2022 Malabon local elections

Local elections was held in Malabon on May 9, 2022 within the Philippine general election. The voters will elect for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two Congressmen, and the twelve councilors for the city's two Sangguniang Panglungsod districts, six for each district.

Background

Mayor Antolin "Lenlen" Oreta III was term-limited. His party has no candidate for mayor, but Oreta supported the candidacy of his brother, Councilor Jose Lorenzo "Enzo" Oreta. Oreta was challenged by former Vice Mayor Jeannie Ng-Sandoval.^[1]

Vice Mayor Bernard "Ninong" Dela Cruz ran for re-election for his second term. He was challenged by former Vice Mayor Mark Allan Jay "Jayjay" Yambao, sister of incumbent Councilor Maria Anna Lizza "Leslie" Yambao.^[2]

Rep. Josephine Veronique "Jaye" Lacson-Noel ran for second term. She was challenged by former Rep. Federico Sandoval II for the second time. Lacson-Noel defeated Sandoval in 2019.^[3]

Candidates

Administration coalition

Team Pamilyang Malabonian
#	Name

For House Of Representatives
1.	Jaye Lacson-Noel	NPC
For Mayor
1.	Enzo Oreta	NUP
For Vice Mayor
1.	Bernard Dela Cruz	NUP
For Councilor (1st District)
1.	Gerry Bernardo	NUP
3.	Danny Dumalaog	Liberal
4.	Jap Garcia	Aksyon
6.	Niño Noel	NPC
8.	Paulo Oreta	NPC
9.	Joey Sabaricos	Aksyon
For Councilor (2nd District)
2.	Ambet Bautista	NPC
3.	Jasper Cruz	Aksyon
4.	Dado Cunanan	NUP
6.	Jonbalot Lim	NPC
7.	Peng Mañalac	Liberal
10.	Len Yanga	Liberal

Primary opposition coalition

Team Kakampi Malabon
#	Name

For House Of Representatives
2.	Ricky Sandoval	PDP–Laban
For Mayor
2.	Jeannie Ng-Sandoval	Nacionalista
For Vice Mayor
2.	Jayjay Yambao	PFP
For Councilor (1st District)
7.	Payapa Ona	Nacionalista
10.	Maricar Torres	Nacionalista
11.	Leslie Yambao	UNA
For Councilor (2nd District)
8.	Edward Nolasco	Nacionalista
9.	Nadja Marie Vicencio	Nacionalista

Independents

Independent
#	Name

For Councilor (1st District)
2.	Jon Cruz	Independent
5.	Joseph Legaspi	Independent
For Councilor (2nd District)
1.	Robert Ballentos	Independent
5.	Niña Fatima Jimenez	Independent

Results

For Mayor

Councilor Jose Lorenzo "Enzo" Oreta was defeated by former Vice Mayor Jeannie Ng-Sandoval by a thin margin.^[4]

Malabon Mayoral Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nacionalista	Jeannie Ng-Sandoval	94,826	50.34%
	NUP	Jose Lorenzo "Enzo" Oreta	93,547	49.66%
Total votes			188,373	100.00
	Nacionalista hold

For Vice Mayor

Vice Mayor Bernard "Ninong" Dela Cruz won his second term against former Vice Mayor Mark Allan Jay "Jayjay" Yambao, brother of incumbent Councilor Maria Anna Lizza "Leslie" Yambao.

Malabon Vice Mayoral Election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	*Bernard "Ninong" Dela Cruz*	98,060	55.38%
	PFP	Mark Allan Jay "Jayjay" Yambao	79,019	44.62%
Total votes			177,079	100.00
	NUP hold

For District Representative

Incumbent Representative Josephine Veronique "Jaye" Lacson-Noel also won a second term in her rematch with former Rep. Federico Sandoval II from 2019.^[3]

Congressional Elections for Malabon's Lone District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	*Josephine Veronique "Jaye" Lacson-Noel*	102,320	56.09%
	PDP–Laban	Federico Sandoval II	80,089	43.91%
Total votes			182,409	100.00
	NPC hold

For Councilor


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Team Pamilyang Malabonian		Nationalist People's Coalition	181,435	20.53	2
			Aksyon Demokratiko	146,848	16.62	2
			Liberal Party	139,289	15.76	2
			National Unity Party	103,030	11.66	2
		Total		570,602	64.56	8
	Team Kakampi Malabon		Nacionalista Party	193,821	21.93	3
			United Nationalist Alliance	43,334	4.90	1
		Total		237,155	26.83	4
	Independent			76,011	8.60	0
	Ex officio seats					2
Total				883,768	100.00	14

First District

City Council Elections for Malabon's First District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NPC	Regino Federico "Niño" Noel	58,348	29.74
	Aksyon	*John Anthony "Jap" Garcia*	58,032	29.58
	Nacionalista	Maricar Torres	51,976	26.49
	NPC	*Paulo Oreta*	45,452	23.16
	NUP	Genaro "Gerry" Bernardo	44,881	22.87
	UNA	*Ma. Anna Lizza "Leslie" Yambao*	43,334	22.08

	Liberal	Danilo "Danny" Dumalaog	42,025	21.42
	Independent	Virgilio "Jon" Cruz Jr.	39,732	20.25
	Nacionalista	Payapa Ona	39,562	20.16
	Aksyon	Joey Sabaricos	35,092	17.88
	Independent	Joseph Legaspi	15,278	7.79
Total votes			473,712	100.00


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Team Pamilyang Malabonian		Nationalist People's Coalition	103,800	21.91	2
			Aksyon Demokratiko	93,124	19.66	1
			National Unity Party	44,881	9.47	1
			Liberal Party	42,025	8.87	0
		Total		283,830	59.92	4
	Team Kakampi Malabon		Nacionalista Party	91,538	19.32	1
			United Nationalist Alliance	43,334	9.15	1
		Total		134,872	28.47	2
	Independent			55,010	11.61	0
Total				473,712	100.00	6

Second District

City Council Elections for Malabon's Second District
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	NUP	*Diosdado "Dado" Cunanan*	58,149	29.63
	Nacionalista	*Edward Nolasco*	56,022	28.55
	Aksyon	Jasper Kevin Cruz	53,724	27.38
	Liberal	Edralin "Len" Yanga	49,285	25.12
	Liberal	*Prospero Alfonso "Peng" Mañalac*	47,979	24.45
	Nacionalista	*Nadja Marie Vicencio*	46,261	23.58

	NPC	Robert "Ambet" Bautista	45,077	22.97
	NPC	Fernando "Jonbalot" Lim Jr.	32,558	16.59
	Independent	Nina Fatima Jimenez	12,003	6.12
	Independent	Robert Aurel Ballentos	8,998	4.59
Total votes			410,056	100.00


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats
	Team Pamilyang Malabonian		Liberal Party	97,264	23.72	2
			Nationalist People's Coalition	77,635	18.93	0
			National Unity Party	58,149	14.18	1
			Aksyon Demokratiko	53,724	13.10	1
		Total		286,772	69.93	4
	Nacionalista Party			102,283	24.94	2
	Independent			21,001	5.12	0
Total				410,056	100.00	6

References

^ Dela Peña, Kurt (October 13, 2021). "It's them again: As COC filing ends, Metro Manila sees old, big names". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ Calalo, Arlie O. (October 7, 2021). "Malabon's Sandoval couple files CoC". The Manila Times. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Calalo, Arlie O. (2021-10-08). "Malabon's Noels seek reelection". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
^ "Jeannie Sandoval proclaimed as new Malabon mayor". Rappler. May 10, 2022.

[1] Dela Peña, Kurt (October 13, 2021). "It's them again: As COC filing ends, Metro Manila sees old, big names". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[2] Calalo, Arlie O. (October 7, 2021). "Malabon's Sandoval couple files CoC". The Manila Times. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

[:0-3] Calalo, Arlie O. (2021-10-08). "Malabon's Noels seek reelection". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2021-12-06.

[4] "Jeannie Sandoval proclaimed as new Malabon mayor". Rappler. May 10, 2022.

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