2025 Tarlac local elections

2025 Tarlac local elections
	Gubernatorial election
Incumbent Governor; Susan Yap; NPC	; ;
	Vice gubernatorial election
Incumbent Vice Governor; Casada David; NPC	; ;
	Provincial Board election
	10 out of 13 seats in the Tarlac Provincial Board; 7 seats needed for a majority

Local elections were held in Tarlac on May 12, 2025, as part of the 2025 Philippine general election. Tarlac voters will elect a governor, a vice governor, and 10 out of 13 members of the Tarlac Provincial Board.

Governor

Term-limited incumbent Susan Yap (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for mayor of Tarlac City. Yap was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:^[1]

No.	Candidate
1	Kathryn Ann Basco	Independent
2	Fredo Bie	Independent
3	Mark Joseph Garcia	Independent
4	Max Roxas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
5	Christian Yap^[2]	Sama Sama Tarlac

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Christian Yap	Sama Sama Tarlac	480,044	63.71
	Max Roxas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	255,744	33.94
	Kathryn Ann Basco	Independent	8,757	1.16
	Mark Joseph Garcia	Independent	7,178	0.95
	Fredo Bie	Independent	1,769	0.23
Total			753,492	100.00

Vice governor

Term-limited incumbent Casada David (Nationalist People's Coalition) is running for the Tarlac Provincial Board in the 3rd provincial district. David was re-elected with 72.19% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:^[1]

No.	Candidate
1	Marcelino Aganon	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Lita Aquino	Nationalist People's Coalition
3	Edwardo Estabillo	Independent

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Lita Aquino	Nationalist People's Coalition	347,456	52.41
	Marcelino Aganon	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	296,655	44.75
	Edwardo Estabillo	Independent	18,824	2.84
Total			662,935	100.00

Provincial Board

The Tarlac 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:

Dan Canlas Asiaten (Independent, 2nd provincial district), running for vice mayor of Tarlac City.
Danilo David (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district)

The following board members are term-limited:

Jessie Aquino (Nationalist People's Coalition, 1st provincial district)
Romeo Evangelista (Nationalist People's Coalition, 1st provincial district)
Vernon Villanueva (Nationalist People's Coalition, 3rd provincial district)

Overview


Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Nationalist People's Coalition	1,084,759	63.04	7
	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	179,419	10.43	1
	PROMDI	34,588	2.01	0
	Independent	421,852	24.52	2
Ex officio seats				3
Total		1,720,618	100.00	13

1st provincial district

Tarlac's 1st provincial district consists of the same area as Tarlac's 1st legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:^[1]

No.	Candidate
1	Win Corpuz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
2	Dagul Felix	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Joy Gilbert Lamorena (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
4	Pearl Erguiza Pacada	Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Jayrold Roxas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
6	Tito Roxas	Nationalist People's Coalition

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Pearl Erguiza Pacada	Nationalist People's Coalition	129,590	26.61
	Joy Gilbert Lamorena (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	128,202	26.32
	Tito Roxas	Nationalist People's Coalition	102,106	20.96
	Jayrold Roxas	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	68,383	14.04
	Win Corpuz	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	33,293	6.84
	Dagul Felix	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	25,497	5.23
Total			487,071	100.00

2nd provincial district

Tarlac's 2nd provincial district consists of the same area as Tarlac's 2nd legislative district. Four board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:^[3]

No.	Candidate
1	Gilbert Aquino	Independent
2	Topey delos Reyes (incumbent)	Independent
3	Ricky Diolazo	Nationalist People's Coalition
4	Dennis Go (incumbent)	Independent
5	Gab Hayashi	Independent
6	Vlad Rodriguez	Nationalist People's Coalition
7	Harmes Sembrano (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
8	Arron Villaflor	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Harmes Sembrano (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	165,444	19.89
	Dennis Go (incumbent)	Independent	156,875	18.86
	Topey delos Reyes (incumbent)	Independent	138,922	16.70
	Arron Villaflor	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	119,412	14.36
	Ricky Diolazo	Nationalist People's Coalition	113,674	13.67
	Vlad Rodriguez	Nationalist People's Coalition	94,578	11.37
	Gilbert Aquino	Independent	27,687	3.33
	Gab Hayashi	Independent	15,182	1.83
Total			831,774	100.00

3rd provincial district

Tarlac's 3rd provincial district consists of the same area as Tarlac's 3rd legislative district. Three board members are elected from this provincial district.

Candidates

The following candidates are included in the ballot:^[4]

No.	Candidate
1	Lopi Alcala	Independent
2	Paul John Bernardo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
3	Sam Bulaga	Independent
4	Tootsie Cruz (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition
5	Casada David	Nationalist People's Coalition
6	Hariking David	PROMDI
7	Jose Magbag	Independent
8	Boy Mandal	Independent
9	Ariel Mungcal	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas
10	Arlene Obor	Independent
11	Ton Villanueva	Nationalist People's Coalition

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Tootsie Cruz (incumbent)	Nationalist People's Coalition	139,635	26.40
	Casada David	Nationalist People's Coalition	107,340	20.29
	Ton Villanueva	Nationalist People's Coalition	104,190	19.70
	Boy Mandal	Independent	62,194	11.76
	Ariel Mungcal	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	38,043	7.19
	Hariking David	PROMDI	34,588	6.54
	Paul John Bernardo	Partido Federal ng Pilipinas	21,964	4.15
	Lopi Alcala	Independent	6,577	1.24
	Jose Magbag	Independent	6,442	1.22
	Arlene Obor	Independent	4,428	0.84
	Sam Bulaga	Independent	3,545	0.67
Total			528,946	100.00

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "ANAO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ GMA Regional TV News (October 9, 2024). "Last-minute position swaps in North, Central Luzon". GMA Network.
^ "CITY_OF_TARLAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
^ "BAMBAN" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[anao-1] "ANAO" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

[2] GMA Regional TV News (October 9, 2024). "Last-minute position swaps in North, Central Luzon". GMA Network.

[3] "CITY_OF_TARLAC" (PDF). Commission on Elections.

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

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