Local elections were held in Cagayan on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Cagayan voters elected a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 13 members of the Cagayan Provincial Board.
Governor Term-limited incumbent Manuel Mamba (Nacionalista Party) is running for vice governor of Cagayan. Manuel was re-elected with 52.02% of the vote in 2022.
Candidates The following candidates are included in the ballot:
No.CandidatePartyEdgar AglipayNacionalista PartyZarah LaraNationalist People's CoalitionMelvin Vargas Jr.Independent
Results
Vice governor Term-limited incumbent Melvin Vargas Jr. (Independent) is running for governor of Cagayan. Vargas was re-elected under PDP–Laban with 34.94% of the vote in 2022.
Candidates The following candidates are included in the ballot:
No.CandidatePartyAlvaro AntonioPartido Federal ng PilipinasOdi FaustoNationalist People's CoalitionManuel MambaNacionalista Party
Results
Provincial Board The Cagayan Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.
Retiring and term-limited board members The following board members are retiring: Odi Fausto (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district), running for vice governor of Cagayan Oliver Pascual (Nacionalista Party, 1st provincial district), running for mayor of Lal-lo Mila Catabay-Lauigan (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district)
The following board members are term-limited:
Rodrigo de Asis (Nacionalista Party), 3rd provincial district) running for Councilor in Solana, Cagayan Archie Layus (Lakas–CMD, 2nd provincial district) running for Vice Mayor in Claveria, Cagayan Ross Resuello (Lakas–CMD, 3rd provincial district), running for vice mayor of Tuguegarao
Overview
1st provincial district Cagayan's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Cagayan's 1st legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.
Candidates The following candidates are included in the ballot: No.CandidatePartyJoaquin Agatep Jr.IndependentJoan Cabildo-DunuanNacionalista PartyReymar DesiderioIndependentRomeo Garcia (incumbent)Nacionalista PartyHang LiggayuAksyon DemokratikoKamille Ponce (incumbent)Lakas–CMDBong RamosNationalist People's CoalitionWeng RetomaLakas–CMDRed SacNacionalista Party
Results
2nd provincial district Cagayan's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Cagayan's 2nd legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.
Candidates The following candidates are included in the ballot: No.CandidatePartyWilfredo Aguinaldo IIIndependentRaquel dela CruzNacionalista PartyArvin GarciaNationalist People's CoalitionLalaine PamittanNacionalista PartyMarites TacipitIndependentJose TayawaNacionalista PartyKevin Timbas (incumbent)Lakas–CMDRandy Ursulum (incumbent)Lakas–CMDVilmer ViloriaLakas–CMD Results
3rd provincial district Cagayan's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Cagayan's 3rd legislative district. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.
Candidates The following candidates are included in the ballot: No.CandidatePartySanti BalisiIndependentAldrin BargadoIndependentClaire CallanganNationalist People's CoalitionJojo CaronanNacionalista PartyRomar de AsisNacionalista PartyOdiboy FaustoLakas–CMDRaymund GuzmanNacionalista PartyGilbert LabangIndependentPearl MabasaNacionalista PartyMarj MartinLiberal PartyPhil PattaguanLakas–CMDAJ PonceLakas–CMD
Results
Election-related incidents In February 11, 2025, three people were arrested for trying to extort from two municipal candidates in Enrile by claiming to be COMELEC-connected IT specialists who could rig the election results in their favor.
On April 23, Joel Ruma, the reelectionist mayor of Rizal, was shot dead by a suspected sniper while campaigning, with three people injured in the same incident.
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