2025 La Union local elections

2025 La Union local elections

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Gubernatorial election

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

Incumbent Governor Raphaelle Ortega-David NPC

Vice gubernatorial election

NPC 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 were 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
4	Paco Santiago		Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mario Eduardo Ortega	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	273,671	60.02
	Raphaelle Ortega-David	Nationalist People's Coalition	178,168	39.08
	Manny Fonseca	Independent	2,511	0.55
	Paco Santiago	Independent	1,588	0.35
Total			455,938	100.00

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	Votes	%
	Eric Sibuma	Lakas–CMD	283,612	67.77
	Thomas Dumpit Jr.	Nationalist People's Coalition	134,852	32.23
Total			418,464	100.00

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		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–CMD	1,167,816	68.20	8
	Nationalist People's Coalition	278,042	16.24	0
	Liberal Party	50,944	2.98	0
	Independent	215,575	12.59	2
Ex officio seats				3
Reserved seats				1
Total		1,712,377	100.00	14

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	Votes	%
	Chary Nisce (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	117,851	17.20
	Migz Magsaysay	Independent	101,442	14.80
	Gerard Ostrea (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	81,359	11.87
	Aaron Kyle Pinzon	Lakas–CMD	79,695	11.63
	Ernesto Rafon	Independent	75,468	11.01
	Jen Mosuela-Fernandez (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	68,966	10.06
	Nikko Fontanilla	Lakas–CMD	67,984	9.92
	Jay Jay Orros	Nationalist People's Coalition	53,887	7.86
	Denny Ortega	Independent	33,725	4.92
	Ren Bumatay	Independent	4,940	0.72
Total			685,317	100.00

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	Votes	%
	Alyssa Kristine Sibuma	Lakas–CMD	164,075	15.98
	Tess Garcia	Lakas–CMD	161,248	15.70
	Martin de Guzman	Lakas–CMD	154,138	15.01
	Ruperto Rillera Jr. (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	141,677	13.79
	Jeferson Fernando	Lakas–CMD	130,823	12.74
	Henry Balbin (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	78,343	7.63
	Christian Rivera	Nationalist People's Coalition	68,683	6.69
	Cynthia Bacurnay (incumbent)	Liberal Party	50,944	4.96
	Gina Estepa-Flores	Nationalist People's Coalition	44,575	4.34
	Alberto Nidoy	Nationalist People's Coalition	32,554	3.17
Total			1,027,060	100.00

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.