Local elections were held in the

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated ...

on May 10, 2010, within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the six Congressmen, and the councilors, six in each of the city's six legislative districts.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

2007

In the 2007 election, Mayor of Manila

Lito Atienza Jose "Lito" Livioko Atienza Jr. (; born August 10, 1941) is a Filipino politician. He served as a Party-list Representative for Buhay from 2013 to 2022, and was a House Deputy Speaker from 2020 to 2022. He served as the Secretary of Environme ...

was barred from seeking a fourth consecutive term; his son Ali was named nominee of the

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; then

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and former mayor

Alfredo Lim Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim Jr.. (; December 21, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Filipino politician and police officer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007. He also served as the Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to ...

was named nominee of the

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(PMP),

Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Katarungan Alfredo "Fred" Siojo Lim Jr.. (; December 21, 1929 – August 8, 2020) was a Filipino politician and police officer who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2004 to 2007. He also served as the Mayor of Manila twice: first from 1992 to 1 ...

, Lim's own party and the United Opposition. The Koalisyong Asenso Manileño, the

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and Kabalikat ng Bayan sa Kaunlaran o KABAKA nominated vice mayor

Danilo Lacuna Danilo "Danny" Bautista Lacuna, Sr. (born March 20, 1938) is a Filipino lawyer and retired politician who last served as vice mayor of Manila from 1998 to 2007, the post he previously held from 1970 to 1971 and from 1988 to 1992. He also serve ...

for the mayoral election. Lim won with 55% of the vote and gave up his senate seat to serve as mayor. Lim was later expelled from the PMP, and Atienza lost the Liberal Party leadership election to senator

Mar Roxas Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (; born May 13, 1957) is a Filipino politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines. He is the grandson and namesake of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He served in the Cabinet of the Philippines ...

and those opposing

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal Arroyo (, born April 5, 1947), often referred to by her initials GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician serving as one of the House Deputy Speakers since 2022, and previously from 2016 to 2017. She previously ...

; Atienza created a splinter group of Liberals who are loyal to Arroyo but the

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ruled that Roxas' election was legal. This caused Atienza to quit the Liberal Party; meanwhile, Roxas gave way to senator

Benigno Aquino III Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...

, whose mother former president

Corazon Aquino Maria Corazon "Cory" Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino (; ; January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009) was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992. She was the most prominent figure of the 1986 People ...

, was one of Lim's strongest allies.

2010

Presidential adviser to the peace process

Avelino Razon Avelino "Sonny" Razon Jr. (born September 27, 1952) is a Filipino former police officer and politician who served as Chief of the Philippine National Police from October 1, 2007 to September 28, 2008. He also ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of ...

announced his candidacy on August 9 at the

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running for the We Are the Reason Movement, under the

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. Incumbents mayor

and vice mayor Isko Moreno announced their candidacy for mayor on Moreno's birthday party at the

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on October 25, hosted by

German Moreno German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early ...

(no relation to Isko), a known Lim ally and Isko's mentor. Moreno, despite being backed by the Asenso Manileño party, will be Lim's running mate. Former three-term mayor and current Environment and Natural Resources secretary

is expected run to reclaim his seat. Atienza has Ma. Lourdes "Bonjay" Isip-Garcia as his vice mayoral running mate. Bonjay Isip is a Councilor of the 6th District and is now running for vice mayor. Isip first won as Councilor in 1992 and later became both Deputy City Administrator and City Administrator. Isip in 1992, was the youngest elected councilor in Manila's history. Lito Atienza served as mayor from 1998 to 2007. Atienza served as Lim's running mate when Lim served as mayor from 1992 to 1998. Rep. Amado Bagatsing, of the Asenso Manileño party, bolted and joined Atienza's ship. Meanwhile, Lim will support the Liberal Party national ticket of

and

, while holding his own Kapayapaan, Kaunlaran at Katarungan (Peace, Prosperity and Justice) standard; Moreno will support the

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ticket headed by Manuel Villar. After announcement of the Lim-Moreno ticket, former

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chief

announced that he had chosen Moreno as his running mate. After Moreno's announcement that he will run under Lim's banner, at least six councilors bolted from Asenso Manileño and went to Razon's side. Moreno eventually became a guest candidate in Razon's ticket, as his vice mayoral candidate. The primary issue for the upcoming campaign is the retention of the oil depots at

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. Lim and Moreno supported its retention while Atienza and Bagatsing supported its removal. Atienza, leader of the Liberal Party wing not recognized by both the

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and the

, will be the "guest candidate" of the

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-led

(PMP). Atienza, a

supporter, has maintained cordial relations with Estrada. In the end, Atienza's certificate of candidacy stated that he was nominated by the Liberal Party, but under the "Buhayin ang MayniLA" (Revive Manila) ticket, and as a guest candidate of the PMP. His guest candidacy was later upgraded to a full-fledged nomination by the PMP as announced by the party's director for political affairs.

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

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. Notes: *Lim's KKK party is in coalition with the

. *Atienza is belatedly nominated by

; he is indicated as an independent on the ballot. *Razon's We Are the Reason Movement slate are guest candidates of the

and Lakas Kampi CMD. *"Change" is compared from 2007 based on the candidates; in 2007, Atienza ran under the Liberal Party and in 2010 ran under the PMP, while Lim ran in 2007 under the PMP and moved to the Liberal-backed KKK in 2010.

Vice mayoral election results

Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. *Moreno's Asenso Manileño party is in coalition with the

, and is a candidate of Lim's KKK and a "guest candidate" Razon's We Are the Reason Movement.

Congressional elections

Each of Manila's six legislative districts elects one representative to the

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. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.

1st District

Incumbent

Benjamin Asilo Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

is also co-nominated by the KKK. Arlene Koa is co-nominated by

Asenso Manileño Asenso Manileño Movement () is a local political party in Manila. It is the city's ruling party since 2019, being in dominion through the administrations of mayors Isko Moreno and Honey Lacuna. History The party was established in 2005 by ...

. Former representative Ernesto Nieva, who was supposed to run again under Lakas-Kampi-CMD, died on February 16, 2010, due to cardiac arrest. His daughter Mina was designated as a candidate by substitution.

2nd District

Jaime Lopez of Lakas Kampi CMD is the incumbent, but he is ineligible for re-election since he is on his third consecutive term already. His party didn't nominate anyone in this district; his son Carlo is co-nominated by the

and the KKK.

3rd District

Zenaida Angping Maria Zenaida "Naida" Arteche Benedicto Angping is a Filipina politician. She served as the secretary of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) from June 30, 2022 to December 2, 2022 in the administration of President Bongbong Marcos. She prev ...

is the incumbent.

4th District

Trisha Bonoan-David Maria Theresa Brondial Bonoan-David (professionally known as Trisha Bonoan-David; born April 23, 1967) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who last served as the representative of the 4th district of Manila from 2007 to 2016. She also previous ...

is the incumbent.

5th District

Despite under Atienza's Buhayin ang MayniLA ticket, which is supported by the

-led

, incumbent Amado Bagatsing is the nominee of both Lakas-Kampi-CMD and local party KABAKA. Latest election results can be viewed at https://web.archive.org/web/20100513150537/http://electionresults.comelec.gov.ph/res_reg3900000.html

6th District

Despite under Atienza's Buhayin ang MayniLA ticket, which is supported by the

-led

, incumbent

Benny M. Abante Bienvenido "Benny" Mirando Abante Jr. (born May 15, 1951) is a Filipino politician and Bible Baptist pastor who is currently serving as the representative of Manila's 6th district since 2019, a position he previously held from 2004 to 2010. ...

is Lakas-Kampi-CMD's nominee in the district.

is also co-nominated by

. This is currently under protest.

City Council elections

Each of Manila's six legislative districts sends six councilors to the City Council. The election is via

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: A voter can vote up to six candidates; the six candidates with the highest number of votes in a particular district are elected. In addition, the barangay captains and the

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(SK) chairpersons in the city's

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s (communities) elect amongst themselves a president that will seat as an ''

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'' member of the city council with full voting powers. The presidents of the barangay captains and SK chairpersons that were elected after the 2007 barangay elections will serve until the winners of the 2010 barangay elections are seated in late November. In case of a tie vote, the vice mayor, as the presiding officer, will vote to break the tie.