Local elections were held in

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on May 12, 2025, as part of the

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. The electorate elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and the sixteen councilors, eight per district, that would be members of the Makati City Council, and two district representatives to the

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. This was the first elections in which the residents of the Embo barangays did not participate as a result of the

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ruling.

Background

The hotly contested 2019 local elections between Mayor

Abigail Binay Mar-len Abigail "Abby" Sombillo Binay-Campos (born December 12, 1975) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who has been the Mayor of Makati since 2016. She formerly served in the Congress as Representative of Makati's 2nd District from 2007 to ...

and her brother, former mayor Junjun Binay, has caused the deterioration of relations between the incumbent mayor's family and the rest of her siblings. Mayor Abigail Binay and her administration easily won reelection in 2022 without opposition from her siblings. On April 3, 2023, the

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denied the motion of reconsideration filed by

to override its earlier ruling that upheld the 2011 Pasig

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ruling that recognized Taguig's jurisdiction over the ten Embo barangays, resulting in Makati formally ceding control of the barangays to Taguig. The

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(COMELEC) began the administrative transfer of the 212,613 Embo voters and electoral precincts from Makati to Taguig in August 2023, ahead of the 2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (BSKE) elections, where Embo residents voted as residents of Taguig for the first time. The transfer of the Embo barangays also put into question the continued existence of

Makati's 2nd congressional district Makati's 2nd congressional district is one of the two legislative districts in Makati. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1998. The district consists of three barangays in northeastern Makati: Guadalu ...

, which had three remaining barangays that do not meet the constitutional requirement of at least 250,000 residents per congressional district. However, COMELEC Chairman George Garcia has assured that the three remaining barangays could still elect a representative, pending legislation that will redistrict the affected area between the two cities. In September 2024, the 10 former Makati barangays of the second district were formally redistributed to the two legislative and city council districts of Taguig by the COMELEC, effectively leaving the district with three remaining barangays.

Tickets

Candidates underlined are incumbents seeking reelection.

Administration coalition

Opposition coalition

Other candidates

Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor is

, who was reelected for her third term in 2022, and is ineligible for reelection. Binay has indicated her preference for her husband, Representative Luis Campos to succeed her. The incumbent's sister, Senator

Nancy Binay Maria Lourdes "Nancy" Sombillo Binay Angeles (born May 12, 1973) is a Filipino politician who is the mayor-elect of Makati, having been elected in 2025 to replace her sister Abby. She has served as a senator of the Philippines since 2013. ...

, first indicated a run for the city's mayoralty on January 20, 2024, where she shared with

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that she was "50 percent sure" that she would seek the office upon the end of her term as senator. She would confirm her bid for the mayor on September 9.

Candidates

(

United Nationalist Alliance The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA ) is a political party in the Philippines. It was created as a multi-party electoral alliance replacing the former United Opposition (UNO) coalition for the 2013 midterm elections, before it was launched ...

) – incumbent

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* Luis Campos (

Nationalist People's Coalition The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservatism, conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco. History Formation In 1990, amid political and economic unce ...

) – representative of Makati's second district *

Victor Neri Victor Luis Juan Hilado Neri (born February 19, 1976) is a Filipino actor, singer, entrepreneur and chef. Personal life Neri is also a chef and owns a restaurant named ''Saute''. In 2007, Neri took a break from the entertainment industry and ...

(

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), actor * Orlando Stephen Solidum (

)

Declined

* Antonio Lagdameo Jr. ( PFP) – incumbent special assistant to the president of the Philippines

Results

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent vice mayor is

Monique Lagdameo Monique Yazmin María "Nik" Quiríno Lagdaméo (born July 25, 1975) is a Filipino politician who is the representative-elect for Makati's first district. She previously held the seat from 2010 to 2016 and has served as the vice mayor of Makati ...

, who was reelected for her third term in 2022, and is ineligible for reelection.

Candidates

Monsour del Rosario Manuel Monsour Tabib del Rosario III (born May 11, 1962) is a Filipino actor, martial artist, producer, businessman, and politician. He is popularly known as a Filipino taekwondo champion and actor who starred in several Filipino and internat ...

(

) – former representative of Makati's first district and member of the Makati City Council from the first district *

Kid Peña Romulo "Kid" Valderama Peña Jr. (born August 5, 1969) is a Filipino politician who is the vice mayor-elect of Makati. He previously held the position from 2010 to 2015 under the mayoralty of Jejomar Binay Jr., which ended with Peña as acting ...

(

) – incumbent representative of Makati's first district, former acting

mayor of Makati The mayor of Makati () is the head of the executive branch of Makati's government. The mayor holds office at the Makati City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be electe ...

, and former vice mayor of Makati

Results

House of Representatives election

First District

The district consists of barangays in western Makati, namely Bangkal, Bel-Air, Carmona, Dasmariñas, Forbes Park, Kasilawan, La Paz, Magallanes, Olympia, Palanan, Pio del Pilar, Poblacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz, Singkamas, Tejeros, Urdaneta, and Valenzuela. The incumbent is

, who was re-elected for his second term in

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with 94.87% of the vote.

Candidates

* Minnie Antonio (

) * Angelo Base (

) – marriage and family therapist *

(

Makatizens United Party The Makatizens United Party (MKTZNU), is a Makati-based local political organization. MKTZNU was led and founded by Makati Mayor Abby Binay. History The party was formed in 2021, ahead of the 2022 elections, wherein its leader, incumbent M ...

) – incumbent vice mayor of Makati, former representative of Makati's first district (2010–2016) and former member of the Makati City Council from the first district

Results

Second District

The district, as it stands, consists of three barangays: Guadalupe Nuevo, Guadalupe Viejo, and Pinagkaisahan. The incumbent is Luis Campos, who was re-elected for his third term in

with 91.75% of the vote and is therefore ineligible for re-election.

Candidates

* Dennis Almario (

) – incumbent member of the Makati City Council from the second district * Vincent Sese (

) – former member of the Makati City Council from the second district

Results

City council election

Each of Makati's two city council districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.

First district

The last election saw the administration slate sweep the district, getting all eight seats.

Term-limited incumbents

Jhong Hilario Virgilio "Jhong" Viernes Hilario Jr. (born August 11, 1976) is a Filipino actor, dancer, television host, and politician. He is part of the Filipino dance group ''Streetboys''. He is currently serving as a councilor of Makati from its 1st dis ...

(

) ** Hilario will focus on his entertainment career. He endorsed his father, former councilor Virgilio Sr., who is running to replace him. * Luis Javier Jr. (

)

Second district

The last election saw the administration slate get a supermajority the district by winning seven of the eight available seats. It was also the last election that featured candidates from the Embo barangays.

Term-limited incumbents

* Shirley Aspillaga ( Reform PH)

Not running for reelection

*Arnold Cruz (resigned upon election as Barangay Captain of

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, and later ran for Taguig 1st district councilor)

Notes

References

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