2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Eastern Visayas
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May 12, 2025
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All 13 Eastern Visayas seats in the House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Eastern Visayas were held on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election.
| Congressional district | Incumbent | Incumbent's party | Winner | Winner's party | Winning margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biliran | Gerardo Espina Jr. | Lakas | Gerardo Espina Jr. | Lakas | Unopposed | ||
| Eastern Samar | Maria Fe Abunda | Lakas | Sheen Gonzales | Independent | 24.30% | ||
| Leyte–1st | Martin Romualdez | Lakas | Martin Romualdez | Lakas | Unopposed | ||
| Leyte–2nd | Lolita Javier | Nacionalista | Lolita Javier | Nacionalista | 60.06% | ||
| Leyte–3rd | Anna Veloso-Tuazon | NUP | Anna Veloso-Tuazon | NUP | 6.94% | ||
| Leyte–4th | Richard Gomez | PFP | Richard Gomez | PFP | 13.88% | ||
| Leyte–5th | Carl Cari | Lakas | Carl Cari | Lakas | 51.88% | ||
| Northern Samar–1st | Paul Daza | NUP | Niko Raul Daza | NUP | 78.50% | ||
| Northern Samar–2nd | Harris Ongchuan | NUP | Edwin Ongchuan | PFP | 73.98% | ||
| Samar–1st | Stephen James Tan | Nacionalista | Stephen James Tan | Nacionalista | Unopposed | ||
| Samar–2nd | Reynolds Michael Tan | Lakas | Reynolds Michael Tan | Lakas | Unopposed | ||
| Southern Leyte–1st | Luz Mercado | Lakas | Roger Mercado | NPC | 39.38% | ||
| Southern Leyte–2nd | Christopherson Yap | Lakas | Christopherson Yap | Lakas | 4.36% | ||
Biliran
Incumbent Gerardo Espina Jr. of Lakas–CMD won re-election for a third term unopposed.[1][2][3]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Espina Jr. (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 76,884 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 76,884 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 76,884 | 74.22 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,705 | 25.78 | ||
| Total votes | 103,589 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 124,191 | 83.41 | ||
| Lakas–CMD hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
Eastern Samar
Incumbent Maria Fe Abunda of Lakas–CMD ran for a third term.[6][1] She was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban with 94.59%.
Abunda was defeated by former Guiuan mayor Sheen Gonzales, an independent. Arnold Azura (Independent) also ran for representative.[7][1][8][9]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheen Gonzales | Independent | 180,393 | 61.22 | |
| Maria Fe Abunda (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 108,778 | 36.92 | |
| Arnold Azura | Independent | 5,481 | 1.86 | |
| Total | 294,652 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 294,652 | 95.18 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14,927 | 4.82 | ||
| Total votes | 309,579 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 359,570 | 86.10 | ||
| Independent gain from Lakas–CMD | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
Leyte
1st district
Incumbent Martin Romualdez of Lakas–CMD won re-election for a third term unopposed.[10][1][11][12][13]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Romualdez (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 177,486 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 177,486 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 177,486 | 62.54 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 106,318 | 37.46 | ||
| Total votes | 283,804 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 335,609 | 84.56 | ||
| Lakas–CMD hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
2nd district
Incumbent Lolita Javier of the Nacionalista Party ran for a third term.[1]
Javier won re-election against Abet Hidalgo (Independent).[12][14]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lolita Javier (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 177,875 | 80.03 | |
| Abet Hidalgo | Independent | 44,387 | 19.97 | |
| Total | 222,262 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 222,262 | 84.75 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 39,992 | 15.25 | ||
| Total votes | 262,254 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 305,526 | 85.84 | ||
| Nacionalista Party hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
3rd district
Incumbent Anna Veloso-Tuazon of the National Unity Party ran for a second term.
Veloso-Tuazon won re-election against Wingwing Veloso (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas).[1][12][15]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Veloso-Tuazon (incumbent) | National Unity Party | 57,303 | 53.47 | |
| Wingwing Veloso | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 49,861 | 46.53 | |
| Total | 107,164 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 107,164 | 91.29 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,226 | 8.71 | ||
| Total votes | 117,390 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 133,378 | 88.01 | ||
| National Unity Party hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
4th district
Incumbent Richard Gomez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a second term.[16][1] He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.
Gomez won re-election against former representative Ching Veloso (National Unity Party).[17][1][12][18]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Gomez (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 172,483 | 56.94 | |
| Ching Veloso | National Unity Party | 130,415 | 43.06 | |
| Total | 302,898 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 302,898 | 97.23 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,625 | 2.77 | ||
| Total votes | 311,523 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 353,329 | 88.17 | ||
| Partido Federal ng Pilipinas hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
5th district
Incumbent Carl Cari of Lakas–CMD ran for a third term.[1] He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.
Cari won the election against Levito Baligod (Independent).[12][19]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Cari (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 154,025 | 75.94 | |
| Levito Baligod | Independent | 48,806 | 24.06 | |
| Total | 202,831 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 202,831 | 88.29 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26,901 | 11.71 | ||
| Total votes | 229,732 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 273,212 | 84.09 | ||
| Lakas–CMD hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
Northern Samar
1st district
Incumbent Paul Daza of the National Unity Party (NUP) retired.
The NUP nominated Daza's son, Niko Raul Daza, who won the election against Rod del Valle (Independent).[20][1][21]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Raul Daza | National Unity Party | 141,867 | 89.25 | |
| Rod del Valle | Independent | 17,090 | 10.75 | |
| Total | 158,957 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 158,957 | 77.21 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 46,909 | 22.79 | ||
| Total votes | 205,866 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 253,112 | 81.33 | ||
| National Unity Party hold | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||
2nd district
Incumbent Harris Ongchuan] of the National Unity Party retired to run for governor of Northern Samar.[20][1]
Ongchuan endorsed his cousin, Northern Samar governor Edwin Ongchuan (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas), who won the election against two other candidates.[20][1][22][23]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Ongchuan | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 96,304 | 85.06 | |
| Roselyn Capoquian | Aksyon Demokratiko | 12,544 | 11.08 | |
| Enrico Caballa | Independent | 4,365 | 3.86 | |
| Total | 113,213 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 113,213 | 73.50 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 40,823 | 26.50 | ||
| Total votes | 154,036 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 196,079 | 78.56 | ||
| Partido Federal ng Pilipinas gain from National Unity Party | ||||
| Source: Commission on Elections[4][5] | ||||