# 2016 Pateros local elections

Local elections in Pateros were held on May 9, 2016 within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and councilors, six in each of the municipality's two districts.

## Background

Mayor Jaime "Joey" C. Medina was term-limited. His party chose former Vice Mayor and Councilor Willie Buenaventura. His opponents were Miguel "Ike" Ponce III, of the Liberal Party who was Medina's opponent in 2013, First District Councilor Jorge "Jojo" Nicdao of the Nationalist People's Coalition, Ramon Roxas of Aksyon Demokratiko, beauty queen-turned-actress and Second District Councilor Daisy Reyes, and Delfin Dela Rosa. Reyes and Dela Rosa were both running independently. Meanwhile, Ponce is the son of former Vice Mayor Mike Ponce.
Vice Mayor Gerald German ran for re-election for a second term. His opponents were Bebot Cuerdo, Elmer Mangoba and Venancio Santidad.
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Arnel Cerafica ran for re-election for third term. His opponent was Gloria Cabrera.

## Results
### For Representative, Taguig-Pateros Lone District

Rep. Arnel Cerafica overwhelmingly defeated his opponent, Gloria Cabrera.
Congressional Elections in Taguig-Pateros Lone District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Arnel Cerafica | 21,811 | 94.59% |
| | Partido Bagong Maharlika | Gloria Cabrera | 1,247 | 5.41% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,058 | 100.00% |

### Mayor

Miguel "Ike" Ponce narrowly defeated his closest opponent, 2nd District Councilor Daisy Reyes by a margin of 4.89%.
Pateros Mayoralty Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Miguel "Ike" Ponce III | 9,760 | 36.24% |
| | Independent | Daisy Reyes | 8,444 | 31.35% |
| | Nacionalista | Willie Buenaventura | 6,436 | 23.90% |
| | NPC | Jorge "Jojo" Nicdao | 1,613 | 5.99% |
| | Aksyon | Ramon Roxas | 590 | 2.19% |
| | Partido Bagong Maharlika | Delfin Dela Rosa | 89 | 0.33% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,316 | 4.89% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,932 | 100.00% |

#### Per Barangay

| Barangay | Ponce III | Ponce III | Reyes | Reyes | Buenaventura | Buenaventura | Nicdao | Nicdao | Roxas | Roxas | Dela Rosa | Dela Rosa |
| Barangay | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| Aguho | 1,152 | 37.27 | 790 | 25.56 | 950 | 30.73 | 88 | 2.85 | 101 | 3.27 | 10 | 0.32 |
| Magtanggol | 223 | 24.78 | 272 | 30.22 | 204 | 22.67 | 32 | 3.56 | 169 | 18.78 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Martires del 96 | 599 | 29.85 | 833 | 41.50 | 401 | 19.98 | 147 | 7.32 | 22 | 1.10 | 5 | 0.25 |
| Poblacion | 491 | 36.89 | 351 | 26.37 | 392 | 29.45 | 81 | 6.09 | 16 | 1.20 | 0 | 0.00 |
| San Pedro | 611 | 49.55 | 246 | 19.95 | 288 | 23.36 | 64 | 5.19 | 21 | 1.70 | 3 | 0.24 |
| San Roque | 704 | 37.85 | 637 | 34.25 | 410 | 22.04 | 89 | 4.78 | 15 | 0.81 | 5 | 0.27 |
| Santa Ana | 4,195 | 37.04 | 3,446 | 30.43 | 2,523 | 22.28 | 925 | 8.17 | 175 | 1.55 | 61 | 0.54 |
| Santo Rosario-Kanluran | 713 | 34.85 | 825 | 40.32 | 431 | 21.07 | 52 | 2.54 | 22 | 1.08 | 3 | 0.15 |
| Santo Rosario-Silangan | 546 | 32.33 | 635 | 37.60 | 423 | 25.04 | 61 | 3.61 | 23 | 1.36 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Tabacalera | 526 | 36.28 | 409 | 28.21 | 414 | 28.55 | 74 | 5.10 | 26 | 1.79 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Total | 9,760 | 36.24 | 8,444 | 31.35 | 6,436 | 23.90 | 1,613 | 5.99 | 590 | 2.19 | 89 | 0.33 |

### Vice Mayor

Vice Mayor Gerald German was re-elected to a second term, defeating his closest opponent, Bebot Cuerdo by 27.28%.
Pateros Vice Mayoralty Elections :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gerald German | 12,533 | 50.01% |
| | Nacionalista | Ma. Theresa "Bebot" Cuerdo | 5,695 | 22.73% |
| | Independent | Venancio "Benny" Santidad | 3,943 | 15.73% |
| | NPC | Elmer "Bojie" Mangoba | 2,888 | 11.52% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,059 | 100.00% |

### For Councilors

Incumbent councilors are in italics.
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Liberal Party | 48,202 | 36.10 | 5 |
| | Nacionalista Party | 40,418 | 30.27 | 5 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition | 18,061 | 13.53 | 0 |
| | Independent | 26,834 | 20.10 | 2 |
| Ex-officio seats | Ex-officio seats | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 133,515 | 100.00 | 14 |

#### First District

Municipal Council Elections in Pateros' First District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Lauro "Larry" Capco | 6,464 | |
| | Liberal | Allan Dela Cruz | 6,001 | |
| | Nacionalista | Beatriz "Betty" Santos | 5,632 | |
| | Nacionalista | Milaor "Mil" Villegas | 5,233 | |
| | Independent | Dominador "Ador" Rosales Jr. | 5,001 | |
| | Liberal | Napoleon "Nap" Dionisio Jr. | 4,840 | |
| | Liberal | Rosario "Connie" Muñoz | 4,721 | |
| | Independent | Joseph "Monay" Manzon | 4,029 | |
| | Nacionalista | Rolando "Lando" Dolon | 3,718 | |
| | Nacionalista | Josefina "Jossie" Acoilla | 3,321 | |
| | NPC | Oscar "Jon-Jon" Ongmanchi, Jr. | 3,217 | |
| | Independent | Johns "Hapon" Abiño | 2,847 | |
| | Liberal | Roberto Luna | 2,814 | |
| | Liberal | Baltazar "Bal" Roden | 2,604 | |
| | NPC | Wilshie Santos | 2,545 | |
| | NPC | Edmundo De Borja | 2,342 | |
| | NPC | Laurence Saez | 1,425 | |
| | NPC | Arnaldo Reyes | 1,241 | |
| | Independent | Ferdinand Guiling | 1,064 | |
| | Nacionalista | Jaime "Jimmy" Flores | 1,050 | |
| | NPC | Damaso Hernandez | 982 | |
| | Nacionalista | Antonio Villanueva | 944 | |
| | Independent | Leandro Deveza | 762 | |
| | Independent | Nora Macinas | 730 | |
| | Independent | Genaro Julian | 626 | |
| | Independent | Laura Arellano | 480 | |
| | Independent | Ligaya Metiam | 219 | |
| | Independent | Alfredo Redoban Jr. | 197 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 75,049 | 100.00 |

#### Second District

Municipal Council Elections in Pateros' Second District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | Jose Jonathan "Jojo" Sanchez | 4,810 | |
| | Nacionalista | Maria Kathleen "Ayie" Ampe | 4,675 | |
| | Liberal | Ericson "Bojic" Raymundo | 4,326 | |
| | Nacionalista | Jeric Reyes | 3,790 | |
| | Independent | Jowell Raymundo | 3,784 | |
| | Liberal | Joven Gatpayat | 3,767 | |
| | Liberal | Edgar Noel Castillo | 3,727 | |
| | Liberal | Rommel Lambino | 3,475 | |
| | Nacionalista | Jose Chito Buenaventura | 3,448 | |
| | Liberal | Marvin Ponce | 3,070 | |
| | Nacionalista | Susano Bihag Jr. | 2,697 | |
| | Independent | Arcangel De Lara | 2,622 | |
| | Liberal | Jose Gonzales | 2,393 | |
| | Independent | Alvin Sandigan | 1,849 | |
| | NPC | Julio Ungco Jr. | 1,370 | |
| | NPC | Nilo Cruz | 1,116 | |
| | Independent | Ester Nicdao | 1,100 | |
| | Nacionalista | Edgardo Labine | 1,100 | |
| | NPC | Ronillo Enriquez | 1,075 | |
| | NPC | Ernani Villanueva | 987 | |
| | Independent | Epipfanio Gatpayat | 973 | |
| | NPC | Rowell Dizon | 937 | |
| | NPC | Jan Genato | 824 | |
| | Independent | Angelito Yari | 371 | |
| | Independent | Arturo Arancel | 180 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,466 | 100.00 |