2016 Taguig local elections

Local elections in Taguig were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, two District representatives, and councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Candidates[]

Representative, 1st District (Taguig-Pateros)[]

Incumbent Congressman Arnel Cerafica will run for his third and final term.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Pateros-Taguig Lone District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Arnel Cerafica^[1]	102,954
	PBM	Gloria Cabrera	11,051
Total votes			114,005	100.00

Representative, 2nd District[]

Incumbent Congressman Lino Cayetano has filed his Certificate of Candidacy for his second term but later withdrew from the race and decided to return to show business. He was replaced by his sister Senator Pia Cayetano, who will be facing against Councilor Michelle Anne Gonzales.

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Taguig's Lone District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Pia Cayetano	93,813
	UNA	Michelle Anne Gonzales	41,396
Total votes			135,209	100.00

Mayor[]

Incumbent city mayor Lani Cayetano will seek her third and final term, while currently facing charges before the Sandiganbayan over the lock-down of the Taguig City Hall Session Hall in August 2010.^[2] Rommel Carlos Tiñga, Jr., cousin of former city mayor Sigfried Tiñga, will be her opponent.^[3]

Taguig Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ma. Laarni L. Cayetano	224,981	100.00
Total votes			224,981	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

Vice Mayor[]

Taguig Vice Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Ricardo Cruz, Jr.^[3]	201,708	100.00
Total votes			201,708	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

Councilors, 1st District[]

Taguig City Council Election - District 1
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Allan Paul Cruz	78,875
	Nacionalista	Darwin Icay	78,666
	Nacionalista	Rodil Marcelino	76,129
	Nacionalista	Rommel Tanyag	75,491
	Nacionalista	Gigi Valenzuela-De Mesa	75,296
	Nacionalista	Carlito Ogalinola	71,653
	Nacionalista	Ferdinand Santos	70,800
	Nacionalista	Ryanne Gutierrez	69,859
	Independent	Domingo Acorda	27,128
Total votes			623,897	100.00

Councilors, 2nd District[]

Taguig City Council Election - District 2
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Arvin Ian Alit	99,382
	Nacionalista	Maria Amparo Zamora	89,344
	Nacionalista	Edwin Eron	88,853
	Nacionalista	Noel Dizon	83,085
	Nacionalista	Ric Paul Jordan	82,894
	Nacionalista	Maria Mher Supan	79,614
	Nacionalista	Yasser Pangandaman	67,187
	Nacionalista	Jaime Garcia	61,520
	Independent	Janine "Jaja" Bustos	52,691
	Independent	Rosario Mendoza	32,640
	Independent	Basilio Pooten	29,742
	Independent	Deogracias Santiago	23,086
	Independent	Benjamin Sayson, Jr.	18,065
	Independent	Arthur Calvo	15,707
	Independent	Lorenzo Lorono	14,349
Total votes			838,159	100.00

References[]

^ "Cayetano: 'Time to come home to Taguig, Pateros'". Rappler. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
^ "Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano seeking reelection". CNN Philippines. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
^ ^a ^b Burce, Rachel Joyce E. (2015-10-16). "Tiñga files CoC to run as Taguig mayor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

[1] "Cayetano: 'Time to come home to Taguig, Pateros'". Rappler. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

[2] "Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano seeking reelection". CNN Philippines. 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

[MB_1-3] Burce, Rachel Joyce E. (2015-10-16). "Tiñga files CoC to run as Taguig mayor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-10-25.

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