayor1.Winnie Castelo For House Of Representatives (1st District)2. Onyx Crisologo For House Of Representatives (2nd District)2. Precious Hipolito-Castelo For House Of Representatives (3rd District)4. Allan Benedict Reyes For House Of Representatives (4th District)1. Marvin Rillo For House Of Representatives (5th District)2. Ate Rose Lin For House Of Representatives (6th District)2. Vincent Crisologo For Councilor (1st District) 4. Loleng Carandang 6. Nikki Crisologo 7. Drid De Castro 8. Jun De Leon 13. John Nieto 16. Bong Vinzons For Councilor (2nd District) 2. Winsell Beltran 4. Wenky Dela Rosa 8. Atty. Jing Liban 10. Martin Leachon 16. Kurt Castelo Nocum 17. Roderick Paulate For Councilor (3rd District) 9. John Defensor 10. Supremo Dela Fuente 11. Allan Franza 19. Anton Reyes For Councilor (4th District) 2. Bobby Andrews 8. Nanette Castelo-Daza 11. Atty. Ariel Inton 14. Raquel Malangen 17. Imee Rillo For Councilor (5th District)1. Emil Austriaco 3. Mutya Castelo 6. Toleng Francisco 7. Atty. Ace Jurado 12. Bobby Papin For Councilor (6th District) 4. Jem Castelo 9. Ali Forbes 14. Jaja Mantele 15. Rikki Mathay 20. Karl Paguio 22. Louie Saludes

Other coalitions +Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng Pilipinas coalition#Name PartyFor Mayor2.Ricardo Bello For Vice Mayor3.Helen Rodriguez For Councilor (2nd District)12.Charlie Mangune 19.Jimmy Penepona 22.Mario Rillo 25.Beatriz Vargas 26.Kevin Joseph Villaruz For Councilor (3rd District)8.Francisco De Leon For Councilor (4th District)3.Darwin Aquino For Councilor (6th District)7.Joseph Peter Cruz 13.Fairodz Maneged 25.Mark Jhon Vallena

+Aksyon Demokratiko coalition#Name PartyFor Councilor (1st District)5.Doland Castro For Councilor (2nd District)27.Melissa Yap For Councilor (3rd District)6.Dante De Guzman For Councilor (4th District)10.James Ibañez For Councilor (5th District)5.Amalia Francisco 11.Gani Oro

+Labor Party Philippines coalition# Name PartyFor Mayor5.Jose Ingles Jr. For Councilor (3rd District)15.Resurreccion Manuel

+Kilusang Bagong Lipunan coalition# Name PartyFor Councilor (2nd District)6.Jaime Hombre Jr. For Councilor (6th District)23.Junipher Sumadia

+Reform PH - People's Party coalition# Name PartyFor Councilor (4th District)16.Allan Parreño For Councilor (6th District)6.Alvin Constantino

Opinion polling

Fieldwork Date(s)PollsterSample SizeMoEBelloPDSPBelmonteSBPDefensorPFPInglesWPPUndecided/NoneApr. 25–28Publicus Asia1,625±3.00%1%51%22%1%25%Apr. 8–13Publicus Asia1,625±3.00%2%48%26%1%23%March 25Start of Campaign Period for Local CandidatesMar. 16-21Publicus Asia1,648±10.00%5%57%40%1%Jan. 22–30RPMDinc———65%32%—3%Jan. 10–16I&AC———39%53%—8%2022Nov. 16–24RPMDinc———62%30%—8%Oct. 17–26RPMDinc———60%35%—5%

Mayoral election The incumbent mayor is Joy Belmonte, who was elected in 2019 with 54.09% of the vote. She ran for re-election to a second term under the Serbisyo sa Bayan Party.

Belmonte faced a challenge from eight other candidates; including representative Mike Defensor of the Malayang Quezon City coalition. Defensor was endorsed by UniTeam senatorial candidate Herbert Bautista and presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos, despite that the former was his rival for his first run as a mayor last 2010 and Belmonte was her running mate.

Candidates

Glenda Araneta (Independent) Ricardo Bello (PDSP) Joy Belmonte (SBP), Incumbent mayor (2019–present) Mike Defensor (PFP), Representative for Anakalusugan Party-list (2019–2022) Jose Ingles Jr. (WPP) Rolando Jota (Independent) Wilhelmina Orozco (Independent) Tomas Salutan Jr. (Independent) Diosdado Velasco (Independent)

Results Belmonte handily defeated Defensor, winning with a greater margin compared with her neophyte campaign.

Vice mayoral election Incumbent Gian Sotto is running for his second term, facing his distant relative, former 2nd district representative and councilor Winnie Castelo and two other candidates.

Congressional elections

1st District Incumbent Anthony Peter "Onyx" Crisologo was defeated by actor Arjo Atayde in his reelection bid. The third placer was MSME entrepreneur Marcus Aurelius Dee.

Among the three running, Crisologo (has lived in Heroes Hills, Brgy. Santa Cruz his whole life) and Dee of Del Monte are the only natives of District 1.

2nd District Another Lakas-CMD-affiliated incumbent, Precious Hipolito-Castelo, lost in her reelection bid at the hands of independent Ralph Tulfo, son of broadcaster and Senator Raffy Tulfo. Four other independents also ran.

3rd District Incumbent Allan Benedict Reyes lost his seat to his former ally, incumbent councilor Franz Pumaren. The third placer was independent candidate Jessie Dignadice.

4th District Incumbent Bong Suntay was running for reelection against former councilor Marvin Rillo. Rillo defeated Suntay in a close race with a 1.18% difference of 1,948 votes.

It was the only congressional race won by Lakas-CMD in Quezon City in this election. (The former lost its reelection bids in the first two districts, both at the hands of independent candidates.)

5th District Alfred Vargas is on his third term as representative and is barred to seek reelection. Instead, he ran for councilor in the same district. His party nominated his brother, incumbent councilor PM Vargas.

PM Vargas won the seat against six other candidates, including the second placer, businesswoman Rose Lin; former 2nd District representative Mary Ann Susano; and four independent candidates. Lin was originally nominated by Lakas–CMD but she later resigned from the party on November 19, 2021 after her name was embroiled in the Pharmally Pharmaceutical scandal. (Her husband, Allan Lin Weixiong, was the financial manager of Pharmally.)

6th District Incumbent Jose Christopher "Kit" Belmonte, a Liberal Party member and a close relative of Mayor Joy Belmonte, is on his final term as representative and is barred to seek reelection.

Running for the vacant position were former representatives Bingbong Crisologo and Tricia Nicole Velasco-Catera of Ang Mata'y Alagaan (MATA) partylist, and incumbent councilor Marivic Co-Pilar, an ally of Joy Belmonte. Co-Pilar won the election after getting 60% of votes cast.

City council elections

1st District