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Benjamin "Benjie" Bañez Magalong (born December 15, 1960) is a Filipino politician and retired police officer serving as the mayor of Baguio since 2019. [2] Before entering politics, he served in the Philippine Constabulary and Philippine National Police (PNP) for 38 years.
Local elections will be held in Baguio on Monday, May 12, 2025, as a part of the 2025 Philippine general election.Voters will elect candidates for the local elective posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the congressman, and the twelve councilors.
The mayor of Baguio (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Baguio) is the chief executive of the government of Baguio, a highly urbanized city territorially located in Benguet and the regional center of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. The mayor leads the city's departments in executing ordinances and delivering public services and ...
Retired police general Benjamin Magalong won the mayoralty race, [2] beating outgoing vice mayor Edison Bilog, while outgoing mayor Mauricio Domogan lost to incumbent representative Mark Go, marking the first defeat in his political career. [3] [4] There are a total of 113,899 people who voted out of the 164,125 registered voters. [1] [5]
Retired police general Benjamin Magalong won the mayoralty race in 2019, [5] and is seeking re-election for a second term in office. [6] Former mayor Mauricio Domogan, who ran for representative and lost to incumbent representative Mark Go, is seeking a political comeback and is running again for mayor.
Incumbent Joy Bernos (Asenso Abrenio) is running for a first full term. Bernos was elected with 71.42% of the vote in 2022. The Office of the President had Bernos suspended on August 12, 2024, for ordering the lockdown of a hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, when she was still governor, and on December 9, 2024, for a violation in appointing a municipal councilor.
Joseph J. Keith Long serving police chief (1912–1941) who declared Baguio an open city on December 8, 1941 in face of the Japanese bombardment [18] Lyman W.V. Kennon, builder and namesake for Kennon Road [17] George A. Malcolm, American jurist establishing the U.P. College of Law and namesake of Malcolm Square in the city center [17]
Baguio Benjamin Magalong: NPC: 2 June 30, 2019 [85] Butuan Ronnie Vicente Lagnada: Nacionalista: 3 June 30, 2016 [86] Cagayan de Oro Rolando Uy: PFP: 1 June 30, 2022 [87] Caloocan Along Malapitan: Nacionalista: 1 June 30, 2022 [88] Cebu City Raymond Alvin Garcia: PFP – May 8, 2024 [o] [89] Cotabato City: Mohammad Ali Matabalao: UBJP: 1 June ...