2025 Parañaque local elections

Local elections were held in Parañaque on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a mayor, a vice mayor, sixteen members of the Parañaque City Council, and two district representatives to the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Team Bagong Parañaque, led by brothers incumbent Mayor Eric Olivarez and incumbent first district representative Edwin Olivarez, dominated the 2022 Parañaque local elections. However, rumors started to circulate that similar to some of the other ruling political families in Metro Manila, the Olivarez family were also on the verge of splitting up over who should run for mayor between the two.^[1] While the brothers eventually resolved their differences to run together under a reformed Team Bagong Parañaque ticket,^[2] some of their relatives chose to break away from the family by either running directly against them, or joining rival political factions.^[3]

Meanwhile, a mix of old and new political rivals are also independently vying unseat the incumbent Olivarezes and their allies.^[4][5][6]

Candidates in italics indicate incumbents seeking reelection.

The incumbent mayor is Eric Olivarez, who has served since 2022 after being elected with 64.3% of the vote. He was eligible for reelection for a second consecutive term, but instead chose to run for representative. His party nominated his brother and former mayor Edwin Olivarez to run for the position.^[3]

The main opponents for the position are the incumbent's wife Aileen Claire Olivarez and the 2022 mayoral candidates, the incumbent Barangay Baclaran Chairman Jun Zaide running under Aksyon Demokratiko, and John Andrew Uy also known as "Drew Uy" running as an independent candidate, who gained strong support from the youth and emerged as a relatively fresh challenger for the mayoral seat.^[3][8]

The incumbent vice mayor is Joan Villafuerte, who has served since 2022 after being elected in a close election with 39.14% of the vote. She is eligible to run for a second consecutive term.

Her opponent is Benjo Bernabe, a former city councilor and son of former mayor Jun Bernabe.

The Parañaque City Council is composed of 18 members, 16 of which are elected through plurality block voting to serve three-year terms. The councilors represent the city's two legislative districts.

The first city council district is composed of the city's western barangays, namely Baclaran, Don Galo, La Huerta, San Dionisio, San Isidro, Santo Niño, Tambo and Vitalez.

The last election saw the administration coalition win a supermajority in the district, winning seven out of eight seats.

• Pablo Gabriel Jr.
  • Term-limited. His wife, Rina Gabriel, is running for the position
• Marvin Santos
• Vandolph Quizon
  • Term-limited.
• Jomari Yllana
  • Term-limited. His wife, actress Maria Isabel "Abby" Viduya, more commonly known as "Priscilla Almeda", is running for the position

The second city council district is composed of the city's eastern barangays, namely BF Homes, Don Bosco, Marcelo Green, Merville, Moonwalk, San Antonio, San Martin de Porres, and Sun Valley.

The last election saw the administration coalition win a supermajority in the district, winning seven out of eight seats.

• Edwin Benzon
  • His wife, Sheilla Benzon, is running for the position
• Nina Sotto
  • Her husband, Wahoo Sotto, is running for the position

Coinciding with the local elections, two representatives will be elected to represent the city in the House of Representatives in the 20th Congress.

The incumbent representative is Edwin Olivarez, who was elected in 2022 with 90.16% of the vote. He was eligible to run for a second term, but chose to run for mayor instead.

His party chose his brother, incumbent mayor Eric Olivarez to run for the post. He is running unopposed.^[9]

The incumbent representative is Gustavo Tambunting, who was elected in 2022 with 52.89% of the vote. He is eligible to run for a second consecutive term.

His main opponent is incumbent Bicol Saro partylist representative Brian Yamsuan.^[10]