Local elections were held in the province of Zamboanga del Norte of the Philippines, on May 12, 2025 as part of the 2025 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a municipal and city mayor, vice mayor and councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the governor, vice governor and representatives for the three districts of Zamboanga del Norte.
Background Incumbent governor Rosalina Jalosjos was elected in 2022 with 256,885 votes and 49.94% narrowly defeating her opponent Evelyn Uy, succeeding the latter's husband Roberto Uy. Jalosjos was eligible to run for a second term but ran for the Dipolog mayorship, her party nominated her nephew and incumbent mayor of Dapitan Seth Frederick "Bullet" Jalosjos for the election.
Provincial elections All incumbents are marked in italics.
Tickets
Administration coalition +Team (PFP-Nacionalista-APP)Position#CandidateParty Governor1. Seth Frederick "Bullet" Jalosjos Vice governor1. Wilbert "Gaw Jojo" Magallanes Representative(1st district)2. Cecilia "Cely" Jalosjos Carreon Representative(2nd district)2. Aurelio "Tata" Monteclaro Representative(3rd district)2. Cesar Jalosjos Board member(1st district)1. Jezebel "Bing" Balisado 4. Mark Gerald Magsalay Board member(2nd district)5. Beverly Labadlabad 6. Uldarico "Attorney Ricky" Mejorada, II 7. Clyde Naong 8. Jasmin Pinsoy-Lagutin Board member(3rd district)1. Ivan Patrick "Attorney Ang" Ang 4. Franco Angelo "Conkee" Buctuan 6. Constantino "Boy" Soriano, Jr. Primary opposition coalition +Team I Lab U (Lakas-Liberal-Kusog Kalambuan)Position#CandidateParty Governor3. Darel Dexter Uy Vice governor2. Julius Napigquit Representative(1st district)4. Roberto "Pinpin" Uy, Jr. Representative(2nd district)1. Irene "Ate Ai" Labadlabad Representative(3rd district)1. Adrian Michael "Ian" Amatong Board member(1st district)2. Jimmy Patrick Israel "Jimboy" Chan 5. Dario Mandantes Board member(2nd district)1. Dante Bagarinao 3. Peter "Atornipeter" Co 4. Michael "Jojo" Documento, II 9. Richard "Chady" Yebes Board member(3rd district)2. Kay Marie Bolando 3. Jeff Raymund "JR" Brillantes 5. Leo Nicanor "Atty. Leo" Mejorada 7. Venus Uy Other candidates +Candidates not in ticketsPosition#CandidateParty Governor2. Javier Obnimaga Representative(1st district)1. December Gay "Cay" Carreon 3. Federico "Kuya Jan" Jalosjos Board member(1st district)3. Wilfredo Jamolod Board member(2nd district)2. Noel Bandala
Governor Incumbent governor Rosalina Jalosjos was elected in 2022 under the Nacionalista Party, she was eligible for re-election to a second term but opted to run for mayor of Dipolog. Partido Federal ng Pilipinas nominated her nephew and incumbent mayor of Dapitan, Bullet Jalosjos. On his second attempt for the governorship since 2019, Jalosjos faced Lakas–CMD's nominee, Darel Dexter Uy, the incumbent mayor of Dipolog and the son of former governor Roberto and Evelyn Uy. The two faced off one other candidate, Javier Obnimaga.
Candidates Declared
Bullet Jalosjos (PFP), incumbent mayor of Dapitan since 2022 Javier Obnimaga (Independent), Tribal customary lawyer Darel Uy (Lakas), incumbent mayor of Dipolog since 2016
Result
Results per city and municipality City municipality District Jalosjos Uy Obnimaga Valid votes Over-votes Under-votes Turnout Registered voters Total % Total % Total % Total % Total % Total % Total % Baliguian 3rd 4,208 40.62 188 1.81 10,360 84.00 123 1.00 1,851 15.00 12,334 80.34 15,352 Dapitan City 1st 32,437 47.7 35,391 52.04 173 0.25 68,001 97.60 327 0.47 1,342 1.93 69,670 92.15 75,602 Dipolog City 2nd 31,101 39.53 47,304 60.12 276 0.35 78,681 97.66 519 0.64 1,366 1.70 80,566 82.01 98,238 Godod 3rd 1,472 19.54 5,995 79.58 66 0.88 7,533 70.55 128 1.20 3,017 28.25 10,678 87.12 12,256 Gutalac 3rd 7,326 33.87 14,032 64.87 272 1.26 21,630 90.63 310 1.30 1,927 8.07 23,867 87.41 27,304 Jose Dalman 2nd 4,619 29.60 10,915 69.95 69 0.44 15,603 93.35 260 1.55 852 5.10 16,715 75.00 22,288 Kalawit 3rd 3,705 31.53 7,798 66.37 246 2.09 11,749 82.73 156 1.10 2,296 16.17 14,201 82.92 17,127 Katipunan 2nd 11,750 44.98 14,251 54.56 121 0.46 26,122 93.76 205 0.74 1,533 5.50 27,860 82.03 33,964 La Libertad 1st 1,730 34.38 3,277 65.12 25 0.50 5,032 88.37 32 0.56 630 11.07 5,694 89.85 6,337 Labason 3rd 7,199 31.05 15,652 67.51 335 1.44 23,186 90.74 321 1.26 2,044 8.00 25,551 77.14 33,125 Leon B. Postigo 3rd 7,272 49.21 219 1.48 14,777 86.78 262 1.54 1,990 11.68 17,029 84.26 20,210 Liloy 3rd 7,433 30.98 16,352 68.15 208 0.87 23,993 87.22 245 0.89 3,272 11.89 27,510 84.37 32,607 Manukan 2nd 4,448 22.68 15,059 76.79 104 0.53 19,611 92.68 348 1.64 1,202 5.68 21,161 80.33 26,342 Mutia 1st 2,530 30.66 5,691 68.97 31 0.38 8,252 94.08 36 0.41 483 5.51 8,771 87.47 10,028 Piñan 1st 5,866 46.51 6,676 52.93 70 0.56 12,612 95.17 73 0.55 567 4.28 13,252 88.90 14,906 Polanco 1st 10,004 38.72 15,701 60.77 130 0.50 25,835 94.91 177 0.65 1,208 4.44 27,220 87.69 31,040 President Manuel A. Roxas 2nd 7,481 34.98 13,805 64.55 101 0.47 21,387 92.39 246 1.06 1,515 6.55 23,148 81.08 28,550 Rizal 1st 4,277 35.99 7,556 63.58 52 0.44 11,885 92.05 44 0.34 983 7.61 12,912 90.74 14,229 Salug 3rd 6,363 38.06 10,192 60.97 162 0.97 16,717 83.28 178 0.89 3,179 15.83 20,074 85.67 23,433 Sergio Osmeña Sr. 1st 7,979 43.08 10,382 56.05 161 0.87 18,522 88.87 154 0.74 2,166 10.39 20,842 90.05 23,146 Siayan 2nd 5,625 29.34 13,409 69.93 141 0.74 19,175 85.18 212 0.94 3,124 13.88 22,511 80.19 28,072 Sibuco 3rd 9,108 41.48 12,240 55.75 609 2.77 21,957 85.98 324 1.27 3,256 12.75 25,537 77.10 33,122 Sibutad 1st 5,062 43.66 6,464 55.76 67 0.58 11,593 95.41 98 0.80 460 3.79 12,151 87.19 13,936 Sindangan 2nd 16,044 29.03 38,919 70.41 311 0.56 55,274 92.95 558 0.94 3,637 6.11 59,469 82.02 72,505 Siocon 3rd 8,553 39.39 635 2.92 21,711 82.60 192 0.73 4,382 16.67 26,285 86.17 30,503 Sirawai 3rd 2,448 18.08 10,954 80.91 137 1.01 13,539 90.96 162 1.09 1,183 7.95 14,884 79.13 18,809 Tampilisan 3rd 5,083 37.98 8,117 60.64 185 1.38 13,385 87.24 194 1.26 1,765 11.50 15,344 87.63 17,509 Zamboanga del Norte Province 226,863 37.93 366,165 61.22 5,094 0.85 598,122 91.29 5,884 0.90 51,180 7.81 655,186 83.94 780,540
Vice governor Incumbent vice governor Julius Napigquit was elected in 2022 under PDP-Laban, Napigquit ran for re-election to a second term under Lakas–CMD. He faced Partido Federal ng Pilipinas's nominee Gaw Jojo Magallanes. Candidates
Declared
Wilberth Magallanes (PFP), government employee Julius Napigquit (Lakas), incumbent vice governor since 2022
Result
Provincial board
1st district Incumbent Patri "Jing" Chan was term limited, while fellow incumbent Angelica Jalosjos Carreon did not run for reelection. 4 candidates are running for the position: Lakas–CMD nominees Dario Mandates and Jimboy Chan are up against Partido Federal ng Pilipinas nominees Bing Balisado and Mark Gerald Magsalay. Candidates
Declared
Bing Balisado (PFP), incumbent city councilor from Dapitan since 2019 Jimboy Chan (Lakas), former vice mayor of Dapitan Mark Gerald Magsalay (PFP), lawyer Dario Mandantes (Lakas), lawyer and former Polanco Sangguniang Bayan member
Withdrew / disqualified
Wilfredo Jamolod (Independent), teacher
Result
2nd district Incumbents Dante Bagarinao, Peter Co, Jojo Documento II, and Jasmin Pinsoy-Lagutin ran for re-election to a second term. The four were all elected in 2022 under PDP-Laban. Lakas-CMD's nominees are incumbents Bagarinao, Co, Documento, and businessman Chady Yebes. They faced Partido Federal ng Pilipinas nominees incumbent Pinsoy-Lagutin, businesswoman and talent manager Beverly Labadlabad, and lawyers Ricky Mejorada and Clyde Naong. The only independent candidate is businessman Noel Bandala. Candidates
Declared
Dante Bagarinao (Lakas), incumbent board member since 2022 Noel Bandala (Independent), businessman Peter Co (Lakas), incumbent board member since 2022 and lawyer Michael "Jojo" Documento II (Lakas), incumbent board member since 2022 Beverly Labadlabad (PFP), businesswoman Uldarico "Ricky" Mejorada II (PFP), lawyer and former board member Clyde Naong (PFP), lawyer and perennial candidate Jasmin Pinsoy-Lagutin (PFP), incumbent board member since 2022 Richard Yebes (Lakas), businessman
Results
3rd district Incumbents Kay Marie Bolando, Leo Mejorada, JR Brillantes, and Conkee Buctuan ran for re-election to a second term. Lakas-CMD's nominees are businesswoman and incumbent Liloy Sangguniang Bayan member Venus Uy and incumbent Kay Marie Bolando. Liberal's nominees are incumbents lawyer Leo Mejorada and JR Brillantes. Nacionalista's nominees are former board member Boy Soriano Jr. and lawyer Ivan Patrick Ang. Partido Federal ng Pilipinas's only nominee is incumbent Conkee Buctuan.
Congressional elections
1st district Incumbent representative Pinpin Uy of Lakas–CMD ran for re-election to a second term. Uy faced mayor of Piñan Cely Jalosjos Carreon of Nacionalista and two other candidates.
2nd district Incumbent representative Glona Labadlabad of Lakas–CMD was ineligible to run for re-election and was term limited. Her party nominated her daughter Irene Labadlabad. Labadlabad faced Nacionalista's provincial administrator Tata Monteclaro.
3rd district Incumbent representative Ian Amatong of Liberal ran for re-election to a second term. Amatong faced Nacionalista's nominee and former representative Cesar Jalosjos, brother of Romeo Jalosjos Sr. and an uncle to Bullet. Amatong and Jalosjos previously faced off against each other in last election where Amatong won.
City and municipal elections 1st district City of Dapitan Incumbent mayor Bullet Jalosjos of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas was eligible for re-election to a second term but opted to run for governor, his party nominated his sister, incumbent barangay captain of Dawo, Dapitan City and ex-officio board member Maita Jalosjos. Jalosjos faced former mayor of Dipolog Evelyn Uy of Lakas–CMD. Uy is also the wife of former governor Roberto Uy. In the vice mayoralty race, incumbent Al Sy ran for re-election to a second term.
La Libertad Having been elected in 2022 under PDP-Laban, incumbents mayor Liza Mejias and vice mayor Romeo Mejias are eligible for reelection but opted to switch places with each other and both run under PFP. Facing the political couple are the tandem of incumbent Sangguniang Bayan member Ricky Cuenca of Lakas-CMD and lawyer Pete Zamora of Reporma as mayor and vice mayor, respectively.
Mutia Incumbents mayor Lorrymir Adasa and vice mayor Chan-Chan Kwan are running for re-election with the latter running unopposed.
Piñan (New Piñan) Incumbent mayor Cely Jalosjos-Carreon is term-limited and opted to reclaim the representative seat for the 1st district, fielding her daughter incumbent board member Angel Jalosjos Carreon of PFP for the mayorship. Incumbent vice mayor Rommel Gudmalin is eligible for reelection, but opted to run for mayor under Lakas-CMD.
Polanco Incumbents mayor Boyet Olvis and vice mayor Fred Bait-it are term-limited and ineligible for re-election. Boyet Olvis ran for vice mayor under Nacionalista as his group fielded former Zamboanga del Norte vice governor Bebie Olvis of PFP for mayor; Bait-it opted to run for a Sangguniang Bayan seat. The two Olvises faced Lakas's incumbent Sangguniang Bayan member Ying Uy and radio broadcaster Ronald Butuan for mayor and vice mayor, respectively.
Rizal Incumbents mayor Marissa Manigsaca and vice mayor Jose Salac are running for re-election.
Sergio Osmeña Sr. Incumbent mayor Augustines Magsalay, who was reelected to the position in 2022, died on September 1, 2024; then incumbent vice mayor Sunny Tiso became mayor through succession. Tiso ran for vice mayor in this election.
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