Mayor of Muntinlupa
Mayor of Muntinlupa | |
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Punong Lungsod ng Muntinlupa | |
![]() Seal of the City of Muntinlupa | |
since June 30, 2022 | |
Style | The Honorable, Mayor |
Seat | Muntinlupa City Hall, Putatan |
Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
Term length | 3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms |
Inaugural holder | Vidal Joaquín |
Formation | 1918 |
Website | Official website |
The City Mayor of Muntinlupa (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Muntinlupa) is the chief executive of Muntinlupa, a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. The mayor oversees city governance, implements city ordinances, administers public services, and represents Muntinlupa at official events. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation, or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor. The city mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, and cannot be elected for a fourth consecutive term. However, a mayor can be elected again after an interval of one term. Ruffy Biazon of One Muntinlupa is the incumbent since 2022.
History
[edit]Muntinlupa was originally part of the Province of Manila and later Rizal during the Spanish and American colonial eras. It became an independent municipality on January 1, 1918, by virtue of Executive Order No. 108, signed in 1917. It was converted into a highly urbanized city on March 1, 1995, under Republic Act No. 7926.[1]
Following the 1986 EDSA Revolution, Ignacio Bunye was appointed officer-in-charge in June 1986 and later elected in the 1988 municipal elections. Bunye became a founding figure in the city's modern political evolution, serving until the municipality became a city.[2]
Since cityhood, mayoral leadership has alternated among prominent local families, notably the Bunyes, Fresnedis, and Biazons. In May 2025, Ruffy Biazon was re-elected mayor unopposed, with Phanie Teves succeeding as vice mayor.[3]
List
[edit]# | Mayor | Years in office | Notes |
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1 | Vidal Joaquín | 1918–1919 | |
2 | Primo Ticman | 1919–1922 | |
3 | Melencio Espeleta | 1922–1924 | |
4 | Pedro Díaz | 1925–1930 | |
5 | Tomás Molina | 1931–1933 | |
6 | Marciano Arciaga | 1934–1936 | |
7 | León Mendiola | 1937–1939 | |
8 | Francisco Gilbuena | 1945–1945 | |
* | Baldomero Viñalon | 1945–1946 | |
9 | Bonifacio Ticman | 1946–1951 | |
10 | Baldomero Viñalon | 1952–1959 | |
11 | Francisco de Mesa | 1960–1964 | Died in office |
* | Demetrio Loresca | 1964–1964 | Acting mayor |
12 | Maximino Argana | 1964–1966 | |
13 | Demetrio Loresca | 1966–1971 | |
* | Maximino Argana | 1972–1985 | |
14 | Santiago Carlos | 1985–1986 | |
* | Victor Aguinaldo | 1987–1988 | Acting mayor |
15 | Ignacio Bunye | 1986–1998 | First city mayor; elected in 1988; re-elected in 1992 and 1995 |
16 | Jaime Fresnedi | 1998–2007 | Re-elected in 2001 and 2004 |
17 | Aldrin San Pedro | 2007–2013 | Re-elected in 2010 |
* | Jaime Fresnedi | 2013–2022 | Re-elected in 2016 and 2019 |
18 | Ruffy Biazon | 2022–present | Re-elected in 2025 |
Vice Mayor
[edit]The Vice Mayor of Muntinlupa presides over the Muntinlupa City Council and assumes executive duties when the mayor is incapacitated or vacant.
List
[edit]# | Vice Mayor | Dates in office | Notes |
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1 | Jaime Fresnedi | December 2, 1987 – March 21, 1998 | Elected in 1988; re-elected in 1992 and 1995 |
2 | Vicente Chua | March 21, 1998 – June 30, 2001 | |
3 | Jojay Alcaraz | June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 | |
4 | Aldrin San Pedro | June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007 | |
5 | Artemio Simundac | June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 | Re-elected in 2010 and 2013 |
6 | Celso Dioko | June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019 | |
* | Artemio Simundac | June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025 | Re-elected in 2022 |
7 | Stephanie Teves | June 30, 2025 | First female vice mayor |
References
[edit]- ^ Quodala, Schatzi (March 5, 2012). "Muntinlupa: From town to urbanized city". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ Bunye, Ignacio R. (March 28, 2022). "The road to cityhood (1)". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 10, 2025.
- ^ "Ruffy Biazon proclaimed winning candidate for mayor in Muntinlupa". GMA News Online. May 13, 2025. Retrieved June 10, 2025.