2025 Batanes local elections

2025 Batanes local elections
May 12, 2025 (2025-05-12)
Gubernatorial election
 
PFP
LP
Candidate Jun Aguto Ignacio Villa
Party PFP Liberal
Running mate Jhong Nanud Wally Estamo
 
NPC
Aksyon
Candidate Jun Abad Telesforo Castillejos
Party NPC Aksyon
Running mate Ferdie Elica Juan Redondo
Incumbent Governor

Marilou Cayco
PFP



Vice gubernatorial election
 
LP
PFP
Candidate Wally Estamo Jhong Nanud
Party Liberal PFP
 
NPC
Aksyon
Candidate Ferdie Elica Juan Redondo
Party NPC Aksyon
Incumbent Vice Governor

Ignacio Villa
Liberal



Provincial Board election
8 out of 12 seats in the Batanes Provincial Board
7 seats needed for a majority
Party Current seats
Liberal

3
Aksyon

1
NPC

1
PFP

1

Local elections were held in Batanes on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Batanes voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 8 out of 12 members of the Batanes Provincial Board.

Governor

Term-limited incumbent Marilou Cayco (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for the House of Representatives in Batanes's lone legislative district.[1] Cayco was re-elected under the Liberal Party with 61.04% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[2][3][1]

No. Candidate Party
1
 Jun Abad Nationalist People's Coalition
2
 Jun Aguto Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3
 Telesforo Castillejos Aksyon Demokratiko
4
 Ignacio Villa Liberal Party

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jun AgutoPartido Federal ng Pilipinas3,94735.31
Jun AbadNationalist People's Coalition3,73833.44
Ignacio VillaLiberal Party2,01818.05
Telesforo CastillejosAksyon Demokratiko1,47613.20
Total11,179100.00

Vice governor

Incumbent Ignacio Villa (Liberal Party) is running for governor of Batanes.[1] Villa was re-elected with 33.10% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[2][3][1]

No. Candidate Party
1
 Ferdie Elica Nationalist People's Coalition
2
 Wally Estamo Liberal Party
3
 Jhong Nanud Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4
 Juan Redondo Aksyon Demokratiko

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jhong NanudPartido Federal ng Pilipinas3,26930.81
Ferdie ElicaNationalist People's Coalition2,86527.00
Wally EstamoLiberal Party2,79526.34
Juan RedondoAksyon Demokratiko1,68215.85
Total10,611100.00

Provincial Board

Since Batanes' reclassification as a 4th class province in 2025, the Batanes Provincial Board is composed of 12 board members, eight of whom are elected.

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board member is retiring:

The following board member is term-limited:

Overview

PartyVotes%Seats
Liberal Party13,59641.393
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas9,10727.723
Nationalist People's Coalition6,62420.161
Aksyon Demokratiko1,5584.740
Independent1,9645.981
Ex officio seats3
Reserved seats1
Total32,849100.0012

1st provincial district

Batanes's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Basco and Mahatao. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[2][3]

No. Candidate Party
1
 John Dave Ablat Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2
 Juanita Acacio Aksyon Demokratiko
3
 Pipin Castillo Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4
 Arlyne Castillo-Velayo Nationalist People's Coalition
5
 Benny Fajardo Liberal Party
6
 Celerina Navarro Nationalist People's Coalition
7
 Roel Nicolas (incumbent) Liberal Party
8
 Ann Viola (incumbent) Liberal Party

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Roel Nicolas (incumbent)Liberal4,16519.26
Ann Viola (incumbent)Liberal3,98218.41
Pipin CastilloPartido Federal ng Pilipinas3,15614.59
Benny FajardoLiberal2,69612.47
John Dave AblatPartido Federal ng Pilipinas2,37210.97
Arlyne Castillo-VelayoNationalist People's Coalition1,8668.63
Celerina NavarroNationalist People's Coalition1,8308.46
Juanita AcacioAksyon Demokratiko1,5587.20
Total21,625100.00

2nd provincial district

Batanes's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Itbayat, Ivana, Sabtang and Uyugan. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:[2][4]

No. Candidate Party
1
 Juan Caballero Nationalist People's Coalition
2
 Juliet Cataluna (incumbent) Liberal Party
3
 Rogelio Delapa Liberal Party
4
 Cleo Gonzales Independent
5
 Leonardo Hostallero Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
6
 Byron Peralta (incumbent) Nationalist People's Coalition
7
 Preciosa Rivera Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Leonardo HostalleroPartido Federal ng Pilipinas2,07218.46
Cleo GonzalesIndependent1,96417.50
Byron Peralta (incumbent)Nationalist People's Coalition1,58914.16
Preciosa RiveraPartido Federal ng Pilipinas1,50713.43
Juliet Cataluna (incumbent)Liberal1,47513.14
Juan CaballeroNationalist People's Coalition1,33911.93
Rogelio DelapaLiberal1,27811.39
Total11,224100.00

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Visaya, Vince Jacob (October 18, 2024). "Four Batanes aspirants vie for governor". The Manila Times.
  2. ^ a b c d "OPES_BATANES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  3. ^ a b c "BASCO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  4. ^ "ITBAYAT" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.