Local elections were held in Muntinlupa on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a mayor, a vice mayor, 16 members of the city council, and a district representative to the House of Representatives of the Philippines. The officials elected in the election will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year-long term.
Background Muntinlupa's local politics has long been dominated by a few political families, among them the Fresnedis and the Biazons. Incumbent representative Jaime Fresnedi has served as the city's mayor for nearly two decades in total, becoming one of Muntinlupa's longest-serving leaders. His nephew, Jedi Presnedi, is a 1st district councilor seeking re-election in 2025. Fresnedi's wife, Loreta Obong-Fresnedi, had run for mayor in 2007 but lost to then-vice mayor Aldrin San Pedro. The Biazon family has also been prominent in the city's political landscape; incumbent mayor Ruffy Biazon is a son of the late senator Rodolfo Biazon, who represented Muntinlupa in Congress from 2010 to 2016. Ruffy Biazon himself served five terms as the city's lone district representative and even briefly headed the Bureau of Customs before returning to Congress.
Ahead of the 2022 elections, these two political clans forged an alliance under a new local party called One Muntinlupa (1Munti). Fresnedi was then term-limited as mayor and opted to run for Muntinlupa's congressional seat while backing Ruffy Biazon for mayor and their ally Artemio Simundac for vice mayor. Running on a joint One Muntinlupa slate, the Biazon–Fresnedi swept the 2022 local elections: Biazon was elected mayor, Fresnedi won as congressman, and Simundac was re-elected as vice mayor, with their party winning all city council seats in a landslide. This outcome marked a united front in Muntinlupa's leadership, as the newly minted One Muntinlupa party took full control of city hall.
By 2025, however, the composition of the ruling alliance had shifted. Mayor Biazon announced he would seek a second term with a new running mate, Poblacion barangay captain Allen Ampaya. Ampaya, who is a member of the Fresnedi family, served as the president of Muntinlupa's Association of Barangay Captains, and his addition to Biazon's ticket further solidified the partnership between the city's two dominant political families. The One Muntinlupa party formally endorsed Biazon for mayor, Representative Jaime Fresnedi for another term in Congress, and Allen Ampaya for vice mayor in the 2025 elections.
The 2025 Biazon–Fresnedi alliance emerged after incumbent Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac chose to part ways with the local administration. While Simundac was a key figure in 2022, he opted to leave the party for an independent path. This departure was solidified when Simundac filed his candidacy for re-election under President Bongbong Marcos’s Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) banner, putting him in direct competition with Biazon's new running mate for the vice-mayoral post. In effect, Mayor Biazon's 2025 slate, backed by the One Muntinlupa party, challenged his own incumbent vice mayor—a development that underscored the shifting political dynamics in Muntinlupa since the 2022 polls.
Another prominent political clan in Muntinlupa, the Teves family, has also positioned itself against the Biazon–Fresnedi alliance. Former city councilor Stephanie "Phanie" Teves filed her candidacy for vice mayor in 2025 as an independent, adding a three-cornered fight for that post. In the city council race, Annalie "Thata" Teves ran for a 1st district councilor seat under PFP, joining Simundac's opposition lineup. The Teves clan—which includes former councilors Melchor Teves and Ringo Teves, as well as long-time Putatan barangay captain Danilo "Danny" Teves—has been actively contesting the ruling group's dominance since 2019, often fielding candidates against One Muntinlupa in successive elections.
Candidates Candidates in italics indicate incumbents seeking re-election.
Administration coalition + One MuntinlupaPosition# Candidate Party Mayor1.Ruffy Biazon Vice mayor1.Allen Ampaya Representative1.Jaime Fresnedi Councilor (1st district)2.Rachel Arciaga3.Walter Arcilla4.Paty Katy Boncayao6.Amanda Camilon8.Raul Corro11.Alexson Diaz15.Ting Niefes16.Jedi Presnedi Councilor (2nd district)3.Sha Sha Baes4.Ryan Bagatsing6.Arlene Hilapo7.Reggie Landrito11.Cornelio Martinez12.Dado Moldez15.Kaye Anne Rongavilla17.Jun Metong Sevilla
Primary opposition coalition + Team SimundacPosition# Candidate Party Vice mayor2.Temy Simundac Representative2.Biyong Garing Councilor (1st district)5.Rafael Burgos7.Ed Castalone10.Ian dela Cruz12.Emmy Escriba19.Oby Tensuan20.Thata Teves22.Eduardo Villarin23.Bongbong Virtudazo Councilor (2nd district)1.Nene Amy Aquino5.Elmer Espeleta8.Bert Lizardo10.Kenneth Macaylas14.Lolito Pantaleon16.Francia Samson
Other candidates +Candidates not in ticketsPosition#CandidateParty Vice mayor 3. Phanie Teves Councilor (1st district) 1. Eli Anaya 9. Myrna dela Concepcion 13. Rolly Estupin 14. Santi Mariñas 17. Renato Santos 18. Girome Silpao 21. Rene Valencia Councilor (2nd district) 2. Dhes Arevalo 9. Tony Mabini 13. Suma Pacoma
Mayoral election Incumbent Ruffy Biazon (One Muntinlupa) ran for a second term unopposed. He was elected with 74.26% of the vote in 2022.
Vice-mayoral election Incumbent Temy Simundac (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) ran for a third term. He was re-elected under One Muntinlupa with 57.48% of the vote in 2022.
Simundac ran against Muntinlupa Liga ng mga Barangay president Allen Ampaya (One Muntinlupa) and former Muntinlupa councilor Phanie Teves (Independent).
Per Barangay Barangay TevesAmpayaSimundacVotes %Votes %Votes %Alabang16,04353.8810,44035.063,29411.06Ayala Alabang1,36024.193,33859.3792416.44 Bayanan12,04056.687,46035.161,7338.16 Buli2,94754.902,08938.923326.18 Cupang12,78751.668,32933.653,63714.69 Poblacion26,29850.7021,00240.494,5748.82 Putatan27,45158.7614,61531.284,6559.96 Sucat11,96650.269,11638.292,72511.45Tunasan16,18751.6312,03838.393,1299.98Total127,07952.8488,43536.7725,00310.40
House of Representatives election Incumbent Jaime Fresnedi (Liberal Party) ran for a second term. He was elected in 2022 with 77.71% of the vote. One Muntinlupa has endorsed Fresnedi as their representative.
Fresnedi ran against lawyer Silverio "Biyong" Garing (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino), who is the Deputy Secretary-General for the National Capital Region Committee of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino.
City Council election The Muntinlupa City Council is composed of 18 councilors, 16 of whom are elected.
1st district Muntinlupa's 1st councilor district consists of the barangays of Bayanan, Poblacion, Putatan, and Tunasan. Eight councilors were elected from this councilor district.
A total of 23 candidates were included in the ballot, 6 of whom were incumbents seeking re-election.
2nd district Muntinlupa's 2nd councilor district consists of the barangays of Alabang, Ayala Alabang, Buli, Cupang, and Sucat. Eight councilors were elected from this councilor district.
A total of 17 candidates were included in the ballot, 5 of whom were incumbents seeking re-election.
See also 2025 Philippine local elections in Metro Manila
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