Local elections were held in Makati on May 13, 2013, within the Philippine general election. The voters elected for the elective local posts in the city: the mayor, vice mayor, the two congressmen, and the sixteen councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Incumbent Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay is running for his second term under United Nationalist Alliance. His running mate is former city administrator Marge De Veyra.[1] His opponent for mayoralty race is a lawyer Renato "Rene" Bondal, an independent candidate whose running mate is incumbent Vice Mayor Romulo "Kid" Peña Jr.[2]
Incumbent 1st District Representative Monique Lagdameo won on 2010 election with a 0.19% margin over her closest rival, Maria Lourdes Locsin, wife of former Rep. Teodoro Locsin, Jr. This year, she is running for her reelection under UNA, facing Edilberto Magsaysay, Virgilio Batalla, and Miguel Lopez, Jr.
Incumbent 2nd District Representative Abigail Binay is running for reelection. Her opponent is Joel Sarza, who is running as an independent.
Each of Makati's two legislative districts elects eight councilors to the City Council. The eight candidates with the highest number of votes wins the seats per district.
Of the incumbent councilors elected in 2010, two are not seeking re-election: