# 2010 Quezon City local elections

Local elections were held in Quezon City on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, four District representatives, and councilors, six in each of the city's four legislative districts.

## Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbents mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. and vice mayor Herbert Bautista is now on their third term as mayor and vice mayor of Quezon City. Bautista announced that he is running for the mayorship of the city. They are running under the Liberal Party although Belmonte is the SVP for External Affairs of Lakas-Kampi-CMD. Belmonte's daughter Joy is Bautista's running mate. If Belmonte wins, she will be the third female vice mayor next to Charito Planas and Connie Angeles. Mayor Belmonte is running for a congressional post in the 4th District where he served there as representative from 1992 to 2001. Bautista ran for mayor in 1998, but lost to Ismael Mathay, Jr.
Former three-term mayor Ismael Mathay, Jr. is also running for mayor as an independent candidate. He served as mayor from 1992 to 2001. Before he became mayor, he was the former Quezon City 4th District Representative from 1988 to 1992. He ran for mayor in 2004 but lost to Sonny Belmonte.
Former Presidential Chief of Staff Mike Defensor is running under the Nacionalista Party. Defensor was the former Quezon City 3rd District Representative, then he became the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinate Council, Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and Presidential Chief of Staff. He ran for senator under TEAM Unity, but he ranked 15 in the polls. His running mate is actress and three term 2nd District Councilor Aiko Melendez of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino. They are part of the Performance Team, which consists of members (Mayor, Vice Mayor, Congressman & Councilors) from Lakas-Kampi-CMD, NP & PMP. Defensor & Melendez are part of the team.
Quezon City 2nd District Representative Mary Ann Susano is on her second term as representative. She is eligible to run for a third term. But, she insisted to run for mayor under the Nationalist People's Coalition. If she wins, she will be the second female mayor next to Adelina S. Rodriguez. Her running mate is 4th District councilor Janet Malaya. This was the first time that two females are teaming up for the highest positions in the City.
Other candidates for the mayorship are 4th District councilor Ariel Inton, Jay Bautista, John Charles Chang, Engracio Icasiano, Henry Samonte and Roberto Sombillo.

## Candidates
### Team SB

Party :
| For Mayor |||
| Herbert Bautista | Liberal |
| For Vice Mayor |||
| Joy Belmonte | Liberal |
| For House Of Representatives (1st District) |||
| Vincent Crisologo | Nacionalista |
| For House Of Representatives (2nd District) |||
| Winston Castelo | Liberal |
| For House Of Representatives (3rd District) |||
| Jorge Banal Jr. | Liberal |
| For House Of Representatives (4th District) |||
| Sonny Belmonte | Liberal |
| For Councilor (1st District) |||
| RJ Belmonte | Liberal |
| Francisco Calalay | Nacionalista |
| Anthony Peter Crisologo | Nacionalista |
| Alexis Hererra Herrera | Liberal |
| Joseph Emile Juico | Liberal |
| Wilma Amoranto-Sarino | Nacionalista |
| For Councilor (2nd District) |||
| Precious Hipolito-Castelo | Liberal |
| Godie Liban | Liberal |
| Aly Medalla | Liberal |
| Eden Delilah Medina | Liberal |
| Enrico Serrano | Liberal |
| Alfred Vargas | Lakas |
| For Councilor (3rd District) |||
| Jimmy Borres | Liberal |
| Julian Coseteng | Liberal |
| Arlene De Guzman-Ronquillo | Liberal |
| Mike Planas | LDP |
| Allan Reyes | Liberal |
| Gian Sotto | Liberal |
| For Councilor (4th District) |||
| Vincent Belmonte | Liberal |
| Jessica Daza | Liberal |
| Edcel Greco Lagman | Liberal |
| Raquel Malañgen | Liberal |
| Bong Suntay | Liberal |
| Bayani Hipol | Liberal |

## Results

The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

### Mayoral election results

Quezon City mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Herbert Bautista | 500,563 | 67.79 |
| | PRP | Mike Defensor | 126,847 | 17.18 |
| | Independent | Mary Ann Susano | 68,339 | 9.25 |
| | Independent | Ismael Mathay Jr. | 22,224 | 3.01 |
| | Independent | Ariel Inton | 14,225 | 1.95 |
| | Independent | John Charles Chang | 3,840 | 0.52 |
| | Independent | Henry Samonte | 947 | 0.13 |
| | Independent | Engracio Icasiano | 867 | 0.12 |
| | Independent | Roberto Sombillo | 586 | 0.08 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373,716 | 50.61 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 738,438 | 95.93 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 31,339 | 4.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 769,777 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Vice Mayoral election results

Quezon City vice mayoral election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joy Belmonte | 503,657 | 69.98 |
| | PMP | Aiko Melendez | 122,584 | 17.03 |
| | LDP | Janet Malaya | 75,302 | 10.46 |
| | Independent | Dave Planas | 8,350 | 1.16 |
| | Independent | Allan Bantilo | 4,248 | 0.59 |
| | Independent | Rodrigo Kapunan | 3,334 | 0.46 |
| | Independent | Ma. Floriza Pusing | 851 | 0.12 |
| | KBL | Rolando Jota | 773 | 0.11 |
| | Independent | Apolinario Tubera | 640 | 0.09 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381,073 | 52.95 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 719,739 | 93.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 50,038 | 6.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 769,777 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Congressional election results
#### 1st District

Vincent "Bingbong" Crisologo is the incumbent representative of the first district of Quezon City.
Crisologo filed a case in the Metropolitan Trial Court of Quezon City for the exclusion of candidate Vivienne Tan from the voter's list of the district, on the grounds that she was not a Filipino citizen when she registered as a voter, and she failed to meet the residency requirements under the law. Tan, the daughter of business magnate Lucio Tan, migrated to the United States and became a naturalized American citizen on January 19, 1993. She returned to the Philippines in 1996 and has resided here since. The court ruled in favor of Crisologo. Tan appealed and won in the Regional Trial Court (RTC), but Crisologo appealed to the Court of Appeals, which disqualified Tan as "Not being a Filipino citizen at the time of her application to be registered as a voter on October 26, 2009 or at the time when her said application was approved by the [Commission on Elections] on November 16, 2009, Tan's inclusion in the voter’s list of Precinct 0853-A, Barangay Santo Domingo, Quezon City, is therefore, highly irregular and downright invalid." The CA ruled in favor of Congressman Bingbong Crisologo. Further, Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan certified that Tan re-acquired her Filipino citizenship only on December 1. On November 8, 2017, the Supreme Court of the Philippines affirmed the ruling of the Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court ruled that Tan was not a Filipino Citizenship at the time when she registered as a voter and thus her inclusion in the voter's list was highly irregular. Tan registered as a voter on October 26, 2009, before taking her Oath of Allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines on November 40, 2009. Under Philippine law, to be able to run for Congress, a candidate is required, among others, to be a natural born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter in the district in which he or she shall be elected, and a resident thereof for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the day of the election. The Supreme Court stated that she could not have been a registered voter since when she registered as a voter, she was not a Filipino Citizen. Thus it follows, that Tan could not be a candidate for Congress since she was not a registered voter in the district where she intended to run.
Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 1st district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | Vincent "Bingbong" Crisologo | 78,610 | 60.78 |
| | Independent | Vivienne Tan | 30,599 | 23.66 |
| | NPC | Elizabeth Delarmante | 19,671 | 15.21 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Mariquit | 462 | 0.36 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 129,342 | 94.78 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 7,127 | 5.22 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,469 | 100.00 |
| | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold | Nacionalista hold |

#### 2nd District

Incumbent Mary Ann Susano is running for mayor of Quezon City.
Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Winston Castelo | 129,660 | 37.39 |
| | Independent | Christopher Belmonte | 105,101 | 30.31 |
| | PMP | Allan Butch Francisco | 38,582 | 11.13 |
| | Ang Kapatiran | Dante Liban | 28,688 | 8.27 |
| | Independent | Chuck Mathay | 26,383 | 7.61 |
| | Independent | Voltaire Godofredo Liban III | 15,944 | 4.60 |
| | Buklod | Myrleon Peralta | 876 | 0.25 |
| | PGRP | Walter Jimenez | 591 | 0.17 |
| | Independent | Fernando Uy | 367 | 0.11 |
| | KBL | Norma Nueva | 326 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | Dionisio Rellosa, Jr. | 253 | 0.07 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 346,771 | 92.50 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 28,121 | 7.50 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 487,923 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from PMP | Liberal gain from PMP | Liberal gain from PMP | Liberal gain from PMP |

#### 3rd District

Matias Defensor, Jr. is the incumbent.
Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 3rd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jorge Banal, Jr. | 37,408 | 38.02 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Matias Defensor, Jr. | 30,887 | 31.39 |
| | NPC | Franz Pumaren | 27,611 | 28.06 |
| | Bagumbayan | Catherine Violago | 2,254 | 2.29 |
| | Independent | Pedrito Espin | 231 | 0.23 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 98,391 | 95.06 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 5,116 | 4.94 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,507 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi | Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi | Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi | Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi |

#### 4th District

Incumbent Nanette Castelo-Daza is already in her third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection.
Philippine House of Representatives election at Quezon City's 4th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Feliciano "Sonny" Belmonte, Jr. | 99,813 | 78.42 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Don De Castro | 23,476 | 18.44 |
| | PMP | Hans Palacios | 3,992 | 3.14 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 127,281 | 87.38 |
| Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | Invalid or blank votes | 18,382 | 12.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,663 | 100.00 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### City council elections

Each of Quezon City's four legislative districts elects six councilors to the City Council. The six candidates with the highest number of votes wins those district's six seats in the council. Some who are running are celebrities.

#### Summary

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| | Liberal Party | 1,644,163 | 43.57 | 16 |
| | Nationalist People's Coalition | 515,920 | 13.67 | 3 |
| | Lakas Kampi CMD | 402,771 | 10.67 | 3 |
| | Nacionalista Party | 377,056 | 9.99 | 2 |
| | Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino | 125,790 | 3.33 | 0 |
| | Bagumbayan–VNP | 107,240 | 2.84 | 0 |
| | Aksyon Demokratiko | 24,127 | 0.64 | 0 |
| | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 23,057 | 0.61 | 0 |
| | Philippine Green Republican Party | 5,981 | 0.16 | 0 |
| | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 644 | 0.02 | 0 |
| | Independent | 547,243 | 14.50 | 0 |
| Ex officio seats | Ex officio seats | | | 2 |
| Total | Total | 3,773,992 | 100.00 | 26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 769,777 | – | |

#### District 1

City Council election at Quezon City's 1st district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nacionalista | Francisco Calalay, Jr. | 91,506 | 13.09 |
| | NPC | Dorothy Delarmente | 75,689 | 10.83 |
| | Nacionalista | Anthony Peter Crisologo | 71,177 | 10.18 |
| | Liberal | RJ Belmonte | 69,767 | 9.98 |
| | Liberal | Joseph Emile Juico | 69,121 | 9.89 |
| | Liberal | Alexis Herrera | 61,150 | 8.75 |
| | NPC | Rommel Abesamis | 55,369 | 7.92 |
| | Nacionalista | Wilma Amoranto-Sarino | 46,927 | 6.71 |
| | Nacionalista | Raul Medina | 34,679 | 4.96 |
| | Nacionalista | Fermin Bilaos | 32,442 | 4.64 |
| | Independent | Arnell Ignacio | 23,908 | 3.42 |
| | NPC | Abino Andrew Cheng | 13,721 | 1.96 |
| | Nacionalista | Ramon Veloso, Jr. | 13,206 | 1.89 |
| | Independent | Flora Santos | 13,112 | 1.88 |
| | NPC | Marcelino Vergel de Dios, Jr. | 7,508 | 1.07 |
| | Liberal | Mark Dominic Mallari | 6,749 | 0.97 |
| | Independent | Nestor Borromeo | 3,825 | 0.55 |
| | Independent | Roberto Abat | 3,301 | 0.47 |
| | PMP | Reynaldo Aguas | 2,716 | 0.39 |
| | Independent | Ramon Francisco de Guzman | 1,848 | 0.26 |
| | Independent | Fidel Leones | 1,472 | 0.21 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 143,688 | 100 |

#### District 2

City Council election at Quezon City's 2nd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Precious Hipolito-Castelo | 209,510 | 11.42 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Alfred Vargas | 202,370 | 11.03 |
| | Liberal | Eden Delilah Medina | 201,160 | 10.96 |
| | Liberal | Julienne Alyson Rae Medalla | 180,879 | 9.86 |
| | NPC | Roderick Paulate | 178,831 | 9.74 |
| | Liberal | Godie Liban | 138,568 | 7.55 |
| | Bagumbayan | Feliciano Valmocina | 107,240 | 5.84 |
| | Liberal | Enrico Serrano | 64,269 | 3.50 |
| | PMP | Antonio Francisco, Jr. | 60,027 | 3.27 |
| | Independent | Ara Mina (Hazel Reyes) | 59,429 | 3.24 |
| | Independent | Ranulfo Ludovica | 57,656 | 3.14 |
| | Nacionalista | Carlito Bernardino | 48,455 | 2.64 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Glenda Yap (Glenda Garcia) | 47,468 | 2.59 |
| | Independent | Benjamin Aquino | 35,845 | 1.95 |
| | Independent | Reynaldo Miranda, Jr. | 33,064 | 1.80 |
| | Independent | Reginald Francisco | 30,216 | 1.65 |
| | Independent | Sotero Vargas | 27,008 | 1.47 |
| | PMP | Jose Arnel Quebal | 23,344 | 1.27 |
| | NPC | Gerald Jacob | 18,367 | 1.00 |
| | NPC | Nicanor John Reyes IV | 13,458 | 0.73 |
| | Independent | Alfredo Espinola II | 7,752 | 0.42 |
| | Independent | Wilfredo Galvez | 7,263 | 0.40 |
| | PMP | Cosme Soriano | 6,697 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Honorio Gaviola | 6,682 | 0.36 |
| | NPC | Halil Mapandi | 5,821 | 0.32 |
| | Independent | Alberto Dela Cruz, Sr. | 4,753 | 0.26 |
| | Independent | Joseph Arias | 4,470 | 0.24 |
| | Independent | Alexander Arañez | 4,119 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Samuel Rodriguez | 4,116 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Angelito Aldiano | 4,112 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Resty Perez | 4,025 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Diamond Kalaw | 3,921 | 0.21 |
| | Independent | Hermie Bathaluna | 3,690 | 0.20 |
| | PGRP | Alexander Arciaga | 3,677 | 0.20 |
| | Independent | Henry Giron | 3,353 | 0.18 |
| | Independent | Elvis Vergil Magnaye | 3,319 | 0.18 |
| | Independent | Marianito Prieto | 3,196 | 0.17 |
| | Independent | Pastor Cayobit | 3,100 | 0.17 |
| | Independent | Edison Mijares | 2,804 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Bernard Wilfred Sapitula | 2,638 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Rolando Galura | 2,626 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Esmeraldo Jose Balosa | 2,541 | 0.14 |
| | Independent | Domingo Pacis, Jr. | 2,048 | 0.11 |
| | Independent | Demetrio Sacueza | 1,240 | 0.07 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 374,892 | 100.00 |

#### District 3

City Council election at Quezon City's 3rd district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Julian Coseteng | 42,615 | 8.24 |
| | Liberal | Allan Benedict Reyes | 40,786 | 7.89 |
| | Liberal | Jimmy Borres | 39,657 | 7.67 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Don De Leon | 37,308 | 7.22 |
| | Liberal | Gian Sotto | 34,948 | 6.76 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Pinggoy Lagumbay | 31,106 | 6.02 |
| | Liberal | Arlene De Guzman-Ronquillo | 29,655 | 5.74 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Bert Nazal | 25,047 | 4.84 |
| | PMP | James Albert Dichaves | 23,969 | 4.64 |
| | LDP | Mike Planas | 23,058 | 4.46 |
| | NPC | Wendy Lim | 22,455 | 4.34 |
| | NPC | Mario De Guzman | 21,277 | 4.12 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | John Philip Lesaca | 20,911 | 4.04 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Beda Torrecampo | 19,755 | 3.82 |
| | Independent | Jopet Inton | 16,349 | 3.16 |
| | Independent | Ogie Diaz (Roger Pandaan) | 14,543 | 2.81 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Mike Gonzales | 13,295 | 2.57 |
| | Independent | Jaime Fabregas | 12,777 | 2.47 |
| | NPC | Totoy Carlos | 11,910 | 2.30 |
| | Independent | Juliet Ginete | 8,921 | 1.73 |
| | Independent | Elmer Maturan | 5,870 | 1.14 |
| | NPC | Regina Hernandez | 4,002 | 0.77 |
| | NPC | Gil Modesto | 3,353 | 0.65 |
| | Independent | Ambrocio Cañete | 3,130 | 0.61 |
| | PMP | Rodrigo Escober | 2,590 | 0.50 |
| | Independent | Tonton Rebulado | 2,583 | 0.50 |
| | Independent | Andoy Rosales | 1,421 | 0.27 |
| | PGRP | Tony Tamargo | 1,161 | 0.22 |
| | PGRP | Floro Villanueva | 1,143 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | Emmanuel Cabañez | 800 | 0.15 |
| | Independent | Alex Cachila | 661 | 0.13 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,534 | 100.00 |

#### District 4

City Council election at Quezon City's 4th district :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Edcel Greco Lagman | 89,242 | 12.35 |
| | Liberal | Bong Suntay | 88,365 | 12.23 |
| | Liberal | Jessica Daza | 82,829 | 11.02 |
| | Liberal | Raquel Malangen | 74,372 | 10.31 |
| | Liberal | Vincent Belmonte | 72,326 | 10.01 |
| | NPC | Marvin Rillo | 54,174 | 7.50 |
| | Liberal | Bayani Hipol | 51,231 | 7.09 |
| | Independent | Suzette Bernardo | 44,720 | 6.19 |
| | Nacionalista | Edwin Rodriguez | 23,990 | 3.32 |
| | NPC | Inday Ong | 22,113 | 3.06 |
| | Independent | Joel Sison | 19,217 | 2.66 |
| | Aksyon | Laraine Sarmiento | 17,095 | 2.37 |
| | Independent | Jigo Garcia | 14,927 | 2.07 |
| | Nacionalista | Leo Ferrer | 14,674 | 2.03 |
| | Aksyon | Xyrus Lanot | 7,032 | 0.97 |
| | PMP | Nonoy De Guzman | 6,447 | 0.89 |
| | Independent | Angela Victoria Planas | 5,250 | 0.73 |
| | Independent | Ricky Davao (Frederick Dabao) | 5,109 | 0.71 |
| | NPC | Edgar Delfinado | 4,260 | 0.59 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Raquel Bracero | 4,205 | 0.58 |
| | Independent | Ed Altuna | 3,737 | 0.52 |
| | Independent | Bobit Aquino | 3,513 | 0.49 |
| | Independent | Regina Celeste San Miguel | 2,725 | 0.38 |
| | Independent | Jay Ocampo | 1,891 | 0.26 |
| | NPC | Carl Amadeus Fider | 1,817 | 0.25 |
| | NPC | Teddy Borres | 1,795 | 0.25 |
| | Independent | Jun Lipnica | 1,716 | 0.24 |
| | Independent | James Ibañez | 1,651 | 0.23 |
| | Independent | Orlan Arellano | 1,325 | 0.18 |
| | Lakas–Kampi | Maria Isabel Lopez (Maria Isabel Yokohama) | 1,306 | 0.18 |
| | Independent | Jerrilyn Cruz | 1,196 | 0.17 |
| | Independent | Andy Moran | 759 | 0.11 |
| | KBL | Gerry Sabiniano | 644 | 0.09 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,663 | 100.00 |