Local elections were held in
Parañaque City
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,992 people.
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on May 9, 2016 within the
Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, eight of them in the two districts of the city.
Background
Incumbent City Mayor Edwin Olivarez will be seeking a reelection this 2016 election, running under the
Liberal Party
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unopposed.
Jeremy Marquez, the son of former city mayor
Joey Marquez
Joselito Perez Marquez (born Artemio Perez Marquez Jr.; October 7, 1957) better known as Joey Marquez, is a Filipino actor, comedian, politician and former professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association.
He was born to ...
will be running for vice mayor against Olivarez's running mate and incumbent vice mayor Rico Golez.
Celebrities and prominent personalities will also try to get a seat in the city council. This includes dancer Brilliante Inciong of Masculados, comedians Ryan Yllana and
Vandolph Quizon
Vandolph Lacsamana Quizon (born; May 7, 1984) is a Filipino actor, comedian and politician. He also serves as a councilor of Parañaque from the 1st district since 2016.
Personal life
He is the only son of comedian Dolphy with actress-po ...
, singer
Roselle Nava
Roselle Paulino Nava-Tan (born March 28, 1976), professionally and more commonly known as Roselle Nava, is a Filipinos, Filipino singer, film and television actress, and former politician. She is a multi-platinum female singer in the Philippine ...
, actor
Jomari Yllana
José María "Jomari" Garchitorena Yllana (born August 16, 1976) is a Filipino actor, model, racing driver, concert producer, promoter, and politician.
He rose to fame as one of the members of 1990s teen group ''"Gwapings"'' together with Mark ...
, basketball coach
Binky Favis
Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis, better known as Binky Favis, is a Filipino people, Filipino former professional basketball head coach and politician.
Coaching career
He was also a former player of the UST Growling Tigers and was an assistan ...
, and
Hubert Webb
Hubert Jeffrey Pagaspas Webb (born November 7, 1968), is the third son of Freddie Webb, as well as the brother of Pinky Webb and Jason Webb. He gained prominence as a suspect in the Vizconde murders.
Vizconde murders
Webb was the prime su ...
, who is known to be the primary mastermind in the 1991 Vizconde Massacre.
Results
Names written in bold-Italic are the re-elected incumbents while in italic are incumbents lost in elections.
For Mayor
Mayor
Edwin Olivarez
Edwin de Leon Olivarez (born August 14, 1963) is a Filipino politician, athlete, and businessman currently serving as a Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Parañaque's 1st District since 2022 and previously from 2010 to 2013 ...
was re-elected unopposed.
Vice Mayor
Vice Mayor Jose Enrico "Rico" Golez defeated Jeremy Marquez in a tight election.
For Representative
First District
Rep.
Eric Olivarez
Eric de Leon Olivarez is an educator, a registered nurse, and a fitness buff who is the incumbent Mayor of Parañaque since 2022. He previously served as a councilor and representative of the city's first district.
Education
Olivarez earned hi ...
was re-elected.
Second District
Rep. Gustavo Tambunting won over former Rep.
Roilo Golez
José Roilo Solís Gólez (January 9, 1947 – June 11, 2018) was a Politics of the Philippines, Filipino politician who last served his sixth term as Member of the Philippine House of Representatives representing the Legislative districts of Par ...
in a tight election.
City Councilors
First District
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Second District
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References
{{Metro Manila elections
2016 Philippine local elections
Elections in Parañaque
2016 elections in Metro Manila