2025 Zambales local elections

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2025 Zambales local elections
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Gubernatorial election
 
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IND
Candidate Hermogenes Ebdane Chito Bulatao Balintay
Party SZP Independent
Running mateJaq KhonghunNone
Popular vote306,36730,857
Percentage90.859.15
Governor before election

Hermogenes Ebdane
SZP

Elected Governor

Hermogenes Ebdane
SZP

Vice gubernatorial election
 
Lakas
CandidateJaq Khonghun
Party Lakas
Popular vote279,807
Percentage100.00
Vice Governor before election

Jaq Khonghun
Lakas

Elected Vice Governor

Jaq Khonghun
Lakas

Provincial Board election
10 out of 14 seats in the Zambales Provincial Board
8 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party SZP NPC
Last election10 seats, 100.00%0 seats, 0.00%
Seats won91
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote987,826158,433
Percentage80.1212.85

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

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Governor

Incumbent Hermogenes Ebdane (Sulong Zambales Party) is running for a third term. Ebdane was re-elected with 59.69% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.CandidateParty
1
Chito Bulatao BalintayIndependent
2
 Hermogenes Ebdane (incumbent) [2] Sulong Zambales Party

Chito Bulatao Balintay was initially declared to be a nuisance candidate by the Commission on Elections. However, the Supreme Court ordered on January 14, 2025, to include Balintay in the ballot. [3]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hermogenes Ebdane (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 306,36790.85
Chito Bulatao BalintayIndependent30,8579.15
Total337,224100.00
Valid votes337,22492.41
Invalid/blank votes27,7017.59
Total votes364,925100.00
Registered voters/turnout429,23785.02
Sulong Zambales Party hold
Source: Commission on Elections [4] [5]

Vice governor

Incumbent Jaq Khonghun (Lakas–CMD) is running for a second term unopposed. Khonghun was elected under Aksyon Demokratiko with 70.53% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

No.CandidateParty
1
Jaq Khonghun (incumbent) [2] Lakas–CMD

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Jaq Khonghun (incumbent) Lakas–CMD 279,807100.00
Total279,807100.00
Valid votes279,80776.68
Invalid/blank votes85,11823.32
Total votes364,925100.00
Registered voters/turnout429,23785.02
Lakas–CMD hold
Source: Commission on Elections [4] [5]

Provincial Board

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

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board member is retiring:

The following board members are term-limited:

Overview

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sulong Zambales Party 987,82680.129+1
Nationalist People's Coalition 158,43312.851+1
Independent86,6767.0300
Total1,232,935100.00100
Total votes364,925–
Registered voters/turnout429,23785.02
Source: Commission on Elections [4] [5]

1st provincial district

Zambales's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Zambales's 1st legislative district, excluding Olongapo. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

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

No.CandidateParty
1
Ike Delgado (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party
2
Cecil Felarca-Rafanan Sulong Zambales Party
3
Elmer Tumaca Sulong Zambales Party

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Cecil Felarca-Rafanan Sulong Zambales Party 68,24435.88
Ike Delgado (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 64,24333.77
Elmer Tumaca Sulong Zambales Party 57,73430.35
Total190,221100.00
Total votes104,809–
Registered voters/turnout130,41880.36
Source: Commission on Elections [4] [5]

2nd provincial district

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

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot: [6]

No.CandidateParty
1
Sancho Abasta III (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party
2
Sam Ablola (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party
3
Reena Mae Collado (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party
4
Jury Deloso Nationalist People's Coalition
5
Rundy Ebdane (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party
6
Jap Fallorin Nationalist People's Coalition
7
Noel FerrerIndependent
8
Eric Matibag Sulong Zambales Party
9
Lugil Ragadio (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party
10
Reynaldo Tarongoy (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rundy Ebdane (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 158,80415.23
Reena Mae Collado (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 137,61513.20
Sam Ablola (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 123,80611.87
Jury Deloso Nationalist People's Coalition 112,50210.79
Sancho Abasta III (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 110,62310.61
Eric Matibag Sulong Zambales Party 100,1279.60
Reynaldo Tarongoy (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 86,8478.33
Noel FerrerIndependent86,6768.31
Lugil Ragadio (incumbent) Sulong Zambales Party 79,7837.65
Jap Fallorin Nationalist People's Coalition 45,9314.40
Total1,042,714100.00
Total votes260,116–
Registered voters/turnout298,81987.05
Source: Commission on Elections [4] [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CASTILLEJOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  2. 1 2 Reyes, Jonas (October 9, 2024). "Political clans stand unopposed in Zambales this coming elections". Daily Tribune.
  3. ↑ Pulta, Benjamin (January 14, 2025). "SC issues TRO vs. Comelec in five election cases". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "COC Results". Commission on Elections.
  6. ↑ "BOTOLAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
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