2016 Meycauayan local elections

2016 Meycauayan City local elections

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Party Liberal Party Nationalist People's Coalition Independent Popular vote 67,588 23,923 503 Percentage 73.5% 26.0% 0.5%

Mayor before election Joan Alarilla NPC Elected mayor Henry Villarica Liberal

Local elections were held in Meycauayan City, Bulacan on May 9, 2016, as part of the 2016 Philippine general election. Voters elected a mayor, vice mayor, and ten city councilors. ^{[1] [2]}

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Due to term limits, incumbent mayor Joan Alarilla ran for Representative of the 4th District of Bulacan, facing incumbent congresswoman Linabelle Villarica. In the mayoral race, Alarilla’s daughter, Judy Alarilla of the NPC, ran against Villarica’s husband, Attorney Henry Villarica of the Liberal Party. Independent candidate Pabling Milan also contested the position. ^[1]

The mayor and vice mayor were elected separately; thus, they may come from different parties.

Mayoral election

Meycauayan City mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Henry Villarica	67,588	73.5%
	NPC	Judy Alarilla	23,923	26.0%
	Independent	Pabling Milan	503	0.5%
Total votes			92,014	100%

Vice Mayoral election

Meycauayan City vice mayoralty election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jojo Manzano	61,385	70.5%
	NPC	Mario Aguirre	25,649	29.5%
Total votes			87,034	100%

City Council election

Elections for city council were held under the plurality-at-large voting system. Voters could select up to ten candidates, and the ten with the highest votes were elected as councilors. ^[2]

Team Villarica (Liberal Party)

Liberal Party – Team Villarica

Name	Party	Votes
Cathy Abacan		Liberal	50,854
Raoul Atadero		Liberal	54,594
Totoy Certeza		Liberal	—
Cocoy Dulalia		Liberal	50,772
Kat Hernandez		Liberal	48,498
Elmer Paguio		Liberal	53,702
Mekok Ramirez		Liberal	44,120
Tom Rosales		Liberal	36,310
Bunny Velasco		Liberal	37,414
Jojie Violago		Liberal	56,493

Other candidates (NPC and independents)

Nationalist People's Coalition and Independent candidates

Name	Party	Votes
Mario Berboso		NPC	35,524
Others	—	—

References

1. "Election results for Meycauayan City, Bulacan". GMA News Online. May 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
2. "2016 Meycauayan City Local Election Results". iVotePH. 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2025.