2025 Philippine local elections in Cagayan Valley

The 2025 Philippine local elections in Cagayan Valley were held on May 12, 2025.

2025 Philippine local elections in Cagayan Valley

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Gubernatorial elections

5 provincial governors and 1 city mayor

Party Seats PFP 4 Lakas 1 Nacionalista 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Vice gubernatorial elections

5 provincial vice governors and 1 city vice mayor

Party Seats Lakas 2 PFP 2 Aksyon 1 Nacionalista 1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Provincial Board elections

50 provincial board members and 10 city councilors

Party Seats Lakas 20 PFP 17 Nacionalista 8 NPC 4 Aksyon 3 Liberal 3 LDP 1 UNA 1 Independent 3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Summary

Governors

Province/city	Incumbent	Incumbent's party		Winner	Winner's party		Winning margin
Batanes	Marilou Cayco		PFP	Jun Aguto		PFP	1.87%
Cagayan	Manuel Mamba		Nacionalista	Edgar Aglipay		Nacionalista	4.29%
Isabela	Rodolfo Albano III		PFP	Rodolfo Albano III		PFP	Unopposed
Nueva Vizcaya	Jose Gambito		PFP	Jose Gambito		PFP	28.19%
Quirino	Dakila Cua		PFP	Dakila Cua		PFP	Unopposed
Santiago (ICC)	Sheena Tan		Lakas	Sheena Tan		Lakas	51.80%

Vice governors

Province/city	Incumbent	Incumbent's party		Winner	Winner's party		Winning margin
Batanes	Ignacio Villa		Liberal	Jhong Nanud		PFP	3.81%
Cagayan	Melvin Vargas Jr.		Independent	Manuel Mamba		Nacionalista	36.35%
Isabela	Faustino Dy III		PFP	Kiko Dy		Lakas	Unopposed
Nueva Vizcaya	Eufemia Dacayo		Aksyon	Eufemia Dacayo		Aksyon	9.75%
Quirino	Jojo Vaquilar		PFP	Jojo Vaquilar		PFP	Unopposed
Santiago (ICC)	Alvin Abaya		PDP	Jamayne Tan		Lakas	24.04%

Provincial boards

Province/city	Seats	Party control				Composition
		Previous		Result
Batanes	8 elected 4 ex-officio		No majority		No majority	Liberal (3)   PFP (3)   NPC (1)   Independent (1)
Cagayan	10 elected 3 ex-officio		No majority		Lakas	Lakas (7)   Nacionalista (3)
Isabela	12 elected 7 ex-officio		No majority		No majority	PFP (6)   NPC (2)   Lakas (2)   Aksyon (1)   LDP (1)
Nueva Vizcaya	10 elected 4 ex-officio		No majority		No majority	Nacionalista (5)   Lakas (2)   Aksyon (1)   PFP (1)   UNA (1)
Quirino	10 elected 4 ex-officio		No majority		No majority	PFP (7)   NPC (1)   Independent (2)
Santiago (ICC)	10 elected 3 ex-officio		No majority		Lakas	Lakas (9)   Aksyon (1)

Batanes

Main article: 2025 Batanes local elections

Governor

Term-limited incumbent Governor Marilou Cayco of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) ran for the House of Representatives in Batanes's lone legislative district.^[1] She was previously affiliated with the Liberal Party.

The PFP nominated former Batanes vice governor Jun Aguto, who won against Jun Abad (Nationalist People's Coalition), Batanes vice governor Ignacio Villa (Liberal Party) and former Batanes governor Telesforo Castillejos (Aksyon Demokratiko).^[1][2][3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jun Aguto	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,947	35.31
	Jun Abad	Nationalist People's Coalition	3,738	33.44
	Ignacio Villa	Liberal Party	2,018	18.05
	Telesforo Castillejos	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,476	13.20
Total			11,179	100.00
Valid votes			11,179	97.31
Invalid/blank votes			309	2.69
Total votes			11,488	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			13,655	84.13
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Ignacio Villa of the Liberal Party ran for governor of Batanes.^[1]

The Liberal Party nominated Wally Estamo, who was defeated by Uyugan mayor Jhong Nanud of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas. Former provincial board member Ferdie Elica (Nationalist People's Coalition) and provincial board member Juan Redondo (Aksyon Demokratiko) also ran for vice governor.^[1][2][3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jhong Nanud	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,269	30.81
	Ferdie Elica	Nationalist People's Coalition	2,865	27.00
	Wally Estamo	Liberal Party	2,795	26.34
	Juan Redondo	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,682	15.85
Total			10,611	100.00
Valid votes			10,611	92.37
Invalid/blank votes			877	7.63
Total votes			11,488	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			13,655	84.13
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas gain from Liberal Party
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

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.

The Liberal Party tied with the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas at three seats each, losing its status as the largest party in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Liberal Party	13,596	41.39	3	0
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	9,107	27.72	3	New
	Nationalist People's Coalition	6,624	20.16	1	0
	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,558	4.74	0	New
	Independent	1,964	5.98	1	New
Total		32,849	100.00	8	+2
Total votes		11,488	–
Registered voters/turnout		13,655	84.13
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

1st district

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

Eight candidates were included in the ballot.^[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Roel Nicolas (incumbent)	Liberal Party	4,165	19.26
	Ann Viola (incumbent)	Liberal Party	3,982	18.41
	Pipin Castillo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,156	14.59
	Benny Fajardo	Liberal Party	2,696	12.47
	John Dave Ablat	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	2,372	10.97
	Arlyne Castillo-Velayo	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,866	8.63
	Celerina Navarro	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,830	8.46
	Juanita Acacio	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,558	7.20
Total			21,625	100.00
Total votes			6,433	–
Registered voters/turnout			7,685	83.71
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

2nd 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.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot.^[6]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Leonardo Hostallero	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	2,072	18.46
	Cleo Gonzales	Independent	1,964	17.50
	Byron Peralta (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,589	14.16
	Preciosa Rivera	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	1,507	13.43
	Juliet Cataluna (incumbent)	Liberal Party	1,475	13.14
	Juan Caballero	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,339	11.93
	Rogelio Delapa	Liberal Party	1,278	11.39
Total			11,224	100.00
Total votes			5,055	–
Registered voters/turnout			5,970	84.67
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Cagayan

Main article: 2025 Cagayan local elections

Governor

Term-limited incumbent Governor Manuel Mamba of the Nacionalista Party ran for vice governor of Cagayan.^[7]

The Nacionalista Party nominated former Philippine National Police chief Edgar Aglipay, who won the election against Zarah Lara (Nationalist People's Coalition) and Cagayan vice governor Melvin Vargas Jr. (Independent).^[8][9]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Edgar Aglipay	Nacionalista Party	258,470	40.45
	Zarah Lara	Nationalist People's Coalition	231,041	36.16
	Melvin Vargas Jr.	Independent	149,475	23.39
Total			638,986	100.00
Valid votes			638,986	94.80
Invalid/blank votes			35,078	5.20
Total votes			674,064	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			785,994	85.76
	Nacionalista Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Vice Governor

Term-limited incumbent Vice Governor Melvin Vargas Jr. ran for governor of Cagayan as an independent.^[7] He was previously affiliated with the PDP–Laban.

Vargas endorsed former Cagayan governor Alvaro Antonio of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, who was defeated by Cagayan governor Manuel Mamba of the Nacionalista Party. Former Cagayan vice governor Odi Fausto (Nationalist People's Coalition) also ran for vice governor.^[8][9]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Manuel Mamba	Nacionalista Party	348,954	58.19
	Odi Fausto	Nationalist People's Coalition	130,980	21.84
	Alvaro Antonio	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	119,734	19.97
Total			599,668	100.00
Valid votes			599,668	88.96
Invalid/blank votes			74,396	11.04
Total votes			674,064	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			785,994	85.76
	Nacionalista Party gain from Independent
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Provincial Board

The Cagayan Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Lakas–CMD won seven seats, gaining a majority in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Lakas–CMD	644,366	41.33	7	+4
	Nacionalista Party	564,055	36.18	3	+2
	Nationalist People's Coalition	130,891	8.39	0	–2
	Liberal Party	65,279	4.19	0	New
	Aksyon Demokratiko	45,006	2.89	0	New
	Independent	109,604	7.03	0	–3
Total		1,559,201	100.00	10	0
Total votes		674,064	–
Registered voters/turnout		785,994	85.76
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

1st district

Cagayan's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Cagayan's 1st legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Nine candidates were included in the ballot.^[10]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Weng Retoma	Lakas–CMD	97,230	20.90
	Kamille Ponce (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	87,057	18.72
	Romeo Garcia (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	80,533	17.31
	Bong Ramos	Nationalist People's Coalition	47,126	10.13
	Joan Cabildo-Dunuan	Nacionalista Party	45,214	9.72
	Hang Liggayu	Aksyon Demokratiko	45,006	9.68
	Red Sac	Nacionalista Party	34,195	7.35
	Joaquin Agatep Jr.	Independent	21,097	4.54
	Reymar Desiderio	Independent	7,699	1.66
Total			465,157	100.00
Total votes			240,095	–
Registered voters/turnout			280,282	85.66
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

2nd district

Cagayan's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Cagayan's 2nd legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Nine candidates were included in the ballot.^[11]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Randy Ursulum (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	98,159	25.41
	Alniñoson Kevin Timbas (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	69,762	18.06
	Vilmer Viloria	Lakas–CMD	68,894	17.83
	Lalaine Pamittan	Nacionalista Party	41,348	10.70
	Jose Tayawa	Nacionalista Party	36,597	9.47
	Raquel dela Cruz	Nacionalista Party	32,604	8.44
	Arvin Garcia	Nationalist People's Coalition	14,523	3.76
	Marites Tacipit	Independent	14,480	3.75
	Wilfredo Aguinaldo II	Independent	9,983	2.58
Total			386,350	100.00
Total votes			180,133	–
Registered voters/turnout			210,751	85.47
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

3rd district

Cagayan's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Cagayan's 3rd legislative district. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.

12 candidates were included in the ballot.^[9]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	AJ Ponce	Lakas–CMD	117,055	16.54
	Jojo Caronan	Nacionalista Party	89,092	12.59
	Romar de Asis	Nacionalista Party	82,879	11.71
	Odiboy Fausto	Lakas–CMD	73,286	10.36
	Raymund Guzman	Nacionalista Party	73,282	10.36
	Claire Callangan	Nationalist People's Coalition	69,242	9.78
	Marj Martin	Liberal Party	65,279	9.22
	Pearl Mabasa	Nacionalista Party	48,311	6.83
	Gilbert Labang	Independent	41,239	5.83
	Phil Pattaguan	Lakas–CMD	32,923	4.65
	Santi Balisi	Independent	8,617	1.22
	Aldrin Bargado	Independent	6,489	0.92
Total			707,694	100.00
Total votes			253,836	–
Registered voters/turnout			294,961	86.06
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Isabela

Main article: 2025 Isabela local elections

Governor

Incumbent Governor Rodolfo Albano III of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won re-election for a third term unopposed.^[12][13][14] He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rodolfo Albano III (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	651,999	100.00
Total			651,999	100.00
Valid votes			651,999	76.95
Invalid/blank votes			195,302	23.05
Total votes			847,301	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,009,774	83.91
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Faustino Dy III of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for the House of Representatives in Isabela's 6th legislative district.^[12] He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.

Dy endorsed his son, Echague mayor Kiko Dy (Lakas–CMD), who won the election unopposed.^[13][14]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Kiko Dy	Lakas–CMD	566,489	100.00
Total			566,489	100.00
Valid votes			566,489	66.86
Invalid/blank votes			280,812	33.14
Total votes			847,301	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,009,774	83.91
	Lakas–CMD gain from Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Provincial Board

The Isabela Provincial Board is composed of 19 board members, 12 of whom are elected.

The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won six seats, becoming the largest party in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	520,530	52.64	6	+5
	Nationalist People's Coalition	161,813	16.37	2	0
	Lakas–CMD	127,437	12.89	2	0
	Aksyon Demokratiko	85,635	8.66	1	–1
	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	63,554	6.43	1	0
	Independent	29,791	3.01	0	0
Total		988,760	100.00	12	0
Total votes		847,301	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,009,774	83.91
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

1st district

Isabela's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Three candidates were included in the ballot.^[14]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ejay Diaz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	135,906	55.91
	Emmanuel Joselito Anes (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	92,095	37.89
	Celso Balayan	Independent	15,075	6.20
Total			243,076	100.00
Total votes			217,988	–
Registered voters/turnout			265,453	82.12
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

2nd district

Isabela's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Two candidates were included in the ballot.^[15]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ed Christian Go (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	84,755	66.51
	Julie Reyes	Lakas–CMD	42,682	33.49
Total			127,437	100.00
Total votes			108,230	–
Registered voters/turnout			127,579	84.83
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

3rd district

Isabela's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Two candidates were included in the ballot.^[16]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Bentot Panganiban	Nationalist People's Coalition	94,730	58.54
	Ramon Reyes (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	67,083	41.46
Total			161,813	100.00
Total votes			152,903	–
Registered voters/turnout			180,353	84.78
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

4th district

Isabela's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 4th legislative district, excluding the city of Santiago. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Two candidates were included in the ballot.^[17]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Clifford Raspado (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	42,286	51.59
	Abegail Sable	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	39,682	48.41
Total			81,968	100.00
Total votes			68,445	–
Registered voters/turnout			80,980	84.52
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

5th district

Isabela's 5th provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 5th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Four candidates were included in the ballot.^[18]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Totep Calderon	Aksyon Demokratiko	85,635	41.62
	King Dy (incumbent)	Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino	63,554	30.89
	Edward Isidro (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	41,829	20.33
	Renen Paraguison	Independent	14,716	7.15
Total			205,734	100.00
Total votes			146,959	–
Registered voters/turnout			172,212	85.34
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

6th district

Isabela's 6th provincial district consists of the same area as Isabela's 6th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Two candidates were included in the ballot.^[19]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Arco Meris (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	88,225	52.29
	Amador Gaffud Jr. (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	80,507	47.71
Total			168,732	100.00
Total votes			152,776	–
Registered voters/turnout			183,197	83.39
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Nueva Vizcaya

Main article: 2025 Nueva Vizcaya local elections

Governor

Incumbent Governor Jose Gambito of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a full term.^[20] Previously affiliated with Lakas–CMD, he became governor on May 5, 2023, after Carlos Padilla died.

Gambito won the election against representative Luisa Cuaresma (United Nationalist Alliance) and Maybelle Blossom Dumlao (Independent).^[21][22]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jose Gambito (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	151,517	61.66
	Luisa Cuaresma	United Nationalist Alliance	82,237	33.47
	Maybelle Blossom Dumlao	Independent	11,986	4.88
Total			245,740	100.00
Valid votes			245,740	95.16
Invalid/blank votes			12,509	4.84
Total votes			258,249	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			303,090	85.21
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Eufemia Dacayo of Aksyon Demokratiko ran for a full term. Previously affiliated with Lakas–CMD, she became vice governor on May 3, 2023, after Jose Gambito became governor upon Carlos Padilla's death.

Dacayo won the election against Eduardo Balgos (Lakas–CMD) and Patricio Dumlao (Nacionalista Party), both provincial board members.^[21][22]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eufemia Dacayo (incumbent)	Aksyon Demokratiko	96,129	40.30
	Eduardo Balgos	Lakas–CMD	72,869	30.55
	Patricio Dumlao	Nacionalista Party	69,509	29.14
Total			238,507	100.00
Valid votes			238,507	92.36
Invalid/blank votes			19,742	7.64
Total votes			258,249	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			303,090	85.21
	Aksyon Demokratiko hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Provincial Board

The Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

The Nacionalista Party won five seats, becoming the largest party in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Nacionalista Party	299,393	32.58	5	+1
	Lakas–CMD	297,920	32.42	2	–2
	Aksyon Demokratiko	109,223	11.88	1	0
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	109,133	11.87	1	0
	United Nationalist Alliance	49,958	5.44	1	New
	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	20,584	2.24	0	New
	Independent	32,823	3.57	0	0
Total		919,034	100.00	10	0
Total votes		258,249	–
Registered voters/turnout		303,090	85.21
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

1st district

Nueva Vizcaya's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Ambaguio, Bagabag, Bayombong, Diadi, Quezon, Solano and Villaverde. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

15 candidates were included in the ballot.^[22]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	LC Cuaresma	United Nationalist Alliance	49,958	11.00
	Leah Tidang	Aksyon Demokratiko	42,977	9.46
	Clem Cadoy	Nacionalista Party	41,625	9.16
	EJ Galanta-Martinez	Nacionalista Party	36,244	7.98
	Pablo Kindot (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	34,891	7.68
	Luis Binay-an Sr.	Lakas–CMD	33,481	7.37
	Jun Padilla	Nacionalista Party	32,527	7.16
	Benjamin Lucas Jr.	Lakas–CMD	29,724	6.54
	Paul Ligmayo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	27,613	6.08
	Adonis Lejao	Nacionalista Party	27,557	6.07
	Edgar Daniel Jr.	Lakas–CMD	26,250	5.78
	Efren Quiben	Kilusang Bagong Lipunan	20,584	4.53
	Jonathan Tindaan	Independent	19,251	4.24
	Myrna Dupiano	Aksyon Demokratiko	15,910	3.50
	Sammy Balinhawang	Aksyon Demokratiko	15,629	3.44
Total			454,221	100.00
Total votes			129,489	–
Registered voters/turnout			152,153	85.10
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

2nd district

Nueva Vizcaya's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Alfonso Castañeda, Aritao, Bambang, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Kayapa, Kasibu and Santa Fe. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

16 candidates were included in the ballot.^[23]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eunice Galima-Gambol (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	70,999	15.27
	John Bagasao	Lakas–CMD	56,175	12.09
	Primo Percival Marcos (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	51,734	11.13
	Wilson Salas	Nacionalista Party	45,830	9.86
	Flodemonte Gerdan	Nacionalista Party	44,611	9.60
	Milady Dickson	Lakas–CMD	41,380	8.90
	Omar Santos	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	29,786	6.41
	Byron Sevillena	Lakas–CMD	27,417	5.90
	Jose Evangelista	Lakas–CMD	27,133	5.84
	Dionisio Bungihan	Aksyon Demokratiko	21,223	4.57
	Jimmy Calata	Lakas–CMD	16,730	3.60
	Poly Garing	Aksyon Demokratiko	13,484	2.90
	Riz Guntalilib	Independent	5,329	1.15
	Amado Dumelod	Lakas–CMD	4,739	1.02
	Domeng Torio	Independent	4,477	0.96
	Airene Pinkihan-Nisperos	Independent	3,766	0.81
Total			464,813	100.00
Total votes			128,760	–
Registered voters/turnout			150,937	85.31
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Quirino

Main article: 2025 Quirino local elections

Governor

Incumbent Governor Dakila Cua of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won re-election for a third term unopposed.^[20][24] He was previously affiliated with Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dakila Cua (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	97,595	100.00
Total			97,595	100.00
Valid votes			97,595	86.90
Invalid/blank votes			14,715	13.10
Total votes			112,310	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			130,307	86.19
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Vice Governor

Incumbent Vice Governor Jojo Vaquilar of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won re-election for a third term unopposed.^[24] He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jojo Vaquilar (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	83,977	100.00
Total			83,977	100.00
Valid votes			83,977	74.77
Invalid/blank votes			28,333	25.23
Total votes			112,310	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			130,307	86.19
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Provincial Board

Since Quirino's reclassification as a 1st class province in 2025, the Quirino Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won seven seats, becoming the largest party in the provincial board.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	193,360	56.65	7	New
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	24,982	7.32	0	–2
	Nationalist People's Coalition	23,749	6.96	1	0
	Independent	99,250	29.08	2	+1
Total		341,341	100.00	10	+2
Total votes		112,310	–
Registered voters/turnout		130,307	86.19
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

1st district

Quirino's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Cabarroguis, Diffun and Saguday. Five board members are elected by this provincial district.

Seven candidates were included in the ballot.^[24]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lilybeth Yogyog	Independent	34,796	19.75
	Babylyn Reyes (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	29,348	16.66
	Marlo Guillermo (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	29,312	16.64
	Martin Bulayo Sr.	Nationalist People's Coalition	23,749	13.48
	Roseller Escobar	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	22,484	12.76
	Willard Abuan	Independent	21,537	12.22
	Michael Lidiang	Independent	14,961	8.49
Total			176,187	100.00
Total votes			55,939	–
Registered voters/turnout			65,588	85.29
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

2nd district

Quirino's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Aglipay, Maddela and Nagtipunan. Five board members are elected by this provincial district.

Six candidates were included in the ballot.^[25]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Linda Dacmay (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	29,613	17.93
	Tomas Baccac	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	29,053	17.59
	Celso Albano	Independent	27,956	16.93
	Roy Saladino (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	27,600	16.71
	Alegre Ylanan (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	25,950	15.71
	Melanie Batara	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	24,982	15.13
Total			165,154	100.00
Total votes			56,371	–
Registered voters/turnout			64,719	87.10
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Santiago

Main article: 2025 Santiago, Isabela, local elections

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Sheena Tan of Lakas–CMD ran for a second term.^[26] She was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.

Tan won re-election against Otep Miranda (Aksyon Demokratiko) and city councilor Arlene Alvarez-Reyes (Nationalist People's Coalition).^[26][27]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sheena Tan (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	68,743	71.88
	Otep Miranda	Aksyon Demokratiko	19,208	20.08
	Arlene Alvarez-Reyes	Nationalist People's Coalition	7,690	8.04
Total			95,641	100.00
Valid votes			95,641	98.07
Invalid/blank votes			1,887	1.93
Total votes			97,528	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			115,767	84.25
	Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Vice Mayor

Incumbent Vice Mayor Alvin Abaya of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino (PDP) is term-limited.

The PDP nominated Gene Jose, who was defeated by city councilor Jamayne Tan of Lakas–CMD. City councilor Jigs Miranda (Aksyon Demokratiko) and two other candidates also ran for vice mayor.^[27]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jamayne Tan	Lakas–CMD	48,292	53.56
	Jigs Miranda	Aksyon Demokratiko	26,618	29.52
	Maximin Navarro	Nationalist People's Coalition	14,601	16.19
	Kit Galang	Independent	505	0.56
	Gene Jose	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	153	0.17
Total			90,169	100.00
Valid votes			90,169	92.45
Invalid/blank votes			7,359	7.55
Total votes			97,528	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			115,767	84.25
	Lakas–CMD gain from Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

City Council

The Santiago City Council is composed of 13 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

35 candidates were included in the ballot.^[27]

Lakas–CMD won nine seats, gaining a majority in the city council.

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Lakas–CMD	421,843	59.37	9	+8
	Aksyon Demokratiko	75,034	10.56	1	0
	Nationalist People's Coalition	73,371	10.33	0	0
	Liberal Party	32,205	4.53	0	–2
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	6,266	0.88	0	–6
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	1,004	0.14	0	0
	Independent	100,812	14.19	0	0
Total		710,535	100.00	10	0
Total votes		97,528	–
Registered voters/turnout		115,767	84.25
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eunice Sable (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	52,085	7.33
	Pia Bautista	Lakas–CMD	50,576	7.12
	Sherman Miguel (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	50,566	7.12
	Anton Abaya	Lakas–CMD	49,106	6.91
	Jomae de Jesus	Lakas–CMD	41,699	5.87
	RC Co	Aksyon Demokratiko	40,787	5.74
	Russel Ponce	Lakas–CMD	39,428	5.55
	Gino Abaya Siquian	Lakas–CMD	39,293	5.53
	Carlo de Luna	Lakas–CMD	37,674	5.30
	Olan Chan (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	34,004	4.79
	Pandong Lugod	Lakas–CMD	27,412	3.86
	Michael de Jesus	Independent	27,160	3.82
	Jun Cabucana (incumbent)	Liberal Party	26,429	3.72
	Aysen Marrero	Nationalist People's Coalition	24,864	3.50
	Vinchy Aggabao	Independent	24,479	3.45
	Soc Navarro	Independent	16,784	2.36
	Kay Perez	Nationalist People's Coalition	15,112	2.13
	Pempe Miranda	Independent	13,345	1.88
	Lessa Sarangaya	Nationalist People's Coalition	12,552	1.77
	Aga Castillo	Nationalist People's Coalition	11,354	1.60
	Gibet Chan	Aksyon Demokratiko	11,131	1.57
	Mark Sotto	Nationalist People's Coalition	9,489	1.34
	Aliyah Aggabao	Aksyon Demokratiko	6,668	0.94
	Poklet Capun-an	Aksyon Demokratiko	6,147	0.87
	Hubert Taguinod	Liberal Party	5,776	0.81
	Boni Bartolome	Aksyon Demokratiko	5,663	0.80
	Monching Sarangaya	Independent	4,912	0.69
	Eric Salcedo	Aksyon Demokratiko	4,638	0.65
	Iver Cacatian Barangan	Independent	4,522	0.64
	Michael Dungo	Independent	4,224	0.59
	Marlon Miranda	Independent	3,754	0.53
	Neth Jose	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	3,321	0.47
	Jayson Sanchez	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	2,945	0.41
	King Umaguing	Independent	1,632	0.23
	Louie Castriciones	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	1,004	0.14
Total			710,535	100.00
Total votes			97,528	–
Registered voters/turnout			115,767	84.25
Source: Commission on Elections[4][5]

Election-related incidents

In February 11, 2025, three people were arrested for trying to extort ₱90 million (US$1.83 million) from two municipal candidates in Enrile, Cagayan by claiming to be COMELEC-connected IT specialists who could rig the election results in their favor.^[28] On February 28, COMELEC filed cybercrime charges against vice-mayoral candidate Jeryll Harold Respicio in Reina Mercedes, Isabela, after he posted a video on social media appearing to demonstrate a method on how to tamper with the election results.^[29] After he won the election, Comelec suspended his proclamation until June 2.^[30]

On April 23, Joel Ruma, the reelectionist mayor of Rizal, Cagayan, was shot dead by a suspected sniper while campaigning, with three people injured in the same incident.^[31] On April 26, a candidate for councilor in San Pablo, Isabela was shot and injured along with two companions in an ambush.^[32]

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