Who will emerge victorious in the local election in Taguig today, May 9?
According to the Commission on Elections (Comelec), there are 449,359 registered voters in Taguig, who will troop to polling centers to choose their president, vice president, senators, congressmen, mayor, vice mayor, councilors and party list.
At the center of the local election in Taguig are Team Lani Cayetano and Team AMC led by Arnel Cerafica.
Taguig 2nd District Rep. Lani Cayetano of the Nacionalista Party is running for Taguig mayor against Cerafica of the Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (PPP), who served as Taguig-Pateros congressman for three terms from 2010 to 2019.
Cayetano is the sister-in-law of incumbent Mayor Lino Cayetano, who opted not to seek a second term and gave way to her candidacy.
Running for vice mayor are Arvin Alit, Cayetano’s running mate, and Janelle Cerafica of PPP and wife of Arnel.
For congressman of the First District of Taguig-Pateros, the candidates are Allan Cerafica of PPP and Ading Cruz of NP.
For the representative of the Second District of Taguig, the candidates are Che Che Gonzales of PPP and Pammy Zamora of NP.
The Ceraficas and Team AMC are allied with UniTeam of presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte. Team AMC met Marcos and Duterte during UniTeam’s rally in Taguig last April 24.
Here is the complete list of local candidates running for congressman, mayor, vice mayor and councilor in Taguig based on Comelec’s ballot face template:
For Congressman - Taguig
District 1 (Taguig-Pateros)
1. Allan Cerafica - Partido Pilipino sa Pagbabago (PPP)
2. Ading Cruz - Nacionalista Party (NP)
District 2 (Taguig)
1. Ate Che Che Gonzales (PPP)
2. Pammy Zamora (NP)
For Mayor – Taguig
1. Arnel Cerafica (PPP)
2. Ate Lani Cayetano (NP)
For Vice Mayor – Taguig
1. Janelle Cerafica – PPP
2. Arvin Alit – NP
For Councilors
District 1 – Taguig
1. Ronet Franco – PPP
2. Warren Dionisio – PPP
3. Anggus Icay – PPP
4. Warren Delos Santos – PPP
5. RJ Bernal – PPP
6..Paul Lontoc – Independent
7. Jonjon Bautista – PPP
8. Jannah Cruz – PPP
9. Elvira Madrid – PPP
10. Inocentes Amoroso – Independent
11. Mar Norbert Osorio – Independent
12. Jaime Labampa – NP
13. Gigi Valenzuela de Mesa – NP
14. Totong Mañosca – NP
15. Carlito Ogalinola – NP
16. Atty. Joy Panga-Cruz – NP
17. Commissioner Aquino – NP
18. Gamie San Pedro – NP
19. Tikboy Marcelino – NP
District 2 – Taguig
1. Myla Valencia – PPP
2. Glenn Sacay – PPP
3. Larry German – PPP
4. Jun Rivera – PPP
5. Basilio Pooten – PPP
6. Oscar Oca Dio – PPP
7. Bro. Art Flores – PPP
8. Jay Morales – PPP
9. Felomino Balmes – Partido Laban ng Masa (PLM)
10. Caleb Tibio – Independent
11. Darius Lim – Independent
12. Toroy Francisco – Independent
13. Milly Somera – Partido Pederal ng Maharlika (PPM)
14. Alex Penolio – NP
15. Edgar Baptista – NP
16. Jaime Garcia – NP
17. Marisse Balina-Eron – NP
18. Yasser Pangandaman – NP
19. Nicky Supan – NP
20. Jomil Serna – NP
21. Eduardo Prado – NP