Former Vice President Leni Robredo and Representative Gabriel Bordado were elected mayor and vice mayor respectively, defeating their closest independent rivals, with the former winning in a landslide. Robredo became the first woman to be elected to the office while Bordado marked his return to the office, which he previously held from 2004 to 2013, during the mayoralties of Jesse Robredo and John Bongat.
Despite their landslide victory in the mayoral race, the Liberal Party, locally contesting the election as An Bagong Team Naga, lost two seats in the Naga City Council to independents Jude Diokno and Nathan Sergio.
In 2022, the Liberal Party won the mayoralty, vice mayoralty, and all ten seats in the city council in a ticket led by incumbent mayor Nelsion Legacion and vice mayor Cecilia V. de Asis.[2] Nationally, Naga and Camarines Sur are both considered Liberal stronghold for former vice president Leni Robredo, with both localities voting for Robredo and Francis Pangilinan for president and vice president respectively in wide margins.[2][3][4]
Coalitions
The filing of certificates of candidacies were conducted from October 1 to 8, 2024, from which local slates were formalized and announced.[5]
An Bagong Team Naga 2025
Former vice president Leni Robredo and incumbent representative Gabriel Bordado are seeking the mayoralty and vice mayoralty of Naga respectively under the Liberal Party-backed An Bagong Team Naga (lit.'The New Team Naga').[6] The ticket is supported by a full ten-member slate for the City Council with candidates selected through community consultation and rigorous evaluation and vetting processes in the tradition started by former mayor and Robredo's husband Jesse.[7][8]
Tickets
Names italicized are those of candidates seeking re-election.
The campaign period for local elections began on March 28, 2025.[10]
Campaign themes
Robredo camp
The platform of An Bagong Team Naga has revolved around addressing local issues such as those related to basic services in water, electricity, traffic, and flood control.[7] Robredo has stated that a key priority of her administration would be to continue the programs initiated by her husband Jesse, during his longtime mayoralty of the city.[11]
The ticket's proclamation rally held on March 28.[12] The event was marked by dance performances rather than speeches, to which Robredo said was in tribute for the volunteers that organized the event.[12] Her campaign conducted house-to-house campaigns locally known as “orolay-olay” (lit.'conversation') across all Naga barangays.[12]
Mayoral election
Incumbent two-term mayor Nelson Legacion opted not to seek re-election to give way for the mayoral bid of former vice president Leni Robredo.
The incumbent mayor is Nelson Legacion, who has served since 2019 and was re-elected in 2022 with 42.98% of the vote. Legacion is not seeking re-election to give way for the mayoral bid of former vice president Leni Robredo and instead run for representative in Camarines Sur's 3rd district.
After Robredo was defeated in the 2022 presidential election, organizations and figures from the traditional opposition led by the Liberal Party attempted to draft her to run in the 2025 Senate election.[13][14] Robredo would decline the calls and instead run for the mayoralty of Naga, citing her preference for executive work over legislation as well as her "passion" for local governance.[15]
Three independent candidates are challenging Robredo for the position. Restituto de Quiros, the former mayor of Pandan, Catanduanes, cited his birth and upbringing in the city as his motivation to run for the mayoralty of Naga.[16] Luis Ortega is running as an alternative to Robredo, having served in the city council under the term of her late husband, Jesse.[17]
The incumbent vice mayor is Cecilia V. de Asis, who has served since 2019 and was re-elected in 2022 with 56.21% of the vote. Like Mayor Legacion, de Asis is not seeking re-election to give way for the vice mayoral bid of incumbent representative Gabriel Bordado.
Bordado initially planned to run for mayor upon being term-limited as representative. He backtracked from his plans and instead sought the vice mayoralty to give way for Robredo's bid for the office, running as her running mate.[15]
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