Joy Belmonte is set to serve her third and final term as mayor of Quezon City after securing a landslide victory in the May 2025 midterm elections.
Photo: Mayor Joy Belmonte/Website
In a Facebook post on May 13, the newly proclaimed Quezon City mayor expressed that her victory is not just hers but a shared success for everyone in the city.
“Opisyal nang idineklara si Mayor Joy Belmonte bilang alkalde muli ng lungsod Quezon matapos makakuha ng lagpas 1 milyong boto mula sa QCitizen. Ang tagumpay na ito ay tagumpay nating lahat (Mayor Joy Belmonte has been officially declared as the mayor of Quezon City once again after receiving over 1 million votes from QCitizens. This victory is a victory for all of us)!” the post read.
It added: “Tuloy-tuloy lang po ang pagsulong ng inumpisahang good governance ni Mayor Joy. Patuloy rin tayong magiging inklusibong pamahalaan upang masiguro na KASAMA LAHAT SA PAG-UNLAD (Mayor Joy’s commitment to good governance will continue moving forward. We will also remain an inclusive government to ensure that everyone is included in progress)!”
Based on the partial unofficial results from the Commission on Elections (Comelec)’s data (as of May 13, 2025, at 2:21 PM), the 55-year-old public figure garnered 1,009,204 votes. Meanwhile, her rivals Diosdado Velasco got 20,803 votes; Jonathan Cabalo, 13,567 votes; Rolando Jota, 8,405 votes; and Noli Navat, 4,168 votes.
Meanwhile, Gian Sotto was also proclaimed vice mayor for his third and final term. He received 919,089 votes, which is significantly higher than his opponents: Dante Villarta with 26,523 votes, Inventor Ingles with 19,451 votes, and June Faelangco with 18,213 votes.
Joy Belmonte serves as the 11th mayor of Quezon City. Prior to becoming mayor, she served as the city’s vice mayor from 2010 to 2019 under Herbert Bautista.
As mayor, her advocacies focused on the economic and holistic empowerment of women, gender equality, and culture and the arts. She launched the Right to Care Card for LGBTQIA+ couples, an empowering program that allowed queer couples to make consensual medical decisions for their respective partners. She also initiated the QCinema Film Festival, which encouraged independent filmmakers to produce quality and outstanding films and documentaries.
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