Mayor of Muntinlupa

{{Short description|Local government head of Muntinlupa, Philippines}}

{{Infobox Political post

|post = Mayor

|body = Muntinlupa

|insignia = Muntinlupa City.svg

|insigniasize = 120px

|insigniacaption = Seal of the City of Muntinlupa

|image = Biazon-congressphoto.jpg

|native_name = {{small|Punong Lungsod ng Muntinlupa}}

|incumbent = Ruffy Biazon

|incumbentsince = June 30, 2022

|style = The Honorable, Mayor

|seat = Muntinlupa City Hall, Putatan

|residence =

|appointer = Elected via popular vote

|termlength = 3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms

|formation = 1918

|succession =

|inaugural = Vidal Joaquín

|website = {{website|https://muntinlupacity.gov.ph/departments-offices/office-of-the-city-mayor/|Official website}}

}}

The City Mayor of Muntinlupa ({{langx|fil|Punong Lungsod ng Muntinlupa}}) is the chief executive of Muntinlupa, a highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. The mayor oversees city governance, implements city ordinances, administers public services, and represents Muntinlupa at official events. 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). In case of death, resignation, or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor. The city mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, and cannot be elected for a fourth consecutive term. However, a mayor can be elected again after an interval of one term. Ruffy Biazon of One Muntinlupa is the incumbent since 2022.

History

Muntinlupa was originally part of the Province of Manila and later Rizal during the Spanish and American colonial eras. It became an independent municipality on January 1, 1918, by virtue of Executive Order No. 108, signed in 1917. It was converted into a highly urbanized city on March 1, 1995, under Republic Act No. 7926.{{cite news |last1=Quodala |first1=Schatzi |title=Muntinlupa: From town to urbanized city |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/156207/muntinlupa-from-town-to-urbanized-city |access-date=June 10, 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=March 5, 2012}}

Following the 1986 EDSA Revolution, Ignacio Bunye was appointed officer-in-charge in June 1986 and later elected in the 1988 municipal elections. Bunye became a founding figure in the city's modern political evolution, serving until the municipality became a city.{{cite news |title=The road to cityhood (1) |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/3/28/the-road-to-cityhood-1 |access-date=June 10, 2025 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=March 28, 2022 |author=Bunye, Ignacio R.}}

Since cityhood, mayoral leadership has alternated among prominent local families, notably the Bunyes, Fresnedis, and Biazons. In May 2025, Ruffy Biazon was re-elected mayor unopposed, with Phanie Teves succeeding as vice mayor.{{cite news |title=Ruffy Biazon proclaimed winning candidate for mayor in Muntinlupa |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/metro/945963/phanie-teves-proclaimed-winning-candidate-for-vice-mayor-in-muntinlupa/story/ |access-date=June 10, 2025 |work=GMA News Online |date=May 13, 2025}}

List

class="wikitable"
align=center valign=top

! #

! width = "30%" | Mayor

! width = "20%" | Years in office

! width = "40%" | Notes

align=center| 1Vidal Joaquín1918–1919
align=center| 2Primo Ticman1919–1922
align=center| 3Melencio Espeleta1922–1924
align=center| 4Pedro Díaz1925–1930
align=center| 5Tomás Molina1931–1933
align=center| 6Marciano Arciaga1934–1936
align=center| 7León Mendiola1937–1939
align=center| 8Francisco Gilbuena1945–1945
align=center| *Baldomero Viñalon1945–1946
align=center| 9Bonifacio Ticman1946–1951
align=center| 10Baldomero Viñalon1952–1959
align=center| 11Francisco de Mesa1960–1964Died in office
align=center| *Demetrio Loresca1964–1964Acting mayor
align=center| 12Maximino Argana1964–1966
align=center| 13Demetrio Loresca1966–1971
align=center| *Maximino Argana1972–1985
align=center| 14Santiago Carlos1985–1986
align=center| *Victor Aguinaldo1987–1988Acting mayor
align=center| 15Ignacio Bunye1986–1998First city mayor; elected in 1988; re-elected in 1992 and 1995
align=center| 16Jaime Fresnedi1998–2007Re-elected in 2001 and 2004
align=center| 17Aldrin San Pedro2007–2013Re-elected in 2010
align=center| *Jaime Fresnedi2013–2022Re-elected in 2016 and 2019
align=center| 18Ruffy Biazon2022–presentRe-elected in 2025

Vice Mayor

The Vice Mayor of Muntinlupa presides over the Muntinlupa City Council and assumes executive duties when the mayor is incapacitated or vacant.

=List=

class="wikitable"
align=center valign=top

! #

! width = "30%" | Vice Mayor

! width = "20%" | Dates in office

! width = "40%" | Notes

align=center| 1Jaime FresnediDecember 2, 1987 – March 21, 1998Elected in 1988; re-elected in 1992 and 1995
align=center| 2Vicente ChuaMarch 21, 1998 – June 30, 2001
align=center| 3Jojay AlcarazJune 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
align=center| 4Aldrin San PedroJune 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007
align=center| 5Artemio SimundacJune 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016Re-elected in 2010 and 2013
align=center| 6Celso DiokoJune 30, 2016 – June 30, 2019
align=center| *Artemio SimundacJune 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025Re-elected in 2022
align=center| 7Stephanie TevesJune 30, 2025First female vice mayor

References