2025 Batanes local elections

2025 Batanes local elections

←  2022 May 12, 2025 (2025-05-12) 2028 →

Gubernatorial election

PFP LP Candidate Jun Aguto Ignacio Villa Party PFP Liberal Running mate Jhong Nanud Wally Estamo   NPC Aksyon Candidate Jun Abad Telesforo Castillejos Party NPC Aksyon Running mate Ferdie Elica Juan Redondo

Incumbent Governor Marilou Cayco PFP

Vice gubernatorial election

LP PFP Candidate Wally Estamo Jhong Nanud Party Liberal PFP   NPC Aksyon Candidate Ferdie Elica Juan Redondo Party NPC Aksyon

Incumbent Vice Governor Ignacio Villa Liberal

Provincial Board election

8 out of 12 seats in the Batanes Provincial Board 7 seats needed for a majority

Party Current seats Liberal 3 Aksyon 1 NPC 1 PFP 1

Local elections are scheduled to be held in Batanes on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Batanes voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 8 out of 12 members of the Batanes Provincial Board.

Governor

Term-limited incumbent Marilou Cayco (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for the House of Representatives in Batanes's lone legislative district. ^[1] Cayco was re-elected under the Liberal Party with 61.04% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^{[2] [3] [1]}

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Jun Abad		Nationalist People's Coalition
2	Jun Aguto		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Telesforo Castillejos		Aksyon Demokratiko
4	Ignacio Villa		Liberal Party

Results

Candidate		Party
	Jun Abad	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Jun Aguto	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Telesforo Castillejos	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Ignacio Villa	Liberal Party
Total

Vice governor

Incumbent Ignacio Villa (Liberal Party) is running for governor of Batanes. ^[1] Villa was re-elected with 33.10% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^{[2] [3] [1]}

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Ferdie Elica		Nationalist People's Coalition
2	Wally Estamo		Liberal Party
3	Jhong Nanud		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4	Juan Redondo		Aksyon Demokratiko

Results

Candidate		Party
	Ferdie Elica	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Wally Estamo	Liberal Party
	Jhong Nanud	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Juan Redondo	Aksyon Demokratiko
Total

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.

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board member is retiring:

• Roland Cabitac (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, 2nd provincial district), running for mayor of Ivana ^[1]

The following board member is term-limited:

• Juan Redondo (Aksyon Demokratiko, 1st provincial district), running for vice governor of Batanes ^[1]

Overview

Party
	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Liberal Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

1st provincial district

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

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^{[2] [3]}

No.	Candidate	Party
1	John Dave Abilat		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Juanita Acacio		Aksyon Demokratiko
3	Pipin Castillo		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4	Arlyne Castillo-Velayo		Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Benny Fajardo		Liberal Party
6	Celerina Navarro		Nationalist People's Coalition
7	Roel Nicolas (incumbent)		Liberal Party
8	Ann Viola (incumbent)		Liberal Party

Results

Candidate		Party
	John Dave Abilat	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Juanita Acacio	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Pipin Castillo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Arlyne Castillo-Velayo	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Benny Fajardo	Liberal
	Celerina Navarro	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Roel Nicolas (incumbent)	Liberal
	Ann Viola (incumbent)	Liberal
Total

2nd provincial 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.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^{[2] [4]}

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Juan Caballero		Nationalist People's Coalition
2	Juliet Cataluna (incumbent)		Liberal Party
3	Rogelio Delapa		Liberal Party
4	Cleo Gonzales		Independent
5	Leonardo Hostallero		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
6	Byron Peralta (incumbent)		Nationalist People's Coalition
7	Preciosa Rivera		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party
	Juan Caballero	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Juliet Cataluna (incumbent)	Liberal
	Rogelio Delapa	Liberal
	Cleo Gonzales	Independent
	Leonardo Hostallero	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Byron Peralta (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Preciosa Rivera	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

References

1. Visaya, Vince Jacob (October 18, 2024). "Four Batanes aspirants vie for governor". The Manila Times.
2. "OPES_BATANES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
3. "BASCO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
4. "ITBAYAT" (PDF). Commission on Elections.