2022 Taguig local elections

Local elections in Taguig will be held on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. The voters will vote 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.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election[]

Incumbent Mayor Lino Cayetano is eligible for reelection for his second term as mayor. However, he decided not to seek reelection, giving way for his sister-in-law, 2nd district representative and former mayor Lani Cayetano.^[1]

Incumbent Vice Mayor Ricardo Cruz is on his third term as vice mayor of Taguig, thus making him ineligible to run for the position due to term limits. Instead, he will run for Congressman of the 1st district of Taguig-Pateros. The ruling Nacionalista Party is fielding 2nd district councilor Arvin Ian Alit, who is term-limited after serving three terms, as Lani Cayetano's running mate.^[2]

Defeated 2019 mayoral candidate and former 1st district representative Arnel Cerafica is running again in 2022, this time choosing his wife Janelle as his running mate.^[3] They will be running under the recently formed .

Candidates[]

Administration coalition[]

TLC (Team Lani Cayetano)
#	Name

For Mayor
1.	Maria Laarni "Lani" Cayetano	Nacionalista
For Vice Mayor
1.	Arvin Ian Alit	Nacionalista
For House Of Representatives (1st District/Taguig-Pateros)
2.	Ricardo "Ading" Cruz Jr.	Nacionalista
For House Of Representatives (2nd District/Taguig–Lone)
2.	Maria Amparo "Pammy" Zamora	Nacionalista
For Councilor (1st District)
2.	Raul Aquino	Nacionalista
6.	Gigi Valenzuela-De Mesa	Nacionalista
11.	Jimmy Labampa	Nacionalista
14.	Lamberto "Totong" Mañosca	Nacionalista
15.	Rodil Marcelino	Nacionalista
16.	Carlito Ogalinola	Nacionalista
18.	Fanella Joy Panga-Cruz	Nacionalista
19.	Gamaliel San Pedro	Nacionalista
For Councilor (2nd District)
1.	Marisse Balina-Eron	Nacionalista
3.	Edgar Baptista	Nacionalista
7.	Jaime Garcia	Nacionalista
11.	Yasser Pangandaman	Nacionalista
12.	Alex Penolio	Nacionalista
14.	Ed Prado	Nacionalista
17.	Jomil Bryan Serna	Nacionalista
19.	Nicky Supan	Nacionalista

Primary opposition coalition[]

Team AMC
#	Name

For Mayor
2.	Arnel Cerafica	PPP
For Vice Mayor
2.	Janelle Cerafica	PPP
For House Of Representatives (1st District/Taguig-Pateros)
1.	Allan Cerafica	PPP
For House Of Representatives (2nd District/Taguig–Lone)
1.	Michelle Anne "Che-Che" Gonzales	PPP
For Councilor (1st District)
3.	Jhon Jhon Bautista	PPP
4.	RJ Bernal	PPP
5.	Norjannah Cruz	PPP
7.	Warren Delos Santos	PPP
8.	Warren Dionisio	PPP
9.	Ronette Osorio Franco	PPP
10.	Anggus Icay	PPP
13.	Elvira Madrid	PPP
For Councilor (2nd District)
4.	Oscar Dio	PPP
5.	Arthur Flores	PPP
8.	Larry German	PPP
10.	Jay Morales	PPP
13.	Basilio Pooten	PPP
15.	Ignacio Rivera Jr.	PPP
16.	Glenn Sacay	PPP
21.	Myla Valencia	PPP

Other candidates[]

#	Name
For Councilor (1st District)
1.	Inocentes Amoroso	Independent
12.	Paul Lontoc	Independent
17.	Mar Norbert Osorio	Independent
For Councilor (2nd District)
2.	Felomino Balmes	PLM
6.	Toroy Francisco	Independent
9.	Darius Lim	Independent
18.	Milly Somera	PPM
20.	Caleb Tibio	Independent

Election Results[]

Mayoral election[]

Incumbent city mayor Lino Cayetano will not run for any position in this election. Instead, his sister-in-law, second district representative and former mayor Lani Cayetano will run for mayor. She will face former first district congressman Arnel Cerafica.

Taguig Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate
	Nacionalista	Lani Cayetano
		Arnel Cerafica
Total votes

Vice mayor election[]

Incumbent city vice mayor Ricardo Cruz Jr. is term-limited after serving three consecutive terms. Running in his place is term-limited councilor Arvin Ian Alit. He is pitted against Cerafica's wife and running mate, Janelle Cerafica.

Taguig Mayoralty Election
Party		Candidate
	Nacionalista	Arvin Ian Alit
		Janelle Cerafica
Total votes

District representatives[]

1st District (Taguig-Pateros)[]

Municipality: Pateros
Barangays of Taguig: Bagumbayan, Bambang, Calzada, Hagonoy, Ibayo-Tipas, Ligid-Tipas, Lower Bicutan, New Lower Bicutan, Napindan, Palingon, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Tuktukan, Ususan, Wawa

Incumbent Congressman and former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has opted to run for senator. Competing in his place are term-limited incumbent Vice mayor Ricardo Cruz Jr. and 2019 candidate Allan Cerafica.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Pateros-Taguig Lone District
Party		Candidate
		Allan Cerafica
	Nacionalista	Ricardo Cruz Jr.
Total votes

2nd District[]

Barangays: Central Bicutan, Central Signal Village, Fort Bonifacio, Katuparan, Maharlika Village, North Daang Hari, North Signal Village, Pinagsama, South Daang Hari, South Signal Village, Tanyag, Upper Bicutan, Western Bicutan

Incumbent Congresswoman Lani Cayetano has opted to run for mayor of Taguig. Competing in her place are term-limited incumbent councilor Pammy Zamora and former councilor and 2019 candidate Michelle Anne Gonzales.

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Taguig's Lone District
Party		Candidate
		Michelle Anne Gonzales
	Nacionalista	Pammy Zamora
Total votes

City Council[]

Incumbent Councilors not contesting their seats:

District 1[]

Ryanne Gutierrez (died in 2019)
Rommel Tanyag (term limited)
Darwin Icay (term limited)
Ferdinand Santos (term limited)
Allan Paul Cruz (term limited)

District 2[]

Arvin Alit (term limited, running for Vice Mayor)
Pammy Zamora (term limited, running for 2nd District Representative)
Mher Supan (term limited)
Erwin Manalili (term limited)

By district[]

1st District[]

Taguig City Council Election - District 1
Party		Candidate
	Independent	Inocentes Amoroso
	Nacionalista	Raul Aquino
		Jhon Jhon Bautista
		RJ Bernal
		Norjannah Cruz
		Warren Delos Santos
		Warren Dionisio
		Anggus Icay
	Nacionalista	Jimmy Labampa
	Independent	Paul Lontoc
		Elvira Madrid
	Nacionalista	Totong Mañosca
	Nacionalista	Rodil Marcelino
	Nacionalista	Carlito Ogalinola
	Independent	Mar Norbert Osorio
		Ronette Osorio Franco
	Nacionalista	Fanella Joy Panga-Cruz
	Nacionalista	Gamaliel San Pedro
	Nacionalista	Gigi Valenzuela-De Mesa
Total votes

2nd District[]

Taguig City Council Election - District 2
Party		Candidate
	Nacionalista	Marisse Balina-Eron
	PLM	Felomino Balmes
	Nacionalista	Edgar Baptista
		Oscar Dio
		Arthur Flores
	Independent	Toroy Francisco
	Nacionalista	Jaime Garcia
		Larry German
	Independent	Darius Lim
		Jay Morales
	Nacionalista	Yasser Pangandaman
	Nacionalista	Alex Penolio
		Basilio Pooten
	Nacionalista	Ed Prado
		Ignacio Rivera Jr.
		Glenn Sacay
	Nacionalista	Jomil Bryan Serna
		Milly Somera
	Nacionalista	Nicky Supan
	Independent	Caleb Tinio
		Myla Valencia
Total votes

References[]

^ Begas, Billy (October 8, 2021). "Lani Cayetano kumasang mayor sa Taguig". Abante TNT. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
^ Hicap, Jonathan (October 9, 2021). "Comelec-Taguig releases list of local candidates running in May 2022 polls". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
^ Hicap, Jonathan (October 6, 2021). "Ex-congressman runs for mayor of Taguig anew". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[Lani-1] Begas, Billy (October 8, 2021). "Lani Cayetano kumasang mayor sa Taguig". Abante TNT. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

[Comelec-2] Hicap, Jonathan (October 9, 2021). "Comelec-Taguig releases list of local candidates running in May 2022 polls". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[cerafica-3] Hicap, Jonathan (October 6, 2021). "Ex-congressman runs for mayor of Taguig anew". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 8, 2021.

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