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Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected a mayor, a vice mayor, district representatives, and councilors. Both the mayor and the vice mayor are elected via a first-past-the-post electoral system. On the other hand, the legislative branches include the two district representatives of Cebu City, electing one district representative with 8 councilors. The officials elected will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year term.
Cebu City councilor and minority leader Nestor Archival won the election, garnering 256,197 votes, defeating incumbent mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, former mayor Mike Rama, and two other candidates. [1] [2] Rama has served as a mayor for over 9 years, having been first elected into the position in 2010 to 2016, and served again in 2021 after the death of mayor Edgar Labella.
For Cebu City's House of Representatives election, in the first district, incumbent congresswoman Rachel Del Mar (NPC) was re-elected for a second term, defeating three other congressional candidates. On the other hand, in the second district, incumbent Eduardo Rama Jr. (Lakas–CMD) defeated BOPK-Independent candidate Rodrigo Abellanosa, winning another second term. [3] [4]
In 2021, after the death of former mayor Edgar Labella, then-vice mayor Michael Rama was assumed to his old post again as mayor. [5] He would later again re-run for the mayorship, partnering with Cebu City councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia as his running mate, whom Rama competed against in the 2007 local elections for the vice-mayor post. [6] [7] [8] Rama would later be reelected in the 2022 elections, giving him a full 3-year term along with his running mate Raymond Alvin Garcia. [9]
In October 2024, months before the end of his term, Rama would later be suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman after he was found guilty of nepotism after employing his brother-in-law's as casual employees of the Cebu City Hall. [10] [11] Rama would later be disqualified from holding public office due to the nepotism case, thereby then-vice mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia assuming the mayorship [12] and Cebu City councilor Dondon Hontiveros later assuming the vice-mayor post. [13] [14] [15]
Despite his disqualification and suspension as mayor, Rama still opted to seek re-election, with Dondon Hontiveros as his running mate. [16] Meanwhile, then-mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia also opted to rerun for the mayor post, choosing former Metro Cebu Water District chairman Joey Daluz as his vice-mayoral candidate. [17] Then-Cebu City councilor Nestor Archival also filed his candidacy for mayor, with former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña as his running mate. [18] [19]
Candidates italicized indicate incumbents seeking reelection.
Administration coalition
Opposition coalitions
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Liberal | Nestor Archival | 209,370 | 43.86 | |||
PFP | Raymond Alvin Garcia (incumbent) | 176,967 | 30.30 | |||
Partido Barug | Mike Rama | 120,124 | 20.57 | |||
KBL | Yogi Ruiz | 27,652 | 4.73 | |||
Independent | Julieto Co | 3,163 | 0.54 | |||
Total votes | 584,103 | 100.00 | ||||
Liberal gain from PFP |
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Tomas Osmeña | Liberal Party | 233,906 | 40.90 | |
Dondon Hontiveros (incumbent) | Partido Barug | 190,586 | 33.33 | |
Joey Daluz | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 147,343 | 25.77 | |
Total | 571,835 | 100.00 | ||
Liberal gain from Partido Barug |
Incumbent Rachel del Mar (Nationalist People's Coalition) ran for a second term. She was previously elected in 2022 with 45.99% of the vote and a 50,350 vote (20.65%) margin over her closest opponent.
Del Mar ran against three other candidates, including Cebu City councilor Mary Ann de los Santos (BOPK-Liberal) and Cebu City Liga ng mga Barangay president Franklyn Ong (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino). [20] [21] [22] Both Del Mar and Ong ran under BOPK in the previous elections, with Del Mar defecting from her late father Raul's longtime party (BOPK), in favor of incumbent mayor Garcia's Kugi Uswag Sugbo. [20]
Del Mar won re-election, albeit with a decreased margin of 23,876 votes (9.56%), over second-placer Ong. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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NPC | Rachel del Mar (incumbent) | 105,581 | 42.26 | |
LDP | Franklyn Ong | 81,705 | 32.70 | |
Liberal | Mary Ann de los Santos | 60,282 | 24.12 | |
Independent | Bert Lerios | 2,257 | 0.90 | |
Total votes | 249,825 | 100% | ||
Margin of victory | 23,876 | 9.56 | ||
NPC hold |
Incumbent Eduardo "Edu" Rama Jr. (Lakas–CMD) ran for a second term. He was first elected in 2022 under PDP–Laban with 54.43% of the vote and a 25,615 vote (8.78%) margin over opponent BG Rodrigo Abellanosa, Rodrigo Abellanosa's son.
Rama is running against former representative Rodrigo Abellanosa (BOPK-Independent). [23] Rama, a candidate for Partido Barug BagOng Sugbo coalition, is also adopted by the Kusug–Panaghiusa coalition as a guest candidate. [24] [25]
Rama won re-election with an increased margin of 49,332 votes (15.78%) over Abellanosa. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Lakas | Eduardo Rama Jr. (incumbent) | 181,055 | 57.89 | |
Independent | Rodrigo Abellanosa | 131,723 | 42.11 | |
Total votes | 312,778 | 100% | ||
Margin of victory | 49,332 | 15.78 | ||
Lakas hold |
Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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Kusug–Panaghiusa | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 1,148,852 | 30.97 | 5 | ||
Aksyon Demokratiko | 127,574 | 3.44 | 1 | |||
Total | 1,276,426 | 34.41 | 6 | |||
Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan | Liberal Party | 1,183,618 | 31.91 | 6 | ||
Akbayan | 82,428 | 2.22 | 0 | |||
Total | 1,266,046 | 34.13 | 6 | |||
Partido Barug BagOng Sugbo | Lakas–CMD | 653,281 | 17.61 | 3 | ||
Partido Barug | 126,835 | 3.42 | 1 | |||
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 22,001 | 0.59 | 0 | |||
Total | 802,117 | 21.62 | 4 | |||
People's Reform Party | 80,772 | 2.18 | 0 | |||
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 72,276 | 1.95 | 0 | |||
Aksyon Demokratiko | 66,465 | 1.79 | 0 | |||
Independent | 145,432 | 3.92 | 0 | |||
Ex officio seats | 2 | |||||
Total | 3,709,534 | 100.00 | 18 |
Cebu City's 1st councilor district consists of the same area as Cebu City's 1st legislative district. Eight councilors are elected from this councilor district.
31 candidates were included in the ballot. [26]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Winston Pepito | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 113,179 | 6.76 | |
Nice Archival | Liberal Party | 105,542 | 6.31 | |
Harold Kendrick Go | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 98,052 | 5.86 | |
Edgardo Labella (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 96,972 | 5.79 | |
Joel Garganera (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 94,194 | 5.63 | |
Alvin Arcilla | Liberal Party | 93,156 | 5.57 | |
Jun Alcover (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 84,570 | 5.05 | |
Bebs Andales | Liberal Party | 83,670 | 5.00 | |
Alvin Dizon | Akbayan | 82,428 | 4.93 | |
Boy Labella | Liberal Party | 82,101 | 4.91 | |
Niña Mabatid | Aksyon Demokratiko | 66,465 | 3.97 | |
RJ Osmeña | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 63,780 | 3.81 | |
Ailien Guardo | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 63,576 | 3.80 | |
Noel Wenceslao (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 63,066 | 3.77 | |
Glena Bontuyan | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 60,413 | 3.61 | |
Mac Gordon | Liberal Party | 54,444 | 3.25 | |
Mat Eric Medalle | Liberal Party | 51,022 | 3.05 | |
Jijing Candungog | Liberal Party | 47,181 | 2.82 | |
Ernesto Herrera II | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 39,577 | 2.36 | |
Rey Lauron | Lakas–CMD | 37,605 | 2.25 | |
Maria Buanghug | Partido Barug | 31,988 | 1.91 | |
Jessica Resch | Lakas–CMD | 31,437 | 1.88 | |
Titing Biton | Lakas–CMD | 23,745 | 1.42 | |
Edgar Aballe | People's Reform Party | 23,149 | 1.38 | |
Mae Anne Aguipo | Lakas–CMD | 22,371 | 1.34 | |
Rex Millan | Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino | 22,001 | 1.31 | |
Ren Ranche | Independent | 9,295 | 0.56 | |
Lary Otadoy | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 8,882 | 0.53 | |
Mike Ralota | Independent | 8,688 | 0.52 | |
Niceforo Iroy | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 5,710 | 0.34 | |
Gyle Ombajin | Independent | 5,233 | 0.31 | |
Total | 1,673,492 | 100.00 |
Cebu City's 2nd councilor district consists of the same area as Cebu City's 2nd legislative district. Eight councilors are elected from this councilor district.
38 candidates were included in the ballot. [27]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Dave Tumulak | Aksyon Demokratiko | 127,574 | 6.00 | |
Phillip Zafra (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 108,520 | 5.11 | |
Paul Labra | Liberal Party | 107,270 | 5.05 | |
Jose Abellanosa (incumbent) | Liberal Party | 101,088 | 4.76 | |
Mikel Rama | Partido Barug | 94,847 | 4.46 | |
Francis Esparis (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 93,500 | 4.40 | |
Michelle Abella | Liberal Party | 90,061 | 4.24 | |
Harry Eran | Lakas–CMD | 90,048 | 4.24 | |
Joy Pesquera (incumbent) | Lakas–CMD | 89,177 | 4.20 | |
Jungabs Gabuya | Liberal Party | 89,048 | 4.19 | |
Rey Gealon (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 81,565 | 3.84 | |
Ian Osmeña | Liberal Party | 79,544 | 3.74 | |
Bobcab Cabarrubias | Liberal Party | 75,279 | 3.54 | |
Pie Abella | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 73,952 | 3.48 | |
Eugene Labella | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 73,428 | 3.46 | |
Gremar Barete | Lakas–CMD | 70,073 | 3.30 | |
Raf Alcoseba | Liberal Party | 69,744 | 3.28 | |
Nobie Abella-Cabatino | Lakas–CMD | 61,304 | 2.88 | |
Renato Osmeña (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 60,770 | 2.86 | |
Yvonne Cania | People's Reform Party | 57,623 | 2.71 | |
James Cuenco (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 56,695 | 2.67 | |
Boyet Ocampo | Liberal Party | 54,468 | 2.56 | |
Vic Buendia | Independent | 52,595 | 2.47 | |
Ramon Alcoseba | Lakas–CMD | 51,612 | 2.43 | |
Jeson Guardo | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 45,208 | 2.13 | |
Opel Abellanosa | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 42,921 | 2.02 | |
Jerone Castillo | Independent | 23,518 | 1.11 | |
Bonel Balingit | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 21,594 | 1.02 | |
Win-Win Abellana | Independent | 12,868 | 0.61 | |
Omar Kintanar | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 11,547 | 0.54 | |
Susan Jaca Berido | Independent | 9,677 | 0.46 | |
Emman Maranga | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 9,438 | 0.44 | |
Ali Cabido | Independent | 8,611 | 0.41 | |
Arlene Salahuddin | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 7,931 | 0.37 | |
Renil Oliva | Kilusang Bagong Lipunan | 7,174 | 0.34 | |
Rom Regala Gutobat | Independent | 5,386 | 0.25 | |
Abdon Verdida Jr. | Independent | 4,980 | 0.23 | |
Aldem Tello | Independent | 4,581 | 0.22 | |
Total | 2,125,219 | 100.00 |
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