Mayor of Makati

Mayor of Makati
Punong Lungsod ng Makati
Incumbent
Nancy Binay
since June 30, 2025
Style
Seat21st Floor, New Makati City Hall
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years
Inaugural holderMarcelino Magsaysay (as Municipal President)

Nicanor F. Garcia (as Municipal Mayor)

Jejomar C. Binay (as City Mayor)
Formation1901
DeputyVice Mayor of the City of Makati

The Mayor of Makati (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Makati) is the head of the executive branch of Makati's government. The mayor holds office at the Makati City Hall.

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) since the implementation of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines. In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor.

The current mayor of Makati is Nancy Binay since June 30, 2025.

History

Makati Mayors Lane in Makati Poblacion Park, featuring busts of former mayors up to Jejomar Binay (center).

The position was established as municipal president in 1901, the same year when San Pedro de Macati (later renamed Makati in 1914) became part of the newly created province of Rizal. The position was redesignated as mayor in 1922, with Nicanor Garcia being the first to be elected in this capacity.

During World War II, President Manuel L. Quezon established the City of Greater Manila in 1942,[1] which absorbed Makati and its municipal mayor became a district chief reporting to the city's Chief of the Division of Districts and of the District and Neighborhood Association.[2] Makati Mayors Jose D. Villena and his successor, Pablo Cortez, served in this capacity. The City of Greater Manila was abolished on August 1, 1945, restoring Makati’s municipal status and the position of its mayor.[3]

Most of the municipal presidents or mayors were residents of Poblacion namely: Eusebio Arpilleda, Hermogenes Santos, Urbano Navarro, Jose Magsaysay, Pedro Domingo, Ricardo Arpilleda, Nicanor Garcia, Jose Villena and Maximo Estrella.

In 1975, Makati was incorporated into the newly created Metro Manila.[4] Following the 1986 People Power Revolution and the death of Mayor Nemesio Yabut, Jejomar Binay was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as Officer-in-Charge, beginning a long-standing political tenure and family grip on the mayoralty, heavily shaping the city's politics for decades. He would later serve as mayor from 1988 to 1998 (thus becoming the first city mayor when Makati attained cityhood in 1995) and again from 2001 to 2010, eventually serving as the Vice President of the Philippines. The mayoralty was later held by his wife Elenita (1998–2001) and children Junjun (2010–2015), Abby (2016–2025), and Nancy (since 2025). The family's hold on the office was briefly interrupted twice: first by Sergio Santos as acting mayor from January 1 to February 15, 1988, and later by Vice Mayor Kid Peña, who served in an acting capacity from July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, after Junjun Binay stepped down amid corruption allegations regarding the Makati Science High School building.[5][6]

List

Makati City Hall, where the mayor holds office
No. Image Name Party Term Began Term Ended Deputy (later Vice Mayor)
Municipal President of San Pedro de Macati
1 Marcelino Magsaysay 19011903
2 Eusebio Arpilleda 19031908
3 Hermogenes Santos 19081911
4 Urbano Navarro 19111913
5 Jose Magsaysay 19131916
Municipal President of Makati
6 Pedro Domingo 19171919
7 Ricardo Arpilleda 19191920
8 Igmidio Flores 19201922
Mayor of the Municipality of Makati
9 Nicanor F. Garcia 19221934Pablo Cortez[7]
10 Jose D. Villena[a] 19351944Deogracias Luciano[7]
11 Pablo Cortez 19441947
12 Jose D. Villena Nacionalista 19481954[b]Tomas Baluyut
Bernardo Umali[9]
– Ignacio Babasa[c] Nacionalista 19541954
13 Bernardo Umali Nacionalista 19541954
14 Maximo Estrella[10][11][12] Liberal 19551969Teotimo Gealogo[12]
15 Jose Luciano Nacionalista 19691971[d]Johnny Wilson
– Cesar Alzona Liberal October 1971[c]December 1971
16 Nemesio Yabut KBL January 1, 1972 February 25, 1986[e][13] Johnny Wilson
– Jejomar C. Binay PDP–Laban February 27, 1986[c] December 31, 1987[d]Roberto Brillante
– Sergio Santos January 1, 1988[c]February 15, 1988
17 Jejomar C. Binay PDP–Laban February 15, 1988February 4, 1995Conchitina Sevilla-Bernardo (1988–89)
Augusto V. Pangan Sr. (1989–92)
Arturo S. Yabut (1992–95)
Mayor of the City of Makati
17 Jejomar C. Binay PDP–Laban February 4, 1995June 30, 1998Arturo S. Yabut
18 Elenita S. Binay LAMMPJune 30, 1998June 30, 2001Eduardo Manzano
PDP–Laban
19 Jejomar C. Binay PDP–Laban June 30, 2001June 30, 2010Ernesto S. Mercado
20 Jejomar Erwin S. Binay, Jr. PDP–LabanJune 30, 2010June 30, 2015[b][14]Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.
UNA
– Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.[c] Liberal July 1, 2015June 30, 2016Virgilio Hilario Sr. (acting; 2015)[15]
Leonardo Magpantay (acting; 2015–16)[16]
21 Mar-Len Abigail S. Binay-Campos UNAJune 30, 2016June 30, 2025Monique Yazmin Maria Q. Lagdameo
MKTZNU
22 Maria Lourdes "Nancy" S. Binay-Angeles UNAJune 30, 2025Present Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.
Notes
  1. ↑ Concurrently served as the District Chief of Makati, when it was part of the City of Greater Manila.[8]
  2. 1 2 Removed from office.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Served in acting capacity.
  4. 1 2 Resigned.
  5. ↑ Died in office

Elections

References

  1. ↑ Executive Order No. 400, s. 1942 (January 1, 1942), Creating the City of Greater Manila, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, archived from the original on July 1, 2022, retrieved August 24, 2022
  2. ↑ "The City Gazette". University of the Philippines Diliman Library. Vol. III, no. 2. Manila, Philippines: Office of the Mayor of the City Manila. February 1, 1944. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Executive Order No. 58, s. 1945 (July 25, 1945), Reducing the Territory of the City of Greater Manila, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, archived from the original on March 8, 2023, retrieved August 24, 2022
  4. ↑ Presidential Decree No. 824 (November 7, 1975), Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for Other Purposes, archived from the original on March 12, 2016, retrieved July 10, 2020
  5. ↑ Cayabyab, Mark Jayson (November 6, 2014). "Bondal: Makati Science High School building overpriced, too". Inquirer.net. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  6. ↑ Legaspi, Amita (November 18, 2014). "Experts: Makati Science HS building construction should only cost P489M to P644M". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. 1 2 Salonga, Isayas R. (1934). Rizal Province directory, Volume I. Manila: General Printing Press.
  8. ↑ "The City Gazette". University of the Philippines Diliman Library. Vol. III, no. 2. Manila, Philippines: Office of the Mayor of the City Manila. February 1, 1944. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ G.R. No. L-6540 (June 19, 1953), THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF MAKATI, RIZAL, ET AL. vs. HON. BIENVENIDO A. TAN, ETC., ET AL., The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved July 31, 2023
  10. ↑ "Tension grips 3 suburban towns over poll complaints". The Manila Times. Pasig, Rizal: The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 14, 1955. Maj. Alejandro Trespeces was designated by [Lt. Col. Leopoldo L.] Nievera to take charge of the functions of the Makati police force following yesterday's [November 12] near shooting incident between several members of the police force identified as pro-Villena and the PC detail who were called to preserve order...
  11. ↑ "Estrella elected mayor of Makati". The Manila Times. Makati, Rizal: The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. November 16, 1955. Estrella garnered a plurality of 539 votes over Nacionalista reelectionist Mayor Jose D. Villena.
  12. 1 2 PNS (November 17, 1967). "N.P.'s and L.P.'s Take 4 Mayor's Spots Each". Manila Bulletin. Makati, Rizal: Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. p. 1. Former Ambassador Amelito Mutuc and movie actor Nestor de Villa lost the mayoral and vice mayoral elections to reelectionist Maximo Estrella and his runningmate, Teotimo Gealogo. [...] The all-Liberal councilors include radio-TV personality Johnny Wilson.
  13. ↑ "Strongarm Philippines Mayor Dies". AP News. February 26, 1986. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  14. ↑ "CA overturns Ombudsman's dismissal of Junjun Binay in 2015". Rappler. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  15. ↑ Saunar, Ivy (July 2, 2015). "Peña names councilor as acting Makati vice mayor". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  16. ↑ Inquirer Reporters [@Team_Inquirer] (July 13, 2015). "Councilor Leo Magpantay takes oath as acting Makati Vice Mayor | @mbrizuelaINQ" (Tweet). Retrieved July 31, 2023 – via Twitter.
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