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2025 Bohol local elections

Local elections were held in Bohol on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Registered voters elected candidates for all local positions: a mayor, vice mayor, and council, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice governor, governor, and representatives for the three districts of Bohol.

Background

At the end of voters registration on September 30, 2024, based on the COMELEC's data, the province's voting population is now - 981,564, an increase of 3.35%, equivalent to 31,773 additional voters from the 2022 elections' electorate of 949,791, making Bohol, as the 17th vote-rich province in the country.

From October 1 to 8, 2024, a total of 36 hopefuls submitted their respective certificates of candidacy (COC) at the Provincial COMELEC office to contest any of the 15 provincial and congressional seats in the province. There is a noticeable 14% decrease on the number of provincial political aspirants from the last local elections which is 42.

On May 13, 2025, Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaimed Abante Bohol tandem Erico Aristotle Aumentado and Nicanor Besas as duly elected governor and vice-governor respectively, winning it by a landslide.

Provincial elections

Gubernatorial election

  • Electorate (2025): 981,564
  • Turnout (2025): 861,655 (87.78%)

Aris Aumentado (PFP) is the incumbent. He shifted from his old political party, NPC to PFP, the president's current party. On the last day of filing of COCs, former Tagbilaran mayor Dan Lim, submitted his COC as an independent candidate but under Padayon Bohol banner.

Aumentado won via landslide victory for his second consecutive term as governor.

Vice gubernatorial election

  • Electorate (2025): 981,564
  • Turnout (2025): 861,655 (87.78%)

Senior board member Tita Baja succeeded incumbent vice governor Dionisio Victor Balite on July 17, 2024, who died that day. However, she decided to not seek a full term in the office, opting a return to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. The ruling coalition nominated ex-officio board member and Bohol PCL Federation President Nicanor Besas (NP). Besas ran against former board member Gerardo Garcia (LP), and a perennial independent candidate, Santos Abella.

Besas won and elected as the new vice-governor of the province.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan

Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.

First district

  • Electorate (2025): 327,862 Rank: 1/3
  • Turnout (2025): 290,365 (88.56%) Rank: 1/3

Incumbents—Venzencio Arcamo, Lucille Lagunay, and Aldner Damalerio all vied for reelection. Incumbent Tagbilaran City councilor Jonas Cacho (LDP) and former GCGMH director Mutya Kismet Tirol-Macuno (Reform PH) also ran for the position.

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Second district

  • Electorate (2025): 326,937 Rank: 2/3
  • Turnout (2025): 285,305 (87.27%) Rank: 3/3

All incumbents—Tomas Abapo Jr., Jiselle Rae Aumentado Villamor, and Vierna Mae Boniel-Maglasang bid for reelection. Term-limited PCPG mayor and LMP-Bohol president Fernando Estavilla and former board member, and current barangay Tugas, PCPG chairwoman Frans Gelaine Garcia vied to secure a seat.

All Abante Bohol candidates—Villamor, Abapo, and Estavilla were elected.

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Third district

  • Electorate (2025): 326,765 Rank: 3/3
  • Turnout (2025): 285,985 (87.52%) Rank: 2/3

Incumbents Tita Virtudazo Baja (now vice governor), Nathaniel Binlod, Elpidio Bonita, and Greg Crispinito Jala all ran for reelection. Incumbent Carmen councilor Angilita Toribio-Abundo and Candijay councilor Arnielito Olandria also ran for their seats.

On October 12, 2024, board member aspirant DJ Balite, and son of late of vice governor Balite, was appointed a regular board member of the third district by the president.

On May 13, 2025, all Abante Bohol -Nacionalista candidates—Baja, Balite, Jala, and Binlod were proclaimed winners.

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Congressional elections

Parties are as stated in their certificates of candidacy.

First district

Incumbent Edgar Chatto (NUP) bid for his third consecutive term. He was challenged by former Tagbilaran city mayor John Geesnell Yap (LDP) and seasoned lawyer Jordan Pizarras (Aksyon).

Abante Bohol endorsed John Geesnell Yap elected congressman and won against Chatto, ending latter's 45 years of uninterrupted political seat.

Second district

Incumbent Vanvan Aumentado (Lakas–CMD) was reelected.

Third district

Incumbent Kristine Alexie Besas-Tutor (Lakas–CMD) was reelected for her third consecutive term.

City and municipal elections

All municipalities of Bohol and Tagbilaran City elected mayors, vice-mayors and councilors this election. The mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes win the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected.

First District

Alburquerque

  • Electorate (2025): 8,039 Rank: 44/48
  • Turnout (2025): 7,181 (89.33%) Rank: 17/48

Incumbents Don Ritchie Buates and Dagohoy Samar were reelected.

Antequera

  • Electorate (2025): 10,559 Rank: 42/48
  • Turnout (2025): 9,668 (91.56%) Rank: 1/48

Both incumbents Jose Mario Pahang and Cecelia Rebosura-Salomon were reelected.

Antequera has the highest voter turnout in the province with 91.56%.

Baclayon

  • Electorate (2025): 14,164 Rank: 33/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,555 (88.64%) Rank: 23/48

Incumbent Alvin Uy was reelected. Meanwhile, incumbent vice-mayor Romulo Balangkig was term-limited.

Balilihan

  • Electorate (2025): 15,251 Rank: 29/48
  • Turnout (2025): 13,815 (90.58%) Rank: 7/48

Incumbent mayor Maria Pureza Veloso-Chatto was term-limited, she ran for councilor and won. Her daughter and incumbent vice mayor Esther Patrisha Chatto elected as new mayor.

Calape

  • Electorate (2025): 23,428 Rank: 13/48
  • Turnout (2025): 21,411 (91.39%) Rank: 4/48

Incumbent vice-mayor Sulpicio Yu Jr. unseated incumbent mayor Julius Caesar Herrera.

Catigbian

  • Electorate (2025): 16,873 Rank: 27/48
  • Turnout (2025): 15,444 (91.53%) Rank: 2/48

Incumbent mayor Elizabeth Mandin-Pace was term-limited. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Esteban Angilan Jr. was reelected.

Corella

  • Electorate (2025): 6,397 Rank: 47/48
  • Turnout (2025): 5,775 (90.28%) Rank: 9/48

Both incumbents Juan Manuel Lim and Danilo Bandala were reelected. Lim is unopposed.

Cortes

  • Electorate (2025): 12,359 Rank: 39/48
  • Turnout (2025): 11,232 (90.88%) Rank: 6/48

Incumbent mayor Lynn Iven Lim was term-limited. Incumbent vice-mayor Rodrigo Dennis Uy ran for mayor and won.

Rodrigo Dennis Uy defeated mayoral candidate Ira Lim edging only of 7 votes, the narrowest margin of victory in the province.

Dauis

  • Electorate (2025): 32,679 Rank: 7/48
  • Turnout (2025): 29,204 (89.37%) Rank: 15/48

Incumbent vice mayor Marietta Tocmo-Sumaylo unseated incumbent mayor Roman Bullen.

Loon

  • Electorate (2025): 30,645 Rank: 8/48
  • Turnout (2025): 27,349 (89.24%) Rank: 18/48

Both incumbents Elvi Peter Relampagos and Lloyd Peter Lopez were term-limited.

Maribojoc

  • Electorate (2025): 14,952 Rank: 30/48
  • Turnout (2025): 13,491 (90.23%) Rank: 10/48

Incumbents Romulo Manuta and Emilio Castilla ran for reelection. Castilla was reelected but Manuta was unsuccessful.

Panglao

  • Electorate (2025): 29,494 Rank: 9/48
  • Turnout (2025): 24,228 (82.15%) Rank: 46/48

Incumbent mayor Edgardo Arcay won against vice mayor Noel Hormachuelos.

Sikatuna

  • Electorate (2025): 5,316 Rank: 48/48
  • Turnout (2025): 4,846 (91.16%) Rank: 5/48

Both incumbents Justiniana Ellorimo and Olimpio Calimpusan ran and reelected unopposed. Despite having the lowest number of electorate, Sikatuna has one of the highest voter turnout at 91.16%.

Tagbilaran City

  • Electorate (2025): 74,277 Rank: 1/48
  • Turnout (2025): 64,302 (86.57%) Rank: 38/48

Incumbent mayor Jane Cajes Yap was challenged by incumbent city councilor Malvin Misael Atoy Torralba. Meanwhile, vice-mayor Jose Antonio Veloso tried a political comeback against the incumbent Adam Relson Jala.

Cajes-Yap and Jala were reelected.

Tubigon

  • Electorate (2025): 33,429 Rank: 6/48
  • Turnout (2025): 29,864 (89.34%) Rank: 16/48

Incumbent mayor William Richard Jao was term-limited. Incumbent vice-mayor Renato Villaber ran for mayor but unsuccessful

Second District

Bien Unido

Incumbent mayor Rene Borenaga bid reelection but unsuccessful. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Renato Hoylar didn't file any candidacy.

Buenavista

  • Electorate (2025): 22,943 Rank: 14/48
  • Turnout (2025): 19,612 (85.48%) Rank: 42/48

Incumbents Dave Duallo and Elsa Tirol were reelected.

Clarin

  • Electorate (2025): 16,673 Rank: 28/48
  • Turnout (2025): 13,643 (81.83%) Rank: 47/48

Incumbents Eugeniano Ibarra and Fernando Camacho Jr. ran and reelected unopposed.

Dagohoy

  • Electorate (2025): 14,027 Rank: 35/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,584 (89.71%) Rank: 13/48

Both incumbents Germinio Relampagos and Roel Lagroma bid reelections but unsuccessful.

Danao

  • Electorate (2025): 14,409 Rank: 32/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,808 (88.89%) Rank: 21/48

Incumbents Jose Cepedoza and Albert Vitor are term-limited. Cepedoza ran and won vice-mayor unopposed.

Getafe

  • Electorate (2025): 22,773 Rank: 15/48
  • Turnout (2025): 18,463 (81.07%) Rank: 48/48

Brothers and incumbents Cary and Casey Shaun Camacho were reelected unopposed.

Inabanga

Incumbents son-and-mother tandem, Jono and Roygie Jumamoy bid another reelection. They were challenged by Dexter Ancla and Hermogenes Cenabre Jr. (Lakas-CMD) of Abante Bohol coalition. Both Ancla and Cenabre won, ending Jumamoy's political dominance of nearly 40 years.

Pres. Carlos P. Garcia

  • Electorate (2025): 17,356 Rank: 25/48
  • Turnout (2025): 14,646 (84.39%) Rank: 44/48

Incumbent mayor Fernando Estavilla was term-limited, he ran for 2nd district board member seat and won. Incumbent vice mayor Wilma Cruz Dusal was reelected.

Sagbayan

  • Electorate (2025): 17,494 Rank: 24/48
  • Turnout (2025): 14,818 (84.70%) Rank: 43/48

Incumbents Restituto Suarez III and Asuncion Bautista-Ybañez were reelected unopposed.

San Isidro

  • Electorate (2025): 7,407 Rank: 46/48
  • Turnout (2025): 6,665 (89.98%) Rank: 11/48

Incumbent mayor Diosdado Gementiza Jr. was reelected. Meanwhile incumbent vice mayor Filemon Mantabote was term-limited. His political party nominated Jorge Cosmod and won.

San Miguel

  • Electorate (2025): 18,216 Rank: 22/48
  • Turnout (2025): 16,333 (89.66%) Rank: 14/48

Incumbent mayor Ian Gil Mendez defeated incumbent vice-mayor Faustino Bulaga.

Talibon

  • Electorate (2025): 45,197 Rank: 3/48
  • Turnout (2025): 40,321 (89.21%) Rank: 20/48

Incumbents Janette Garcia and Dave Evangelista were reelected. Evangelista won unopposed.

Trinidad

  • Electorate (2025): 24,564 Rank: 10/48
  • Turnout (2025): 21,753 (88.56%) Rank: 25/48

Incumbent mayor Roberto Cajes defeated incumbent vice mayor Fernando Erio.

Ubay

  • Electorate (2025): 53,114 Rank: 2/48
  • Turnout (2025): 46,191 (86.97%) Rank: 36/48

Incumbents mayor Constantino Reyes and vice mayor Victor Bonghanoy were term limited. They tried to switch their electoral seats. Reyes won but not Bonghanoy.

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Third District

Alicia

  • Electorate (2025): 18,056 Rank: 23/48
  • Turnout (2025): 15,954 (88.36%) Rank: 26/48

Incumbent mayor Victoriano Torres III was challenged by incumbent vice mayor Cesyl Balahay for the town's top post. Both are unsuccessful.

Anda

  • Electorate (2025): 13,774 Rank: 36/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,132 (88.08%) Rank: 31/48

Incumbent mayor Angelina Blanco Simacio was reelected while incumbent vice mayor Nilo Bersabal was term-limited.

Batuan

  • Electorate (2025): 10,601 Rank: 41/48
  • Turnout (2025): 9,585 (90.42%) Rank: 8/48

Incumbents Antonino Jumawid was term-limited, he ran for vice mayor and won. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Zeniza Bulalaque ran for mayor but was unsuccessful.

Bilar

  • Electorate (2025): 13,738 Rank: 37/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,191 (88.74%) Rank: 22/48

Incumbents Norman Palacio and Ranulfo Maligmat were reelected.

Candijay

  • Electorate (2025): 22,114 Rank: 16/48
  • Turnout (2025): 18,582 (84.03%) Rank: 45/48

Incumbents Thamar Olaivar and Christopher Tutor were reelected. Olaivar won unopposed.

Carmen

  • Electorate (2025): 35,223 Rank: 4/48
  • Turnout (2025): 30,119 (85.51%) Rank: 41/48

Incumbent mayor Conchita Toribio-delos Reyes reelected unopposed. Her brother, Ricardo also won unopposed for vice-mayor.

Dimiao

  • Electorate (2025): 11,129 Rank: 40/48
  • Turnout (2025): 9,811 (88.16%) Rank: 29/48

Incumbent mayor Randolph Ang was reelected. Incumbent vice mayor Jessie Paluga didn't file candidacy.

Duero

  • Electorate (2025): 14,421 Rank: 31/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,658 (87.77%) Rank: 32/48

Incumbents Al Taculad and Hernes Bajao won reelections.

Garcia Hernandez

  • Electorate (2025): 17,183 Rank: 26/48
  • Turnout (2025): 14,922 (86.84%) Rank: 37/48

Incumbents Jess Baja and Antonia Ladaga won reelections.

Guindulman

  • Electorate (2025): 24,399 Rank: 12/48
  • Turnout (2025): 21,115 (86.54%) Rank: 39/48

Incumbent mayor Albino Balo won reelection. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Maria Fe Añana Piezas didn't file candidacy.

Jagna

  • Electorate (2025): 24,536 Rank: 11/48
  • Turnout (2025): 21,891 (89.22%) Rank: 19/48

Incumbent mayor Joseph Rañola no longer seek for reelection. Incumbent vice mayor Teofisto Pagar Jr. ran for mayor but unsuccessful.

Lila

  • Electorate (2025): 7,910 Rank: 45/48
  • Turnout (2025): 6,887 (87.07%) Rank: 35/48

Incumbents Arturo Piollo II and Regina Salazar reelected unopposed.

Loay

  • Electorate (2025): 13,022 Rank: 38/48
  • Turnout (2025): 11,473 (88.10%) Rank: 30/48

Incumbent mayor Hilario Ayuban reelected unopposed. While, incumbent vice mayor Rodrigo Cubarol Jr. was term-limited.

Loboc

  • Electorate (2025): 14,163 Rank: 34/48
  • Turnout (2025): 12,713 (89.76%) Rank: 12/48

Incumbents Raymond Jala and Helen Alaba won reelections.

Mabini

  • Electorate (2025): 20,406 Rank: 17/48
  • Turnout (2025): 18,001 (88.21%) Rank: 28/48

Incumbents Ongie Grace Bernales-Lim and Myra Fostanes Colis won reelections.

Pilar

  • Electorate (2025): 20,028 Rank: 18/48
  • Turnout (2025): 17,279 (86.27%) Rank: 40/48

Incumbent mayor Wilson Pajo won reelection. Meanwhile, incumbent vice mayor Eugenio Datahan II was term-limited.

Sevilla

  • Electorate (2025): 8,236 Rank: 43/48
  • Turnout (2025): 7,207 (87.51%) Rank: 33/48

Incumbents Juliet Bucag-Dano and Richard Bucag were both term-limited. Dano ran for vice mayor and won.

Sierra Bullones

  • Electorate (2025): 18,517 Rank: 21/48
  • Turnout (2025): 16,356 (88.33%) Rank: 27/48

Incumbent mayor Michael Doria won over incumbent vice mayor Simplicio Maestrado.

Valencia

  • Electorate (2025): 19,309 Rank: 19/48
  • Turnout (2025): 17,109 (88.61%) Rank: 24/48

Incumbents Dionisio Neil Balite and Aristotle Cometa were reelected.

References

External links

  • COMELEC - Official website of the Philippine Commission on Elections (COMELEC)
  • NAMFREL - Official website of National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL)
  • PPCRV - Official website of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV)