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Reelectionist Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte her vote at Christ the King Seminary Covered Court in Brgy. Kristong Hari, Quezon City on Monday, May 12, 2025.
Philstar.com / Geraldine Santos
MANILA, Philippines — On track for her third and final term, incumbent Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte dominates the mayoral race by a huge margin, based on partial and unofficial results released on Monday, May 12.
Facing four other challengers, Belmonte leads with over 960,000 votes, while her closest rival, Diosdado Velasco, has only 20,199 votes as of 9:55 p.m., according to News5’s transparency server.
Here’s the current vote count for the other mayoral candidates:
- Jonathan Cabalo (IND) - 12,898
- Rolando Jota - 8,205
- Noli Navat - 4,058
Quezon City Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, seeking re-election, is also in the lead with over 896,000 votes, while vice mayoral contenders have garnered fewer than 30,000 votes, with 72.44% of data already transmitted.
In the 1st District, incumbent Rep. Arjo Atayde holds a narrow lead with around 84,000 votes, just 20,000 ahead of former congressman Bingbong Crisologo, who has about 60,000 votes.
Meanwhile, in the 2nd District, incumbent Rep. Ralph Tulfo, son of Sen. Raffy Tulfo, is on track to retain his seat, leading with 185,000 votes. His challenger, Virgil Garcia, has only about 30,000 votes, widening the gap.
As of 10:34 p.m., the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has received 83.58% of local election returns, while 55.37% of overseas election returns.
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Disclosure: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is a shareholder of Philstar Global Corp., which operates Philstar.com. This article was produced independently in adherence to our editorial and ethical guidelines.
