2025 Santiago, Isabela, local elections

2025 Santiago, Isabela local elections

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Mayoral election

NPC Aksyon Candidate Sheena Tan Arlene Alvarez-Reyes Otep Miranda Party Lakas NPC Aksyon Running mate Jamayne Tan Maximin Navarro Jigs Miranda

Incumbent Mayor Sheena Tan Lakas

Vice mayoral election

PDP Lakas NPC Candidate Gene Jose Jamayne Tan Maximin Navarro Party PDP Lakas NPC   Aksyon Candidate Jigs Miranda Party Aksyon

Incumbent Vice Mayor Alvin Abaya PDP

City Council election

10 out of 13 seats in the Santiago City Council 7 seats needed for a majority

Party Current seats Lakas 4 PDP 3 Aksyon 1 NPC 1 Liberal 1

Local elections were held in Santiago, Isabela on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Santiago voters elected a mayor, a vice mayor, and 10 out of 13 councilors of the Santiago City Council.

Mayor

Incumbent Sheena Tan (Lakas–CMD) is running for a second term. Tan was elected under PDP–Laban with 48.97% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Arlene Alvarez-Reyes		Nationalist People's Coalition
2	Otep Miranda		Aksyon Demokratiko
3	Sheena Tan (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sheena Tan (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	68,743	71.88
	Otep Miranda	Aksyon Demokratiko	19,208	20.08
	Arlene Alvarez-Reyes	Nationalist People's Coalition	7,690	8.04
Total			95,641	100.00

Vice mayor

Incumbent Alvin Abaya (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino) is term-limited. Abaya was re-elected with 49.04% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Kit Galang		Independent
2	Gene Jose		Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
3	Jigs Miranda		Aksyon Demokratiko
4	Maximin Navarro		Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Jamayne Tan		Lakas–CMD

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jamayne Tan	Lakas–CMD	48,292	53.56
	Jigs Miranda	Aksyon Demokratiko	26,618	29.52
	Maximin Navarro	Nationalist People's Coalition	14,601	16.19
	Kit Galang	Independent	505	0.56
	Gene Jose	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	153	0.17
Total			90,169	100.00

City Council

The Santiago City Council is composed of 13 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

Retiring and term-limited councilors

The following councilors are retiring:

• Arlene Alvarez-Reyes (Nationalist People's Coalition), running for mayor of Santiago ^[2]
• Jigs Miranda (Aksyon Demokratiko), running for vice mayor of Santiago ^[2]

The following board members are term-limited:

• KC Bautista (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino)
• Paul de Jesus (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino)
• Jamayne Tan (Lakas–CMD), running for vice mayor of Santiago ^[2]
• Resie Turingan (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino)

Overview

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Lakas–CMD	421,843	59.37	9
	Aksyon Demokratiko	75,034	10.56	1
	Nationalist People's Coalition	73,371	10.33	0
	Liberal Party	32,205	4.53	0
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	6,266	0.88	0
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	1,004	0.14	0
	Independent	100,812	14.19	0
Ex officio seats				2
Total		710,535	100.00	12

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Anton Abaya		Lakas–CMD
2	Aliyah Aggabao		Aksyon Demokratiko
3	Vinchy Aggabao		Independent
4	Iverson George Barangan		Independent
5	Boni Bartolome		Aksyon Demokratiko
6	Pia Bautista		Lakas–CMD
7	Jun Cabucana (incumbent)		Liberal Party
8	Poklet Capun-an		Aksyon Demokratiko
9	Aga Castillo		Nationalist People's Coalition
10	Louie Castriciones		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
11	Gibet Chan		Aksyon Demokratiko
12	Olan Chan (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
13	RC Co		Aksyon Demokratiko
14	Jomae de Jesus		Lakas–CMD
15	Michael de Jesus		Independent
16	Carlo de Luna		Lakas–CMD
17	Michael Dungo		Independent
18	Neth Jose		Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
19	Pandong Lugod		Lakas–CMD
20	Aysen Marrero		Nationalist People's Coalition
21	Sherman Miguel (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
22	Marlon Miranda		Independent
23	Pempe Miranda		Independent
24	Soc Navarro		Independent
25	Kay Perez		Nationalist People's Coalition
26	Russel Ponce		Lakas–CMD
27	Eunice Sable (incumbent)		Lakas–CMD
28	Eric Salcedo		Aksyon Demokratiko
29	Jayson Sanchez		Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
30	Lessa Sarangaya		Nationalist People's Coalition
31	Monching Sarangaya		Independent
32	Gino Abaya Siquian		Lakas–CMD
33	Mark Sotto		Nationalist People's Coalition
34	Hubert Taguinod		Liberal Party
35	King Umaguing		Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Eunice Sable (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	52,085	7.33
	Pia Bautista	Lakas–CMD	50,576	7.12
	Sherman Miguel (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	50,566	7.12
	Anton Abaya	Lakas–CMD	49,106	6.91
	Jomae de Jesus	Lakas–CMD	41,699	5.87
	RC Co	Aksyon Demokratiko	40,787	5.74
	Russel Ponce	Lakas–CMD	39,428	5.55
	Gino Abaya Siquian	Lakas–CMD	39,293	5.53
	Carlo de Luna	Lakas–CMD	37,674	5.30
	Olan Chan (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD	34,004	4.79
	Pandong Lugod	Lakas–CMD	27,412	3.86
	Michael de Jesus	Independent	27,160	3.82
	Jun Cabucana (incumbent)	Liberal Party	26,429	3.72
	Aysen Marrero	Nationalist People's Coalition	24,864	3.50
	Vinchy Aggabao	Independent	24,479	3.45
	Soc Navarro	Independent	16,784	2.36
	Kay Perez	Nationalist People's Coalition	15,112	2.13
	Pempe Miranda	Independent	13,345	1.88
	Lessa Sarangaya	Nationalist People's Coalition	12,552	1.77
	Aga Castillo	Nationalist People's Coalition	11,354	1.60
	Gibet Chan	Aksyon Demokratiko	11,131	1.57
	Mark Sotto	Nationalist People's Coalition	9,489	1.34
	Aliyah Aggabao	Aksyon Demokratiko	6,668	0.94
	Poklet Capun-an	Aksyon Demokratiko	6,147	0.87
	Hubert Taguinod	Liberal Party	5,776	0.81
	Boni Bartolome	Aksyon Demokratiko	5,663	0.80
	Monching Sarangaya	Independent	4,912	0.69
	Eric Salcedo	Aksyon Demokratiko	4,638	0.65
	Iverson George Barangan	Independent	4,522	0.64
	Michael Dungo	Independent	4,224	0.59
	Marlon Miranda	Independent	3,754	0.53
	Neth Jose	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	3,321	0.47
	Jayson Sanchez	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino	2,945	0.41
	King Umaguing	Independent	1,632	0.23
	Louie Castriciones	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	1,004	0.14
Total			710,535	100.00

References

1. "SANTIAGOCITY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
2. Gammad, Kervin (October 9, 2024). "3 mayoralty aspirant, magtutunggali sa Lungsod ng Santiago". Bombo Radyo Cauayan.