2025 Bataan local elections
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May 12, 2025
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Provincial Board election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 out of 14 seats in the Bataan Provincial Board 8 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local elections were held in the province of Bataan on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general elections. Voters elected a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 14 members of the Bataan Provincial Board. The election saw all incumbent candidates backed by the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas retain their seats, and was characterized as a "sweeping victory" for the Garcia political family, led by governor Joet Garcia.[1][2]
Governor
Incumbent governor Joet Garcia (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) ran for a second term in 2025. Garcia was elected to his first term under the PDP–Laban ticket in 2022, when he ran unopposed. Garcia's opponent Estrella Santos, the former mayor of Pilar, ran as an independent politician.
Candidates
The following candidates were included on the ballot:[3][4]
| No. | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Joet Garcia (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
2 |
Estrella Santos | Independent | |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joet Garcia (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 388,011 | 88.70 | |
| Estrella Santos | Independent | 49,428 | 11.30 | |
| Total | 437,439 | 100.00 | ||
Vice governor
Incumbent Cris Garcia (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas), Joet Garcia's older brother, ran for a third term in 2025. Garcia had been re-elected as vice governor with 87.19% of the vote in 2022 running under the National Unity Party. Garcia's opponent JV Coronel ran as an independent.
Candidates
The following candidates were included on the ballot:[3][4]
| No. | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
JV Coronel | Independent | |
2 |
Cris Garcia (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Garcia (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 350,668 | 87.33 | |
| JV Coronel | Independent | 50,870 | 12.67 | |
| Total | 401,538 | 100.00 | ||
Provincial Board
The Bataan Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom were up for re-election in the 2025 cycle.
Retiring and term-limited board members
Antonino Roman III (Lakas–CMD, 1st provincial district), who decided to run for the House of Representatives in Bataan's 1st legislative district, announced his retirement from the board prior to the 2025 elections.[4]
Two board members were term-limited and unable to run for re-election in 2025: Manny Beltran (Nacionalista Party) of the 2nd provincial district and Benjie Serrano (Nacionalista Party) of the 1st provincial district.
Overview
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 461,097 | 47.41 | 5 | |
| National Unity Party | 312,638 | 32.14 | 3 | |
| Nacionalista Party | 156,842 | 16.13 | 2 | |
| Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino | 42,040 | 4.32 | 0 | |
| Ex officio seats | 3 | |||
| Reserved seats | 1 | |||
| Total | 972,617 | 100.00 | 14 | |
1st provincial district
Bataan's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Bataan's 1st legislative district. A total of three board members were elected from this district.
Candidates
The following candidates were included in the ballot:[3]
| No. | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Maya Bongco | Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino | |
2 |
Bong Galicia | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
3 |
Jomar Gaza (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
4 |
Mylene Serrano | Nacionalista Party | |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jomar Gaza (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 77,731 | 30.22 | |
| Mylene Serrano | Nacionalista Party | 71,378 | 27.75 | |
| Bong Galicia | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 66,106 | 25.70 | |
| Maya Bongco | Katipunan ng Nagkakaisang Pilipino | 42,040 | 16.34 | |
| Total | 257,255 | 100.00 | ||
2nd provincial district
Bataan's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Bataan's 2nd legislative district. A total of three board members were elected from this provincial district.
Candidates
The following candidates were included in the ballot:[5]
| No. | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Vic Baluyot | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
2 |
Iya Roque (incumbent) | National Unity Party | |
3 |
Noel Valdecañas (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iya Roque (incumbent) | National Unity Party | 116,405 | 36.47 | |
| Noel Valdecañas (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 101,538 | 31.81 | |
| Vic Baluyot | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 101,279 | 31.73 | |
| Total | 319,222 | 100.00 | ||
3rd provincial district
Bataan's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Bataan's 3rd legislative district. Four board members were elected from this provincial district.
Candidates
The following candidates were included in the ballot:[6]
| No. | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Popoy del Rosario (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | |
2 |
Harold Espeleta (incumbent) | National Unity Party | |
3 |
Jorge Estanislao (incumbent) | National Unity Party | |
4 |
Angel Sunga (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popoy del Rosario (incumbent) | Partido Federal ng Pilipinas | 109,171 | 27.93 | |
| Angel Sunga (incumbent) | Nacionalista Party | 99,286 | 25.40 | |
| Jorge Estanislao (incumbent) | National Unity Party | 96,947 | 24.80 | |
| Harold Espeleta (incumbent) | National Unity Party | 85,464 | 21.87 | |
| Total | 390,868 | 100.00 | ||
References
- ↑ Quiambao, Rick P. (2025-05-13). "Incumbents retain key posts in Bataan elections". Bagong Pilipinas. Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ Supnad, Mario (2025-05-17). "Pampanga, Bataan leaders retain top posts". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "ABUCAY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
- 1 2 3 Esconde, Ernie (October 10, 2024). "2 Bataan candidates running unopposed". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ↑ "CITY_OF_BALANGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
- ↑ "BAGAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.