2025 Philippine local elections in Western Visayas

The 2025 Philippine local elections in Western Visayas are scheduled to be held on May 12, 2025.

Aklan

Governor of Aklan

Incumbent Jose Enrique Miraflores (Lakas–CMD) is running for a second term. Miraflores was elected under PDP–Laban with 62.97% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Jose Enrique Miraflores	Lakas–CMD
	Pier Teodosio	Independent
	Willie Tolentino	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Vice Governor of Aklan

Term-limited incumbent Boy Quimpo (Lakas–CMD) is running for the Aklan Provincial Board in the 1st provincial district. Quimpo was re-elected under the Nacionalista Party with 48.63% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Dexter Calizo	Lakas–CMD
	Jun Legaspi	Aksyon Demokratiko
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Aklan Provincial Board

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


Party
	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Lakas–CMD
	Nacionalista Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
	Independent
Total

Aklan's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Mark Ace Bautista (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Apol Cleope (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Axel Gonzalez	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Boy Quimpo	Lakas–CMD
	Mark Quimpo (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Josel Rata	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Rina Sarceno	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
	Teddy Tupas (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Denis Villaruel	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Aklan's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Jojo Cordova (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Lolong Dalisay (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jupiter Gallenero (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jose Haresco	Nacionalista Party
	Tingtong Ibarreta	Lakas–CMD
	Bubi Legaspi	Liberal Party
	Rose Nepomuceno	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Larry Solidum (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Rylo Tumbokon	Liberal Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Antique

Governor of Antique

Term-limited incumbent Rhodora Cadiao (National Unity Party) is running for the House of Representatives in Antique's lone legislative district. Cadiao was re-elected with 75.58% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Rudy Bantolo	Independent
	Edgar Denosta	Nacionalista Party
	Vic Fedelicio	Independent
	Gaspar Gayona	Independent
	Paolo Javier	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Rodelo Pidoy	Independent
	Jonathan Tan	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Vice Governor of Antique

Term-limited incumbent Edgar Denosta (Nacionalista Party) is running for governor of Antique. Denosta was re-elected under the Nationalist People's Coalition with 49.16% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Rosario Bantolo	Independent
	Edward Dy Buco	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Maye Plameras	NPC
	Genevive Lim	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Antique Provincial Board

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


Party
	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Lakas–CMD
	Liberal Party
	Nacionalista Party
	National Unity Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

Antique's 1st provincial district

Antique's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Anini-y, Belison, Hamtic, San Jose de Buenavista, San Remigio, Sibalom,Tobias Fornier and Valderrama. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Nick Abarientos	Nacionalista Party
	Mark Baculna	National Unity Party
	Dante Beriong (incumbent)	Independent
	Julie Cepe	National Unity Party
	Nanding Corvera	Nacionalista Party
	Ade Santillan Fajardo	Liberal Party
	Eduardo Fortaleza	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Martin Galino	Independent
	Bingbing Lotilla	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Alfie Jay Niquia	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Tracy Orquia	Nacionalista Party
	Jao Ortega	Independent
	Dax Pacificador	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	JC Cadiao Perlas	National Unity Party
	Vincent Piccio III	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Jun Saiyo	Nacionalista Party
	Steph Seguera Siblag	National Unity Party
	Berns Tubianosa	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Donna Chris Yan	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Antique's 2nd provincial district

Antique's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Barbaza, Bugasong, Caluya, Culasi, Laua-an, Libertad, Pandan, Patnongon, Sebaste and Tibiao. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Noel Alamis (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Nonong Alojipan	National Unity Party
	Dong Dong Alonsagay	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Edison Biadora	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Nick Calawag	National Unity Party
	Milay Dimamay (incumbent)	Independent
	Egidio Elio (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Hector Frangue	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Jun Jun Genovata	Nacionalista Party
	Ruperto Lavega Jr.	Nacionalista Party
	Ramon Mosquera	Independent
	Ricky Orendain	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Sueki Palacios (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Joe Marie Pesayco	Lakas–CMD
	Gaseva Recopuerto	National Unity Party
	Jun Reponte	Independent
	Plaridel Sanchez IV	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Bobot Santillan	National Unity Party
	Wil Solis	Nacionalista Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Capiz

Governor of Capiz

Incumbent Fredenil Castro (One Capiz) is running for a second term. Castro was elected under Lakas–CMD with 62.18% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Christopher Barrio	Independent
	Fredenil Castro (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Esteban Evan Contreras	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Vice Governor of Capiz

Incumbent Jaime Magbanua (One Capiz) is running for a third term. Magbanua was re-elected under Lakas–CMD with 57.24% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Argie Basiao	Independent
	Jaime Magbanua (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Eleuper Martinez	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Capiz Provincial Board

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


Party
	One Capiz
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

Capiz's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Blesilda Almalbis (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Amy Asis Bermejo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Gualberto Bernas III	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Tawi Billones Jr.	One Capiz
	Edward Contreras	Independent
	Pepe del Rosario (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Trina Marie Ignacio (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Thea Faith Reyes (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Cesar Yap Jr.	One Capiz
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Capiz's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Gilbert Ardivilla (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Aldwin Cruz-Am (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Cecilio Fecundo (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Aying Fundal	One Capiz
	Inday San Felix (incumbent)	One Capiz
	Victor Tanco Jr.	Independent
	Averuth Teves	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Guimaras

Governor of Guimaras

Incumbent JC Rahman Nava (National Unity Party) is running for the House of Representatives in Guimaras's lone legislative district. Nava was elected with 96.60% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Maggie Cacho	Independent
	Lucille Nava	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Vice Governor of Guimaras

Term-limited incumbent Edward Gando (National Unity Party) is running for mayor of Jordan. Gando was re-elected under PDP–Laban with 63.41% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Cecile Gumarin	National Unity Party
	Tomas Junco Jr.	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: ^[4]

Guimaras Provincial Board

The Guimaras Provincial Board is composed of 11 board members, eight of whom are elected.


Party
	National Unity Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

Guimaras's 1st provincial district

Guimaras's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Buenavista and San Lorenzo. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Arthur Cartel Jr.	National Unity Party
	Rommel John Edang	Independent
	Raymond Gavileño (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Boking Habaña (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Dag Habaña	National Unity Party
	Arturo Junco	Independent
	Carlo Pillora	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Ariel Zambarrano	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Guimaras's 2nd provincial district

Guimaras's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Jordan, Nueva Valencia and Sibunag. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Alex Araneta (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Lordito Blanco	Independent
	Paul de la Cruz	National Unity Party
	Lynlyn Edang (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Eros Elevencione	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Nene Nava (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Joel Tanaleon	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Iloilo

Governor of Iloilo

Incumbent Arthur Defensor Jr. (Uswag Ilonggo) is running for a third term. Defensor was re-elected under the National Unity Party with 97.18% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Arthur Defensor Jr. (incumbent)	Uswag Ilonggo
	Chi Noble	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Vice Governor of Iloilo

Incumbent Tingting Garin (Lakas–CMD) is running for vice mayor of Guimbal. Garin was re-elected under the Nacionalista Party unopposed in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Lee Ann Debuque	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Boboy Tupas	Lakas–CMD
	Mark John Velasco	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Iloilo Provincial Board

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


Party
	Bunyog Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Liberal Party
	Nacionalista Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Reform PH Party
	Uswag Ilonggo
	Independent
Total

Iloilo's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Joan Basco-Germinanda	Lakas–CMD
	Migs Flores	Independent
	Rica Jane Garin	Lakas–CMD
	Elston Saquian	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Iloilo's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Rolito Cajilig (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	June Mondejar (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: ^[5]

Iloilo's 3rd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Jason Gonzales (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Anthony Margarico	Lakas–CMD
	Mark Palabrica (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	ER Palu-ay	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Iloilo's 4th provincial district

Iloilo's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Iloilo's 4th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Rolly Distura (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Bimboy Dolar	Independent
	Dominic Paul Oso	Nacionalista Party
	Antonio Parcon	Bunyog Party
	Jonathan Pinuela	Reform PH Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Iloilo's 5th provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Carlo Ong	Lakas–CMD
	Rolex Suplico	Uswag Ilonggo
	Darl Tupas	Lakas–CMD
	Beng Tupas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Iloilo City

Mayor of Iloilo City

Incumbent Jerry Treñas (National Unity Party) is retiring. Treñas was re-elected with 77.23% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Roland Magahin	Independent
	Raisa Treñas	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[6]

Vice Mayor of Iloilo City

Incumbent Jeffrey Ganzon (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a third term. Ganzon was re-elected under the National Unity Party with 79.80% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Lovelove Baronda	Lakas–CMD
	Jeffrey Ganzon (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[6]

Iloilo City Council

The Iloilo City Council is composed of 14 councilors, 12 of whom are elected.


Party
	Lakas–CMD
	National Unity Party
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total


Candidate		Party
	Lyndon Acap	National Unity Party
	Art Araneta	Independent
	Jan Barredo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Abner Batan	Independent
	Sedfrey Cabaluna (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Jun Capulot	Independent
	Nene dela Llana	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Von Deveza	Lakas–CMD
	Wenz Dieta-Elen	Independent
	Romel Duron (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Mor Espinosa	Independent
	Muni Estrella	Independent
	Stanley Flores	Lakas–CMD
	Rudolph Ganzon (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Boots Gerochi	Lakas–CMD
	Efren Gimeo	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Sheen Mabilog	Lakas–CMD
	Mandrie Malabor	National Unity Party
	Junjun Moleta	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Shiella Olid	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Peter Oñate	Lakas–CMD
	Frances Grace Parcon (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Kesha Pesina-Tupas	Lakas–CMD
	Rich Piad	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	GM Ariete Ramos	Lakas–CMD
	Rex Marcus Sarabia (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Miguel Treñas (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Johnny Young (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Alan Zaldivar (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Bryant Zulueta	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "04_Certified_Candidate_List_20241108_152711" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ANTIQUE_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PROVINCE_OF_CAPIZ" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "79_Certified_Candidate_List_20241108_152504" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "30_Certified_Candidate_List_20241107_170853" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c "3022_Certified_Candidate_List_20241107_125748" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[aklan-1] "04_Certified_Candidate_List_20241108_152711" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[antique-2] "ANTIQUE_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[capiz-3] "PROVINCE_OF_CAPIZ" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[guimaras-4] "79_Certified_Candidate_List_20241108_152504" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[iloilo-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "30_Certified_Candidate_List_20241107_170853" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[iloilocity-6] "3022_Certified_Candidate_List_20241107_125748" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

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