2022 Valenzuela local elections

2022 Valenzuela Local elections
Mayoral, vice mayoral, congressional representatives; and all 12 city council seats
	Mayoral election
	Results by Barangay
Mayor before election; Rexlon Gatchalian; NPC	Elected Mayor ; Wes Gatchalian; NPC
	Vice mayoral election
	Results by Barangay
Vice mayor before election; Lorena Natividad-Borja; NPC	Elected Vice mayor ; Lorena Natividad-Borja; NPC

Local elections were held in Valenzuela on May 9, 2022, as part of the Philippine general election. Held concurrently with the national elections, the electorate voted to elect a mayor, a vice mayor, twelve city council members, and two district representatives to congress. Those elected took their respective offices on June 30, 2022, for a three-year-long term. 350,676 out of 443,611 registered voters voted in this election.^[1]

Representative Wes Gatchalian and Vice Mayor Lorena Natividad-Borja were elected to the city's mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively, with Gatchalian being elected to his first term and Natividad-Borja being re-elected for her second. The NPC-affiliated Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela won all twelve seats in the city council, securing the coalition complete control of the legislative body.

Outgoing Mayor Rex Gatchalian and Representative Eric Martinez were elected to represent the first and second districts respectively in the 19th Congress. The former was elected for his first term while the latter was elected for his third.

Mayoral and vice mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Rexlon "Rex" Gatchalian was elected to a third term as mayor in the 2019 elections. Due to term limits, he is ineligible to run for re-election; his party, the Nationalist People's Coalition nominated his brother, two-term representative Wes Gatchalian in his place. His main opponent was Engineer Bombit Bernardo, the standard bearer of Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City (LINKOD).

Incumbent vice mayor Lorena "Lorie" Natividad-Borja was elected to a second term as vice mayor in the 2019 elections after having served as a councilor representing the second district from 2001 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2016. Her main opponent was Karuhatan Barangay Captain Ricardo "Boy" De Gula.

Congressional election

The incumbent first district representative was Weslie T. Gatchalian, younger brother to both senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian and incumbent mayor Rexlon T. Gatchalian. Weslie was on his second term as representative.

For the second district, incumbent representative Eric Martinez was also on his second term. He faced against former Valenzuela lone district and former Representative Magtanggol "Magi" Gunigundo in the election.

Candidates

Administration coalition

Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela
#	Name		Result

For Mayor
2.	Wes Gatchalian	NPC	Won
For Vice Mayor
2.	Lorie Natividad-Borja	NPC	Won
For House Of Representatives (1st District)
1.	Rex Gatchalian	NPC	Won
For House Of Representatives (2nd District)
2.	Eric Martinez	PDP–Laban	Won
For Councilor (1st District)
1.	Marlon "Idol" Alejandrino	NPC	Won
2.	Bimbo Dela Cruz	NPC	Won
4.	Ramon Encarnacion	NPC	Won
5.	Ricar Enriquez	Lakas	Won
7.	Cris Feliciano-Tan	PFP	Won
8.	Ghogo Lee	NPC	Won
For Councilor (2nd District)
3.	Chiqui Carreon	NPC	Won
7.	Gerald Galang	NPC	Won
10.	Niña Lopez	NPC	Won
11.	Louie Nolasco	NPC	Won
12.	Mickey Pineda	NPC	Won
13.	Sel Sabino-Sy	NPC	Won

Primary opposition coalition

Team BTS
#	Name		Result

For Mayor
1.	Bombit Bernardo	LINKOD	Lost
For Vice Mayor
1.	Ricardo “Boy” de Gula	LINKOD	Lost
For House Of Representatives (2nd District)
1.	Magi Gunigundo	LINKOD	Lost
For Councilor (1st District)
3.	Ariel Dillena	LINKOD	Lost
6.	Waldo Estrella	LINKOD	Lost
9.	Weng Lopez	LINKOD	Lost
10.	Rodelio Lucero	LINKOD	Lost
12.	Ernie Tolentino	LINKOD	Lost
13.	Nico Trinidad	LINKOD	Lost
For Councilor (2nd District)
1.	Baby Morales-Acuña	LINKOD	Lost
2.	Nida Cainap	LINKOD	Lost
5.	Jason de Gula	LINKOD	Lost
6.	Rizalino “Bong” Ferrer	LINKOD	Lost
9.	Shiela Gamuyod-Ruaya	LINKOD	Lost
14.	Ferdie Urrutia	LINKOD	Lost

Independent

Independent
#	Name		Result

For Councilor (1st District)
11.	Abet Mariano	Independent	Lost
For Councilor (2nd District)
7.	Danilo Cueto	Independent	Lost
8.	Gilbert Gamas	Independent	Lost

Election results

The winners of the congressional, mayor and vice mayor seats of Valenzuela City is determined with the highest number of votes received. These positions are voted separately, so there is a possibility that the winning officials came from the same or different political parties.

Mayoral election

Incumbent mayor was Rexlon "Rex" T. Gatchalian.^[2]

Valenzuela mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Weslie T. Gatchalian	275,650	78.61%
	LINKOD	Bombit Bernardo	75,026	21.39%
Total votes			350,676	100%
	NPC hold

Popular vote percentage

Wes Gatchalian			78.61%
Bombit Bernardo			21.39%

Vice Mayoral election

Incumbent vice mayor was Lorena "Lorie" Natividad-Borja.

Valenzuela vice mayoral election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Lorena C. Natividad-Borja (Incumbent)	257,613	77.68%
	LINKOD	Ricardo de Gula	74,020	22.32%
Total votes			331,633	100%
	NPC hold

Popular vote percentage

Lorie Natividad-Borja			77.68%
Boy de Gula			22.32%

Congressional elections

First district

Incumbent representative was Weslie Gatchalian.^[2]

Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Valenzuela
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Rexlon T. Gatchalian	141,794	100%
Total votes			141,794	100%
	NPC hold

Second district

Incumbent representative was Eric Martinez.

Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Valenzuela
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Eric M. Martinez (Incumbent)	132,241	72.33%
	LINKOD	Magtanggol Gunigundo	50,599	27.67
Total votes			182,840	100%
	PDP–Laban hold

City council elections

First (left) and second (right) legislative districts of Valenzuela.


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela		Nationalist People's Coalition	1,112,648	63.68	10
			Lakas-CMD	108,765	6.23	1
			Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	97,989	5.61	1
		Total		1,319,402	75.52	12
	Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City			357,261	20.45	0
	Independent			70,527	4.04	0
	Ex officio seats					2
Total				1,747,190	100.00	14

The voters in the city elected six councilors on the district where they are registered. Each district elects its own set of councilors via multiple non-transferable vote.

First district

Valenzuela City Council election in the 1st district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Marlon Paulo D. Alejandrino	110,391	30.33%
	NPC	Ramon L. Encarnacion (Incumbent)	109,999	30.22%
	Lakas	Ricardo Ricarr C. Enriquez (Incumbent)	108,765	29.88%
	PFP	Cristina Marie M. Feliciano-Tan	97,989	26.92%
	NPC	Joseph William D. Lee (Incumbent)	89,881	24.69%
	NPC	Walter Magnum D. dela Cruz (Incumbent)	82,732	22.73%
	Independent	Alberto Mariano	49,599	13.63%
	LINKOD	Ernesto Trinidad	34,874	9.58%
	LINKOD	Ernesto Tolentino	33,417	9.18%
	LINKOD	Eduardo Estrella	20,725	5.69%
	LINKOD	Rowena Lopez	19,685	5.41%
	LINKOD	Rodelio Lucero	18,836	5.17%
	LINKOD	Ariel Dillena	16,983	4.67%
Total votes			793,876


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Team Tuloy ang Progreso, Valenzuela		Nationalist People's Coalition	393,003	49.50	4
			Lakas-CMD	108,765	13.70	1
			Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	97,989	12.34	1
		Total		599,757	75.55	6
	Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City			144,520	18.20	0
	Independent			49,599	6.25	0
Total				793,876	100.00	6

Second district

Valenzuela City Council election in the 2nd district
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Gerald Cloyd D. Galang	129,817	35.66%
	NPC	Niña Sheila B. Lopez (Incumbent)	121,113	33.27%
	NPC	Roselle C. Sabino-Sy	119,614	32.86%
	NPC	Louie P. Nolasco (Incumbent)	118,363	32.52%
	NPC	Christopher Joseph M. Pineda	115,831	31.82%
	NPC	Chiqui Marie N. Carreon (Incumbent)	114,907	31.57%
	LINKOD	Rizalino Ferrer	45,475	12.49%
	LINKOD	Jason de Gula	45,230	12.43%
	LINKOD	Marie Shiela Gamuyod-Ruaya	38,323	10.53%
	LINKOD	Gertrudes Morales-Acuña	36,489	10.02%
	LINKOD	Fernando Urrutia	25,457	6.99%
	LINKOD	Nida Cainap	21,767	5.98%
	Independent	Gilbert Gamas	12,513	3.44%
	Independent	Danilo Cueto	8,415	2.31%
Total votes			953,314


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nationalist People's Coalition	719,645	75.49	6
	Lingkod ng Mamamayan ng Valenzuela City	212,741	22.32	0
	Independent	20,928	2.20	0
Total		953,314	100.00	6

References

^ "Valenzuela City local election". Rappler. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Nievera, Allysa (October 1, 2021). "Mayor Rex files COC for congressman; Rep. Wes for Valenzuela city mayor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

[1] "Valenzuela City local election". Rappler. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

[RexWes-2] Nievera, Allysa (October 1, 2021). "Mayor Rex files COC for congressman; Rep. Wes for Valenzuela city mayor". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 3, 2021.

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