# 2016 Quezon City local elections

Local elections will be held in Quezon City on May 9, 2016, within the Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected candidates for the following elective local posts: mayor, vice mayor, district representative, and six councilors at-large for each district. There are six legislative districts in the city.

## Background

Incumbent City Mayor Herbert Bautista will be facing tight competition in the mayoralty elections against Leon Peralta, an advocate against Trapos (traditional politicians) and political dynasty, NGO worker Martin Sanchez, Jr. and radioman Alex Lague. Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, who will seek a reelection, will faced four challengers, including radioman Rolando Jota, and businessmen Henry Samonte, Allan Bantilo and Glenn Nicanor Acol.
In the congressional race, only four Congressmen, Winnie Castelo, Jorge Banal, Alfred Vargas and Kit Belmonte will be running for reelection in the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th districts, without any opponents. House Speaker Sonny Belmonte will faced up against Hadja Lorna Aquino and Hans Palacios in the 4th district. Incumbent representative Francisco Calalay and his predecessor Bingbong Crisologo will be tossed-up for the seat in the 1st district.

## Candidates
### Mayor

Quezon City mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Herbert "Bistek" Bautista* | 729,591 | 80.03% |
| | BUKLOD | Leon Peralta | 35,087 | 3.85% |
| | Independent | Martin Sanchez Jr. | 29,938 | 3.28% |
| | PGRP | Alexander Lague | 9,946 | 1.09% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 694,830 | 76.19% |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 804,888 | 88.25% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 107,140 | 11.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 912,028 | 100% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
(*) Note: He was then considered by the Liberal Party to be part of their senatorial line-up but he decided to run instead as mayor.

### Vice Mayor

Quezon City Vice mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Josefina "Joy" Belmonte | 736,274 | 80.73% |
| | Independent | Henry Samonte | 26,254 | 2.88% |
| | KBL | Rolando Jota | 10,238 | 1.12% |
| | Independent | Allan Bantillo | 10,137 | 1.11% |
| | Independent | Glen Acol | 5,151 | 0.57% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 710,020 | 77.85% |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 788,054 | 86.41% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 123,974 | 13.59% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 912,028 | 100% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Representative
#### 1st District

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 1st district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UNA | Vincent "Bingbong" Crisologo | 81,799 | 55.20% |
| | Liberal | Francisco "Boy" Calalay | 57,056 | 38.50% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,743 | 16.70% |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 138,855 | 93.70% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 9,342 | 6.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 138,855 | 100% |
| | PDP–Laban gain from Liberal | PDP–Laban gain from Liberal | PDP–Laban gain from Liberal | PDP–Laban gain from Liberal |

#### 2nd District

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Winston "Winnie" Castelo | 172,001 | 79.36% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 44,722 | 20.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,723 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

#### 3rd District

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 3rd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jorge "Bolet" Banal | 79,579 | 75.05% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 26,458 | 24.95% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,037 | 100% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

#### 4th District

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 4th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte, Jr. | 115,007 | 77.08% |
| | Independent | Hans Palacios | 6,900 | 4.62% |
| | Independent | Hadja Lorna Aquino | 3,961 | 2.47% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 108,107 | 72.44% |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 125,598 | 84.17% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 23,614 | 15.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,212 | 100% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

#### 5th District

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 5th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfred Vargas | 134,946 | 84.16% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 25,398 | 15.84% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 160,344 | 100% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

#### 6th District

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 6th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jose Christopher "Kit" Belmonte | 102,171 | 77.69% |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 29,344 | 22.31% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 131,515 | 100% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Councilor
#### 1st District

Note: Incumbent councilors Dorothy Delarmente and Ricardo Belmonte Jr are barred and cannot seek reelection. They will running for the party-list seat as the 1st and 2nd nominees of Serbisyo sa Bayan party-list, respectively.
City Council election at Quezon City's 1st district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PDP–Laban | Anthony "Onyx" Crisologo | 100,675 | 15.35% |
| | Liberal | Lena Marie "Mayen" Juico | 88,707 | 13.53% |
| | NPC | Elizabeth "Tita Beth" Delarmente | 86,708 | 13.22% |
| | Liberal | Victor "Jun" Ferrer, Jr. | 85,088 | 12.98% |
| | Liberal | Ollie Belmonte | 80,585 | 12.29% |
| | Liberal | Alexis "Kuya Alex" Herrera | 75,979 | 11.59% |
| | UNA | Von Yalong | 68,217 | 10.40% |
| | Independent | William "Maca" Chua | 51,628 | 7.87% |
| | Independent | Dante Yang | 17,871 | 2.72% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 655,458 | 100% |

#### 2nd District

Note: Incumbent councilor Roderick Paulate cannot seek reelection due to his perpetual disqualification in the public office.
City Council election at Quezon City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Precious Hipolito-Castelo | 164,852 | 16.19% |
| | Liberal | Voltaire "Bong" Liban | 162,097 | 15.92% |
| | Liberal | Ramon "Toto" Medalla | 149,381 | 14.67% |
| | Liberal | Estrella "Star" Valmocina | 141,731 | 13.92% |
| | Liberal | Ranulfo "Rannie" Ludovica | 122,683 | 12.05% |
| | NPC | Roderick Paulate | 109,298 | 10.73% |
| | Independent | Ricardo Bello | 45,232 | 4.44% |
| | Independent | Eddie Garcia | 32,985 | 3.24% |
| | KBL | Direk Tarca | 20,833 | 2.04% |
| | PGRP | Glenda Araneta | 19,219 | 1.88% |
| | Independent | Antonio Denosta | 15,043 | 1.47% |
| | Independent | Joseph Arias | 13,747 | 1.35% |
| | Independent | Danny Liwanag | 11,568 | 1.13% |
| | Independent | Bianca Magada | 9,085 | 0.89% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,000,456 | 100% |

#### 3rd District

Note: Incumbent councilor Jaime Borres is not eligible for reelection.
City Council election at Quezon City's 3rd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Allan Benedict Reyes | 63,236 | 12.93% |
| | Liberal | Gian Sotto | 58,661 | 12.00% |
| | NPC | Kate Coseteng | 57,330 | 11.72% |
| | Nacionalista | Don de Leon | 56,871 | 11.63% |
| | NPC | Franz Pumaren | 56,616 | 11.58% |
| | Nacionalista | Eufemio Lagumbay | 52,206 | 10.68% |
| | PRP | John Defensor | 51,817 | 10.60% |
| | NPC | Daniel Dy | 30,604 | 6.26% |
| | Liberal | Lengborres Dela Pasion | 21,927 | 4.48% |
| | NPC | Teddy Borres | 16,908 | 3.45% |
| | Independent | Anthony Castelo | 14,859 | 3.03% |
| | PRP | Kevin John Gamboa | 3,543 | 0.72% |
| | PRP | Adelaida Tarronas | 2,340 | 0.47% |
| | PRP | Oliver James Mora | 1,890 | 0.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 488,808 | 100% |

#### 4th District

Note: Incumbent councilors Vincent Belmonte and Atty. Bong Suntay are barred and cannot seek reelection. Incumbents Jessica Castelo Daza and Bayani Hipol will not run for reelection.
City Council election at Quezon City's 4th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Marvin Rillo | 101,548 | 16.01% |
| | Liberal | Raquel Malañgen | 96,935 | 15.28% |
| | Liberal | Irene Belmonte | 93,322 | 14.71% |
| | NUP | Ivy Lagman | 91,928 | 14.49% |
| | Liberal | Maria Aurora "Marra" Suntay | 91,131 | 14.36% |
| | Liberal | Hero Bautista | 73,394 | 11.57% |
| | NUP | Alfredo "Al" Flores | 35,915 | 5.66% |
| | Independent | Virgilio "Leo" Ferrer II | 30,359 | 4.78% |
| | Independent | James Ibañez | 19,742 | 3.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 634,274 | 100% |

#### 5th District

City Council election at Quezon City's 5th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jose Visaya | 119,408 | 15.95% |
| | Liberal | Karl Edgar Castelo | 105,633 | 14.11% |
| | Liberal | Julienne Allyson Rae "Aly" Medalla | 102,958 | 13.75% |
| | Liberal | Godofredo "Godie" Liban | 98,607 | 13.17% |
| | Liberal | Andres Jose "Anjo" Yllana | 91,581 | 12.23% |
| | Liberal | Allan Francisco | 90,981 | 12.15% |
| | Independent | Jose Arnel Quebal | 46,988 | 6.27% |
| | Independent | Alfredo "Freddy" Roxas | 38,643 | 5.16% |
| | Independent | Johnny Revilla | 32,760 | 4.37% |
| | Independent | Clemente Racela | 9,024 | 1.20% |
| | BUKLOD | Rolando "Dan Alvaro" Galura | 7,405 | 0.98% |
| | KBL | Romeo Salac | 4,292 | 0.57% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 709,637 | 100% |

#### 6th District

Note: Incumbent councilor Candy Medina is barred and cannot seek reelection.
City Council election at Quezon City's 6th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Marivic Co-Pilar | 91,671 | 14.89% |
| | Liberal | Melencio "Bobby" Castelo Jr. | 90,371 | 14.68% |
| | Liberal | Rogelio "Roger" Juan | 87,576 | 14.23% |
| | Liberal | Diorella Marie "Lala" Sotto-De Leon | 83,970 | 13.64% |
| | Liberal | Donato "Donny" Matias | 83,596 | 13.58% |
| | Liberal | Eric Medina | 76,064 | 12.35% |
| | Nacionalista | Maria Teresa "Tates" Gana | 59,860 | 9.72% |
| | Independent | Luis Saludes | 17,137 | 2.78% |
| | Independent | Andrew San Diego | 11,817 | 1.92% |
| | Independent | Danilo Gaurido | 6,764 | 1.09% |
| | Independent | Juanito Camano | 6,594 | 1.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 615,420 | 100% |