2025 Philippine local elections in Caraga

The 2025 Philippine local elections in Caraga are scheduled to be held on May 12, 2025.

Agusan del Norte

Governor

Incumbent Angelica Amante (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino) is running for a second term.^[1]^[2] She was elected with 81.10% of the vote in 2022.

Amante is running against Emon Peligrino (Indepedent).^[3]


Candidate		Party
	Angelica Amante (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Emon Peligrino	Independent
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Rico Corvera (Partido Demokratiko Pilipino) is running for a second term.^[2] He was elected unopposed in 2022.

Corvera is running against Daniel Racaza (Independent).^[3]


Candidate		Party
	Rico Corvera (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Daniel Racaza	Independent
Total

Provincial Board

Since Agusan del Norte's reclassification as a 1st class province in 2025, the Agusan del Norte Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

1st district

Since Agusan del Norte's redistricting in 2022, Agusan del Norte's 1st provincial district consists of the city of Cabadbaran and the municipalities of Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, Remedios T. Romualdez, Santiago and Tubay. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Eight candidates were included in the ballot.^[3]


Candidate		Party
	Alan Asio	Independent
	Randy Catarman	Independent
	Nieva Famador (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Rey Jamboy	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Ryan Jade Lim (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Yancy Mongaya	Independent
	Napoleon Morales	Independent
	Daniel Pantanosas	Independent
Total

2nd district

Since Agusan del Norte's redistricting in 2022, Agusan del Norte's 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Buenavista, Carmen, Las Nieves and Nasipit. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Six candidates were included in the ballot.^[4]


Candidate		Party
	Francisco Chan Jr. (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Erwin Dano (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Virgilio Escasiñas	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Rudy Pitogo (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	James Reserva (incumbent)	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Juntex Tecson	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Agusan del Sur

Governor

Incumbent Santiago Cane Jr. (National Unity Party) is running for a third term.^[1]^[2] He was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Cane is running against Edgard Engles (Independent).^[5]


Candidate		Party
	Santiago Cane Jr. (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Edgard Engles	Independent
Total

Vice Governor

Term-limited incumbent Sammy Tortor (National Unity Party) is running for the Agusan del Sur Provincial Board in the 2nd provincial district. He was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

The National Unity Party nominated Pat Plaza, who is running unopposed.^[5]


Candidate		Party
	Pat Plaza	National Unity Party
Total

Provincial Board

The Agusan del Sur Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	National Unity Party
	Independent
Total

1st district

Agusan del Sur's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Agusan del Sur's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Five candidates were included in the ballot.^[5]


Candidate		Party
	Cesar Alonde (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Gina Ceballos (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Edgar Ga (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Nilo Manpatilan (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Jesryl Masendo (incumbent)	National Unity Party
Total

2nd district

Agusan del Sur's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Agusan del Sur's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

Six candidates were included in the ballot.^[6]


Candidate		Party
	Mickel Alfanta	Independent
	Valot Cejas (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Cox Elorde (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Joseph Plaza (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Sammy Tortor	National Unity Party
	Pamela Yucosing (incumbent)	National Unity Party
Total

Butuan

Mayor

Incumbent Ronnie Vicente Lagnada (Nacionalista Party) is term-limited. He was re-elected with 62.44% of the vote in 2022.

The Nacionalista Party nominated Butuan vice mayor Lawrence Fortun, who is running against four other candidates, including former Philippine Economic Zone Authority director general Charito Plaza (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas).^[1]^[2]^[7]


Candidate		Party
	Florencio Bunal Jr.	Independent
	Danie Boy Cublan	Independent
	Lawrence Fortun	Nacionalista Party
	Dickston Morano Sr.	Independent
	Charito Plaza	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Vice Mayor

Incumbent Lawrence Fortun (Nacionalista Party) is running for mayor of Butuan.^[1]^[2] He was elected with 73.28% of the vote in 2022.

The Nacionalista Party nominated Butuan councilor Rey Desiasta, who is running unopposed.^[7]


Candidate		Party
	Rey Desiata	Nacionalista Party
Total

City Council

Since Butuan's redistricting in 2022, the Butuan City Council is composed of 14 councilors, 12 of whom are elected.

25 candidates were included in the ballot.


Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Nacionalista Party
	National Unity Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total


Candidate		Party
	Dennis Bacala	Nacionalista Party
	Denz Basubas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Rema Burdeos	Nacionalista Party
	Oscar Buyan Jr.	Independent
	Joel Calimbo	Independent
	Glenn Carampatana	Lakas–CMD
	Buds Cupin	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Clint Dabalos	Nacionalista Party
	Florito Dugaduga	Independent
	Arturo Gado (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Eduardo Gonzalez (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Marlon Labis	Nacionalista Party
	Benson Leleng	Independent
	Jo Montefalcon	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Ronaldo Montero	Nacionalista Party
	Audie Munda	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Ferdinand Nalcot	Lakas–CMD
	Neneng Nueza	Independent
	Temoteo Pableo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Victor Plaza (incumbent)	National Unity Party
	Jason Radaza	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	TG Salcedo	Lakas–CMD
	Carlo Sanchez	Nacionalista Party
	Jessie Tioaquen	Independent
	Dendo Udarbe	Nacionalista Party
Total

Dinagat Islands

Governor

Incumbent Nilo Demerey Jr. (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term.^[1]^[2] He was elected under Lakas–CMD with 57.26% of the vote in 2022.

Demerey is running against Sonny Llamera (Independent).^[2]^[8]


Candidate		Party
	Nilo Demerey Jr. (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Sonny Llamera	Independent
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Benglen Ecleo (Lakas–CMD) is running for a second term.^[2] He was elected with 61.42% of the vote in 2022.

Ecleo is running against his sister, former Dinagat Islands governor Jade Ecleo (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas).^[2]^[8]


Candidate		Party
	Benglen Ecleo (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Jade Ecleo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

Provincial Board

Since the Dinagat Islands' reclassification as a 2nd class province in 2025, the Dinagat Islands Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Akbayan
	Lakas–CMD
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

1st district

Dinagat Islands' 1st provincial district consists of the municipalities of Basilisa, Libjo, Loreto and Tubajon. Six board members are elected from this provincial district.

Nine candidates were included in the ballot.^[9]


Candidate		Party
	Ali Adlawan (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Kaloy Bua (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jo Bucio-Relator (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Nilo Marco Demerey	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Lyn Dialde (incumbent)	Akbayan
	Weng Weng Ebra	Independent
	Ronald Luib Sr.	Lakas–CMD
	Zaldy Merano	Lakas–CMD
	Toto Vales	Lakas–CMD
Total

2nd district

Dinagat Islands' 2nd provincial district consists of the municipalities of Cagdianao, Dinagat and San Jose. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.

12 candidates were included in the ballot.^[8]


Candidate		Party
	Antonio Acabal	Independent
	Ailong dela Cruz (incumbent)	Independent
	Elvis dela Merced	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Debbie Durano	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Jess Paul Ecleo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Gwendolyn Ecleo-Pols (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Sean Eludo	Akbayan
	Jaypee Espares	Lakas–CMD
	Rochelyn Libor	Independent
	Nono Nicolas	Lakas–CMD
	Wilfredo Tiu	Independent
	Al Tugay	Lakas–CMD
Total

Surigao del Norte

Governor

Incumbent Lyndon Barbers (Nacionalista Party) is running for a second term.^[1]^[2] He was elected with 52.59% of the vote in 2022.

Barbers is running against representative Francisco Jose Matugas II (Lakas–CMD) and Emeteria Vega (Independent).^[10]^[1]^[2]^[11]


Candidate		Party
	Lyndon Barbers (incumbent)	Nacionalista
	Francisco Jose Matugas II	Lakas–CMD
	Emeteria Vega	Independent
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Geed Gokiangkee (Nacionalista Party) is running for a third term. He was re-elected under PDP–Laban with 60.36% of the vote in 2022.

Gokiangkee is running against Surigao del Norte board member Bully Navarro IV (Lakas–CMD) and Benito Domagtoy (Independent).^[11]


Candidate		Party
	Benito Domagtoy	Independent
	Geed Gokiangkee (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Bully Navarro IV	Lakas–CMD
Total

Provincial Board

The Surigao del Norte Provincial Board is composed of 13 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Lakas–CMD
	Nacionalista Party
	National Unity Party
	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Independent
Total

1st district

Surigao del Norte's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Surigao del Norte's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected from this provincial district.

14 candidates were included in the ballot.^[11]


Candidate		Party
	Paola Alvarez	Nacionalista Party
	Aiken Andanar	Lakas–CMD
	Mayet Arcena	Independent
	Eric Arellano	Nacionalista Party
	Sim Castrence (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Azil Coro	Independent
	John David Corpin	Independent
	John Cubillan	Nacionalista Party
	Cathy Gopico (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Teodocio Mosquito	Lakas–CMD
	Zander Plaza	National Unity Party
	Peter Jade Ruaya	Nacionalista Party
	Vic Vic Solloso	Lakas–CMD
	Julecs Sunico	Lakas–CMD
Total

2nd district

Surigao del Norte's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Surigao del Norte's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected in this provincial district.

14 candidates were included in the ballot.^[12]


Candidate		Party
	Victor Bernal (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Noel Christian Catre	Nacionalista Party
	Yayo Charcos	Nacionalista Party
	Jeff Larong (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
	Val Lozada	Lakas–CMD
	Jerry Madera	Lakas–CMD
	Jun Jun Mantilla	Independent
	Jun Parada	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Pinggoy Patiño	Nacionalista Party
	Kaiser Recabo Jr. (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Garry Simbit	Partido Demokratiko Pilipino
	Mai Ugay	Lakas–CMD
	Boboy Uriarte	Independent
	Kent Yuipco (incumbent)	Lakas–CMD
Total

Surigao del Sur

Governor

Incumbent Alexander Pimentel (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for the House of Representatives in Surigao del Sur's 2nd legislative district.^[1]^[2] He was re-elected under PDP–Laban with 53.81% of the vote in 2022.

Pimentel's brother, representative Johnny Pimentel (National Unity Party), is running against five other candidates, including former Department of Education undersecretary Epi Densing (Aksyon Demokratiko).^[1]^[2]^[13]


Candidate		Party
	Joseph Arniego	Independent
	Epi Densing	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Mario Lumanao	Independent
	Anecito Murillo	Independent
	Johnny Pimentel	National Unity Party
	Mitchel Urbiztondo	Independent
Total

Vice Governor

Incumbent Mangi Alameda (Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) is running for a second term. He was elected under Hugpong Surigao with 48.01% of the vote in 2022.

Alameda is running against Ricky Lindo (Independent).^[13]


Candidate		Party
	Mangi Alameda (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Ricky Lindo	Independent
Total

Provincial Board

The Surigao del Sur Provincial Board is composed of 14 board members, 10 of whom are elected.


Party
	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Hugpong Surigao Sur
	Nacionalista Party
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
Total

1st district

Surigao del Sur's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Surigao del Sur's 1st legislative district. Five board members are elected in this provincial district.

10 candidates were included in the ballot.^[13]


Candidate		Party
	Antonio Azarcon (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Junjun Dumagan (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Eddie Estal	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Wawing Momo (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Lery Montesclaros (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Primo Murillo	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Alan Pelenio	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Henrich Pimentel	Hugpong Surigao Sur
	Pakits Plaza	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Kent Yubengsing	Aksyon Demokratiko
Total

2nd district

Surigao del Sur's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Surigao del Sur's 2nd legislative district. Five board members are elected in this provincial district.

10 candidates were included in the ballot.^[14]


Candidate		Party
	Rey Acilo	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Tonton Cañedo (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Boycon Consuegra	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Margie Garay (incumbent)	Nacionalista Party
	Gringgo Mark Millan	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Didit Montero	Aksyon Demokratiko
	Joey Pama	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Raul Salazar (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Ricky Sayawan (incumbent)	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
	Inday Ligaya Villegas	Aksyon Demokratiko
Total

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Lopez, Alexander (October 9, 2024). "4 Caraga governors seek reelection in 2025 polls". Philippine News Agency.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Lopez, Alexander (April 7, 2025). "Caraga polls see old rivalries renewed, new alliances forged". Philippine News Agency.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CITY_OF_CABADBARAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "BUENAVISTA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CITY_OF_BAYUGAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "BUNAWAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b "CITY_OF_BUTUAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SAN_JOSE" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "BASILISA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Matugas files COC for governor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "BURGOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITY_OF_SURIGAO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c "CITY_OF_TANDAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "CITY_OF_BISLIG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Lopez, Alexander (October 9, 2024). "4 Caraga governors seek reelection in 2025 polls". Philippine News Agency.

[:4-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Lopez, Alexander (April 7, 2025). "Caraga polls see old rivalries renewed, new alliances forged". Philippine News Agency.

[:0-3] "CITY_OF_CABADBARAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[4] "BUENAVISTA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:2-5] "CITY_OF_BAYUGAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[6] "BUNAWAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:3-7] "CITY_OF_BUTUAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:5-8] "SAN_JOSE" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[9] "BASILISA" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:22-10] "Surigao del Norte 1st District Rep. Matugas files COC for governor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 10, 2024.

[:6-11] "BURGOS" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[12] "CITY_OF_SURIGAO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[:7-13] "CITY_OF_TANDAG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[14] "CITY_OF_BISLIG" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

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