Local elections in the Philippines took place on May 9, 2022. These were conducted together with the
2022 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolit ...
(village) level but below the regional level were disputed. The following 18,180 positions will be disputed:
* 81 provincial governorships and vice-governorships
* 782 Provincial Board (
Sangguniang Panlalawigan) members
* 1,634 mayorships and vice-mayorships
* 13,558 city and municipal councilors (
Sangguniang Panlungsod and
Sangguniang Bayan
The Sangguniang Bayan () is the local legislative branch of the municipal governments in the Philippines. It is responsible for passing ordinances and resolutions for the administration of a municipality. Its powers are defined by the Local Go ...
)
The elective positions in the
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was originally scheduled to be held with these elections, but
was postponed to 2025, concurrently with the 2025 elections.
The elective positions in the barangays won't be decided on this day as well. These will be held on
December 5, 2022.
Provincial elections
There are 81
provinces of the Philippines
In the Philippines, provinces ( fil, lalawigan) are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government u ...
. Compostela Valley, which had a
successful renaming plebiscite in 2019, will be known as "
Davao de Oro
Davao de Oro, officially the Province of Davao de Oro ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Davao de Oro; tgl, Lalawigan ng Davao de Oro), is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Nabunturan. It used to be part of ...
" starting this election.
All provinces have a governor and vice governor, each elected separately. Each province is also divided into at least two provincial board districts that elect 1 to 7 board members.
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City elections
There are 146
cities of the Philippines
A city ( fil, lungsod/siyudad) is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities ( fil, nakakartang lungsod), whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their ow ...
.
Santo Tomas, Batangas
Santo Tomas, officially the City of Santo Tomas ('' fil, Lungsod ng Santo Tomas''), is a 1st class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 218,500 people.
With the continuo ...
is the newest city and will elect city officials for the first time in this election.
All cities have a mayor and vice mayor, each elected separately. Each city also elects 6 to 12 councilors, mostly
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
, although some are divided into council districts.
Highly urbanized cities
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Independent component cities
Component cities
Region I (Ilocos Region)
Cordillera Administrative Region
Region II (Cagayan Valley)
Region III (Central Luzon)
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Region IV-A (Calabarzon)
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Mimaropa
Region V (Bicol Region)
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Region VI (Western Visayas)
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Region VII (Central Visayas)
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Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)
Region X (Northern Mindanao)
Region XI (Davao Region)
Region XII (Soccsksargen)
Region XIII (Caraga)
Bangsamoro
Municipal elections
There are 1,489
municipalities of the Philippines
A municipality ( tl, bayan/munisipalidad; hil, banwa; ceb, lungsod/munisipalidad/munisipyo; pag, baley; pam, balen/balayan; bcl, banwaan; war, bungto/munisipyo; ilo, ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is disti ...
. All municipalities have a mayor and vice mayor, each elected separately. Each municipality also elects 8 councilors at-large, except for
Pateros
Pateros, officially the Municipality of Pateros ( tgl, Bayan ng Pateros), is the lone municipality of Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,643 people.
This municipality is famous for its duck-rai ...
, which elects six councilors in each of its two council districts.
Municipality
Metro Manila
Calabarzon
References
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