2025 Dagupan local elections Last updated December 05, 2025 2025 Local elections in Dagupan
2025 Dagupan City Local Elections Registered 144,481 Turnout 87.51% (pp ) Mayoral election
Candidate Belen Fernandez Celia Lim Party PFP Nacionalista Alliance UNLISERBISYO Team LiFe Running mate Bryan Kua Brian Lim Popular vote 81,977 42,200 Percentage 66.02% 33.98%
Fernandez 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Mayor before election Belen FernandezAksyon
Elected mayor Belen FernandezPFP
Vice mayoral election
Candidate Bryan Kua Brian Lim Party PFP Lakas Alliance UNLISERBISYO Team LiFe Popular vote 65,765 57,965 Percentage 53.15% 46.85%
Kua 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Lim 50–60%
Vice mayor before election Bryan KuaAksyon
Elected Vice mayor Bryan KuaPFP
City Council election
First party Second party Third party Party PFP Nacionalista Independent Last election Did not participate 7 seats, 48.17% no seats, 4.70% Seats before new 7 seats 0 seat Seats won 9 1 0 Seat change new Popular vote 611,701 401,498 16,095 Percentage 59.43% 39.01% 1.56%
Local elections were held in Dagupan, Pangasinan on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election . The electorate elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 10 members of the Dagupan City Council. The officials elected in this election assumed their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year-long term.
Belen Fernandez and Bryan Kua were re-elected mayor on her second consecutive term and vice mayor on his second thrird term respectively, defeating the mother-son duo Celia Lim and Brian Lim.
Background In the 2022 elections, incumbent Mayor Brian Lim was defeated by Belen Fernandez in a rematch with a margin of 14,457 votes. In the vice mayoral election, incumbent Dean Bryan Kua defeated Carlos Alipio Fernandez, with a margin of 31,077 votes.
On Monday, Oct. 7 2025. Incumbent Mayor Belen Fernandez was challenged by Councilor Celia Lim, who officially filed her certificate of candidacy (COC).
Lim, running under the Nacionalista Party , was joined by her son, former Mayor Brian Lim, who is her vice mayoral candidate, along with their full slate of councilors. [ 1]
Electoral system Local elections in the Philippines take place every three years on the second Monday of May starting in 1992 and every three years thereafter, as per the 1987 constitution . Single-member positions such as mayor and vice mayor are chosen through a first-past-the-post system . The mayor, vice mayor, and the city councilors are elected by all voters in the city at large. [ 2]
City council members are selected using a plurality block voting method . Two additional ex officio members join the council later in the year, representing the presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and the Sangguniang Kabataan , both chosen after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. [ 3]
Campaign The campaign period for local elections began on March 28, 2025, and ended on May 10 as per the omnibus election code. [ 4]
Vote Buying During the 2025 local elections in Dagupan City, reports of vote-buying emerged as a major concern for election authorities. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) warned that individuals caught engaging in vote-buying or vote-selling could face warrantless arrest, emphasizing its commitment to curb electoral malpractice ahead of the polls. [ 5] On election day, police authorities arrested six individuals in Dagupan City for alleged vote-buying activities, as part of intensified operations to ensure a clean and orderly election process. [ 6]
Tickets Note: names in italic are incumbents
Team UNLISERBISYO Position # Name Party Mayor 1 Belen Fernandez PFP Vice mayor 1 Bryan Kua PFP City councilor 2 Joshua Bugayong PFP 3 Danee Canto PFP 4 Jaja Cayabyab PFP 11 Marvin Fabia PFP 14 Michael Fernandez PFP 16 Tala Paras PFP 18 Karlos Reyna PFP 19 Chito Samson PFP 20 Jigs Seen PFP 22 Joey Tamayo PFP
Mayor Incumbent Mayor Belen Fernandez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a second term. [ 7] She was previously affiliated with Aksyon Demokratiko .
Celia Lim, incumbent councilor challenges Belen Fernandez's re-election, but was defeated. [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Candidates Belen T. Fernandez (PFP ), incumbent mayor of Dagupan (2022-present) Celia "Manang Celia" C. Lim (Nacionalista ), incumbent councilor of Dagupan (2019–present) Results per barangay Legend Barangays won by Fernandez Barangays won by Lim
Barangay Belen Fernandez Celia Lim Margin Total Votes % Votes % % Votes Bacayao Norte 1,491 70.07% 637 29.93% 40.13% 854 2,128 Bacayao Sur 1,605 73.66% 574 26.34% 47.32% 1,031 2,179 Barangay I (T. Bugallon) 776 67.83% 368 32.17% 35.66% 408 1,144 Barangay II (Nueva) 1,859 80.72% 444 19.28% 61.44% 1,415 2,303 Barangay IV (Zamora) 844 60.03% 562 39.97% 20.06% 282 1,406 Bolosan District 2,094 69.50% 919 30.50% 39.00% 1,175 3,013 Bonuan Binloc 4,659 64.41% 2,574 35.59% 28.83% 2,085 7,233 Bonuan Boquig 6,409 65.67% 3,351 34.33% 31.33% 3,058 9,760 Bonuan Gueset 9,525 62.34% 5,753 37.66% 24.69% 3,772 15,278 Calmay District 3,033 69.45% 1,334 30.55% 38.91% 1,699 4,367 Carael District 2,309 61.00% 1,476 39.00% 22.01% 833 3,785 Caranglaan District 3,693 64.37% 2,044 35.63% 28.74% 1,649 5,737 Herrero 1,296 58.94% 903 41.06% 17.87% 393 2,199 Lasip Chico 1,276 75.41% 416 24.59% 50.83% 860 1,692 Lasip Grande 1,303 65.08% 699 34.92% 30.17% 604 2,002 Lomboy 899 75.42% 293 24.58% 50.84% 606 1,192 Lucao District 5,921 76.28% 1,841 23.72% 52.56% 4,080 7,762 Malued District 4,375 65.78% 2,276 34.22% 31.56% 2,099 6,651 Mamalingling District 1,108 79.43% 287 20.57% 58.85% 821 1,395 Mangin 2,235 74.08% 782 25.92% 48.16% 1,453 3,017 Mayombo District 2,716 57.30% 2,024 42.70% 14.60% 692 4,740 Pantal District 7,058 62.82% 4,177 37.18% 25.64% 2,881 11,235 Poblacion Oeste 1,922 63.52% 1,104 36.48% 27.03% 818 3,026 Pogo Chico 2,044 60.58% 1,330 39.42% 21.16% 714 3,374 Pogo Grande 965 59.17% 666 40.83% 18.33% 299 1,631 Pugaro Suit 2,561 73.63% 917 26.37% 47.27% 1,644 3,478 Salapingao 1,620 74.24% 562 25.76% 48.49% 1,058 2,182 Salisay 1,284 66.91% 635 33.09% 33.82% 649 1,919 Tambac District 1,392 60.97% 891 39.03% 21.94% 501 2,283 Tapuac District 2,113 58.81% 1,480 41.19% 17.62% 633 3,593 Tebeng 1,592 64.38% 881 35.62% 28.75% 711 2,473 Total 81,977 66.02% 42,200 33.98% 39,777 32.04% 124,177
Vice Mayor Incumbent Vice Mayor Bryan Kua of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a third term. [ 7] He was previously affiliated with Aksyon Demokratiko .
Kua won re-election against former Dagupan mayor Brian Lim. [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Candidates Results per barangay Legend Barangays won by Kua Barangays won by Lim
Barangay Bryan Kua Brian Lim Margin Total Votes % Votes % % Votes Bacayao Norte 1,160 54.67% 962 45.33% 9.33% 198 2,122 Bacayao Sur 1,271 58.25% 911 41.75% 16.50% 360 2,182 Barangay I (T. Bugallon) 633 55.09% 516 44.91% 10.18% 117 1,149 Barangay II (Nueva) 1,640 71.55% 652 28.45% 43.11% 988 2,292 Barangay IV (Zamora) 664 47.26% 741 52.74% -5.48% -77 1,405 Bolosan District 1,629 54.26% 1,373 45.74% 8.53% 256 3,002 Bonuan Binloc 3,610 50.22% 3,578 49.78% 0.45% 32 7,188 Bonuan Boquig 4,937 50.70% 4,801 49.30% 1.40% 136 9,738 Bonuan Gueset 7,572 49.81% 7,630 50.19% -0.38% -58 15,202 Calmay District 2,574 59.27% 1,769 40.73% 18.54% 805 4,343 Carael District 1,857 49.55% 1,891 50.45% -0.91% -34 3,748 Caranglaan District 2,929 51.12% 2,801 48.88% 2.23% 128 5,730 Herrero 982 44.80% 1,210 55.20% -10.40% -228 2,192 Lasip Chico 995 59.09% 689 40.91% 18.17% 306 1,684 Lasip Grande 1,075 53.78% 924 46.22% 7.55% 151 1,999 Lomboy 796 67.34% 386 32.66% 34.69% 410 1,182 Lucao District 4,898 63.40% 2,827 36.60% 26.81% 2,071 7,725 Malued District 3,349 50.52% 3,280 49.48% 1.04% 69 6,629 Mamalingling District 927 66.93% 458 33.07% 33.86% 469 1,385 Mangin 1,758 58.21% 1,262 41.79% 16.42% 496 3,020 Mayombo District 2,103 44.74% 2,598 55.26% -10.53% -495 4,701 Pantal District 5,831 52.01% 5,380 47.99% 4.02% 451 11,211 Poblacion Oeste 1,550 51.16% 1,480 48.84% 2.31% 70 3,030 Pogo Chico 1,876 55.47% 1,506 44.53% 10.94% 370 3,382 Pogo Grande 722 44.43% 903 55.57% -11.14% -181 1,625 Pugaro Suit 2,044 59.11% 1,414 40.89% 18.22% 630 3,458 Salapingao 1,342 61.84% 828 38.16% 23.69% 514 2,170 Salisay 973 50.55% 952 49.45% 1.09% 21 1,925 Tambac District 1,067 46.92% 1,207 53.08% -6.16% -140 2,274 Tapuac District 1,730 48.35% 1,848 51.65% -3.30% -118 3,578 Tebeng 1,271 51.69% 1,188 48.31% 3.38% 83 2,459 Total 65,765 53.15% 57,965 46.85% 7,800 6.30% 123,730
City Council The Dagupan City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.
23 candidates were included in the ballot. [ 9]
The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won nine seats, gaining a majority in the city council.
Candidate Party Votes % Michael Fernandez (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 72,462 7.04 Joey Tamayo Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 65,957 6.41 Tala Paras Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 63,228 6.14 Jigs Seen (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 62,683 6.09 Karlos Reyna Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 61,468 5.97 Danee Canto Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 61,207 5.95 Chito Samson Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 60,245 5.85 Marvin Fabia Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 59,318 5.76 Jaja Cayabyab Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 55,275 5.37 Dada Manaois Reyna (incumbent) Nacionalista Party 52,516 5.10 Joshua Bugayong Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 49,858 4.84 Alfie Fernandez (incumbent) Nacionalista Party 48,043 4.67 Alvin Coquia (incumbent) Nacionalista Party 46,905 4.56 Irene Lim Acosta (incumbent) Nacionalista Party 45,647 4.43 Malou Fernandez (incumbent) Nacionalista Party 44,798 4.35 Tope Lim Chua Nacionalista Party 38,596 3.75 Red Erfe-Mejia (incumbent) Nacionalista Party 37,737 3.67 Benedict Cayabyab Nacionalista Party 33,494 3.25 Leo Cuaton Nacionalista Party 31,556 3.07 Jek Palaganas Nacionalista Party 22,206 2.16 Mackoy Vinluan Independent 8,663 0.84 Apring Dawana Independent 4,017 0.39 Manuel John Sia Independent 3,415 0.33 Total 1,029,294 100.00 Total votes 126,442 – Registered voters/turnout 144,481 87.51 Source: Commission on Elections [ 10] [ 11]
References ↑ Sotelo, Yolanda; ggaviola (October 7, 2024). "Fernandez, Lim squaring off in Dagupan City mayoral race" . Inquirer.net . Retrieved December 21, 2024 . ↑ "Republic Act No. 7056" . Senate Electoral Tribunal . Retrieved November 1, 2025 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: url-status (link ) ↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF) . ppp.gov.ph . Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2025 . ↑ "CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES AND PERIODS OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED ACTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 12, 2025 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS (NLE), AND BARMM PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS" . Commission on Elections . May 24, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2025 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: url-status (link ) ↑ "Vote-buyers face warrantless arrest — Commission on Elections" . Philippine Information Agency . February 14, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025 . ↑ "6 arrested for vote-buying in Dagupan City" . DZRH News . May 15, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025 . 1 2 3 4 Gabriel-Galban, Jasmin (October 7, 2024). "Lim, Fernandez go head-to-head in Dagupan mayoral race" . GMA Regional TV . 1 2 Pasion, Ahikam (May 13, 2025). "Belen Fernandez, allies dominate Dagupan elections" . Rappler . 1 2 3 "CITY OF DAGUPAN" (PDF) . Commission on Elections . 1 2 3 4 "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF) . Commission on Elections . 1 2 3 4 "COC Results" . Commission on Elections . This page is based on this
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