Local elections were held in Dagupan, Pangasinan on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. The electorate elected a mayor, vice mayor, and 10 members of the Dagupan City Council. The officials elected in this election assumed their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year-long term.

Belen Fernandez and Bryan Kua were re-elected mayor on her second consecutive term and vice mayor on his third term respectively, defeating the mother-son duo Celia Lim and Brian Lim.

Background

In the 2022 elections, incumbent Mayor Brian Lim was defeated by Belen Fernandez in a rematch with a margin of 14,457 votes. In the vice mayoral election, incumbent Dean Bryan Kua defeated Carlos Alipio Fernandez, with a margin of 31,077 votes.

On Monday, Oct. 7 2025. Incumbent Mayor Belen Fernandez was challenged by Councilor Celia Lim, who officially filed her certificate of candidacy (COC).

Lim, running under the Nacionalista Party, was joined by her son, former Mayor Brian Lim, who is her vice mayoral candidate, along with their full slate of councilors.

Electoral system Local elections in the Philippines take place every three years on the second Monday of May starting in 1992 and every three years thereafter, as per the 1987 constitution. Single-member positions such as mayor and vice mayor are chosen through a first-past-the-post system. The mayor, vice mayor, and the city councilors are elected by all voters in the city at large.

City council members are selected using a plurality block voting method. Two additional ex officio members join the council later in the year, representing the presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay and the Sangguniang Kabataan, both chosen after the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Campaign The campaign period for local elections began on March 28, 2025, and ended on May 10 as per the omnibus election code.

Vote Buying During the 2025 local elections in Dagupan City, reports of vote-buying emerged as a major concern for election authorities. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) warned that individuals caught engaging in vote-buying or vote-selling could face warrantless arrest, emphasizing its commitment to curb electoral malpractice ahead of the polls. On election day, police authorities arrested six individuals in Dagupan City for alleged vote-buying activities, as part of intensified operations to ensure a clean and orderly election process.

Tickets Note: names in italic are incumbents

+Team UNLISERBISYOPosition#NameParty Mayor 1 Belen Fernandez PFP Vice mayor 1 Bryan Kua PFPCity councilor 2 Joshua Bugayong PFP 3 Danee Canto PFP 4 Jaja Cayabyab PFP 11 Marvin Fabia PFP 14 Michael Fernandez PFP 16 Tala Paras PFP 18 Karlos Reyna PFP 19 Chito Samson PFP 20 Jigs Seen PFP 22 Joey Tamayo PFP

+Team LiFePosition#NameParty Mayor 2 Celia Lim Nacionalista Vice mayor 2 Brian Lim NacionalistaCity councilor 1 Irene Lim Acosta Nacionalista 5 Benedict Cayabyab Nacionalista 6 Tope Lim Chua Nacionalista 7 Alvin Coquia Nacionalista 8 Leo Cuaton Nacionalista 10 Red Erfe-Mejia Nacionalista 12 Alfie Fernandez Nacionalista 13 Malou Fernandez Nacionalista 15 Jek Palaganas Nacionalista 17 Dada Manaois Reyna Nacionalista

+IndependentsPosition#NameParty City councilor 9 Apring Dawana Independent 21 Manuel John Sia Independent 23 Mackoy Vinluan Independent

Mayor Incumbent Mayor Belen Fernandez of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a second term. She was previously affiliated with Aksyon Demokratiko.

Celia Lim, incumbent councilor challenges Belen Fernandez's re-election, but was defeated.

Candidates

Belen T. Fernandez (PFP), incumbent mayor of Dagupan (2022-present) Celia "Manang Celia" C. Lim (Nacionalista), incumbent councilor of Dagupan (2019–present)

Results per barangay Legend Barangays won by Fernandez Barangays won by Lim +BarangayBelen FernandezCelia LimMarginTotalvotes Votes % Votes % % VotesBacayao Norte 1,491 70.07% 637 29.93% 40.13% 854 2,128Bacayao Sur 1,605 73.66% 574 26.34% 47.32% 1,031 2,179Barangay I (T. Bugallon) 776 67.83% 368 32.17% 35.66% 408 1,144Barangay II (Nueva) 1,859 80.72% 444 19.28% 61.44% 1,415 2,303Barangay IV (Zamora) 844 60.03% 562 39.97% 20.06% 282 1,406Bolosan District 2,094 69.50% 919 30.50% 39.00% 1,175 3,013Bonuan Binloc 4,659 64.41% 2,574 35.59% 28.83% 2,085 7,233Bonuan Boquig 6,409 65.67% 3,351 34.33% 31.33% 3,058 9,760Bonuan Gueset 9,525 62.34% 5,753 37.66% 24.69% 3,772 15,278Calmay District 3,033 69.45% 1,334 30.55% 38.91% 1,699 4,367Carael District 2,309 61.00% 1,476 39.00% 22.01% 833 3,785Caranglaan District 3,693 64.37% 2,044 35.63% 28.74% 1,649 5,737Herrero 1,296 58.94% 903 41.06% 17.87% 393 2,199Lasip Chico 1,276 75.41% 416 24.59% 50.83% 860 1,692Lasip Grande 1,303 65.08% 699 34.92% 30.17% 604 2,002Lomboy 899 75.42% 293 24.58% 50.84% 606 1,192Lucao District 5,921 76.28% 1,841 23.72% 52.56% 4,080 7,762Malued District 4,375 65.78% 2,276 34.22% 31.56% 2,099 6,651Mamalingling District 1,108 79.43% 287 20.57% 58.85% 821 1,395Mangin 2,235 74.08% 782 25.92% 48.16% 1,453 3,017Mayombo District 2,716 57.30% 2,024 42.70% 14.60% 692 4,740Pantal District 7,058 62.82% 4,177 37.18% 25.64% 2,881 11,235Poblacion Oeste 1,922 63.52% 1,104 36.48% 27.03% 818 3,026Pogo Chico 2,044 60.58% 1,330 39.42% 21.16% 714 3,374Pogo Grande 965 59.17% 666 40.83% 18.33% 299 1,631Pugaro Suit 2,561 73.63% 917 26.37% 47.27% 1,644 3,478Salapingao 1,620 74.24% 562 25.76% 48.49% 1,058 2,182Salisay 1,284 66.91% 635 33.09% 33.82% 649 1,919Tambac District 1,392 60.97% 891 39.03% 21.94% 501 2,283Tapuac District 2,113 58.81% 1,480 41.19% 17.62% 633 3,593Tebeng 1,592 64.38% 881 35.62% 28.75% 711 2,473 Total 81,977 66.02% 42,200 33.98% 39,777 32.04% 124,177

Vice Mayor Incumbent Vice Mayor Bryan Kua of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas ran for a third term. He was previously affiliated with Aksyon Demokratiko.

Kua won re-election against former Dagupan mayor Brian Lim.

Candidates Dean Bryan "BK" L. Kua (PFP), incumbent vice mayor of Dagupan (2019-present) Brian C. Lim (Nacionalista), former mayor of Dagupan (2019–2022)

Results per barangay Legend Barangays won by Kua Barangays won by Lim +BarangayBryan KuaBrian LimMarginTotalvotes Votes % Votes % % VotesBacayao Norte 1,160 54.67% 962 45.33% 9.33% 198 2,122Bacayao Sur 1,271 58.25% 911 41.75% 16.50% 360 2,182Barangay I (T. Bugallon) 633 55.09% 516 44.91% 10.18% 117 1,149Barangay II (Nueva) 1,640 71.55% 652 28.45% 43.11% 988 2,292Barangay IV (Zamora) 664 47.26% 741 52.74% -5.48% -77 1,405Bolosan District 1,629 54.26% 1,373 45.74% 8.53% 256 3,002Bonuan Binloc 3,610 50.22% 3,578 49.78% 0.45% 32 7,188Bonuan Boquig 4,937 50.70% 4,801 49.30% 1.40% 136 9,738Bonuan Gueset 7,572 49.81% 7,630 50.19% -0.38% -58 15,202Calmay District 2,574 59.27% 1,769 40.73% 18.54% 805 4,343Carael District 1,857 49.55% 1,891 50.45% -0.91% -34 3,748Caranglaan District 2,929 51.12% 2,801 48.88% 2.23% 128 5,730Herrero 982 44.80% 1,210 55.20% -10.40% -228 2,192Lasip Chico 995 59.09% 689 40.91% 18.17% 306 1,684Lasip Grande 1,075 53.78% 924 46.22% 7.55% 151 1,999Lomboy 796 67.34% 386 32.66% 34.69% 410 1,182Lucao District 4,898 63.40% 2,827 36.60% 26.81% 2,071 7,725Malued District 3,349 50.52% 3,280 49.48% 1.04% 69 6,629Mamalingling District 927 66.93% 458 33.07% 33.86% 469 1,385Mangin 1,758 58.21% 1,262 41.79% 16.42% 496 3,020Mayombo District 2,103 44.74% 2,598 55.26% -10.53% -495 4,701Pantal District 5,831 52.01% 5,380 47.99% 4.02% 451 11,211Poblacion Oeste 1,550 51.16% 1,480 48.84% 2.31% 70 3,030Pogo Chico 1,876 55.47% 1,506 44.53% 10.94% 370 3,382Pogo Grande 722 44.43% 903 55.57% -11.14% -181 1,625Pugaro Suit 2,044 59.11% 1,414 40.89% 18.22% 630 3,458Salapingao 1,342 61.84% 828 38.16% 23.69% 514 2,170Salisay 973 50.55% 952 49.45% 1.09% 21 1,925Tambac District 1,067 46.92% 1,207 53.08% -6.16% -140 2,274Tapuac District 1,730 48.35% 1,848 51.65% -3.30% -118 3,578Tebeng 1,271 51.69% 1,188 48.31% 3.38% 83 2,459 Total 65,765 53.15% 57,965 46.85% 7,800 6.30% 123,730

City Council The Dagupan City Council is composed of 12 councilors, 10 of whom are elected.

23 candidates were included in the ballot.

The Partido Federal ng Pilipinas won nine seats, gaining a majority in the city council.

References

See also 2025 Pangasinan local elections External links COMELEC results