The 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Eastern Visayas were held on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election.
Summary Congressional districtIncumbentIncumbent's partyWinnerWinner's partyWinningmarginBiliranLakasLakasUnopposedEastern SamarLakasIndependent24.30%Leyte–1stLakasLakasUnopposedLeyte–2ndNacionalistaNacionalista60.06%Leyte–3rdNUPNUP6.94%Leyte–4thPFPPFP13.88%Leyte–5thLakasLakas51.88%Northern Samar–1stNUPNUP78.50%Northern Samar–2ndNUPPFP73.98%Samar–1stNacionalistaNacionalistaUnopposedSamar–2ndLakasLakasUnopposedSouthern Leyte–1stLakasNPC39.38%Southern Leyte–2ndLakasLakas4.36%
Biliran Incumbent Gerardo Espina Jr. of Lakas–CMD won re-election for a third term unopposed.
Eastern Samar Incumbent Maria Fe Abunda of Lakas–CMD ran for a third term. She was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban with 94.59%.
Abunda was defeated by former Guiuan mayor Sheen Gonzales, an independent. Arnold Azura (Independent) also ran for representative.
Leyte 1st district Incumbent Martin Romualdez of Lakas–CMD won re-election for a third term unopposed.
2nd district Incumbent Lolita Javier of the Nacionalista Party ran for a third term.
Javier won re-election against Abet Hidalgo (Independent).
3rd district Incumbent Anna Veloso-Tuazon of the National Unity Party ran for a second term.
Veloso-Tuazon won re-election against Wingwing Veloso (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas).
4th district Incumbent Richard Gomez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a second term. He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.
Gomez won re-election against former representative Ching Veloso (National Unity Party).
5th district Incumbent Carl Cari of Lakas–CMD ran for a third term. He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.
Cari won the election against Levito Baligod (Independent).
Northern Samar 1st district Incumbent Paul Daza of the National Unity Party (NUP) retired.
The NUP nominated Daza's son, Niko Raul Daza, who won the election against Rod del Valle (Independent).
2nd district Incumbent Harris Ongchuan] of the National Unity Party retired to run for governor of Northern Samar.
Ongchuan endorsed his cousin, Northern Samar governor Edwin Ongchuan (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas), who won the election against two other candidates.
Samar 1st district Incumbent Stephen James Tan of the Nacionalista Party won re-election for a second term unopposed.
2nd district Incumbent Reynolds Michael Tan of Lakas–CMD won re-election for a second term unopposed. He was previously affiliated with the Nacionalista Party.
Southern Leyte 1st district Incumbent Luz Mercado of Lakas–CMD retired to run for mayor of Maasin.
Mercado endorsed her husband, former Secretary of Public Works and Highways Roger Mercado (Nationalist People's Coalition), who won the election against two other candidates.
2nd district Incumbent Christopherson Yap of Lakas–CMD ran for a second term. He was previously affiliated with PDP–Laban.
Yap won the election against Emie Tan (Independent).
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