2025 Philippine local elections in the Negros Island Region

It has been suggested that this article be split into articles titled 2025 Bacolod local elections, 2025 Negros Occidental local elections, 2025 Negros Oriental local elections and 2025 Siquijor local elections. (Discuss) (January 2025)

The 2025 Philippine local elections in the Negros Island Region are scheduled to be held on May 12, 2025.

Bacolod

Mayor of Bacolod

Incumbent Albee Benitez (Independent) is running for the House of Representatives in Bacolod's lone legislative district. Benitez was elected under PDP–Laban with 61.54% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	El Cid Familiaran	Lakas–CMD
	Greg Gasataya	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Vice Mayor of Bacolod

Term-limited incumbent El Cid Familiaran (Lakas–CMD) is running for mayor of Bacolod. Familiaran was re-elected under the Nacionalista Party with 48.79% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Enoy Novero	Independent
	Kalaw Puentevella	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Bacolod City Council

The Bacolod City Council consists of 14 councilors, 12 of whom are elected.


Party
	Akbayan
	Bayan Muna
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Independent
Total


Candidate		Party
	Em Ang (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Homer Bais	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Archie Baribar	Independent
	Kenneth Ian Belario	Independent
	Abem Cañal	Independent
	Maria Ella Dapiton	Independent
	Lindy de Leon	Independent
	Caesar Distrito	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Al Victor Espino (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Celia Flor (incumbent)	Independent
	Wilson Gamboa Jr.	Independent
	Ken Paolo Gilo	Akbayan
	Vladi Gonzalez (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Bebeng Noble	Independent
	Ana Marie Palermo	Independent
	Pepito Pico	Bayan Muna
	Dindo Ramos	Independent
	Bobby Rojas	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Israel Salanga (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Thaddy Sayson (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Lilian Sembrano	Independent
	Marlon Solidum	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Pao Sy (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Rico Villafuerte	Independent
	Jason Villarosa (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Christian Weber	Independent
	Beboy Yap	Independent
	Bebe Yulo	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental

Governor of Negros Occidental

Incumbent Eugenio Jose Lacson (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for a third term. Lacson was re-elected with 92.63% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Ferdenand Diego	Independent
	Eugenio Jose Lacson (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Toto Librando	Independent
	J. Paul Octaviano	Partido Lakas ng Masa
	Wantan Palanca	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Vice Governor of Negros Occidental

Incumbent Jeffrey Ferrer (National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance) is running for the House of Representatives in Negros Occidental's 4th legislative district. Ferrer was re-elected with 92.06% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Joeben Alonso	National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance
	Rosemarie Jaro Dreyfus	Partido Lakas ng Masa
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental Provincial Board

The Negros Occidental Provincial Board is composed of 15 board members, 12 of whom are elected.


Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Nacionalista Party
	National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance
	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	United Negros Alliance
	Independent
Total

Negros Occidental's 1st provincial district

Negros Occidental's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Negros Occidental's 1st legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Macmac dela Cruz	National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance
	Araceli Somosa (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Pal Guanzon	United Negros Alliance
	Atoy Marañon	National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental's 3rd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Bambi Depasucat	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Rolin Meliton	Lakas–CMD
	Andrew Montelibano	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Tukoy Occida	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental's 4th provincial district

Negros Occidental's 4th provincial district consists of the same area as Negros Occidental's 4th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Paula Alonso	National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance
	Leo Carlo Delfinado	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Angelo Quitco	Independent
	Nikko Yulo	National Unity Party/United Negros Alliance
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental's 5th provincial district

Negros Occidental's 5th provincial district consists of the same area as Negros Occidental's 5th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Cherrie Hope Belarga	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Kareem Feria	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Rita Gatuslao	United Negros Alliance
	Patrick Montilla	Independent
	Aly Tongson Jr.	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Hadji Trojillo	Nacionalista Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Occidental's 6th provincial district

Negros Occidental's 6th provincial district consists of the same area as Negros Occidental's 6th legislative district. Two board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Anton Raymund Agbay	Independent
	Ralph Alvarez	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Michael Legaspi	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Jeffrey Tubola	Nationalist People's Coalition
	Chad Zayco	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Oriental

Governor of Negros Oriental

Incumbent Chaco Sagarbarria (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a first full term. Sagarbarria became governor on May 31, 2023, after Guido Reyes died.


Candidate		Party
	Glendol Badon	Independent
	Joh Jaos	Independent
	Alex Larita	Independent
	Chaco Sagarbarria (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Pryde Henry Teves	Liberal Party
	Stephen Tuballa	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Vice Governor of Negros Oriental

Incumbent Jaime Reyes (Independent) is running for a first full term. Jaime Reyes became vice governor on May 31, 2023, after Chaco Sagarbarria became governor upon Gudio Reyes' death.


Candidate		Party
	Fritz Diaz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jaime Reyes (incumbent)	Independent
	Erwin Vergara	Independent
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Oriental Provincial Board

The Negros Oriental Provincial Board consists of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Liberal Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	PROMDI
	Independent
Total

Negros Oriental's 1st provincial district

Negros Oriental's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Negros Oriental's 1st legislative district. Three board members are elected from this district.


Candidate		Party
	Angel Amador	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Angelito Carriaga	PROMDI
	Eric Jabel	Liberal Party
	Rico Mijares	PROMDI
	Carlisle Reyes	Liberal Party
	Rusty Serion	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Tanie Villahermosa	Independent
	Ikay Villanueva (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Oriental's 2nd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Apolinario Arnaiz Jr.(incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jose Baldado	Liberal Party
	Franklin Culanag	Independent
	Nyrth Christian Degamo (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Nichol Elnan	Independent
	Erwin Macias	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Woodrow Maquiling Sr. (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Karen Villanueva	Liberal Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Negros Oriental's 3rd provincial district

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


Candidate		Party
	Bobot Adanza	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Johanna Dawn Aurea	Independent
	Alex Elnar	Independent
	Carlo Remontal (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Popoy Renacia (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Elvis Tinguha	Liberal Party
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Siquijor

Governor of Siquijor

Incumbent Jake Vincent Villa (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term. Villa was elected under the Nationalist People's Coalition with 50.96% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Cacang Masayon	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Jake Vincent Villa (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Vice Governor of Siquijor

Term-limited incumbent Mimi Quezon (Aksyon Demokratiko) is running for the House of Representatives in Siquijor's lone legislative district. Quezon was re-elected under the Nationalist People's Coalition with 57.44% of the vote in 2022.


Candidate		Party
	Dindo Tumala	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Danny Villa	Aksyon Demokratiko
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Siquijor Provincial Board

The Siquijor Provincial Board is composed of nine board members, six of whom are elected.


Party
	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Siquijor's 1st provincial district

Siquijor's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Enrique Villanueva, Larena and Siquijor. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Andresito Cortes	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Erson Digal (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Junnie Jumawan	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Marlon Padayhag	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Jap Royo	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Brylle Tumarong-Quio (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Rene Woo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

Siquijor's 2nd provincial district

Siquijor's 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Lazi, Maria and San Juan. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.


Candidate		Party
	Ed Mark Baroy	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Rommel Dimagnaong	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Heddah Vios Largo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Shirley Ligutom	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Orville Fua (incumbent)	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Edwin Quimno	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Bobong Vios	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Source: Commission on Elections

References

^ "NEGOCC_BACOLODCITY" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "NEGOCC_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "NEGORIENT_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "SIQUIJOR_OPES" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

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