Local elections were held in Las Piñas on Monday, May 13, 2019, as a part of the 2019 Philippine general election. Voters elected candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the councilors, six of them in the two districts of the city.
There are a total of 208,736 people who voted out of the 328,384 registered voters.[1]
Background
Mayor Imelda Aguilar sought for her second consecutive, third non-consecutive term. She was challenged by Luis "Louie" Casimiro, Conrado Miranda, and former Councilor Benjamin Gonzales.
Vice Mayor Luis "Louie" Bustamante was term limited. He ran as councilor instead. His party nominated April Aguilar-Nery, daughter of Mayor Imelda Aguilar, to run for his place. Aguilar-Nery was challenged by Antonio Abellar Jr.
Following Rep. Mark Villar's appointment as Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways in 2016, he was replaced by his wife, Emmeline Aglipay-Villar as interim representative.[2] The congressional seat were contested by Camille Villar and Jerry Delos Reyes.
Results
For Mayor
Mayor Imelda Aguilar was re-elected with 170,972 votes garnered.
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