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Aiko Melendez. Melendez/Instagram

Reyma Deveza

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747109396953Aiko-Melendez.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em></em>Aiko Melendez. <em>Melendez/Instagram</em><em></em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Actress Aiko Melendez on Tuesday expressed her happiness and gratitude as she is poised to win her second term as councilor in Quezon City&#x27;s District 5.</p><p>As of 10:01 a.m., <a href="https://halalanresults.abs-cbn.com/local/quezon-city?contest=01074045" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">partial and unofficial results</a> showed Melendez and fellow celebrity-politician Alfred Vargas obtaining over 113,000 and 105,000 votes, respectively.</p><p>&quot;Thank you so much to everyone who helped and still believes in me. On to my second term,&quot; she said in an Instagram post. &quot;Thank you, District 5 Of Quezon City!&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-9" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJj_Od8yAEn/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A9%2C%22os%22%3A12714421%2C%22ls%22%3A2008397.0999999046%2C%22le%22%3A2008468.0999999046%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="592" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-9" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><p>In a previous interview with ABS-CBN News, the 45-year-old actress said she has no qualms about returning to public service after 11 years. </p><p>Melendez starred in hit films such as &quot;May Minamahal,&quot; &quot;Sa&#x27;yo Lamang,&quot; and &quot;Kahit Kailan.&quot; </p><p>Her last movie outing was &quot;Rainbow&#x27;s Sunset,&quot; where she won best supporting actress at the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival. </p><p>On television, Melendez is best known for her role in ABS-CBN&#x27;s revenge drama &quot;Wildflower.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/5/12/celebrities-running-for-local-positions-cast-votes-in-halalan-2025-1437" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Celebrities running for local positions cast votes in Halalan 2025</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/7/aiko-melendez-abi-viduya-file-coc-as-councilor-230" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aiko Melendez, Abi Viduya file COC as councilor</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pI4YKd9N4jw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K0RBIGTAaX4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Actress Aiko Melendez on Tuesday expressed her happiness and gratitude as she is poised to win her second term as councilor in Quezon City's District 5.</p>

Actress Aiko Melendez on Tuesday expressed her happiness and gratitude as she is poised to win her second term as councilor in Quezon City's District 5.

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Aiko Melendez poised to win second term as councilor in QC

Reyma Deveza,

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Published May 13, 2025 12:10 PM PHT

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