2025 Philippine local elections

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Local elections in the Philippines took place on May 12, 2025. These were conducted together with the 2025 general election for national positions. All elected positions above the barangay level were contested. The following 18,191 positions were contested:[1][2]

  • All 82 provincial governorships and vice-governorships
  • 840 provincial board members (regular Sangguniang Panlalawigan members)
  • All 149 mayorships and vice mayorships in cities
  • 1,682 city councilors (regular Sangguniang Panlungsod members)
  • All 1,493 mayorships and vice mayorships in municipalities
  • 11,948 municipal councilors (regular Sangguniang Bayan members)

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2025 Philippine local elections

 2022
May 12, 2025
2028 

All local elected offices above the barangay level
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party PFP Lakas Nacionalista
Governors
24 / 82
13 / 82
12 / 82
Vice governors
21 / 82
22 / 82
8 / 82
Board members
193 / 806
167 / 806
99 / 806

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party NUP NPC PDP
Governors
7 / 82
5 / 82
4 / 82
Vice governors
6 / 82
5 / 82
3 / 82
Board members
73 / 806
58 / 806
14 / 806

President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines before election

South Cotabato Governor
Reynaldo Tamayo Jr.
PFP

Elected President of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines

Quirino Governor
Dakila Cua
PFP

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The election for the Bangsamoro Parliament was originally synchronized with the local elections but was postponed to September 2026.

The elective positions in the barangays were not decided on this day. The elections for these positions will be held in November 2026.

Electoral system

Local government in the Philippines is governed by the Local Government Code of 1991. The country is divided into autonomous regions, provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays. For elections on this day, all local positions above the barangay level and below the regional level are disputed.

Election slates of a governor, vice governor and Sangguniang Panlalawigan (for provinces), mayor, vice mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod/Bayan (for cities and municipalities) are common. Provincial and city/municipal slates may cross-endorse each other. Slates may contain candidates from multiple parties. Positions are elected separately.

Executive positions

For governor, vice governor, mayor and vice mayor, voting is via first-past-the-post.

Legislative positions

For regular members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Panlungsod and Bayan, voting is via multiple non-transferable vote, where a voter has as many votes as there are positions, and can distribute it to how many candidates there are on the ballot.

Reserved seats designated as Indigenous People's Mandatory Representation are not elected on this day, nor are barangay positions.

Ex officio seats in local legislatures are also not elected on this day. Philippine Councilors League seats on the Sangguniang Panlalawigan are scheduled to be held between July and September 2025, then regional elections are to be held from October to December 2025.[3] Liga ng mga Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan ex officio members are to retain their seats until a new of set of officials is elected in November 2026.

Bangsamoro Parliament

According to the Bangsamoro Organic Law, the first Bangsamoro Parliament election should had been in 2022, along with the 2022 local elections. However, a law was passed that deferred it to 2025, along with the 2025 local elections.[4] In February 2025, another law deferred it to October 2025, which caused it not to be held concurrently with the elections in May.[5] The law considers the October 2025 Bangsamoro elections as a continuation of the 2025 general election, and not as a "special election", and that the winners shall serve until June 2028, with the May 2028 elections not being changed.[6]

Provincial elections

All 82 provinces shall hold elections for their elective offices.

The provinces of Maguindanao del Norte and Maguindanao del Sur shall hold its first election after voters from the old province of Maguindanao approved its division in a 2022 plebiscite.

Totals in boldface denote that the party won a majority of seats in the provincial board, including ex officio and reserved seats.

More information Province, Governor ...
Province Governor Vice Governor Elected
seats
Sangguniang Panlalawigan seats won Ref.
PFP Lakas NP NUP NPC PDP LP Aksyon Others Ind.
Abra PFP PFP 8 7 1 [7]
Agusan del Norte PDP PDP 10 8 2 [8]
Agusan del Sur NUP NUP 10 10 [9]
Aklan Lakas Lakas 10 4 4 1 1 [10]
Albay PDP Lakas 10 1 4 1 3 1 [11]
Antique Aksyon NUP 10 2 3 1 2 2 [12]
Apayao NPC Lakas 8 3 5 [13]
Aurora LDP LDP 8 1 6 1 [14]
Basilan BUP PFP 8 5 3 [15]
Bataan PFP PFP 10 5 2 3 [16]
Batanes PFP PFP 6 2 1 2 1 [17]
Batangas Nacionalista PDP 12 10 1 1 [18]
Benguet Lakas Lakas 10 1 8 1

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Biliran Nacionalista Lakas 8 3 4 1 [20]
Bohol PFP Nacionalista 10 4 4 1 1 [21]
Bukidnon PFP BPP 10 9 1 [22]
Bulacan NUP NUP 14 2 2 8 1 1 [23]
Cagayan Nacionalista Nacionalista 10 5 4 1 [24]
Camarines Norte PFP Liberal 10 8 1 1 [25]
Camarines Sur NUP NUP 10 8 2 [26]
Camiguin Lakas PFP 6 6 [27]
Capiz 1-Capiz 1-Capiz 10 1 9 [28]
Catanduanes Independent Lakas 8 7 1 [29]
Cavite NUP Lakas 16 4 10 1 1 [30]
Cebu PDP 1CEBU 16 2 2 12 [31]
Cotabato Nacionalista Lakas 10 4 3 1 1 1 [32]
Davao de Oro Independent PFP 10 5 5 [33]
Davao del Norte PFP PFP 10 4 5 1 [34]
Davao del Sur Nacionalista Nacionalista 10 9 1 [35]
Davao Occidental PFP Lakas 8 3 5 [36]
Davao Oriental Nacionalista Nacionalista 10 3 4 2 1 [37]
Dinagat Islands PFP PFP 8 3 4 2 1 [38]
Eastern Samar PFP PFP 10 10 [39]
Guimaras NUP NUP 8 7 1 [40]
Ifugao Lakas PDP 8 2 3 1 [41]
Ilocos Norte Nacionalista Nacionalista 10 7 2 1 [42]
Ilocos Sur Bileg Bileg 10 1 9 [43]
Iloilo Uswag Ilonggo PFP 10 3 3 2 1 1 [44]
Isabela PFP Lakas 12 6 2 2 1 1 [45]
Kalinga Lakas PFP 8 1 4 1 1 1 [46]
La Union PFP Lakas 10 8 2 [47]
Laguna AKAY Lakas 14 2 5 5 1 1 [48]
Lanao del Norte Lakas Lakas 10 6 4 [49]
Lanao del Sur Lakas Lakas 10 1 8 1 [50]
Leyte NPC NPC 10 1 4 4 1 [51]
Maguindanao del Norte PFP UBJP 10 4 1 5 [52]
Maguindanao del Sur PFP UBJP 10 3 4 3 [53]
Marinduque PDP Independent 8 5 1 2 [54]
Masbate Lakas Lakas 10 8 2 [55]
Misamis Occidental Nacionalista Asenso Pinoy 10 10 [56]
Misamis Oriental NUP Lakas 10 5 1 1 3 [57]
Mountain Province PFP Independent 8 4 1 1 2 [58]
Negros Occidental NPC NUP 12 2 1 4 3 2 [59]
Negros Oriental PFP PFP 10 10 [60]
Northern Samar NUP PFP 10 1 7 2 [61]
Nueva Ecija Sigaw Sigaw 10 2 1 1 6 [62]
Nueva Vizcaya PFP Aksyon 10 1 2 5 1 1 [63]
Occidental Mindoro PFP PFP 10 8 1 1 [64]
Oriental Mindoro GSM MBS 10 2 1 7 [65]
Palawan PPPL PPPL 10 1 9 [66]
Pampanga Kambilan NPC 10 1 5 4 [67]
Pangasinan Nacionalista Lakas 12 1 7 1 1 1 1 [68]
Quezon Stan Q Stan Q 10 1 9 [69]
Quirino PFP PFP 8 5 1 2 [70]
Rizal NPC NPC 10 1 1 1 6 1 [71]
Romblon Liberal PFP 8 4 3 1 [72]
Samar Nacionalista PFP 10 10 [73]
Sarangani PFP PCM 10 9 1 [74]
Siquijor PFP PFP 8 8 [75]
Sorsogon NPC NPC 10 10 [76]
South Cotabato PFP PFP 10 10 [77]
Southern Leyte Lakas Lakas 10 7 [78]
Sultan Kudarat Lakas Lakas 10 10 [79]
Sulu Lakas Lakas 10 10 [80]
Surigao del Norte Nacionalista Nacionalista 10 1 4 5 [81]
Surigao del Sur Nacionalista Nacionalista 10 8 1 1 [82]
Tarlac SST NPC 10 1 7 2 [83]
Tawi-Tawi PFP PFP 8 6 2 [84]
Zambales SZP Lakas 10 1 9 [85]
Zamboanga del Norte Lakas Lakas 10 8 2 [86]
Zamboanga del Sur Lakas PFP 10 4 4 2 [87]
Zamboanga Sibugay PFP Nacionalista 10 5 2 2 1 [88]
Total 806 193 167 99 73 58 14 14 7 142 39
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City elections

All 149 cities shall hold elections for its elective offices.

The new cities of Baliwag, Calaca and Carmona will elect its officials for the first time as cities after their voters approved cityhood in separate plebiscites from 2022 to 2023.

Butuan and Taguig increased the number of councilors in its city councils. Butuan now has 12 councilors elected at large from 10, while Taguig now has 12 councilors elected from its two districts, from 8 per district.

Highly urbanized cities

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Sangguniang Panlungsod seats won Ref.
Lakas PFP NP NPC Aksyon NUP PDP LP Others Ind.
Angeles Lakas PRP 10 8 2 [89]
Bacolod NPC NPC 12 9 3 [90]
Baguio NPC PFP 12 4 1 1 1 1 4 [91]
Butuan Nacionalista Nacionalista 12 3 8 1 [92]
Cagayan de Oro PFP CDP 16 10 1 2 3[a] [93]
Caloocan Nacionalista Nacionalista 18 1 13 1 1 2 [94]
Cebu City Liberal Liberal 16 3 5 1 6 1[b] [95]
Davao City Hugpong[c] Hugpong 24 4 20[d] [96]
General Santos PCM RCRI 12 5 7[e] [97]
Iligan Nacionalista PMP 12 8 1 3[f] [98]
Iloilo City NUP Lakas 12 1 6 5 [99]
Lapu-Lapu Lakas PFP 12 5 7 [100]
Las Piñas NPC NPC 12 6 6 [101]
Lucena Stan Q Stan Q 10 1 8[g] 1 [102]
Makati UNA NPC 16 16[h] [103]
Malabon Nacionalista Lakas 12 1 2 3 1 1 1 3[i] [104]
Mandaluyong PFP PFP 12 11 1 [105]
Mandaue Lakas 1CEBU 10 5 1 4[j] [106]
Manila Aksyon Aksyon 36 23 12[k] 1 [107]
Marikina NUP Lakas 16 5 10 1 [108]
Muntinlupa 1Munti Independent 16 16[l] [109]
Navotas Navoteño Navoteño 12 12[m] [110]
Olongapo Nacionalista Aksyon[n] 10 3 1 3 1[o] 2 [111]
Parañaque Lakas PFP 16 11 2 1 2 [112]
Pasay PFP Lakas 12 5 5 2[p] [113]
Pasig Independent Independent 12 6 1 2[q] 3 [114]
Puerto Princesa PFP Liberal 10 1 8 1 [115]
Quezon City SBP SBP 36 3 1 1 1 28[r] 2 [116]
San Juan PFP PFP 12 11 1[s] [117]
Tacloban Nacionalista Lakas 10 7 1 1[t] 1 [118]
Taguig Nacionalista Nacionalista 24 24 [119]
Valenzuela NPC NPC 12 1 10 1 [120]
Zamboanga City Nacionalista Partido PAZ 16 6 2 6[u] 2 [121]
Total 490 74 70 69 34 26 21 15 11 146 24
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Notes
  1. 1 seat from Partido Barug
  2. Former president Rodrigo Duterte, the proclaimed mayor of Davao City, is currently detained in The Hague under an International Criminal Court investigation for alleged crimes against humanity.
  3. 19 seats from Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod, and 1 seat from Hugpong ng Pagbabago
  4. 7 seats from Stand Up Quezon (Stan Q), and 1 seat from Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino
  5. 4 seats from One Cebu
  6. 12 seats from Asenso Manileño
  7. 16 seats from One Muntinlupa
  8. 12 seats from Partido Navoteño
  9. Even though Kaye Ann Legaspi is an independent, she was labeled in the ballot and Certificate of Candidacy (COC) as member of Aksyon
  10. 2 seats from Tapat Kayong Paglilingkuran
  11. 1 seat from Akbayan and 1 seat from Akay National Political Party
  12. 6 seats from Prosperidad y Amor para na Zamboanga (PAZ)

Independent component cities

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Sangguniang Panlungsod seats won Ref.
PFP UBJP Lakas LP Aksyon NP Ind.
Cotabato City UBJP UBJP 10 10 [122]
Dagupan PFP PFP 10 9 1 [123]
Naga (Bicol) Liberal Liberal 10 8 2 [124]
Ormoc PFP PFP 10 10 [125]
Santiago Lakas Lakas 10 9 1 [126]
Total 50 19 10 9 8 1 1 2
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Component cities

Region I (Ilocos Region)

Cordillera Administrative Region

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Sangguniang Panlungsod seats won Ref.
NP PFP LP Ind.
Tabuk, Kalinga PFP PFP 10 6 1 1 2 [135]
Total 10 6 1 1 2
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Region II (Cagayan Valley)

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
PFP NPC Lakas NUP NP WPP Ind.
Cauayan, Isabela NPC Lakas 10 3 3 3 1 [136]
Ilagan, Isabela PFP PFP 10 9 1 [137]
Tuguegarao, Cagayan NUP Lakas 12 5 1 4 1 1 [138]
Total 32 12 8 4 4 1 1 2
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Region III (Central Luzon)

Notes
  1. 2 seats from Partido Balikatan ng Bataan
  2. 7 seats from People's Empowerment sa Lungsod ng Agham ng Muñoz (PELA)
  3. 10 seats from Arangkada San Joseño, and 1 seat from Akbayan

Region IV-A (Calabarzon)

Notes
  1. 3 seats from Stand Up Quezon (Stan Q).

Mimaropa

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
MBS GSM
Calapan, Oriental Mindoro MBS MBS 10 8 2 [173]
Total 10 8 2
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Region V (Bicol Region)

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
NUP Lakas NPC LP PDP Ind.
Iriga, Camarines Sur NUP NUP 10 10 [174]
Legazpi, Albay Lakas Lakas 10 7 2 1 [175]
Ligao, Albay NUP NUP 10 9 1 [176]
Masbate City Lakas Lakas 10 10 [177]
Sorsogon City NPC NPC 12 12 [178]
Tabaco, Albay Lakas Liberal 10 1 8 1 [179]
Total 62 19 19 12 8 3 1
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Region VI (Western Visayas)

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
1Capiz Lakas NP
Passi, Iloilo Nacionalista Lakas 10 5 5 [180]
Roxas, Capiz 1-Capiz 1-Capiz 10 10 [181]
Total 20 10 5 5
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Negros Island Region

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Region VII (Central Visayas)

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Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)

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Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
Lakas PFP BUP NPC
Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte Lakas Lakas 10 10 [212]
Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte Lakas Lakas 10 9 [213]
Isabela, Basilan BUP BUP 10 10 [214]
Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur Lakas PFP 10 8 2 [215]
Total 40 19 12 7 2
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Region X (Northern Mindanao)

Region XI (Davao Region)

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Region XII (Soccsksargen)

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
NPC Lakas NP PMP Aksyon Ind.
Kidapawan, Cotabato NPC NPC 10 6 1 2 1 [228]
Koronadal, South Cotabato PFP Independent 10 8 1 2 [229]
Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat Nacionalista Lakas 10 2 7 [230]
Total 30 16 7 2 2 2 1
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Region XIII (Caraga)

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Bangsamoro

More information City, Mayor ...
City Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
Lakas PFP NP UBJP
Lamitan, Basilan PFP Lakas 10 3 6 1 [236]
Marawi, Lanao del Sur Lakas Lakas 10 9 1 [237]
Total 20 12 6 1 1
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Municipal elections

All 1,493 municipalities shall hold elections for its elective offices.

The new municipalities of Kadayangan, Kapalawan, Ligawasan, Malidegao, Nabalawag, Old Kaabakan, Pahamuddin and Tugunan will elect its officials for the first time after their voters approved incorporation in a 2024 plebiscite.

Metro Manila

More information Municipality, Mayor ...
Municipality Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Sangguniang Bayan seats won Ref.
NP PFP NUP KANP
Pateros PFP Nacionalista 12 8 2 1 1 [238]
Total 12 8 2 1 1
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Special Geographic Area (Bangsamoro)

More information Municipality, Mayor ...
Municipality Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Sangguniang Bayan seats won Ref.
UBJP SIAP Aksyon Lakas Ind.
Kadayangan UBJP UBJP 8 3 2 1 [239]
Kapalawan UBJP UBJP 8 2 6 [240]
Ligawasan UBJP UBJP 8 8 [241]
Malidegao UBJP Independent 8 1 7 [242]
Nabalawag SIAP SIAP 8 3 1 4 [243]
Old Kaabakan[a] SIAP Independent 8 2 5 1 [244]
Pahamuddin UBJP UBJP 8 7 1 [245]
Tugunan[a] Independent Independent 8 8 [246]
Total 64 25 8 1 1 29
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Notes
  1. Although news outlets have not yet updated their transmissions, the municipal boards of canvassers in Old Kaabakan and Tugunan have already proclaimed the election winners.

Others

More information Municipality, Mayor ...
10 Most Populous Municipalities in the Philippines (2024 census)
Municipality Mayor Vice Mayor Elected
seats
Seats won Ref.
NPC NUP PFP Kambilan Lakas Aksyon Akbayan UNIDO Ind.
Binangonan, Rizal NPC NPC 8 5 3 [247]
Cainta, Rizal NPC NPC 8 8 [248]
Lubao, Pampanga Kambilan Kambilan 8 8 [249]
Marilao, Bulacan PFP PFP 8 2 6 [250]
Rodriguez, Rizal NPC NPC 8 6 1 1 [251]
San Mateo, Rizal Liberal NPC 8 8 [252]
Santa Maria, Bulacan Lakas PFP 8 1 7 [253]
Silang, Cavite NUP Liberal 8 1 7 [254]
Tanza, Cavite NUP Aksyon 8 4 4 [255]
Taytay, Rizal NPC NPC 8 6 1 1 [256]
Total 80 34 13 9 8 7 4 1 1 3
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