2025 La Union local elections

2025 La Union local elections

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Gubernatorial election

Candidate Raphaelle Ortega-David Mario Eduardo Ortega Party NPC PFP Running mate Thomas Dumpit Jr. Eric Sibuma

Incumbent Governor Raphaelle Ortega-David NPC

Vice gubernatorial election

NPC Lakas Candidate Thomas Dumpit Jr. Eric Sibuma Party NPC Lakas

Incumbent Vice Governor Mario Eduardo Ortega PFP

Provincial Board election

10 out of 13 seats in the La Union Provincial Board 7 seats needed for a majority

Party Current seats Lakas 5 NPC 2 Liberal 1 Nacionalista 1 PDP 1

Local elections are scheduled to be held in La Union on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. La Union voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 13 members of the La Union Provincial Board.

Governor

Incumbent Raphaelle Ortega-David (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for a second term. Ortega-David was elected under Pederalismo ng Dugong Dakilang Samahan with 89.72% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Manny Fonseca		Independent
2	Mario Eduardo Ortega [3]		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Raphaelle Ortega-David (incumbent) [3]		Nationalist People's Coalition

Results

Candidate		Party
	Manny Fonseca	Independent
	Mario Eduardo Ortega	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Raphaelle Ortega-David	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Vice governor

Incumbent Mario Eduardo Ortega (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for governor of La Union. ^[3] Ortega was elected as an independent unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Thomas Dumpit Jr. [4]		Nationalist People's Coalition
2	Eric Sibuma [3]		Lakas–CMD

Results

Candidate		Party
	Thomas Dumpit Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Eric Sibuma	Lakas–CMD
Total

Provincial Board

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

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board members are retiring:

• Joy Ortega (Nacionalista Party, 1st District), running for the House of Representatives in La Union's 1st legislative district
• Rachel Pinzon (Lakas–CMD, 1st District)
• Bronson Rivera (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, 2nd District)

The following board members are term-limited:

• Annabelle de Guzman (Nationalist People's Coalition, 2nd District)

Overview

Party
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Lakas–CMD
	Liberal Party
	Independent
Total

1st Provincial District

La Union's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as La Union's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Ren Bumatay		Independent
2	Nikko Fontanilla		Lakas–CMD
3	Migz Magsaysay		Independent
4	Jen Mosuela-Fernandez (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
5	Chary Nisce (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
6	Jay Jay Orros		Nationalist People's Coalition
7	Denny Ortega		Independent
8	Gerard Ostrea (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
9	Aaron Kyle Pinzon		Lakas–CMD
10	Ernesto Rafon		Independent

Results

Candidate		Party
	Ren Bumatay	Independent
	Nikko Fontanilla	Lakas–CMD
	Migz Magsaysay	Independent
	Jen Mosuela-Fernandez (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Chary Nisce (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Jay Jay Orros	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Denny Ortega	Independent
	Gerard Ostrea (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Aaron Kyle Pinzon	Lakas–CMD
	Ernesto Rafon	Independent
Total

2nd Provincial District

La Union's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as La Union's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following are the candidates who are included in the ballot: ^{[1] [5]}

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Cynthia Bacurnay (incumbent)		Liberal Party
2	Henry Balbin (incumbent)		Nationalist People's Coalition
3	Martin de Guzman		Lakas–CMD
4	Gina Estepa-Flores		Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Jeferson Fernando		Lakas–CMD
6	Tess Garcia		Lakas–CMD
7	Alberto Nidoy		Nationalist People's Coalition
8	Ruperto Rillera Jr. (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
9	Christian Rivera		Nationalist People's Coalition
10	Alyssa Kristine Sibuma		Lakas–CMD

Results

Candidate		Party
	Cynthia Bacurnay (incumbent)	Liberal Party
	Henry Balbin (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Martin de Guzman	Lakas–CMD
	Gina Estepa-Flores	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Jeferson Fernando	Lakas–CMD
	Tess Garcia	Lakas–CMD
	Alberto Nidoy	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Ruperto Rillera Jr. (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Christian Rivera	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Alyssa Kristine Sibuma	Lakas–CMD
Total

References

1. "LAUNION_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
2. "CITY_OF_SAN_FERNANDO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
3. Lazaro, Freddie (October 7, 2024). "Abra, Ilocos Sur, La Union bets submit candidacies". Manila Bulletin.
4. Bravo, April (October 16, 2024). "Region 1 COC filing concludes peacefully, no significant incidents reported". Philippine Information Agency.
5. "AGOO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.