2025 Nueva Ecija local elections

2025 Nueva Ecija local elections

←  2022 May 12, 2025 2028 →

Gubernatorial election

PFP Candidate Aurelio Umali Virgilio Bote Party Sigaw PFP Running mate Lemon Umali Edward Thomas Joson

Incumbent Governor Aurelio Umali Sigaw

Vice gubernatorial election

Sigaw PFP Candidate Lemon Umali Edward Thomas Joson Party Sigaw PFP

Incumbent Vice Governor Anthony Umali Sigaw

Provincial Board election

10 out of 14 seats in the Nueva Ecija Provincial Board 8 seats needed for a majority

Party Current seats Sigaw 7 PFP 2 NUP 1

Local elections were held in Nueva Ecija on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Nueva Ecija voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 14 members of the Nueva Ecija Provincial Board.

Governor

Incumbent Aurelio Umali (Unang Sigaw) is running for a third term. Umali was re-elected with 69.22% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Virgilio Bote		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Aurelio Umali (incumbent)		Unang Sigaw

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Aurelio Umali (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	977,349	81.12
	Virgilio Bote	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	227,415	18.88
Total			1,204,764	100.00

Vice governor

Incumbent Anthony Umali (Unang Sigaw) is running for mayor of Cabanatuan. Umali was elected with 68.57% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Edward Thomas Joson		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Lemon Umali		Unang Sigaw

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lemon Umali	Unang Sigaw	806,939	71.03
	Edward Thomas Joson	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	329,106	28.97
Total			1,136,045	100.00

Provincial Board

The Nueva Ecija Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board members are retiring:

• Ler de Guzman (Unang Sigaw, 1st provincial district)
• Nap Interior (Unang Sigaw, 4th provincial district)

The following board members are term-limited:

• Jojo Matias (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, 3rd provincial district), running for the Cabanatuan City Council.
• Rap Rap Villanueva (Unang Sigaw, 1st provincial district), running for the Talavera Municipal Council.

Overview

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Unang Sigaw	1,090,526	52.38	6
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	514,426	24.71	2
	Lakas–CMD	167,397	8.04	1
	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	109,539	5.26	0
	National Unity Party	101,971	4.90	1
	Independent	98,217	4.72	0
Ex officio seats				3
Reserved seats				1
Total		2,082,076	100.00	14

1st provincial district

Nueva Ecija's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 1st legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[1]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Rodel Cabuyaban		Independent
2	Felix Diosdado Lumang		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Baby Palilio		Unang Sigaw
4	Eric Salazar (incumbent)		Unang Sigaw
5	Rai-Rai Villanueva		Unang Sigaw

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Baby Palilio	Unang Sigaw	157,083	30.41
	Rai-Rai Villanueva	Unang Sigaw	142,553	27.60
	Eric Salazar (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	134,405	26.02
	Felix Diosdado Lumang	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	48,317	9.35
	Rodel Cabuyaban	Independent	34,225	6.63
Total			516,583	100.00

2nd provincial district

Nueva Ecija's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 2nd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[3]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Jason Abalos (incumbent)		National Unity Party
2	Dindo Dysico (incumbenet)		Unang Sigaw
3	Joseph Oritz		Independent
4	Dingdong Nicolas (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dindo Dysico (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	130,218	35.61
	Jason Abalos (incumbent)	National Unity Party	101,971	27.88
	Hermie Salcedo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	76,842	21.01
	Wowowee Ortiz	Independent	56,694	15.50
Total			365,725	100.00

3rd provincial district

Nueva Ecija's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 3rd legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[4]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	PB Garcia		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Jay Ilagan		Unang Sigaw
3	EJ Joson (incumbent)		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4	John Mendez		Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	EJ Joson (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	191,961	37.59
	PB Garcia	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	171,789	33.64
	Jay Ilagan	Unang Sigaw	139,563	27.33
	Gilbert Mojica	Independent	7,298	1.43
Total			510,611	100.00

4th provincial district

Nueva Ecija's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Nueva Ecija's 4th legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: ^[5]

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Dodong Bautista		Lakas–CMD
2	Sweet Cruz (incumbent)		Unang Sigaw
3	Mary Grace Factor		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
4	Julie Maxwell		Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino
5	Jon-Jon Padiernos		Unang Sigaw
6	Tess Patiag (incumbent)		Unang Sigaw

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Dodong Bautista	Lakas–CMD	167,397	24.29
	Jon-Jon Padiernos	Unang Sigaw	156,453	22.70
	Sweet Cruz (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	124,983	18.14
	Julie Maxwell	Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino	109,539	15.89
	Tess Patiag (incumbent)	Unang Sigaw	105,268	15.27
	Mary Grace Factor	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	25,517	3.70
Total			689,157	100.00

References

1. "ALIAGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
2. Cajucom, Celso M. (October 11, 2024). "Umali family seeks key posts in Nueva Ecija". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
3. "SCIENCE_CITY_OF_MUNOZ" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
4. "CITY_OF_CABANATUAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
5. "CITY_OF_GAPAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.