Local elections were held in

Marikina Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4 ...

on May 10, 2010 as part of that year's Philippine general election. In this election, the mayoralty and vice mayoralty were contested, along with the sixteen seats in the city council and the city's two seats in the

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. Vice Mayor

Marion Andres Marion Santos Andres (born July 25, 1958) is a Filipino politician, physician, and retired military doctor who has served as vice mayor of Marikina since 2019 under Mayor Marcelino Teodoro. He previously held the office from 2001 to 2010 under ...

was defeated by the Liberal representative from the second district Del De Guzman. Andres's running mate, Thaddeus Santos Jr. was also defeated in his race with

Jose Fabian Cadiz Jose Fabian Imperial Cadiz, (January 11, 1961 – February 20, 2022) was a Filipino politician and physician who served as the vice mayor of Marikina from 2010 to 2019, under the mayoralties of Del de Guzman and Marcelino Teodoro. Before his ...

being elected as vice mayor. First district representative and future mayor

Marcelino Teodoro Marcelino "Marcy" Reyes Teodoro (born August 2, 1970) is a Filipino politician and former publisher who is the representative-elect for Marikina's first district. He previously held the seat from 2007 to 2016 and has served as the mayor of Mar ...

was reelected to a second term as the representative for the first district, with

Miro Quimbo Romero Federico Saenz "Miro" Quimbo (born December 12, 1969) is a Filipino politician who is the representative-elect for Marikina's second district, a seat he previously held from 2010 to 2019. A graduate of University of the Philippines Dili ...

being elected as the representative for the second district. The election determined the composition of the sixth city council. 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.

Background

Mayor Maria Lourdes "Marides" Fernando was on her third term, and she was term-limited. Her party chose Vice Mayor

to run in her place. Andres was challenged by Rep. Del De Guzman of the

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, Alfredo Cheng of Lakas, and independent candidate John Alexander Chong. Vice Mayor

was on his third term, and he was term-limited. He ran as mayor instead. His party chose First District Councilor Thaddeus Antonio "Boy Bolok" Santos Jr. to run in his place. Santos was challenged by former First District Councilor

, First District Councilor Ferdinand "Ferdie" Marco, Efren Angeles, and Melencia Majerano. First District Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro was on his first term, and he ran for re-election for second term. He faced First District Councilor Samuel "Sam" Ferriol of LP, Garizaldy Dela Paz of Lakas, and independent candidates Alfredo Fajardo and Daniel Casuga. Second District Rep. Del De Guzman was on his third term, and he was term-limited. He ran as mayor instead. He fielded lawyer Romero "Miro" Quimbo to run in his place. Quimbo faced Second District Councilor Donn Carlo "Don" Favis, former Rep. Romeo "Ome" Candazo, Second District Councilor Hilario Punzalan, Adjuthor De Guzman, Eduardo Francisco, Benjamin Baretto, Rogelio Serrano, and Felizardo Bulaong.

Results

For Mayor

Second District Rep. Del De Guzman defeated his closest opponent Vice Mayor

with a margin of 66,333 votes.

For Vice Mayor

Former First District Councilor

defeated his opponents.

For Representatives

First District

Rep. Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro was re-elected. He defeated his closest opponent, Councilor Samuel "Sam" Ferriol with a margin of 25,193 votes.

Second District

Atty. Romero "Miro" Quimbo defeated his prominent opponents, including Councilor Donn Carlo "Don" Favis and former Rep. Romeo "Ome" Candazo, and Councilor Hilario Punzalan.

For City Councilors

Summary

First District

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Second District

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References

{{Metro Manila elections 2010 Philippine local elections Elections in Marikina 2010 elections in Metro Manila