2025 Pasig local elections

Local elections will take place in Pasig on Monday, May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a mayor, a vice mayor, twelve members of the Pasig City Council, and one representative to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The officials elected in the election will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year-long term.
The 2025 Pasig local elections primarily centers around between the two rival tickets "Giting ng Pasig", headed by the reelectionist Mayor Vico Sotto, and "Team Kaya This", headed by business woman Sarah Discaya. Sotto is running for this third and final term as Mayor of Pasig, having been in office since 2019.
Discaya is campaigning on a platform centered on increased infrastructure spending, with the goal of transforming Pasig City into a "Smart City." She has outlined plans for several major projects aimed at improving the quality of life for residents. Discaya also said she was compelled to run for mayor in response to what she described as Mayor Sotto’s "baseless" accusations against her construction company. Additionally, she has criticized Sotto for prioritizing "good governance" over essential services such as healthcare, education, and infrastructure development.
Several graft cases have been filed against incumbent mayor Vico Sotto, the first ones he has faced in his political career, which he believes are politically motivated. The cases stem from allegedly distributing shirts instead of cash allowances to city hall employees, and for allegedly giving an illegal tax discount to telco company Converge ICT. In addition, a petition for a temporary restraining order has also been filed against the implementation of Mayor Sotto's flagship project, the ₱9.6 Billion reconstruction of the Pasig City Hall Complex.
Mayor Sotto has also criticized a concert held by the St. Gerrard Construction Charity Foundation, led by Curlee Discaya and his wife Sarah, for not securing permits from city hall, which were countered by the foundation's insistence that it was held within the private Arcovia City estate. The aforementioned couple's St. Gerrard Construction and Development Corporation have previously had their projects in Barangay Bambang suspended by Mayor Sotto for lack of building permits and violating the terms of one of their approved permits. In 2020, the firm was also blacklisted from all government projects by the Department of Public Works and Highways for a period of one year for missing project deadlines.
Meanwhile, the Discayas, former city councilor Mario Concepcion Jr., and former Bambang barangay captain Reynaldo Samson Jr. have joined the ruling Partido Federal ng Pilipinas in anticipation of a 2025 run. The party has regarded Sarah Discaya, through her charity work in the city, as a "winnable mayoral candidate".
Note: Candidates in italics indicate incumbents seeking reelection.
Incumbent mayor Vico Sotto is on his second consecutive term, having won his reelection bid in 2022. He is eligible to run for a third and final consecutive term.
Incumbent vice mayor Robert Jaworski Jr. is on his first term, having won his seat in the 2022 Pasig local elections. He is eligible to run for his second consecutive term.
The Pasig City Council has 14 members, 12 of which are elected via plurality block voting for three-year terms. It is divided into two city council districts, with six councilors each.
The first city council district is composed of the western and southern barangays of the city, namely Bagong Ilog, Bagong Katipunan, Bambang, Buting, Caniogan, Kalawaan, Kapasigan, Kapitolyo, Malinao, Oranbo, Palatiw, Pineda, Sagad, San Antonio, San Joaquin, San Jose, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, Santo Tomas, Sumilang, and Ugong.
The administration coalition won a majority of the district's seats in 2022, winning five of the six contested seats.
Term-limited councilors
The second city council district is composed of the northern and eastern barangays of the city, namely Dela Paz, Manggahan, Maybunga, Pinagbuhatan, Rosario, San Miguel, Santa Lucia, and Santolan.
The administration coalition won a majority of the district's seats in 2022, winning five of the six contested seats.
Term-limited councilors
The city elects one representative to the House of Representatives. The incumbent is Roman Romulo, who is on his second consecutive term. He is eligible to run for a third and final consecutive term.
On April 2, 2025, House of Representatives candidate Christian "Ian" Sia held a campaign caucus in a local barangay alongside his slate. During the event, he discussed his proposed plans for supporting solo parents within the district. Rather than offering direct financial assistance—citing that not all jurisdictions could afford such measures—he instead suggested the following:
Sia then continued saying:
Videos and clips of his speech soon went viral on social media drawing widespread condemnation from various groups and political figures. Organizations such as the women’s rights group Gabriela, the Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Philippine Commission on Women, among others, issued statements denouncing his remarks.
On April 5, 2025, Sia held a press conference to apologize for the jokes he made about single mothers. He acknowledged that his comments were a poor choice and inappropriate in the context of a political campaign.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) subsequently issued a show-cause order requiring Sia to explain why he should not be charged with an election offense or disqualified from the race due to his remarks. According to COMELEC's anti-discrimination task force, his statements may have violated resolutions intended to prevent discrimination and promote fair campaigning.
In response to his comments, the Solo Parents Party-list has filed a formal complaint against Sia with the Commission on Elections. Sia has also been barred from joining any more campaign events for three days by his party.