2025 Santa Cruz, Laguna, local elections

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2025 Santa Cruz, Laguna, local elections
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  2022 May 12, 2025 (2025-05-12)2028 
Mayoral election
  Benjo Agarao (portrait).jpg Mayor Edgar San Luis 2025 (cropped).png
Candidate Benjo Agarao Edgar San Luis
Party PFP NUP
Running mate Laarni Malibiran Laura Obligacion

Incumbent Mayor

Edgar San Luis
Aksyon



Vice Mayoral election
  Vice Mayor Laarni Malibiran (cropped).jpg Councilor Laura Obligacion (cropped).jpg
Candidate Laarni Malibiran Laura Obligacion
Party PFP NUP

Incumbent Vice Mayor

Laarni Malibiran
PROMDI



Local elections were held in Santa Cruz, Laguna, on Monday, May 12, 2025, as part of the Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a town mayor, a town vice mayor, eight members of the Sangguniang Bayan, as well as two members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a governor, a vice governor and a representative for the province's fourth congressional district to the House of Representatives. The officials who will be elected in the election will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year term.

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Background

In the 2022 elections, Edgar San Luis and Laarni Malibiran were reelected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively. San Luis's coalition, Team Serbisyong may Puso, won four seats in the Municipal Council while the opposition, Tropang pang Masa, won three seats. [1]

Coalitions

As the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the Municipal Council are elected on the same ballot. The mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of candidates. These slates usually run with their respective mayoral and vice mayoral candidate's along with the other members of their slate. A group of Independent candidates of any mayoral or vice mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves. [2]

Administration coalition

Team Serbisyong may Puso (San Luis–Panganiban)
#NameParty
For Mayor
2Edgar San Luis NUP
For Vice Mayor
2Laura Obligacion NUP
For Councilor
2Jericho Asinas NUP
4Louie De Leon NUP
13Mia Martinez NUP
14Lucena Odejar NUP
16Alan Pamatmat NUP
18Ambiel John Panganiban NUP
19Anna Clarissa San Luis NUP
20Norman Tolentino NUP

Opposition coalition

Team Tropa Santa Cruz (Agarao–Malibiran)
#NameParty
For Mayor
1 Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao PFP
For Vice Mayor
1 Laarni Malibiran Independent
For Councilor
1Lea Almarvez PFP
3Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. PFP
8John Mark Garcia PFP
9Angelito Joven PFP
11Mark Anthony Juangco PFP
12Rizaldy Kalaw PFP
15Moises Ordoñez PFP
17Roselon Pamatmat PFP

Mayoral election

The incumbent Mayor Edgar San Luis was re-elected in 2022 election with the 50.97% (33,062 votes) of the total votes counted, defeating then-Laguna's 4th District Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr. of PDP–Laban. [1]

Candidates

Declared

Results

2025 Santa Cruz Mayoralty election results
CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Benjo Agarao Tropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Egay San LuisSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Total0
TBD

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent Vice Mayor Laarni Malibiran was re-elected in 2022 election with the 59.74% (37,099 votes) of the total votes counted, defeating then-councilor and former vice mayor Louie De Leon of Aksyon Demokratiko. [1]

Candidates

Declared

Results

2025 Santa Cruz Vice Mayoralty election results
CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Laarni Malibiran Tropa Santa CruzIndependent0
Laura PanganibanSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Total0
TBD

Municipal Council election

The Santa Cruz Municipal Council is composed of eight councilors elected to serve a three-year term. The election for the council is done via multiple non-transferable vote in which a voter has eight votes to distribute to eight different candidates. The eight candidates with the most votes garnered will be elected to the council.

The incumbent councilors are Ambiel John C. Panganiban, Lea Alagon–Almarves, Norman T. Tolentino, Esmeraldo C. De Las Armas Jr., Rizaldy N. Kalaw, Lucena Rebenque–Odejar and Alan T. Pamatmat. [1] Mark Anthony P. Joven is also an incumbent, but remains in detention after allegations of rape. [10]

Results

2025 Santa Cruz Municipal Council election results
CandidateParty or allianceVotes%
Lea AlmarvezTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Jericho AsinasSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr.Tropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Louie De LeonSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Efren DiazIndependent0
Renato ErnasIndependent0
Santiago Fajilago Jr.Independent0
John Mark GarciaTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Angelito JovenTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Mark Anthony JovenIndependent0
Mark Anthony JuangcoTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Rizaldy KalawTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Mia MartinezSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Lucena OdejarSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Moises OrdoñezTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Alan PamatmatSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Roselon PamatmatTropa Santa Cruz PFP 0
Ambiel John PanganibanSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Anna Clarissa San LuisSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Norman TolentinoSerbisyong may Puso NUP 0
Total0

References

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  2. "2025 NLE - Tentative Lists of Candidates - Santa Cruz, Laguna" (PDF). comelec.gov.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  3. "Laguna's 4th district Board Member Benjo Agarao will run for Mayor of Santa Cruz, Laguna". Facebook . SCC. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Team Agarao-MAlibiran". Facebook . Angelito Guerra Guce. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "8-10 May 2024 - Mayoral Poll (Sta. Cruz, Laguna)". Facebook . SCC. May 8, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Maligayang Buwan ng Pagmamalaki sa inyong Lahat!". Facebook . Edgar "Kuya Egay" San Luis. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Sa pangunguna ng inyong lingkod, kasama si Vice Laura P. Obligacion, tayo ay patuloy na magtutulungan para sa mas maunlad at masayang Bayan ng Santa Cruz!". Facebook . Edgar "KUYA EGAY" San Luis. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  8. "ABC President and Barangay Chairwoman of Calios Laura Panganiban–Obligacion will run for Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz, Laguna". Facebook . SCC. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  9. "VICE President, LnB Laura Panganiban Obligacion". Facebook . May 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  10. Estacio, Danny (June 1, 2023). "Councilor in Laguna accused of rape yields". Manila Bulletin . Retrieved June 13, 2024.