2025 Pateros local elections

2025 Pateros mayoral election

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Turnout	80.78% 3.88 pp
Nominee Gerald German Ronnie S. Miranda Party PFP NUP Running mate John Mendiola Cerafica John Peter Marzan Popular vote 16,459 13,001 Percentage 55.87% 44.13%
Mayor before election Miguel "Ike" Ponce III Aksyon Elected mayor Gerald German PFP
Vice mayoral election
Candidate Carlo Santos John Peter Marzan John Mendiola Cerafica Party Nacionalista NUP PFP Popular vote 15,678 9,393 3,992 Percentage 53.94% 32.32% 13.74%
Vice Mayor before election Carlo Santos Nacionalista Elected Vice Mayor Carlo Santos Nacionalista

Local elections were held in Pateros on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate will elect local elective posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, the district representative of Taguig-Pateros, and six councilors in each of the municipality's two districts.

Tickets

Candidates in italics indicate incumbents seeking reelection. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Note: Paul Argie Cruz is a guest candidate of Team Good Governance Pateros.

Administration coalition

Team Good Governance Pateros

Position	#	Name	Party
Mayor	1.	Gerald German		PFP
Vice mayor	1.	John Mendiola Cerafica		PFP
For House of Representatives (1st District/Taguig-Pateros)	2.	Allan Cerafica		PFP
Councilor (1st district)	4.	Leonila "Nene" Bermejo		PFP
	8.	Allan Dela Cruz		PFP
	10.	Ruel Gatpayat		PFP
	17.	Luis Augusto "Luigi" Marcelo		PFP
	19.	Oscar "Jon-Jon" Ongmanchi, Jr.		PFP
	21.	Nestito "Don" Ponce, Jr.		PFP
Councilor (2nd district)	2.	Maria Kathleen "Ayie" Ampe		PFP
	4.	Paul Argie Cruz		KANP
	6.	John Lester "Teng" Joson		PFP
	11.	Ryan-Thed Millares		PFP
	13.	Ian Ponce		PFP
	15.	Jonell Raymundo		PFP

Opposition coalitions

Matatag na Pateros

Position	#	Name	Party
Mayor	2.	Ronnie S. Miranda		NUP
Vice mayor	2.	John Peter Marzan		NUP
Councilor (1st district)	1.	Johns "Hapon" Abino		NUP
	7.	Fernando "Ding" Datu		NUP
	13.	Moner Luna		NUP
	14.	Jay Mabanglo		NUP
	16.	Joseph "Monay" Manzon		NUP
	23.	Ramir Ramirez		NUP
Councilor (2nd district)	5.	Arcangel "Joey" De Lara, Jr.		NUP
	7.	Rommel Lambino		NUP
	8.	Jun Ling		NUP
	9.	Ejercito "Chito" Lorenzo		NUP
	12.	Richard Palican		NUP
	16.	Roderick Roxas		NUP

Team CARe LOve Pateros

Position	#	Name	Party
Vice mayor	3.	Carlo Santos		Nacionalista
For House of Representatives (1st District/Taguig-Pateros)	3.	Ricardo "Ading" Cruz Jr.		Nacionalista
Councilor (1st district)	2.	Elpidio "Edwin" Acosta, Jr.		Nacionalista
	15.	Eric Mabazza		Nacionalista
	20.	Ryan Rey Panis		Nacionalista
	25.	Milaor "Mil" Villegas		Nacionalista
Councilor (2nd district)	1.	Omar Alcantara		Nacionalista
	3.	Arthur "Atoy" Cortez		Nacionalista
	10.	Allan Dennis "Alden" Mangoba		Nacionalista
	17.	Jose Jonathan "Jojo" Sanchez		Nacionalista
	18.	Emmanuel "Emman" Tanga		Nacionalista

Other parties and independents

Position	#	Name	Party
House of Representatives (1st District/Taguig-Pateros)	1.	Lino Cayetano		NPC
	4.	Pedro dela Cruz		Independent
	5.	Ricardo Opoc		Independent
Councilor (1st district)	3.	Alifie Apan		Independent
	5.	Adonis Bigas		Independent
	6.	Delfin Cerada, Jr.		Independent
	9.	Rolando "Lando" Dolon		Independent
	11.	Dante Legaspi		Independent
	12.	Cesar Llagas		Independent
	18.	Jorge "Jojo" Nicdao		Independent
	22.	Romy Quinones		Independent
	24.	Arnaldo Reyes		Independent
Councilor (2nd district)	14.	Marvin Ponce		Independent

Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor is Ike Ponce, who was reelected for a third and final term in 2022, and is term-limited. He decided not to seek any elective post in the local election, instead running for Partylist Representative as the Second Nominee for the partylist group Ahon Mahirap. ^[4] The race will be contested by former Vice Mayor and Municipal Administrator Gerald German of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, ^[5] and incumbent councilor Ronnie S. Miranda of the National Unity Party.

Candidates

Declared

• Gerald German, municipal administrator (2022–2024) and former vice mayor (2013–2022) ^[1]
• Ronnie S. Miranda, incumbent councilor (2022–present) ^[1]

Withdrew

• Dominador Rosales Jr., incumbent councilor (2016–present) ^[6]

Results

Pateros Mayoral Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	Gerald German	16,459	55.87
	NUP	Ronnie S. Miranda	13,001	44.13
Total votes			29,460	100.00
	PFP gain from Aksyon

Per Barangay

Barangay	German		Miranda		Total votes
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aguho	1,570	46.92	1,776	53.08	3,346
Magtanggol	449	44.32	564	55.68	1,013
Martires del 96	929	45.45	1,115	54.45	2,044
Poblacion	756	56.59	580	43.41	1,336
San Pedro	878	65.62	460	34.38	1,338
San Roque	1,132	55.74	899	44.26	2,031
Santa Ana	7,623	60.16	5,049	39.84	12,672
Santo Rosario-Kanluran	1,217	52.66	1,094	47.34	2,311
Santo Rosario-Silangan	1,133	59.98	756	40.02	1,889
Tabacalera	772	52.16	708	47.84	1,480
Total	16,459	55.87	13,001	44.13	29,460

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent vice mayor is Carlo Santos, who is running for reelection to a second term. Santos won, defeating his rivals, John Peter Marzan of the National Unity Party, who lost the last election to the incumbent in 2022, and John Mendiola Cerafica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas.

Candidates

Declared

• Carlo Santos, incumbent vice mayor (2022–present) ^[1]
• John Peter Marzan, former Liga ng mga Barangay President/ex-officio councilor, and 2022 vice mayoral candidate ^[1]
• John Mendiola Cerafica, brother of congressional candidate Allan Cerafica and Taguig mayoral candidate Arnel Cerafica ^[1]

Results

Pateros Vice Mayoral Elections

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Carlo Santos	15,678	53.94
	NUP	John Peter Marzan	9,393	32.32
	PFP	John Mendiola Cerafica	3,992	13.74
Total votes			29,063	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

Per Barangay

Barangay	Santos		Marzan		Cerafica
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aguho	1,621	49.26	1,281	38.92	389	11.82
Magtanggol	328	32.09	636	62.23	58	5.68
Martires del 96	980	48.66	731	36.30	303	15.04
Poblacion	842	63.34	339	25.53	147	11.07
San Pedro	882	66.67	307	23.20	134	10.13
San Roque	1,042	52.23	611	30.63	342	17.14
Santa Ana	6,537	52.57	3,807	30.62	2,090	16.81
Santo Rosario-Kanluran	1,406	61.40	663	28.95	221	9.65
Santo Rosario-Silangan	1,224	64.97	501	26.59	159	8.44
Tabacalera	816	55.06	517	34.89	149	10.05
Total	15,678	53.94	9,393	32.32	3,992	13.74

House of Representatives election

Further information: 2025 Taguig local elections § House of Representatives elections

Results

Congressional Elections in Taguig-Pateros Lone District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ricardo "Ading" Cruz Jr.	12,081	42.46
	PFP	Allan Cerafica	8,787	30.89
	NPC	Lino Cayetano	7,057	24.80
	Independent	Pedro dela Cruz	405	1.42
	Independent	Ricardo Opoc	120	0.42
Total votes			29,063	100.00
	Nacionalista gain from PFP

Per Barangay

Barangay	Cruz		Cerafica		Cayetano		Dela Cruz		Opoc
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aguho	1,317	40.66	722	22.29	1,163	35.91	28	0.86	9	0.28
Magtanggol	360	37.04	273	28.09	318	32.72	18	1.85	3	0.31
Martires del 96	766	38.84	641	32.51	532	26.98	25	1.27	8	0.41
Poblacion	645	49.58	298	22.91	336	25.83	20	1.54	2	0.15
San Pedro	671	52.10	347	26.94	260	20.19	8	0.62	2	0.16
San Roque	721	36.77	672	34.27	539	27.49	24	1.22	5	0.25
Santa Ana	5,101	41.67	4,442	36.29	2,439	19.92	204	1.67	55	0.45
Santo Rosario-Kanluran	1,029	46.29	559	25.15	585	26.32	39	1.75	11	0.49
Santo Rosario-Silangan	884	48.84	451	24.92	425	23.48	30	1.66	20	1.10
Tabacalera	567	39.85	382	26.84	460	32.33	9	0.63	5	0.35
Total	12,081	42.46	8,787	30.89	7,057	24.80	405	1.42	120	0.42

Municipal Council election

The Pateros Municipal Council is composed of 14 members, 12 of which are elected through plurality block voting to serve three-year terms. The councilors represent the municipality's two council districts.

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Nacionalista Party			48,295	32.73	8
	Team Good Governance Pateros		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	40,216	27.25	2
			Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	4,617	3.13	1
		Total		44,833	30.38	3
	National Unity Party			37,442	25.37	1
	Independent			16,990	11.51	0
Ex officio seats						2
Total				147,560	100.00	14

First District

2025 Pateros Municipal Council elections in the 1st district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PFP	Allan Dela Cruz	7,428	42.79
	PFP	Nestito "Don" Ponce Jr.	6,516	37.53
	NUP	Jay Mabanglo	6,108	35.18
	Nacionalista	Elpidio "Edwin" Acosta Jr.	6,032	34.75
	Nacionalista	Milaor "Mil" Villegas	5,582	32.15
	Nacionalista	Ryan Rey Panis	4,988	28.73
	Independent	Adonis "Don Rice" Bigas	4,740	27.30
	Nacionalista	Eric Mabazza	4,716	27.16
	NUP	Johns "Hapon" Abiño	4,301	24.77
	Independent	Jorge "Jojo" Nicdao	3,709	21.36
	PFP	Leonila "Nene" Bermejo	3,423	19.72
	NUP	Joseph "Monay" Manzon	3,204	18.46
	PFP	Luis Augusto "Luigi" Marcelo	3,170	18.26
	NUP	Ramir Ramirez	3,109	17.91
	PFP	Oscar "Jon-Jon" Ongmanchi Jr.	3,020	17.40
	NUP	Fernando "Ding" Datu	2,824	16.27
	PFP	Ruel Gatpayat	2,696	15.53
	Independent	Rolando "Lando" Dolon	2,584	14.88
	Independent	Cesar Ilagas	1,289	7.42
	NUP	Moner Luna	1,196	6.89
	Independent	Alifie Apan	1,010	5.82
	Independent	Romy Quiñones	652	3.76
	Independent	Arnaldo "Aldy" Reyes	410	2.36
	Independent	Dante Legaspi	369	2.13
	Independent	Jun Cerada	276	1.59
Total votes			83,352	100.00

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nacionalista Party	21,318	25.58	3
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	26,253	31.50	2
	National Unity Party	20,742	24.88	1
	Independent	15,039	18.04	0
Total		83,352	100.00	6

Second District

2025 Pateros Municipal Council elections in the 2nd district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Arthur "Atoy" Cortez	6,081	46.07
	Nacionalista	Omar Alcantara	5,724	43.37
	Nacionalista	Allan Dennis "Alden" Mangoba	5,625	42.62
	Nacionalista	Emmanuel "Emman" Tañga	4,852	36.76
	Nacionalista	Jose Jonathan "Jojo" Sanchez	4,695	35.57
	KANP	Paul Argie Cruz	4,617	34.98
	NUP	Rommel Lambino	4,461	33.80
	PFP	Maria Kathleen "Ayie" Ampe	4,268	32.34
	NUP	Richard Palican	3,795	28.75
	PFP	Ian Ponce	3,086	23.38
	NUP	Jun Ling	2,708	20.52
	NUP	Arcangel "Joey" De Lara Jr.	2,607	19.75
	PFP	Jonell Raymundo	2,387	18.09
	PFP	John Lester "Teng" Joson	2,338	17.71
	Independent	Marvin Ponce	1,951	14.78
	PFP	Ryan-Thed "Ryan" Millares	1,884	14.27
	NUP	Roderick Roxas	1,884	14.27
	NUP	Ejercito "Chito" Lorenzo	1,245	9.43
Total votes			64,208	100.00

Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Nacionalista Party			26,977	42.02	5
	Team Good Governance Pateros		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	13,963	21.75	0
			Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino	4,617	7.19	1
		Total		18,580	28.94	1
	National Unity Party			16,700	26.01	0
	Independent			1,951	3.04	0
Total				64,208	100.00	6

References

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