2025 Iloilo local elections

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2025 Iloilo local elections
Flag of the Province of Iloilo.svg
 2022May 12, 2025 (2025-05-12)2028 
Gubernatorial election
Registered1,319,109 [1] Increase2.svg 1.60 pp
Turnout86.10% (Decrease2.svg 0.34 pp)
 
Arthur Defensor Jr. (cropped).jpg
Candidate Arthur Defensor Jr.
Party Uswag
Running mateNathalie Ann Debuque
Popular vote811,746
Percentage100.00

Governor before election

Arthur Defensor Jr.
PFP

Elected Governor

Arthur Defensor Jr.
Uswag Ilonggo

Vice gubernatorial election
 
Nathalie Ann Debuque (cropped).jpg
Raul Tupas (cropped).jpg
Mark John Velasco (cropped).jpg
CandidateNathalie Ann DebuqueRaul TupasMark John Velasco
Party PFP Lakas Independent
Popular vote547,462500,8635,500
Percentage51.9547.530.52

Vice Governor before election

Christine Garin
Lakas

Elected Vice Governor

Nathalie Ann Debuque
PFP

Local elections were held in the province of Iloilo on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 general election. Voters selected candidates for all local positions, including municipal and city mayors, vice mayors and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and members of the House of Representatives for the five districts of Iloilo. [2] [3]

Contents

Provincial elections

Gubernatorial election

Incumbent Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. (Uswag Ilonggo) won re-election unopposed, securing a third term. [4] [5] He was previously affiliated with the National Unity Party.

Mary Frances Chloe Noble (Independent) had initially filed as a candidate but withdrew from the race on December 26, 2024. [6]

2025 Iloilo gubernatorial election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Arthur Defensor Jr. (incumbent) Uswag Ilonggo 811,746100.00
Total811,746100.00
Valid votes811,74671.47
Invalid/blank votes323,96328.53
Total votes1,135,709100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,319,10986.10
Uswag hold
Source: Commission on Elections [1] [7]

Vice gubernatorial election

Incumbent Vice Governor Christine Garin (Lakas–CMD), who was term-limited, ran for vice mayor of Guimbal. She was previously affiliated with the Nacionalista Party. [8]

Lakas–CMD nominated Iloilo 5th District Representative Raul Tupas who was defeated by Anilao mayor Nathalie Ann Debuque (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas). Tupas served as vice governor from 2013 to 2016. [9] [10]

Mark John Velasco (Independent), a religious preacher from Zarraga, also ran for vice governor. [11]

2025 Iloilo vice gubernatorial election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Nathalie Ann Debuque Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 547,46251.95
Raul Tupas Lakas-CMD 500,86347.53
Mark John VelascoIndependent5,5000.52
Total1,053,825100.00
Valid votes1,053,82592.79
Invalid/blank votes81,8847.21
Total votes1,135,709100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,319,10986.10
PFP gain from Lakas
Source: Commission on Elections [1] [7]

Per City/Municipality

Per District

Provincial Board elections

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

Lakas–CMD tied with Partido Federal ng Pilipinas at three seats each.

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Lakas–CMD 506,63534.983+1
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 361,50924.963+3
Nacionalista Party 225,14715.542–2
Liberal Party 103,4267.1410
Uswag Ilonggo 100,3896.931New
Reform PH Party 58,2424.020New
Bunyog Party 15,8721.100New
Independent77,2995.3400
Total1,448,519100.00100
Total votes1,135,709
Registered voters/turnout1,319,10986.10
Source: Commission on Elections [1] [7]

1st District

Incumbent Board Member Val Serag (Lakas-CMD), who was term-limited, ran for mayor of San Joaquin. [12] Joan Basco-Germinanda (Lakas-CMD), appointed to replace Carmelo Nochete, who served as regional director of DSWD Field Office VI, ran for her first full term as board member. [13] [14]

Also, Lakas-CMD nominated Rica Jane Garin, daughter of Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin and Miagao mayor Richard Garin. [12]

Former Oton councilor Migs Flores and perennial candidate Elston Saquian also ran for the position of board member. [15]

2025 Iloilo 1st District Board Member Election
CandidatePartyVotes%
Rica Jane Garin Lakas-CMD 127,45444.05
Joan Basco-Germinanda (incumbent) Lakas-CMD 93,05932.16
Migs FloresIndependent53,37218.45
Elston SaquianIndependent15,4425.34
Total289,327100.00
Registered voters/turnout234,519
Source: Commission on Elections [1] [7]

Per City/Municipality

2nd District

Incumbent Board Members Rolito Cajilig (PFP) and June Mondejar (PFP) won re-election unopposed, securing their third terms respectively. [3]

2025 Iloilo 2nd District Board Member Election
CandidatePartyVotes%
June Mondejar (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 95,36154.37
Rolito Cajilig (incumbent) Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 80,03645.63
Total175,397100.00
Registered voters/turnout223,656
Source: Commission on Elections [1] [7]

3rd District

4th District

5th District


Congressional elections

1st District

2nd District

3rd District

4th District

5th District

City and municipal elections

1st District

2nd District

3rd District

4th District

5th District

References

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