Former
MMDA chairman and
PDP–Laban president
Jejomar Binay sought a mayoral comeback in place of his wife, the incumbent mayor
Elenita Binay as the candidate of PDP–Laban. He selected former councilor and 1998 vice mayoralry candidate Ernesto Mercado as running-mate. Binay faced incumbent Vice Mayor and actor
Edu Manzano, who joined
Lakas–NUCD with selection of city councilor
Robert Dean Barbers as running mate. Barbers is the son of then-Senator
Robert Barbers. There are rumors spreading that Binay's camp offered Manzano to back-out of race, with estimated amount of . In those rumors of offering him to back-out, Manzano did not disclose the amount, while Binay pointed out that Manzano was the one who wanted to join their slate backed by PDP–Laban. If ever Manzano wants to join them, they can't give him a spot, especially when the party's stalwart and former
Cory Aquino's speechwriter
Teddy Boy Locsin is running for the 1st district. Makati is also welcomed some senatorial candidates from both camps. The
LDP-
Puwersa ng Masa’s candidates who came to the rally were
Jamby Madrigal,
Santanina Rasul and
Orlando Mercado. The
People Power Coalition have incumbent senator
Sergio Osmena III, and longtime Makati City congressman and senatorial candidate
Joker Arroyo were also there. Binay's camp was the one who have been favored to win the election, while Manzano's slate still confident that they can still win. There are also tirades, as said by Binay that the opposition did not have any comprehensive program of government, and is instead waging "a campaign of lies and character assassination" against him. Binay blasted the opposition against him by saying that Makati citizens knows difference between performance and
puro porma lang.
Puro porma lang that Binay saying that Manzano was only using his "popularity" as an actor. Both camps pointed each other that they doing vote buying and violation election laws. That issue promoted Makati police to interfere. ==Results==