Local elections were held in Santa Cruz, Laguna, on Monday, May 12, 2025, as part of the Philippine general election. The electorate elected a town mayor, a town vice mayor, eight members of the Sangguniang Bayan, as well as two members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a governor, a vice governor and a representative for the province's fourth congressional district to the House of Representatives. The officials who will be elected in the election will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year term.
Background
In the 2022 elections, Edgar San Luis and Laarni Malibiran were reelected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively. San Luis's coalition, Team Serbisyong may Puso, won four seats in the Municipal Council while the opposition, Tropang pang Masa, won three seats.
Coalitions As the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the Municipal Council are elected on the same ballot. The mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of candidates. These slates usually run with their respective mayoral and vice mayoral candidate's along with the other members of their slate. A group of Independent candidates of any mayoral or vice mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.
Administration coalition +Team Serbisyong may Puso (San Luis–Panganiban) # Name Party For Mayor 2 Edgar San Luis NUP For Vice Mayor 2 Laura Obligacion NUP For Councilor 2 Jericho Asinas NUP 4 Louie De Leon NUP 13 Mia Martinez NUP 14 Lucena Odejar NUP 16 Alan Pamatmat NUP 18 Ambiel John Panganiban NUP 19 Anna Clarissa San Luis NUP 20 Norman Tolentino NUP
Opposition coalition +Team Tropa Santa Cruz (Agarao–Malibiran) # Name Party For Mayor 1 Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao PFP For Vice Mayor 1 Laarni Malibiran Independent For Councilor 1 Lea Almarvez PFP 3 Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. PFP 8 John Mark Garcia PFP 9 Angelito Joven PFP 11 Mark Anthony Juangco PFP 12 Rizaldy Kalaw PFP 15 Moises Ordoñez PFP 17 Roselon Pamatmat PFP
Mayoral election The incumbent Mayor Edgar San Luis was re-elected in 2022 election with the 50.97% (33,062 votes) of the total votes counted, defeating then-Laguna's 4th District Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr. of PDP–Laban.
Candidates
Declared Benjo Agarao (PFP), incumbent member of the Laguna Provincial Board Edgar San Luis (NUP), incumbent mayor of Santa Cruz
Results
Vice mayoral election The incumbent Vice Mayor Laarni Malibiran was re-elected in 2022 election with the 59.74% (37,099 votes) of the total votes counted, defeating then-councilor and former vice mayor Louie De Leon of Aksyon Demokratiko.
Candidates
Declared Laura Obligacion (NUP), incumbent member of the Municipal Council and barangay captain of Calios Laarni Malibiran (Independent), incumbent vice mayor
Results
Municipal Council election The Santa Cruz Municipal Council is composed of eight councilors elected to serve a three-year term. The election for the council is done via multiple non-transferable vote in which a voter has eight votes to distribute to eight different candidates. The eight candidates with the most votes garnered will be elected to the council.
The incumbent councilors are Ambiel John C. Panganiban, Lea Alagon–Almarves, Norman T. Tolentino, Esmeraldo C. De Las Armas Jr., Rizaldy N. Kalaw, Lucena Rebenque–Odejar and Alan T. Pamatmat. Mark Anthony P. Joven is also an incumbent, but remains in detention after allegations of rape.
Results
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