Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte was reelected to a second term during Monday's election, beating her challenger, former congressman Mike Defensor.
Belmonte, who ran under Serbisyo ng Bayan, secured 637,830 votes while Defensor got 402,872 votes based on data from 96.17% or precincts that were sent to Comelec's transparency server.
Incumbent Vice Mayor Gian Sotto, Belmonte's running mate, was also reelected
"Buong pagkukumbaba po akong nagpapasalamat sa ating QCtizens sa muli niyong pagtitiwala at pagbibigay ng suporta sa ating nasimulang pagbabago. Ang inyong mga boto ay malinaw na patunay na nararamdaman niyo ang mga programa't proyekto ng siyudad sa nakalipas na tatlong taon," Belmonte said.
The two-time mayor's campaign for a second term was centered on her COVID response in Metro Manila's most populated city.
Belmonte also used the ABS-CBN shutdown during her campaign, as her rival Defensor was among the members of the House of Representatives that voted no to the renewal of the media giant's franchise back in 2020.
"Asahan ninyo ang mga mas pinaigting na serbisyo mula sa inyong pamahalaang lungsod. Hindi man madali, patuloy nating isasaayos ang mga luma at baluktod na sistema. Sa abot ng ating makakaya, paglilikungran natin ang lahat ng QCtizens sinuman ang kanilang ibinoto ngayong halalan...muli, maraming salamat po sa tiwala," Belmonte said.