2022 Pateros local elections explained

Local elections were held in Pateros on May 9, 2022, as a part of the Philippine general election. The voters elected local elective posts in the municipality: the mayor, vice mayor, district representative of Pateros-Taguig, and councilors, six in each of the city's two legislative districts.

Background

Mayor Miguel "Ike" Ponce III ran for re-election for third term.^{[1] [2]} Independent candidate Marilyn Ison Chiong faced Ponce for the top post in Pateros.

Vice Mayor Gerald German was term-limited. His party nominated ex-officio councilor and Pateros' Liga ng Barangay President, Brgy. Magtanggol Chairman John Peter Marzan. Marzan was challenged by Engr. Carlo Santos. Santos lost the last election to German.

Although eligible to run for a second term, Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano chose to ran for senator instead. His party chose outgoing Taguig Vice Mayor Ricardo "Ading" Cruz Jr. Cruz was challenged by Allan Cerafica, former Rep. Arnel Cerafica's brother. Allan Cerafica lost the last election to Cayetano.

Results

For Mayor

Mayor Miguel "Ike" Ponce III overwhelmingly defeated his opponent, Marilyn Chiong.^[3] Ponce won in a landslide election to Chiong with a margin of 25,757 votes. ^[4]

Per Barangay

Barangay	Ponce III		Chiong
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aguho	3,352	95.09	173	4.91
Magtanggol	942	92.63	75	7.37
Martires del 96	1,932	87.70	271	12.30
Poblacion	1,335	94.35	80	5.65
San Pedro	1,331	93.73	89	6.27
San Roque	2,020	90.87	203	9.13
Santa Ana	11,855	88.24	1,580	11.76
Santo Rosario-Kanluran	2,336	95.04	122	4.96
Santo Rosario-Silangan	1,932	94.38	115	5.62
Tabacalera	1,499	95.60	69	4.40
Total	28,534	91.13	2,777	8.87

For Vice Mayor

Engr. Carlo Santos won, defeating his rival, Pateros' Liga ng Barangay President, ex-officio councilor John Peter Marzan by 2,629 votes, with a margin of nearly 8.5 points.^[5] Santos lost to German in the same race last elections.

Per Barangay

Barangay	Santos		Marzan
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aguho	1,817	52.36	1,653	47.64
Magtanggol	253	24.37	785	75.63
Martires del 96	1,224	56.88	928	43.12
Poblacion	743	52.51	672	47.49
San Pedro	715	51.11	684	48.89
San Roque	1,253	57.40	930	42.60
Santa Ana	7,225	54.21	6,103	45.79
Santo Rosario-Kanluran	1,290	52.98	1,145	47.02
Santo Rosario-Silangan	1,403	67.16	686	32.84
Tabacalera	933	59.28	641	40.72
Total	16,856	54.23	14,227	45.77

For Representative, Taguig-Pateros Lone District

Allan Cerafica, brother of former Rep. Arnel Cerafica defeated outgoing Taguig Vice Mayor Ricardo "Ading" Cruz Jr. in Pateros but lost the congressional election to the latter.

Per Barangay

Barangay	Cerafica		Cruz, Jr.
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Aguho	1,855	53.34	1,623	46.66
Magtanggol	706	70.88	290	29.12
Martires del 96	1,393	64.31	773	35.69
Poblacion	738	53.17	650	46.83
San Pedro	828	59.27	569	40.73
San Roque	1,435	65.68	750	34.32
Santa Ana	9,241	69.94	3,972	30.06
Santo Rosario-Kanluran	1,569	65.59	823	34.41
Santo Rosario-Silangan	1,082	54.67	897	45.33
Tabacalera	793	51.13	758	48.87
Total	19,640	63.88	11,105	36.12

For Councilors

First District

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Second District

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Dela Peña . Kurt . It’s them again: As COC filing ends, Metro Manila sees old, big names . INQUIRER.net . January 12, 2022.
2. Web site: Pateros mayor seeks reelection  . 2023-12-19 . metronewscentral.net.
3. Web site: Maghanoy . Christian Crow . 2022-05-10 . Pateros Mayor Ponce reelected for last term . 2023-12-19 . The Manila Times . en.
4. Web site: Mayor Ponce wins by landslide in Pateros . 2023-12-19 . Manila Bulletin . en.
5. Web site: Maderazo . Jake J. . 2022-04-26 . Tight mayoralty polls in Manila, Caloocan, Marikina and Malabon . 2023-12-19 . INQUIRER.net . en.