2025 Philippine local elections in the Bicol Region

The 2025 Philippine local elections in the Bicol Region are scheduled to be held on May 12, 2025.

Albay

Governor of Albay

Incumbent Edcel Greco Lagman (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) was initially running for a first full term. However, Lagman withdrew his candidacy on December 5, 2024, and endorsed Noel Rosal (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino), his predecessor, for governor. Lagman became governor under Aksyon Demokratiko on December 1, 2022, after Rosal had his election as governor in 2022 nullified by the Commission on Elections for violating a public spending ban during the election. Prior to becoming governor, Lagman was vice governor of Albay.

On October 18, 2024, Lagman was placed under preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman over graft and corruption charges. Glenda Bongao (Liberal Party), the incumbent vice governor, took over as acting governor.


Candidate		Party
	Noel Rosal	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Joey Salceda	Lakas–CMD
	Rosaler Sara Jr.	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Vice Governor of Albay

Incumbent Glenda Bongao (Liberal Party) is retiring. Bongao became vice governor on December 1, 2022, after her predecessor, Edcel Greco Lagman (then affiliated with Aksyon Demokratiko), became governor of Albay. Prior to becoming vice governor, Bongao was a member of the Albay Provincial Board for the 1st provincial district.

On October 18, 2024, Bongao became acting governor after Governor Lagman was placed under preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman over graft and corruption charges. Rey Bragais (Lakas–CMD), a member of the Albay Provincial Board for the 1st provincial district, took over as acting vice governor.


Candidate		Party
	Jun Alegre	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Te Arandia	Independent
	Diday Co	Lakas–CMD
	Gil Goyena	Workers' and Peasants' Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Albay Provincial Board

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


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

Albay's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Elmar Barreda	Liberal Party
	Gio Bongao	Liberal Party
	Coco RB Borejon	Lakas–CMD
	Arnaldo Bragais	Lakas–CMD
	Antonio Cantal	Independent
	Sheina Onrubia	Liberal Party
	Carol Ziga	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Albay's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Melissa Abadeza (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Jordan Alpajaro	Independent
	Glenn Casulla	Lakas–CMD
	Harold Imperial	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Rudy Llosala	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Joel Manzano	Independent
	Ygi Ojano	Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Albay's 3rd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Brayan Arandia	Lakas–CMD
	Herbert Borja	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Ramonito Lauta	Independent
	Clara Madrid	Independent
	Das Maronilla	Lakas–CMD
	Gina Peralta	National Unity Party
	Prime Reluya	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Manny Ribaya	Lakas–CMD
	Juan Miguel Salceda	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[1]

Camarines Norte

Governor of Camarines Norte

Incumbent Ricarte Padilla (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term. Padilla was elected under Aksyon Demokratiko with 51.84% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Romeo Balmeo	Independent
	Ricarte Padilla (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Edgar Tallado	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Vice Governor of Camarines Norte

Incumbent Joseph Ascutia (Liberal Party) is running for a second term. Ascutia was elected with 57.65% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Joseph Ascutia (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	John Rom	Independent
	Artemio Serdon Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Camarines Norte Provincial Board

The Camarines Norte Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Nacionalista Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

Camarines Norte's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Nardz Baning	Independent
	Mike Canlas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Aida Dasco	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Lukad de Lima (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Marisol Diaz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Mike Dolera	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Junjun Enova	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Teresita Malubay (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Winnie Oco (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Muriel Pandi (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Bong Quibral	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Cecille Zabala	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Camarines Sur's 2nd District

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


Candidate		Party
	Wenefredo Abanto Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Nol Balane	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Joy Carranza	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Pol Gache (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Renee Herrera	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Meo Panotes	Independent
	Noel Pardo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jonah Pimentel	Nacionalista Party
	Gerry Quiñones (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Dennis Riel	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Arnulfo Salagoste	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Marlon Tejada	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[2]

Camarines Sur

Governor of Camarines Sur

Incumbent Luigi Villafuerte (National Unity Party) is running for the House of Representatives in Camarines Sur's 2nd legislative district. Villafuerte was elected under PDP–Laban with 52.92% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Bong Rodriguez	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Luis Raymund Villafuerte	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Vice Governor of Camarines Sur

Incumbent Sal Fortuno Jr. (National Unity Party) is running for a second term. Fortuno was elected under PDP–Laban with 52.07% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Belen Belano	Independent
	Ireneo Bongat Jr.	Independent
	Sal Fortuno Jr. (incumbent)	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Camarines Sur Provincial Board

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


Party
	National Unity Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

Camarines Sur's 1st provincial district

Camarines Sur's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Camarines Sur's 1st legislative district. One board member is elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Bobby Matamorosa	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Warren Señar (incumbent)	National Unity Party
Total

Source: ^[3]

Camarines Sur's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Angel Hernandez	National Unity Party
	Boboy Nopra	National Unity Party
	Juno Patrick Oriño	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Camarines Sur's 3rd provincial district

Camarines Sur's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Camarines Sur's 3rd legislative district excluding the city of Naga. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Emelita Benitez	Independent
	Ruben Catimbang	Independent
	Pol Manaog (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Vanessa Señar (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Randy Villaralbo	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Camarines Sur's 4th provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Awel Llaguno (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Beyong Panuelos	National Unity Party
	JJ Pilapil	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Camarines Sur's 5th provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Mel Abonita	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Shai Noble (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Regin Oliver Oliva	National Unity Party
	Donna Oñate (incumbent)	National Unity Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[3]

Catanduanes

Governor of Catanduanes

Incumbent Joseph Cua (Lakas–CMD) is running for mayor of Virac. Cua was re-elected under the Nationalist People's Coalition with 64.87% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Macky Alberto	Independent
	Patrick Azanza	Independent
	Peter Cua	Lakas–CMD
	Oliver Rodulfo	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Vice Governor of Catanduanes

Incumbent Peter Cua (Lakas–CMD) is running for governor of Catanduanes. Cua was elected under PDP–Laban with 75.85% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Shirley Abundo	Independent
	Obet Fernandez	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Catanduanes Provincial Board

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


Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Independent
Total

Catanduanes' 1st provincial district

Catanduanes' 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Caramoran, San Andres and Virac. Four board members are elected from this district.


Candidate		Party
	Boboy Albaniel	Lakas–CMD
	Bani Balmadrid	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Aldrin Domanais	Independent
	Sonny Francisco (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Fred Gianan	Lakas–CMD
	Domingo Pongan	Independent
	Allan Somido	Independent
	Jun Torres	Independent
	Santos Zafe (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Catanduanes' 2nd provincial district

Catanduanes' 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Bagamanoc, Baras, Bato, Gigmoto, Pandan, Panganiban, San Miguel and Viga. Four board members are elected from this district.


Candidate		Party
	Boy Balidoy (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Fernando Chavez	Independent
	Roy Regalado	Independent
	Edwin Tanael (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Lorenzo Templonuevo Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Amando Tolledo	Independent
	Arnel Turado	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Dean Vergara (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[4]

Masbate

Governor of Masbate

Term-limited incumbent Antonio Kho (Lakas–CMD) is running for the House of Representatives in Masbate's 1st legislative district. Kho was re-elected under PDP–Laban with 57.52% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Richard Kho	Lakas–CMD
	Socrates Tuason	Liberal Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Vice Governor of Masbate

Incumbent Elisa Olga Kho (Lakas–CMD) is running for the House of Representatives in Masbate's 2nd legislative district. Kho was elected under PDP–Laban with 64.43% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Pert Gadia	Liberal Party
	Fernando Talisic	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Masbate Provincial Board

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


Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Liberal Party
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Independent
Total

Masbate's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Alfredo Alim Jr. (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Nilo Cabug	Liberal Party
	Nonong Cantela (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Antonio Mendoza Jr.	Liberal Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Masbate's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Juls Aguilar	Liberal Party
	Alex Albao	Liberal Party
	Gil Bayaban	Independent
	Allan Cos (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Yong Danao	Independent
	Tata Danao (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Kris Espinosa (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Masbate's 3rd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Nilda Aguilar	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Rodolfo Badillo	Liberal Party
	Bong Gonzales (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Allan Lepasana (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Ansbert Son	Lakas–CMD
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[5]

Naga

Mayor of Naga

Incumbent Nelson Legacion (Lakas–CMD) is running for the House of Representatives in Camarines Sur's 3rd legislative district. Legacion was re-elected under the Liberal Party with 42.98% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Ganda Abrazado	Independent
	Toots de Quiros	Independent
	Louie Ortega	Independent
	Leni Robredo	Liberal Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[6]

Vice Mayor of Naga

Incumbent Nene de Asis (Liberal Party) is retiring. De Asis was re-elected with 56.21% of the vote in 2021.


Candidate		Party
	Gabriel Bordado	Liberal Party
	Topi Fortuna	Independent
	Tato Mendoza	Independent
	Benjamin Villafuerte	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[6]

Naga City Council

The Naga City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Bunyog Party
	Kusog Bikolandia
	Liberal Party
	National Unity Party
	Independent
Total


Candidate		Party
	Gayle Abonal-Gomez (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Simeon Adan	Independent
	Jess Albeus (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Miles Raquid Arroyo	Liberal Party
	Elmer Baldemoro	Liberal Party
	Gil Belen	Kusog Bikolandia
	Bert Benitez	Bunyog Party
	Toby Bongon	Independent
	Vito Borja II	Liberal Party
	Omar Buenafe (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	July Catimbang	Independent
	Malou David	Independent
	Ferds de Hitta	National Unity Party
	Jude Diokno	Independent
	Boboy Luntok	National Unity Party
	Areiz Macaraig	Liberal Party
	Brim Mangubat	National Unity Party
	CK Mendoza	Independent
	Frank Mendoza	Liberal Party
	Joeper Perez (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Oying Rosales (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Nono Salak	Kusog Bikolandia
	Hector Sales	Independent
	Nathan Sergio	Independent
	Jak Villafuerte	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[6]

Sorsogon

Governor of Sorsogon

Incumbent Jose Edwin Hamor (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for a second term. Hamor was elected with 72.81% of the votes in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Jose Edwin Hamor (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Cattleya So	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Edwin Zuñiga	Reform PH Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[7]

Vice Governor of Sorsogon

Incumbent Jun Escudero (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for a second term. Escudero was elected with 81.28% of the votes in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Ryan Dioneda	Independent
	Jun Escudero (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Willy Larosa	Reform PH Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[7]

Sorsogon Provincial Board

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


Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	People's Reform Party
	Reform PH Party
	Independent
Total

Sorsogon's 1st provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Ryan Aanacio	Independent
	Ed Atutubo (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Atan Balintong	Reform PH Party
	Dave Duran	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Nonoy Lacsa	Reform PH Party
	Luis Leosala Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Junjun Mella (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Elmer Mirandilla	People's Reform Party
	Nini Ravanilla (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Carol Sumangil	Reform PH Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[7]

Sorsogon's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Bobot Alindogan	People's Reform Party
	Roland Añonuevo (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Boytee Doma (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Ton Erlano	People's Reform Party
	Bryan Escandor	People's Reform Party
	Jun Glipo	Independent
	Jose Grafil	Independent
	Rene Hadap	Independent
	Bobot Laguna	People's Reform Party
	Christian Lim	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Jun Ong (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Dama Oro	People's Reform Party
	Ramil Robles (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "ALBAY_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CAMNORTE_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "CAMARINESSUR_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CATANDUANES_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "MASBATE_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CAMARINESSUR_CITYOFNAGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "SORSOGON_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[albay-1] "ALBAY_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[camarinesnorte-2] "CAMNORTE_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[camarinessur-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "CAMARINESSUR_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[catanduanes-4] "CATANDUANES_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[masbate-5] "MASBATE_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[naga-6] "CAMARINESSUR_CITYOFNAGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[sorsogon-7] "SORSOGON_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

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