Local elections was held in the City of Makati on May 11, 1998, 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 councilors, eight in each of the city's two legislative districts.
Incumbent mayor and PDP–Laban stalwart Jejomar Binay was term-limited and appointed as MMDA chairman. He will be replaced by his wife, Dra. Elenita Binay. She selected Councilor Ernesto Mercado as her running-mate.[1]
Binay will face former city engineer Nelson Irasga of Liberal Party,[2] incumbent vice mayor Toro Yabut of Lakas–NUCD,[3] a member of the family who allied with the Binays[4] and former acting mayor Cesar Alzona.
For the vice-mayoralty, Mercado will face actor Edu Manzano and Councilor Bong Daza.
Even Edu Manzano won the vice mayoral race, Ernesto Mercado filed a disqualification case against Manzano's dual citizenship. To prove his loyalty to the Philippines, Manzano tore his American passport at a press conference. Later, higher court dismissed the case.[6] In 2019, while campaigning as congressman for San Juan, Manzano faced another case the same as 1998.[7]
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