# 2016 Muntinlupa local elections

Local elections were held in Muntinlupa on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the 16 councilors, eight each in the two local legislative districts of Muntinlupa.

## Background

Incumbent Jaime Fresnedi is running for a fifth nonconsecutive term as Mayor of Muntinlupa. He was a former city legal officer before elected vice mayor from 1988 until he was elected mayor in 1998. He ran for mayor in 2010; however, he was defeated by then incumbent Aldrin San Pedro. He ran again and won in the 2013 elections. His opponents are former mayor Aldrin San Pedro and incumbent vice mayor Artemio Simundac. San Pedro was a former Sangguniang Kabataan chairman and city councilor in 1995 and was elected vice mayor in 2004. In 2007, he ran and won as Mayor of Muntinlupa defeating Lor Fresnedi, wife of Mayor Jaime Fresnedi. In 2010, he defeated Fresnedi but lost for his third and final term in 2013. Simundac was a former barangay captain of Cupang and ABC president and was elected vice mayor in 2007.

## Candidates
### Congressman

Incumbent representative Rodolfo Biazon is not running. His son, former Customs commissioner and former Muntinlupa representative Ruffy Biazon, and former Optical Media Board chairman Ronnie Ricketts faced each other in the congressional election.
2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Muntinlupa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Rozzano Rufino "Ruffy" B. Biazon | 135,472 | 60.36% |
| | UNA | Ronald "Ronnie" Ricketts | 69,508 | 30.97% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 19,466 | 8.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 224,446 | 100.00% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Mayor

Muntinlupa Mayoralty Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jaime "Jimmy" Fresnedi | 125,456 | 53.8% |
| | UNA | Aldrin San Pedro | 68,417 | 31.8% |
| | NPC | Artemio Simundac | 20,558 | 9.5% |
| | Independent | Reynaldo Abas | 553 | 0.3% |
| | Independent | Oscar Marmeto | 318 | 0.1% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 215,302 | 100.00% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Vice Mayor

Muntinlupa Vice Mayoralty Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Celso Dioko | 102,665 | 50.4% |
| | UNA | Raul Corro | 95,519 | 46.9% |
| | NPC | Baby Aguilar-Nava | 5,576 | 2.7% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 203,760 | 100.00% |
| | Liberal gain from NPC | Liberal gain from NPC | Liberal gain from NPC | Liberal gain from NPC |

### Councilors

Team Fresnedi
Liberal Party/Team Fresnedi Muntinlupa-1st District :
| Name | Party |
| Louie Arciaga | Liberal |
| Patricio Boncayao Jr. | Liberal |
| Allan Camilon | Liberal |
| Danny Carandang | Liberal |
| Bong Cruz | Liberal |
| Bal Niefes | Liberal |
| Phanie Teves | Liberal |
| Ringo Teves | Liberal |
Liberal Party/Team Fresnedi Muntinlupa-2nd District :
| Name | Party |
| Tintin Abas | Liberal |
| Ma. Dhesiree Arevalo | Liberal |
| Lester Baes | Liberal |
| Lucio Constantino | Liberal |
| Grace Gonzaga | Liberal |
| Marissa Rongavilla | Liberal |
| Rafael “Raffy” Sevilla | Liberal |
| Victor “Vic” Ulanday | Liberal |
Partido San Pedro
United Nationalist Alliance/Partido San Pedro 1st District :
| Name | Party |
| Rommel Abanto | UNA |
| Ivee Arciaga-Tadefa | UNA |
| Alex Diaz | UNA |
| Ave Marmeto | UNA |
| King Marquez | UNA |
| Allan Paule | UNA |
| Erick Ramirez | UNA |
| Pastor Neil Varias | UNA |
United Nationalist Alliance/Partido San Pedro 2nd District :
| Name | Party |
| Don Bunye | UNA |
| Anthony De Leon | UNA |
| Nica Landrito-Escandor | UNA |
| Manuel "Manolet Ripol" Llige | UNA |
| Marlon Medina | UNA |
| Allan Miranda | UNA |
| Raoul Olbes | UNA |
| Anna Soriano | UNA |
Bagong Muntinlupa
Nationalist People's Coalition/Bagong Muntinlupa 1st District :
| Name | Party |
| Edwin Arciaga | NPC |
| Alex Borja | NPC |
| Romwell Dumag | NPC |
| Jones Espeleta | NPC |
| Naomi Estrada | NPC |
| Christian Gravador | PDP–Laban |
| James Solchaga | NPC |
| Jean Zarceno | NPC |
Nationalist People's Coalition/Bagong Muntinlupa 2nd District :
| Name | Party |
| Kyra Carlos | NPC |
| Tags De Lumban | NPC |
| Elmer Espeleta | NPC |
| Charley Leongson | NPC |
| Mai Redor | NPC |
| Annray Rivera | NPC |
| Neptali Santiago | NPC |
| Rusty Unisa | NPC |

#### 1st District

Muntinlupa City Council Elections - 1st District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Patricio Boncayao Jr. | 76,956 | |
| | Liberal | Bal Niefes | 75,617 | |
| | Liberal | Stephanie Teves | 72,993 | |
| | Liberal | Allan Camilon | 68,243 | |
| | Liberal | Ringo Teves | 65,201 | |
| | Liberal | Louie Arciaga | 63,583 | |
| | UNA | Alex Diaz | 56,394 | |
| | UNA | Ivee Arciaga-Tadefa | 55,557 | |
| | Liberal | Bong Cruz | 52,217 | |
| | Liberal | Danny Carandang | 36,790 | |
| | Independent | Johnson San Pedro | 35,382 | |
| | UNA | Rommel Abanto | 35,060 | |
| | UNA | Allan Paule De Guzman | 33,228 | |
| | UNA | King Marquez | 30,365 | |
| | UNA | Erick Ramirez | 30,215 | |
| | UNA | Ave Marmeto | 22,775 | |
| | UNA | Pastor Neil Varias | 22,337 | |
| | NPC | Alex Borja | 14,276 | |
| | NPC | Edwin Arciaga | 12,708 | |
| | NPC | Jones Espeleta | 11,671 | |
| | NPC | Naomi Estrada | 5,862 | |
| | NPC | James Solchaga | 4,882 | |
| | NPC | Jean Zarceno | 4,213 | |
| | NPC | Romwell Dumag | 3,981 | |
| | PDP–Laban | Christian Gravador | 3,703 | |
| | Independent | Ed Molina | 3,520 | |
| | Independent | Ma. Arlene Paningasan | 2,918 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 900,652 | 100.00% |

#### 2nd District

Muntinlupa City Council Elections - 2nd District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ma. Dhesiree “Dhes” Arevalo | 53,724 | |
| | Liberal | Christine “Tintin” Abas | 51,281 | |
| | Liberal | Marissa Rongavilla | 44,035 | |
| | Liberal | Lester Baes | 40,605 | |
| | Liberal | Lucio Constantino | 40,093 | |
| | Liberal | Rafael “Raffy” Sevilla | 38,095 | |
| | Liberal | Victor “Vic” Ulanday | 35,983 | |
| | Liberal | Grace Gonzaga | 34,012 | |
| | NPC | Neptali Santiago | 32,347 | |
| | UNA | Nica Landrito-Escandor | 23,195 | |
| | NPC | Elmer Espeleta | 22,205 | |
| | UNA | Allan Miranda | 21,368 | |
| | UNA | Manuel “Manolet Ripol” Llige | 17,478 | |
| | UNA | Don Bunye | 17,451 | |
| | UNA | Raoul Olbes | 17,384 | |
| | UNA | Marlon Medina | 14,971 | |
| | UNA | Anthony De Leon | 14,545 | |
| | UNA | Anna Soriano | 13,699 | |
| | NPC | Kyra Carlos | 7,443 | |
| | NPC | Annray Rivera | 4,776 | |
| | NPC | Mai Redor | 4,654 | |
| | NPC | Rusty Unisa | 4,516 | |
| | Independent | Amelia Aquino | 4,056 | |
| | NPC | Charley Leongson | 3,378 | |
| | NPC | Tags De Lumban | 3,244 | |
| | Independent | Angelita Policarpio | 2,032 | |
| | Independent | Maylin Obog | 1,737 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 568,307 | 100.00% |