2025 Batanes local elections

2025 Batanes local elections

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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 were 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	Votes	%
	Jun Aguto	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,947	35.31
	Jun Abad	Nationalist People's Coalition	3,738	33.44
	Ignacio Villa	Liberal Party	2,018	18.05
	Telesforo Castillejos	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,476	13.20
Total			11,179	100.00

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	Votes	%
	Jhong Nanud	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,269	30.81
	Ferdie Elica	Nationalist People's Coalition	2,865	27.00
	Wally Estamo	Liberal Party	2,795	26.34
	Juan Redondo	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,682	15.85
Total			10,611	100.00

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		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Party	13,596	41.39	3
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	9,107	27.72	3
	Nationalist People's Coalition	6,624	20.16	1
	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,558	4.74	0
	Independent	1,964	5.98	1
Ex officio seats				3
Reserved seats				1
Total		32,849	100.00	12

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 Ablat		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	Votes	%
	Roel Nicolas (incumbent)	Liberal	4,165	19.26
	Ann Viola (incumbent)	Liberal	3,982	18.41
	Pipin Castillo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	3,156	14.59
	Benny Fajardo	Liberal	2,696	12.47
	John Dave Ablat	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	2,372	10.97
	Arlyne Castillo-Velayo	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,866	8.63
	Celerina Navarro	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,830	8.46
	Juanita Acacio	Aksyon Demokratiko	1,558	7.20
Total			21,625	100.00

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	Votes	%
	Leonardo Hostallero	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	2,072	18.46
	Cleo Gonzales	Independent	1,964	17.50
	Byron Peralta (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,589	14.16
	Preciosa Rivera	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	1,507	13.43
	Juliet Cataluna (incumbent)	Liberal	1,475	13.14
	Juan Caballero	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,339	11.93
	Rogelio Delapa	Liberal	1,278	11.39
Total			11,224	100.00

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.