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2025 Cebu City mayoral election
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Nominee Nestor Archival Raymond Alvin Garcia Michael Rama
Party Liberal PFP Partido Barug
Running mate Tomas Osmeña Joey Daluz Dondon Hontiveros
Popular vote 256,197 176,967 120,124
Percentage 43.86% 30.30% 20.57%
Election result of the 2025 Cebu City mayoral elections.
Mayor before election

Raymond Alvin Garcia
KUSUG–Panaghiusa
PFP

Elected Mayor

Nestor Archival
BOPK
Liberal

Vice mayoral election
 
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Candidate Tomas Osmeña Dondon Hontiveros Joey Daluz
Party Liberal Partido Barug PFP
Popular vote 233,906 190,586 147,343
Percentage 40.90% 33.33% 25.77%
Vice Mayor before election

Dondon Hontiveros
Partido Barug

Elected Vice Mayor

Tomas Osmeña
BOPK
Liberal

Local elections were held in Cebu City on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Registered voters of the city elected a mayor, a vice mayor, district representatives, and councilors. Both the mayor and the vice mayor are elected via a first-past-the-post electoral system. On the other hand, the legislative branches include the two district representatives of Cebu City, electing one district representative with 8 councilors. The officials elected will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year term.

Cebu City councilor and minority leader Nestor Archival won the election, garnering 256,197 votes, defeating incumbent mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia, former mayor Mike Rama, and two other candidates.[1][2] Rama has served as a mayor for over 9 years, having been first elected into the position in 2010 to 2016, and served again in 2021 after the death of mayor Edgar Labella.

For Cebu City's House of Representatives election, in the first district, incumbent congresswoman Rachel Del Mar (NPC) was re-elected for a second term, defeating three other congressional candidates. On the other hand, in the second district, incumbent Eduardo Rama Jr. (Lakas–CMD) defeated BOPK-Independent candidate Rodrigo Abellanosa, winning another second term.[3][4]

Background

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In 2021, after the death of former mayor Edgar Labella, then-vice mayor Michael Rama was assumed to his old post again as mayor.[5] He would later again re-run for the mayorship, partnering with Cebu City councilor Raymond Alvin Garcia as his running mate, whom Rama competed against in the 2007 local elections for the vice-mayor post.[6][7][8] Rama would later be reelected in the 2022 elections, giving him a full 3-year term along with his running mate Raymond Alvin Garcia.[9]

In October 2024, months before the end of his term, Rama would later be suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman after he was found guilty of nepotism after employing his brother-in-law's as casual employees of the Cebu City Hall.[10][11] Rama would later be disqualified from holding public office due to the nepotism case, thereby then-vice mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia assuming the mayorship[12] and Cebu City councilor Dondon Hontiveros later assuming the vice-mayor post.[13][14][15]

Despite his disqualification and suspension as mayor, Rama still opted to seek re-election, with Dondon Hontiveros as his running mate.[16] Meanwhile, then-mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia also opted to rerun for the mayor post, choosing former Metro Cebu Water District chairman Joey Daluz as his vice-mayoral candidate.[17] Then-Cebu City councilor Nestor Archival also filed his candidacy for mayor, with former Cebu City mayor Tomas Osmeña as his running mate.[18][19]

Tickets

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Candidates italicized indicate incumbents seeking reelection.

Other candidates

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  1. ^ Guest candidate

Mayoralty and vice mayoralty elections

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Mayor

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2025 Cebu City mayoral election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Nestor Archival 209,370 43.86
PFP Raymond Alvin Garcia (incumbent) 176,967 30.30
Partido Barug Mike Rama 120,124 20.57
KBL Yogi Ruiz 27,652 4.73
Independent Julieto Co 3,163 0.54
Total votes 584,103 100.00
Liberal gain from PFP

Vice mayor

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Tomas OsmeñaLiberal Party233,90640.90
Dondon Hontiveros (incumbent)Partido Barug190,58633.33
Joey DaluzPartido Federal ng Pilipinas147,34325.77
Total571,835100.00
Liberal gain from Partido Barug

District representatives

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Cebu City's 1st district

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Incumbent Rachel del Mar (Nationalist People's Coalition) ran for a second term. She was previously elected in 2022 with 45.99% of the vote and a 50,350 vote (20.65%) margin over her closest opponent.

Del Mar ran against three other candidates, including Cebu City councilor Mary Ann de los Santos (BOPK-Liberal) and Cebu City Liga ng mga Barangay president Franklyn Ong (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino).[20][21][22] Both Del Mar and Ong ran under BOPK in the previous elections, with Del Mar defecting from her late father Raul's longtime party (BOPK), in favor of incumbent mayor Garcia's Kugi Uswag Sugbo.[20]

Del Mar won re-election, albeit with a decreased margin of 23,876 votes (9.56%), over second-placer Ong.[4]

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 1st District of Cebu City
Party Candidate Votes %
NPC Rachel del Mar (incumbent) 105,581 42.26
LDP Franklyn Ong 81,705 32.70
Liberal Mary Ann de los Santos 60,282 24.12
Independent Bert Lerios 2,257 0.90
Total votes 249,825 100%
Margin of victory 23,876 9.56
NPC hold

Cebu City's 2nd district

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Incumbent Edu Rama (Lakas–CMD) ran for a second term. He was first elected in 2022 under PDP–Laban with 54.43% of the vote and a 25,615 vote (8.78%) margin over opponent BG Rodrigo Abellanosa, Rodrigo Abellanosa's son.

Rama is running against former representative Rodrigo Abellanosa (BOPK-Independent).[23] Rama, a candidate for Partido Barug BagOng Sugbo coalition, is also adopted by the Kusug–Panaghiusa coalition as a guest candidate.[24][25]

Rama won re-election with an increased margin of 49,332 votes (15.78%) over Abellanosa.[4]

2025 Philippine House of Representatives election in the 2nd District of Cebu City
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas Edu Rama (incumbent) 181,055 57.89
Independent Rodrigo Abellanosa 131,723 42.11
Total votes 312,778 100%
Margin of victory 49,332 15.78
Lakas hold

City Council elections

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The Cebu City Council consists of 18 councilors, 16 of whom are directly-elected.

Party or allianceVotes%Seats
Kusug–Panaghiusa–
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas1,148,85230.385
Aksyon Demokratiko127,5743.371
Total1,276,42633.766
Bando Osmeña – Pundok Kauswagan–
Liberal Party1,183,61831.306
Akbayan82,4282.180
Total1,266,04633.486
Partido Barug BagOng Sugbo–
Lakas–CMD653,28117.283
Partido Barug126,8353.351
Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino22,0010.580
Total802,11721.214
Kilusang Bagong Lipunan72,2761.910
Independent71,5671.890
Total143,8433.80–
People's Reform Party80,7722.140
Aksyon Demokratiko66,4651.76–
Independent145,4323.850
Ex officio seats2
Total3,781,101100.0034

1st district

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Cebu City's 1st councilor district consists of the same area as Cebu City's 1st legislative district. Eight councilors are elected from this councilor district.

31 candidates were included in the ballot.[26]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Winston PepitoPartido Federal ng Pilipinas113,1796.76
Nice ArchivalLiberal Party105,5426.31
Harold Kendrick GoPartido Federal ng Pilipinas98,0525.86
Edgardo Labella (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas96,9725.79
Joel Garganera (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas94,1945.63
Alvin ArcillaLiberal Party93,1565.57
Jun Alcover (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas84,5705.05
Bebs AndalesLiberal Party83,6705.00
Alvin DizonAkbayan82,4284.93
Boy LabellaLiberal Party82,1014.91
Niña MabatidAksyon Demokratiko66,4653.97
RJ OsmeñaPartido Federal ng Pilipinas63,7803.81
Ailien GuardoPartido Federal ng Pilipinas63,5763.80
Noel Wenceslao (incumbent)Lakas–CMD63,0663.77
Glena BontuyanPartido Federal ng Pilipinas60,4133.61
Mac GordonLiberal Party54,4443.25
Mat Eric MedalleLiberal Party51,0223.05
Jijing CandungogLiberal Party47,1812.82
Ernesto Herrera IIPartido Federal ng Pilipinas39,5772.36
Rey LauronLakas–CMD37,6052.25
Maria BuanghugPartido Barug31,9881.91
Jessica ReschLakas–CMD31,4371.88
Titing BitonLakas–CMD23,7451.42
Edgar AballePeople's Reform Party23,1491.38
Mae Anne AguipoLakas–CMD22,3711.34
Rex MillanLaban ng Demokratikong Pilipino22,0011.31
Ren RancheIndependent9,2950.56
Lary OtadoyKilusang Bagong Lipunan8,8820.53
Mike RalotaIndependent8,6880.52
Niceforo IroyKilusang Bagong Lipunan5,7100.34
Gyle OmbajinIndependent5,2330.31
Total1,673,492100.00

2nd district

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Cebu City's 2nd councilor district consists of the same area as Cebu City's 2nd legislative district. Eight councilors are elected from this councilor district.

38 candidates were included in the ballot.[27]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dave TumulakAksyon Demokratiko127,5746.00
Phillip Zafra (incumbent)Lakas–CMD108,5205.11
Paul LabraLiberal Party107,2705.05
Jose Abellanosa (incumbent)Liberal Party101,0884.76
Mikel RamaPartido Barug94,8474.46
Francis Esparis (incumbent)Lakas–CMD93,5004.40
Michelle AbellaLiberal Party90,0614.24
Harry EranLakas–CMD90,0484.24
Joy Pesquera (incumbent)Lakas–CMD89,1774.20
Jungabs GabuyaLiberal Party89,0484.19
Rey Gealon (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas81,5653.84
Ian OsmeñaLiberal Party79,5443.74
Bobcab CabarrubiasLiberal Party75,2793.54
Pie AbellaPartido Federal ng Pilipinas73,9523.48
Eugene LabellaPartido Federal ng Pilipinas73,4283.46
Gremar BareteLakas–CMD70,0733.30
Raf AlcosebaLiberal Party69,7443.28
Nobie Abella-CabatinoLakas–CMD61,3042.88
Renato Osmeña (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas60,7702.86
Yvonne CaniaPeople's Reform Party57,6232.71
James Cuenco (incumbent)Partido Federal ng Pilipinas56,6952.67
Boyet OcampoLiberal Party54,4682.56
Vic BuendiaIndependent52,5952.47
Ramon AlcosebaLakas–CMD51,6122.43
Jeson GuardoPartido Federal ng Pilipinas45,2082.13
Opel AbellanosaPartido Federal ng Pilipinas42,9212.02
Jerone CastilloIndependent23,5181.11
Bonel BalingitKilusang Bagong Lipunan21,5941.02
Win-Win AbellanaIndependent12,8680.61
Omar KintanarKilusang Bagong Lipunan11,5470.54
Susan Jaca BeridoIndependent9,6770.46
Emman MarangaKilusang Bagong Lipunan9,4380.44
Ali CabidoIndependent8,6110.41
Arlene SalahuddinKilusang Bagong Lipunan7,9310.37
Renil OlivaKilusang Bagong Lipunan7,1740.34
Rom Regala GutobatIndependent5,3860.25
Abdon Verdida Jr.Independent4,9800.23
Aldem TelloIndependent4,5810.22
Total2,125,219100.00

References

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