Imelda Aguilar

The Honorable
Imelda Aguilar
Vice Mayor of Las Piñas
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2025
MayorApril Aguilar-Nery
Preceded byApril Aguilar-Nery
Mayor of Las Piñas
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025
Vice MayorLuis Bustamante (2016–2019)
April Aguilar-Nery (2019–2025)
Preceded byVergel Aguilar
Succeeded byApril Aguilar-Nery
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007
Vice MayorLuis Bustamante
Preceded byVergel Aguilar
Succeeded byVergel Aguilar
Personal details
BornImelda Tobias
(1947-02-06) February 6, 1947
Las Piñas, Rizal, Philippines[1]
PartyNPC (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Nacionalista (until 2024)[2]
SpouseVergel Aguilar (died 2021)[3]
Children4

Imelda "Mel" Tobias Aguilar (born February 6, 1947)[4] is a Filipina politician who served as mayor of Las Piñas from 2016 to 2025,[5][6][7] previously holding this position from 2004 until 2007, and currently vice mayor of Las Piñas since 2025.

Personal life

Aguilar was married to former mayor Vergel Aguilar; they have four children. Their daughter, April Aguilar-Nery, serves as her vice mayor of this city from 2019 to 2025 and currently serves as the mayor of Las Pinas since 2025. [8]

Aguilar belongs to a well-established political family in Las Piñas. Her father-in-law Dr. Filemon Celestino Aguilar Sr.was a Filipino physician and politician from Las Piñas. He served as Mayor of Las Piñas from 1964 to 1986, making him one of the longest-serving mayors in the municipality's history. Following the 1986 EDSA Revolution, he was elected to the House of Representatives, representing the Las Piñas–Muntinlupa district from 1987 to 1992. Known to constituents as "Lolo Cong," he retired from politics in 1992 due to declining health. He is the patriarch of the Aguilar political family, whose members have continued to hold elective office in Las Piñas.

Her brother-in-law, Filemon Ampaya Aguilar Jr., a veteran City Councilor and long-serving President of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC). [9]

Her sister-in-law, Cynthia Aguilar Villar, a Filipino businesswoman and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2025. She represented the lone district of Las Piñas in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010 before her election to the Senate. She is married to former Senate President and House Speaker Manny Villar, and two of their children, Mark and Camille Villar, have also been elected to the Senate. [10]


On August 20, 2021, her husband, Vergel Aguilar, died at the age of 74.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Certificate of Candidacy for Vice-Mayor, Imelda Aguilar" (PDF). Republic of the Philippines Commission on Elections. 2024.
  2. ↑ Baroña, Franco Jose C. (September 4, 2024). "Villars, Aguilars, long-time political allies in Las Piñas, part ways". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Las Piñas mayor Nene Aguilar passes away at 74". 20 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Directory of Local Chief Executives (as of July 2018)" (PDF). National Nutrition Council. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Villar, Aguilar families cement grip in Las Piñas after sweeping midterm polls". ABS-CBN News. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "New mandate for Las Piñas City Mayor Imelda Aguilar". The Manila Times. May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mrs. Aguilar takes on the poll race". The City of Las Piñas.
  8. ↑ rappler. 24 May 2025 https://www.rappler.com/philippines/elections/metro-manila-political-dynasties-2025/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Filemon Aguilar Jr". verafiles.
  10. ↑ "Cynthia Aguilar Villar". rappler.
  11. ↑ "Ex-Las Piñas mayor Nene Aguilar passes away at 74". GMANetwork.com. 20 August 2021.
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