Local elections was held in San Juan,

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

on May 13, 2019 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, six of them in the two districts of the city. Former Vice Mayor

Francis Zamora Francisco Javier "Francis" Manlapit Zamora (born December 5, 1977) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former basketball player serving as the mayor of San Juan, Metro Manila since 2019. He previously was San Juan's vice mayor from 2010 to ...

led the mayoral race with 35,000 votes defeating incumbent Vice Mayor Janella Ejercito, granddaughter of former President and incumbent Mayor of Manila

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada, (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor. He served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, the 9th vice preside ...

, who garnered 24,813 votes. Zamora's victory marked the conclusion of the reign of the Ejercito Estradas in the city who ruled the city for 50 years.

Background

Incumbent Guia Gomez is now on her third and final term as Mayor of San Juan. She was elected as Mayor in 2010 replacing her son,

JV Ejercito Joseph Victor Gomez Ejercito (; born December 26, 1969), also known as JV Ejercito Estrada or simply JV Ejercito, is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as a Senator since 2022 and previously from 2013 to 2019. He had also served as t ...

, who served as Mayor from 2001 to 2010 before being elected as Representative of the Lone District of San Juan and later Senator of the Philippines. Incumbent Vice Mayor Janella Ejercito is her party's nominee for the mayorship. She is the granddaughter of former President and incumbent Manila Mayor

and the eldest daughter of former Senator

Jinggoy Estrada Jose Pimentel Ejercito Jr. (; born February 17, 1963), also known as Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada or simply Jinggoy Estrada, is a Filipino politician, film actor, and producer serving as a Senator since 2022, and previously from 2004 to 2016. He ...

; both are former Mayors of San Juan and former Senators as well. Her running mate is incumbent councilor Leonardo Celles, who served as Vice Mayor of San Juan from 2001 to 2010. Her main opponent is

, former Vice Mayor of San Juan and Gomez's opponent in 2016. The Ejercitos and Zamoras used to be allies before becoming rivals.

Candidates

Mayor

Vice Mayor

District Representative

Incumbent Ronaldo Zamora is running for re-election again. Challenging him is actor and former Makati Vice Mayor

Edu Manzano Eduardo "Edu" Manzano (; born September 14, 1955) is a Filipino American, Filipino-American actor, fashion model, TV commercial model, comedian, politician, United States Air Force veteran and television game host. He was previously the host of ...

Councilors

One San Juan

Team San Juan

Katipunan ng Demokratikong Pilipino

District 1

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District 2

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References

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