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Part of the 2025 Philippine general election
2025 Pateros mayoral election Turnout 80.78% 3.88 pp
Nominee
Gerald German
Ronnie S. Miranda
Party
PFP
NUP
Nacionalista
Running mate
John Mendiola Cerafica
John Peter Marzan
Carlo Santos
Popular vote
16,459
13,001
Percentage
55.87%
44.13%
Local elections were held in Pateros on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election . The electorate will elect local elective posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, the district representative of Taguig-Pateros, and six councilors in each of the municipality's two districts.
Candidates in italics indicate incumbents seeking reelection.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Note: Paul Argie Cruz is a guest candidate of Team Good Governance Pateros.
Administration coalition [ edit ]
Team Good Governance Pateros
#
Name
Party
For Mayor
1.
Gerald German
PFP
For Vice Mayor
1.
John Mendiola Cerafica
PFP
For House of Representatives (1st District/Taguig-Pateros)
2.
Allan Cerafica
PFP
For Councilor (1st District)
4.
Leonila "Nene" Bermejo
PFP
8.
Allan Dela Cruz
PFP
10.
Ruel Gatpayat
PFP
17.
Luis Augusto "Luigi" Marcelo
PFP
19.
Oscar "Jon-Jon" Ongmanchi, Jr.
PFP
21.
Nestito "Don" Ponce, Jr.
PFP
For Councilor (2nd District)
2.
Maria Kathleen "Ayie" Ampe
PFP
4.
Paul Argie Cruz
KANP
6.
John Lester "Teng" Joson
PFP
11.
Ryan-Thed Millares
PFP
13.
Ian Ponce
PFP
15.
Jonell Raymundo
PFP
Opposition coalitions [ edit ]
Matatag na Pateros
#
Name
Party
For Mayor
2.
Ronnie S. Miranda
NUP
For Vice Mayor
2.
John Peter Marzan
NUP
For Councilor (1st District)
1.
Johns "Hapon" Abino
NUP
7.
Fernando "Ding" Datu
NUP
13.
Moner Luna
NUP
14.
Jay Mabanglo
NUP
16.
Joseph "Monay" Manzon
NUP
23.
Ramir Ramirez
NUP
For Councilor (2nd District)
5.
Arcangel "Joey" De Lara, Jr.
NUP
7.
Rommel Lambino
NUP
8.
Jun Ling
NUP
9.
Ejercito "Chito" Lorenzo
NUP
12.
Richard Palican
NUP
16.
Roderick Roxas
NUP
Other parties and independents [ edit ]
The incumbent mayor is Ike Ponce , who was reelected for a third and final term in 2022, and is term-limited. He decided not to seek any elective post in the local election, instead running for Partylist Representative as the Second Nominee for the partylist group Ahon Mahirap.[ 4] The race will be contested by former Vice Mayor and Municipal Administrator Gerald German of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ,[ 5] and incumbent councilor Ronnie S. Miranda of the National Unity Party .
Gerald German, municipal administrator (2022–2024) and former vice mayor (2013–2022)[ 1]
Ronnie S. Miranda, incumbent councilor (2022–present)[ 1]
Dominador Rosales Jr., incumbent councilor (2016–present)[ 6]
Barangay
German
Miranda
Total votes
Votes
%
Votes
%
Aguho
1,570
46.92
1,776
53.08
3,346
Magtanggol
449
44.32
564
55.68
1,013
Martires del 96
929
45.45
1,115
54.45
2,044
Poblacion
756
56.59
580
43.41
1,336
San Pedro
878
65.62
460
34.38
1,338
San Roque
1,132
55.74
899
44.26
2,031
Santa Ana
7,623
60.16
5,049
39.84
12,672
Santo Rosario-Kanluran
1,217
52.66
1,094
47.34
2,311
Santo Rosario-Silangan
1,133
59.98
756
40.02
1,889
Tabacalera
772
52.16
708
47.84
1,480
Total
16,459
55.87
13,001
44.13
29,460
Vice mayoral election [ edit ]
The incumbent vice mayor is Carlo Santos, who is running for reelection to a second term. Santos won, defeating his rivals, John Peter Marzan of the National Unity Party , who lost the last election to the incumbent in 2022 , and John Mendiola Cerafica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas .
Carlo Santos, incumbent vice mayor (2022–present)[ 1]
John Peter Marzan, former Liga ng mga Barangay President/ex-officio councilor, and 2022 vice mayoral candidate[ 1]
John Mendiola Cerafica, brother of congressional candidate Allan Cerafica and Taguig mayoral candidate Arnel Cerafica [ 1]
Barangay
Santos
Marzan
Cerafica
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Aguho
1,621
49.26
1,281
38.92
389
11.82
Magtanggol
328
32.09
636
62.23
58
5.68
Martires del 96
980
48.66
731
36.30
303
15.04
Poblacion
842
63.34
339
25.53
147
11.07
San Pedro
882
66.67
307
23.20
134
10.13
San Roque
1,042
52.23
611
30.63
342
17.14
Santa Ana
6,537
52.57
3,807
30.62
2,090
16.81
Santo Rosario-Kanluran
1,406
61.40
663
28.95
221
9.65
Santo Rosario-Silangan
1,224
64.97
501
26.59
159
8.44
Tabacalera
816
55.06
517
34.89
149
10.05
Total
15,678
53.94
9,393
32.32
3,992
13.74
House of Representatives election [ edit ]
Barangay
Cruz
Cerafica
Cayetano
Dela Cruz
Opoc
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
Aguho
1,317
40.66
722
22.29
1,163
35.91
28
0.86
9
0.28
Magtanggol
360
37.04
273
28.09
318
32.72
18
1.85
3
0.31
Martires del 96
766
38.84
641
32.51
532
26.98
25
1.27
8
0.41
Poblacion
645
49.58
298
22.91
336
25.83
20
1.54
2
0.15
San Pedro
671
52.10
347
26.94
260
20.19
8
0.62
2
0.16
San Roque
721
36.77
672
34.27
539
27.49
24
1.22
5
0.25
Santa Ana
5,101
41.67
4,442
36.29
2,439
19.92
204
1.67
55
0.45
Santo Rosario-Kanluran
1,029
46.29
559
25.15
585
26.32
39
1.75
11
0.49
Santo Rosario-Silangan
884
48.84
451
24.92
425
23.48
30
1.66
20
1.10
Tabacalera
567
39.85
382
26.84
460
32.33
9
0.63
5
0.35
Total
12,081
42.46
8,787
30.89
7,057
24.80
405
1.42
120
0.42
Municipal Council election [ edit ]
The Pateros Municipal Council is composed of 14 members, 12 of which are elected through plurality block voting to serve three-year terms. The councilors represent the municipality's two council districts.
2025 Pateros Municipal Council election in the 1st district Candidate Party Votes % Allan Dela Cruz (incumbent) PFP 7,428 8.91 Nestito "Don" Ponce Jr. PFP 6,516 7.82 Jay Mabanglo (incumbent) NUP 6,108 7.33 Elpidio "Edwin" Acosta Jr. Nacionalista 6,032 7.24 Milaor "Mil" Villegas (incumbent) Nacionalista 5,582 6.70 Ryan Rey Panis Nacionalista 4,988 5.98 Adonis "Don Rice" Bigas Independent 4,740 5.69 Eric Mabazza Nacionalista 4,716 5.66 Johns "Hapon" Abiño (incumbent) NUP 4,301 5.16 Jorge "Jojo" Nicdao Independent 3,709 4.45 Leonila "Nene" Bermejo PFP 3,423 4.11 Joseph "Monay" Manzon NUP 3,204 3.84 Luis Augusto "Luigi" Marcelo PFP 3,170 3.80 Ramir Ramirez NUP 3,109 3.73 Oscar "Jon-Jon" Ongmanchi Jr. PFP 3,020 3.62 Fernando "Ding" Datu NUP 2,824 3.39 Ruel Gatpayat PFP 2,696 3.23 Rolando "Lando" Dolon Independent 2,584 3.10 Cesar Ilagas Independent 1,289 1.55 Moner Luna NUP 1,196 1.43 Alifie Apan Independent 1,010 1.21 Romy Quiñones Independent 652 0.78 Arnaldo "Aldy" Reyes Independent 410 0.49 Dante Legaspi Independent 369 0.44 Jun Cerada Independent 276 0.33 Total 83,352 100.00
2025 Pateros Municipal Council election in the 2nd district Candidate Party Votes % Arthur "Atoy" Cortez Nacionalista 6,081 9.47 Omar Alcantara Nacionalista 5,724 8.91 Allan Dennis "Alden" Mangoba (incumbent) Nacionalista 5,625 8.76 Emmanuel "Emman" Tañga Nacionalista 4,852 7.56 Jose Jonathan "Jojo" Sanchez Nacionalista 4,695 7.31 Paul Argie Cruz KANP 4,617 7.19 Rommel Lambino NUP 4,461 6.95 Maria Kathleen "Ayie" Ampe (incumbent) PFP 4,268 6.65 Richard Palican NUP 3,795 5.91 Ian Ponce PFP 3,086 4.81 Jun Ling NUP 2,708 4.22 Arcangel "Joey" De Lara Jr. NUP 2,607 4.06 Jonell Raymundo PFP 2,387 3.72 John Lester "Teng" Joson PFP 2,338 3.64 Marvin Ponce Independent 1,951 3.04 Ryan-Thed "Ryan" Millares PFP 1,884 2.93 Roderick Roxas NUP 1,884 2.93 Ejercito "Chito" Lorenzo NUP 1,245 1.94 Total 64,208 100.00
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