Pateros is the only municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines. The municipality is known for its duck-raising industry and production of the Filipino delicacy balut, a fertilized developing egg embryo that is boiled or steamed and eaten from the shell.
Born in Pateros, Miguel “Ike” Fernando Ponce III turned 65 on June 15, 2024. He unsuccessfully ran for mayor of the municipality after losing to Rosendo Capco in 2001 and to Joey Medina in 2013.
In 2016, Ponce was elected mayor of Pateros. He was reelected in 2022.
2025 Pateros election results
On May 12, 2025, Pateros elected its new congressman, mayor, vice mayor and councilors. The municipality has 37,830 registered voters.
CONGRESSMAN
- Ading Cruz = 117,312
- Lino Cayetano = 78,498
- Allan Cerafica = 54,441
- Peter de la Cruz = 2,674
- Ricardo Opoc = 1,621
MAYOR
- Gerald German = 16,459
- RSM Miranda = 13,001
VICE MAYOR
- Carlo Santos = 15,678
- Peter Marzan = 9,393
- John Cerafica = 3,992
COUNCILORS
1st district
- Allan de la Cruz = 7,428
- Don Ponce = 6,516
- Jay Mabanglo = 6,108
- Edwin Acosta = 6,032
- Mil Villegas = 5,582
- Ryan Panis = 4,988
- Donrice Bigas = 4,740
- Eric Mabazza = 4,716
- Hapon Abino = 4,301
- Jojo Nicdao = 3,709
- Nene Bermejo = 3,423
- Monay Manzon = 3,204
- Luigi Marcelo = 3,170
- Ramir Ramirez = 3,109
- Jonjon Ongmanchi = 3,020
- Fernando Datu = 2,824
- Ruel Gatpayat = 2,696
- Lando Dolon = 2,584
- Cesar Llagas = 1,289
- Moner Luna = 1,196
- Alfie Apan = 1,010
- Romy Quinones = 652
- Aldy Reyes = 410
- Dante Legaspi = 369
- Jun Cerada = 276
2nd district
- Atoy Cortez = 6,081
- Omar Alcantara = 5,724
- Alden Mangoba = 5,625
- Emman Tanga = 4,852
- Jojo Sanchez = 4,695
- Paul Cruz = 4,617
- Rommel Lambino = 4,461
- Ayie Ampe = 4,268
- Richard Palican = 3,795
- Ian Ponce = 3,086
- Jun Ling = 2,708
- Joey de Lara = 2,607
- Jonell Raymundo = 2,387
- Teng Joson = 2,338
- Kap MP Ponce = 1,951
- Ryan Millares = 1,884
- Roderic Roxas = 1,884
- Chito Lorenzo = 1,245
On August 6, 2022, Jazmine Calma represented Pateros at Miss Philippines Earth 2022 and competed against 19 other candidates at Tag Resort in Coron, Palawan, Philippines. She finished in the Top 20.
