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Vener Muñoz

Vener Perez Muñoz

Mayor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
Rizal, Laguna
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
12
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Mayor (2025–2028) · Mayor (2022–2025) · Mayor (2019–2022)

Political Career Replay

2026
MayorLAKAS
Vice Mayor · 2016–2019
Rizal
Mayor · 2019–2022
Rizal
Mayor · 2022–2025
Rizal
Mayor · 2025–2028
Rizal
2016202020242028
  • Mayor · RizalUnopposed — 9,135 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Mayor · Rizal8,435 votes of 11,302 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Mayor · Rizal5,747 votes of 10,439 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Vice Mayor · Rizal6,108 votes of 9,624 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019

Election history (5 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorRizalLAKAS9,135100.0%✓ Won
2022MayorRizalPDPLBN8,43574.6%✓ Won
2019MayorRizalPDPLBN5,74755.1%✓ Won
2016Vice MayorRizalIND6,10863.5%✓ Won
2013Vice MayorRizalLP4,30549.6%✗ Lost (#2)

Source: COMELEC certified results compiled by Open Halalan (ODbL 1.0), via BetterGov Dynasties. Vote counts are as reported in the compilation.

Party affiliation history

  1. LP
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. IND
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. PDPLBN
    2019–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

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Term-limit seat moves

Patterns where a seat stayed with this official or the same surname after a term limit. These moves are legal; the level measures how concentrated the seat became, not wrongdoing.

Vice Mayor ⇄ Mayor · Rizal, Laguna
Vener MuñozAntonino Aurelio
Low risk · 2 pts
Seat exchangeTerm limit 2019
’01
’04
’07
’10
’13
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’16
’19
’22
’25

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Family connections

Same-surname blocs in Laguna

5 of 315 local seats are held by officials surnamed Perez; 2 of 315 local seats are held by officials surnamed Munoz (2025 elections).

Laguna · 2025 elections
Perez
5
of 315 seats
62,730
votes
+58 barangay & SK officials named Perez4 punong barangay · 3 SK chairs · 18 kagawad · 33 SK membersShow
  • Amante A. PerezPunong Barangay · Brgy. Acevida, Siniloan
  • Rodnie P. PerezPunong Barangay · Brgy. Parian, Calamba City
  • Elejandro M. PerezPunong Barangay · Brgy. Puypuy, Bay
  • Dante D. PerezPunong Barangay · Brgy. San Felix, Victoria
  • Anthony Rinmark A. PerezSK Chair · Brgy. Platero, Biñan City
  • Kate M. PerezSK Chair · Brgy. Saimsim, Calamba City
  • Jiecris P. PerezSK Chair · Brgy. Santo Domingo, Santa Rosa City

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Laguna; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.

Laguna · 2025 elections
Munoz
2
of 315 seats
16,827
votes
+3 barangay & SK officials named Munoz2 SK chairs · 1 kagawadShow
  • Mary Grace A. MuñozSK Chair · Brgy. Bayate, Liliw
  • Princess Ana S. MuñozSK Chair · Brgy. Laguan, Rizal

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Laguna; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.

A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name; barangay & SK officials with the same last name are listed separately. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties

Campaign promises

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COA audits of the LGU during their term

Commission on Audit results for Rizal in years Vener Muñoz was mayor for the whole calendar year. COA audits the local government unit, not the official.

  • 2024
    Qualified opinion
    37 of 50 prior COA recommendations fully implemented (74%), 13 not implemented

COA says an audit opinion is not a rating, score or grade and should not be ranked. It covers whether the financial statements are fairly presented — it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Sources & method →

Awards & achievements

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Performance

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