2025 Tarlac local elections

2025 Tarlac local elections

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Gubernatorial election

PFP Candidate Max Roxas Christian Yap Party PFP SST Running mate Marcelino Aganon Lita Aquino

Incumbent Governor Susan Yap NPC

Vice gubernatorial election

PFP NPC Candidate Marcelino Aganon Lita Aquino Party PFP NPC

Incumbent Vice Governor Casada David NPC

Provincial Board election

10 out of 13 seats in the Tarlac Provincial Board 7 seats needed for a majority

Party Current seats NPC 7 Independent 3

Local elections were held in Tarlac on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Tarlac voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 13 members of the Tarlac Provincial Board.

Governor

Term-limited incumbent Susan Yap (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for mayor of Tarlac City. Yap was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Kathryn Ann Basco		Independent
2	Fredo Bie		Independent
3	Mark Joseph Garcia		Independent
4	Max Roxas		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
5	Christian Yap [2]		Sama Sama Tarlac

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Christian Yap	Sama Sama Tarlac	480,044	63.71
	Max Roxas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	255,744	33.94
	Kathryn Ann Basco	Independent	8,757	1.16
	Mark Joseph Garcia	Independent	7,178	0.95
	Fredo Bie	Independent	1,769	0.23
Total			753,492	100.00

Vice governor

Term-limited incumbent Casada David (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for the Tarlac Provincial Board in the 3rd provincial district. David was re-elected with 72.19% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Marcelino Aganon		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Lita Aquino		Nationalist People's Coalition
3	Edwardo Estabillo		Independent

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lita Aquino	Nationalist People's Coalition	347,456	52.41
	Marcelino Aganon	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	296,655	44.75
	Edwardo Estabillo	Independent	18,824	2.84
Total			662,935	100.00

Provincial Board

The Tarlac 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:

• Dan Canlas Asiaten (Independent, 2nd provincial district), running for vice mayor of Tarlac City.
• Danilo David (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district)

The following board members are term-limited:

• Jessie Aquino (Nationalist People's Coalition, 1st provincial district)
• Romeo Evangelista (Nationalist People's Coalition, 1st provincial district)
• Vernon Villanueva (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district)

Overview

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,084,759	63.04	7
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	179,419	10.43	1
	PROMDI	34,588	2.01	0
	Independent	421,852	24.52	2
Ex officio seats				3
Total		1,720,618	100.00	13

1st provincial district

Tarlac's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Tarlac'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	Win Corpuz		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Dagul Felix		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Joy Gilbert Lamorena (incumbent)		Nationalist People's Coalition
4	Pearl Erguiza Pacada		Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Jayrold Roxas		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
6	Tito Roxas		Nationalist People's Coalition

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pearl Erguiza Pacada	Nationalist People's Coalition	129,590	26.61
	Joy Gilbert Lamorena (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	128,202	26.32
	Tito Roxas	Nationalist People's Coalition	102,106	20.96
	Jayrold Roxas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	68,383	14.04
	Win Corpuz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	33,293	6.84
	Dagul Felix	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	25,497	5.23
Total			487,071	100.00

2nd provincial district

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

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Gilbert Aquino		Independent
2	Topey delos Reyes (incumbent)		Independent
3	Ricky Diolazo		Nationalist People's Coalition
4	Dennis Go (incumbent)		Independent
5	Gab Hayashi		Independent
6	Vlad Rodriguez		Nationalist People's Coalition
7	Harmes Sembrano (incumbent)		Nationalist People's Coalition
8	Arron Villaflor		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Harmes Sembrano (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	165,444	19.89
	Dennis Go (incumbent)	Independent	156,875	18.86
	Topey delos Reyes (incumbent)	Independent	138,922	16.70
	Arron Villaflor	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	119,412	14.36
	Ricky Diolazo	Nationalist People's Coalition	113,674	13.67
	Vlad Rodriguez	Nationalist People's Coalition	94,578	11.37
	Gilbert Aquino	Independent	27,687	3.33
	Gab Hayashi	Independent	15,182	1.83
Total			831,774	100.00

3rd provincial district

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

Candidates

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

No.	Candidate	Party
1	Lopi Alcala		Independent
2	Paul John Bernardo		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Sam Bulaga		Independent
4	Tootsie Cruz (incumbent)		Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Casada David		Nationalist People's Coalition
6	Hariking David		PROMDI
7	Jose Magbag		Independent
8	Boy Mandal		Independent
9	Ariel Mungcal		Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
10	Arlene Obor		Independent
11	Ton Villanueva		Nationalist People's Coalition

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tootsie Cruz (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	139,635	26.40
	Casada David	Nationalist People's Coalition	107,340	20.29
	Ton Villanueva	Nationalist People's Coalition	104,190	19.70
	Boy Mandal	Independent	62,194	11.76
	Ariel Mungcal	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	38,043	7.19
	Hariking David	PROMDI	34,588	6.54
	Paul John Bernardo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	21,964	4.15
	Lopi Alcala	Independent	6,577	1.24
	Jose Magbag	Independent	6,442	1.22
	Arlene Obor	Independent	4,428	0.84
	Sam Bulaga	Independent	3,545	0.67
Total			528,946	100.00

References

1. "ANAO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
2. GMA Regional TV News (October 9, 2024). "Last-minute position swaps in North, Central Luzon". GMA Network.
3. "CITY_OF_TARLAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
4. "BAMBAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.