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Comelec releases list of candidates for mayor, vice mayor, councilor in Taguig for May 2025 polls

Published Oct 10, 2024 05:55 am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) released the list of candidates running for mayor, vice mayor, and councilor in Taguig for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections. 

Based on the list released by the Comelec Taguig office, headed by Atty. Edgar Feliciano Aringay, election officer, there are three candidates for mayor, three for vice mayor, 31 for councilor in the First District, and 37 for councilor in the Second District in the city.  

The candidates for mayor in Taguig are independent candidate Brigido Licudine, incumbent Maria Laarni Cayetano of the Nacionalista Party, and Arnel Cerafica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). 

Running for vice mayor in Taguig are incumbent Arvin Ian Alit of Nacionalista Party, Janelle Cerafica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, and independent candidate Nelly Tanglao. 

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The candidates for mayor of Taguig are (from left) Brigido Licudine, incumbent Maria Laarni Cayetano and Arnel Cerafica (Photos: Screenshot from Comelec Taguig video, and Facebook accounts of Mayor Cayetano and Team AMC)

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The candidates for vice mayor of Taguig are Janelle Cerafica (left) and incumbent Arvin Ian Alit (right). Also running for vice mayor is Nelly Tanglao (Photos: Team AMC and Arvin Ian Alit's Facebook accounts)

Taguig voters will elect one mayor, one vice mayor, and 12 councilors in each of the two districts due to the addition of the 10 EMBO (enlisted men’s barrio) barangays to the city. 

District 1 of Taguig is composed of Barangays Bagumbayan, Bambang, Calzada, Hagonoy, Ibayo-Tipas, Ligid-Tipas, Lower Bicutan, New Lower Bicutan, Napindan, Palingon, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Tuktukan, Ususan and Wawa, and the EMBO Barangays Comembo, Pembo and Rizal. 

District 2 of Taguig is composed of Central Bicutan, Central Signal Village, Fort Bonifacio, Katuparan, Maharlika Village, North Daang Hari, North Signal Village, Pinagsama, South Daang Hari, South Signal Village, Tanyag, Upper Bicutan and Western Bicutan, and the EMBO Barangays Cembo, East Rembo, Pitogo, Post Proper Northside, Post Proper Southside, South Cembo and West Rembo. 

Here is the list of candidates in Taguig for the May 12, 2025 national and local elections: 

TAGUIG CITY 

MAYOR 

1. BRIGIDO LICUDINE - INDEPENDENT 

2. MARIA LAARNI CAYETANO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

3. ARNEL CERAFICA - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

 

VICE MAYOR

1. ARVIN IAN ALIT - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

2. JANELLE CERAFICA - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

3. NELLY TANGLAO - INDEPENDENT 

 

COUNCILOR - 1ST DISTRICT 

1. ROMEO EDGAR ABAIGAR - INDEPENDENT 

2. KIM ABBANG - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

3. JOHNNY ALVARIDA - INDEPENDENT 

4. RAUL AQUINO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

5. MARK EMERSON BACSAIN - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

6. JOHN JOHN BAUTISTA - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

7. JAY-RJ ERIC BERNAL - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

8. MARK BRYAN BERAN - INDEPENDENT 

9. ALLAN PAUL CRUZ - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

10. NORJANNAH CRUZ - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

11. ARNOLD CRUZ - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

12. GIRLIE DELOS SANTOS - MAKABAYANG KOALISYON NG MAMAMAYAN 

13. WARREN DELOS SANTOS - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

14. RICO PALMA - INDEPENDENT

15. ROLANDO GONZALES - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

16. HENRY VERA - INDEPENDENT 

17. DARWIN ICAY - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

18. TRISTAN INAN - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

19. REINANTE DELA PAZ - INDEPENDENT 

20. JAIME LABAMPA - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

21. PAUL LONTOC - INDEPENDENT 

22. ELVIRA MADRID - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

23. LAMBERTO MAÑOSCA - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

24. RODIL MARCELINO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

25. CARLITO OGALINOLA - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

26. FANELLA JOY PANGA-CRUZ - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

27. GAMALIEL SAN PEDRO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

28. JOSHUA NARC SANGA - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

29. MARIA ANA SANTOS - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

30. FERDINAND SANTOS - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

31. GERARD SUMAGPAO - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

 

COUNCILOR - 2ND DISTRICT 

1. BENEDICTO ABATAY - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

2. JUDE ACEPCION - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

3. JOEL ADVINCULA  - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

4. ABRAHAM ANUNCIACION - INDEPENDENT 

5. ARMANDO ERCILLO - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS

6. ARTHUR CLAVO - INDEPENDENT 

7. MARISSE BALINA-ERON - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

8. MARILOU BANDEJAS - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

9. EDGAR VICTOR BAPTISTA - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

10. MARJORIE VILLASIS - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

11. ANGIELYN BOMBASE - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

12. LYLANI CALVADORES - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

13. DANILO CASTRO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

14. COSMIANO DE ASIS - INDEPENDENT 

15. GRAZIELLE IONY DE LARA-BES - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

16. CUPID DEMAFILES - INDEPENDENT 

17. ALVINLEEN DIZON - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

18. ARTHUR FLORES - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

19. GLENN SACAY - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

20. JERRY TAN - PARTIDO LAKAS NG MASA 

21. ROSALDO PAOLO CABRERA VIII - INDEPENDENT 

22. HANNAH GENELE PAU-TIN  - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

23. ALEXANDER PENOLIO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

24. PERLISITA MAGALLANO - INDEPENDENT 

25. BASILIO POOTEN - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

26. EDUARDO PRADO - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

27. JUANITO AGGALUT - INDEPENDENT 

28. IGNACIO RIVERA JR. - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

29. SALVADOR ZAMORA III - INDEPENDENT

30. RODOLFO SAN PEDRO JR. - INDEPENDENT 

31. JOMIL BRYAN SERNA - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

32. ISIDRO CAPURCOS - INDEPENDENT 

33. EDGARDO DARIA - INDEPENDENT 

34. NICKY SUPAN - NACIONALISTA PARTY 

35. CALEB TIBIO - INDEPENDENT 

36. GARY LESTER VALDEZ - PARTIDO FEDERAL NG PILIPINAS 

37. EVELYN DELFINA VILLAMOR - NACIONALISTA PARTY

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