2025 Bataan local elections

2025 Bataan local elections

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Gubernatorial election
IND Candidate Joet Garcia Estrella Santos Party PFP Independent Running mate Cris Garcia None Popular vote 388,011 49,428 Percentage 88.7% 11.3%
Governor before election Joet Garcia PFP Elected Governor Joet Garcia PFP
Vice gubernatorial election
PFP IND Candidate Cris Garcia JV Coronel Party PFP Independent Popular vote 350,668 50,870 Percentage 87.33% 12.67%
Vice Governor before election Cris Garcia PFP Elected Vice Governor Cris Garcia PFP
Provincial Board election
10 out of 14 seats in the Bataan Provincial Board 8 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party PFP National Unity Party Nacionalista Last election Did not participate 25.21%, 3 seats 24.59%, 3 seats Seats before 3 3 3 Seats won 5 3 2 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 461,097 312,638 156,842 Percentage 47.41% 32.14% 16.13%   Fourth party   Party KANP Last election Did not participate Seats before 0 Seats won 0 Seat change Popular vote 42,040 Percentage 4.32%

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

Governor

Incumbent Joet Garcia (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term. Garcia was elected under PDP–Laban unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

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

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) is running for a third term. Garcia was re-elected under the National Unity Party with 87.19% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

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

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 are elected.

Retiring and term-limited board members

The following board member is retiring:

• Tony Roman (Lakas–CMD, 1st provincial district), running for the House of Representatives in Bataan's 1st legislative district.^[2]

The following board members are term-limited:

• Manny Beltran (Nacionalista Party, 2nd provincial district)
• Benjie Serrano (Nacionalista Party, 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. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

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

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. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

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

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 are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

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

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)	National Unity Party	99,286	25.40
	Jorge Estanislao (incumbent)	National Unity Party	96,947	24.80
	Harold Espeleta (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party	85,464	21.87
Total			390,868	100.00

References

1. "ABUCAY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
2. Esconde, Ernie (October 10, 2024). "2 Bataan candidates running unopposed". The Manila Times. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
3. "CITY_OF_BALANGA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
4. "BAGAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.