Mayor of Mandaluyong
| Mayor of Mandaluyong | |
|---|---|
| Punong Lungsod ng Mandaluyong | |
 Seal of City of Mandaluyong | |
| Style | Mayor, The Honorable |
| Seat | Mandaluyong City Hall, Plainview |
| Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
| Term length | 3 years |
| Inaugural holder | Buenaventura Domingo |
| Formation | 1901 |
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The mayor of Mandaluyong (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is the head of the executive branch of Mandaluyong's government. The mayor holds office at the Mandaluyong City Hall.
History
The position was established as municipal president in 1901, the same year when San Felipe Neri (later renamed Mandaluyong in 1931) became part of the newly created province of Rizal. From 1903 to 1907, San Juan del Monte was placed under the administration of San Felipe Neri.[1][2] The position was renamed to mayor during Isaac López's tenure in the 1930s.
During World War II, President Manuel L. Quezon established the City of Greater Manila in 1942,[3] which absorbed Mandaluyong 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.[4] Mandaluyong Mayor Pedro Cruz served in this capacity. The City of Greater Manila was abolished on August 1, 1945, restoring Mandaluyong’s municipal status and the position of its mayor.[5] Three military mayors occupied the position in 1945 before it was handed back to Cruz.
In 1975, Mandaluyong was incorporated into the newly created Metro Manila.[6] Following the 1986 People Power Revolution, Benjamin Abalos was appointed by President Corazon Aquino as Officer-in-Charge, beginning a long-standing political tenure and family grip on the mayoralty. He would later serve as mayor from 1988 to 1998—thus becoming the first city mayor when Mandaluyong attained cityhood in 1995—and again from 2022 to 2025. The mayoralty was later held by his son Benhur (1998–2004; 2007–2016) and his daughter-in-law Menchie (2016–2022; since 2025), who became the first female mayor. The family's hold on the office saw two brief interruptions: Román de los Santos served as acting mayor from 1987 to 1988 and Abalos ally Neptali Gonzales II served as mayor from 2004 to 2007.
List
| # | Image | Mayor[7] | Dates in Office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Buenaventura Domingo | 1901 | First municipal president of San Felipe Neri |
| 2 |  | Dr. Antonio Fernando | 1902 | |
| 3 |  | Januario Coronado | 1902 | |
| 4 |  | Miguel Vergara | 1902 | |
| 5 |  | Pantaleón Blas | 1903–1904 | Municipal president after the annexation of San Juan del Monte |
| 6 |  |
Apolinar Coronado | 1904–1905 | |
| 7 |  | Claro Castañeda | 1905–1907 | Municipal president after the restoration of San Juan del Monte |
| * | | Apolinar Coronado | 1907–1909 | |
| 8 |  |
Marcelo Lerma | 1909 | |
| * | | Januario Coronado | 1909–1912 | |
| * | | Marcelo Lerma | 1912–1916 | |
| 9 |  | Mariano Castañeda | 1916–1922 | |
| 10 |  |
Clemente Fernando | 1922–1925 | |
| 11 |  | Gregorio Pedro | 1925–1928 | |
| * | | Clemente Fernando | 1928–1934 | Mandaluyong renamed from San Felipe Neri |
| 12 |  | Isaac López | 1934–1939 | Municipal president, become first municipal mayor |
| 13 |  | Ponciano Enríquez | 1939–1940 | |
| * |  | Jorge Vargas | 1941–1942 | Mayor of the City of Greater Manila |
| * |  | León Guinto | 1942–1944 | Mayor of the City of Greater Manila |
| 14 |  | Pedro Cruz | 1941–1945 | District Chief of Mandaluyong under the City of Greater Manila (1941–1944)[8] |
| 15 |  |
Amado T. Reyes | 1945 | First Military Mayor |
| 16 |  |
Valente Garcia | 1945 | Second Military Mayor |
| 17 |  | Primo Guzmán | 1945 | Third Military Mayor |
| * | |
Pedro Cruz | 1945–1946 | |
| 18 |  | Bonifacio Javier | 1946–1955 | |
| * | | Pedro Cruz | 1956–1959 | |
| * | | Bonifacio Javier | 1960–1962 | |
| * | | Amado T. Reyes | 1962–1963 | |
| 19 |  | Melchor Arcangel | 1963 | Acting mayor |
| 20 |  | Macario Trinidad | 1963 | Acting mayor |
| 21 |  | Filemón Javier | 1964–1971 | |
| 22 |  | Renato López | 1971–1979 | |
| 23 |  | Ernesto Domingo | 1980–1986 | |
| * | .jpg) | Benjamin Abalos Sr. | 1986–1987 | Officer-in-Charge mayor |
| * | Román de los Santos | 1987–1988 | Officer-in-Charge mayor | |
| 24 | | Benjamin Abalos Sr. | 1988–1998 | First city mayor |
| 25 | .jpg) | Benjamin Abalos Jr. | 1998–2004 | |
| 26 | .jpg) | Neptali Gonzales II | 2004–2007 | |
| * | .jpg) | Benjamin Abalos Jr. | 2007–2016 | |
| 27 |  | Carmelita Abalos | 2016–2022 | First female mayor |
| * | | Benjamin Abalos Sr. | 2022–2025 | |
| * | | Carmelita Abalos | 2025–present |
Elections
- 1995 Mandaluyong local elections
- 1998 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2001 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2004 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2007 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2010 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2013 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2016 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2019 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2022 Mandaluyong local elections
- 2025 Mandaluyong local elections
References
- ↑ Act No. 942 (October 12, 1903), An Act Reducing the Thirty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Rizal to Fifteen
- ↑ Act No. 1625 (March 27, 1907), An Act Increasing The Number Of Municipalities In The Province Of Rizal From Seventeen To Nineteen, By Separating From San Felipe Neri The Former Municipality Of San Juan Del Monte And From Parañaque The Former Municipality Of Las Piñas, Giving To Each The Territory Which It Comprised Prior To The Passage Of Act Numbered Nine Hundred And Forty-two, And Providing For The Distribution Of Funds In The Municipal Treasuries Of Said Municipalities.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "List of Mayors of Mandaluyong". Mandaluyong.gov.ph.
- ↑ "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 December 27, 2025.