2022 Philippine local elections

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Local elections in the Philippines will be held on May 9, 2022. This was conducted together with the 2022 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay (village) level but below the regional level were disputed. The following 18,180 positions will be disputed:[1]

The elective positions in the Bangsamoro was originally scheduled to be held with these elections, but was postponed to 2025, concurrently with the 2025 elections.[2]

The elective positions in the barangays won't be decided on this day as well. These will be held on December 5, 2022.[3]

Provincial elections[]

There are 81 provinces of the Philippines. Compostela Valley, which had a successful renaming plebiscite in 2019, will be known as "Davao de Oro" starting this election.[4] All provinces have a governor and vice governor, each elected separately. Each province is also divided into at least two provincial board districts that elect 1 to 7 board members.

City elections[]

There are 146 cities of the Philippines. Santo Tomas, Batangas is the newest city and will elect city officials for the first time in this election.[5] All cities have a mayor and vice mayor, each elected separately. Each city also elects 6 to 12 councilors, mostly at-large, although some are divided into council districts.

Municipal elections[]

There are 1,489 municipalities of the Philippines. All municipalities have a mayor and vice mayor, each elected separately. Each municipality also elects 8 councilors at-large, except for Pateros, which elects six councilors in each of its two council districts.

References[]

  1. ^ Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (August 16, 2021). "18,180 posts up for grabs in May 2022 elections". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Galvez, Daphne (October 29, 2021). "Duterte OKs postponement of first BARMM elections to 2025". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "Barangay, SK elections moved to December 2022". Rappler. December 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Balasbas, Rhommel (December 9, 2019). "Compostella (sic) Valley tatawagin nang Davao de Oro" [Compostela Valley now to be called Davao de Oro]. Radyo Inquirer 990 AM (in Filipino). Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  5. ^ Cinco, Maricar (2019-09-08). "Sto. Tomas is Batangas' newest city". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
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