2025 Santa Cruz, Laguna, local elections
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May 12, 2025
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Local elections were held in Santa Cruz, Laguna, on Monday, May 12, 2025, as part of the Philippine general election. The electorate elected a town mayor, a town vice mayor, eight members of the Sangguniang Bayan, as well as two members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, a governor, a vice governor and a representative for the province's fourth congressional district to the House of Representatives. The officials who will be elected in the election will assume their respective offices on June 30, 2025, for a three-year term.
Background
In the 2022 elections, Edgar San Luis and Laarni Malibiran were reelected to the mayoralty and vice mayoralty respectively. San Luis's coalition, Team Serbisyong may Puso, won four seats in the Municipal Council while the opposition, Tropang pang Masa, won three seats.[1]
Coalitions
As the mayor, vice mayor and the members of the Municipal Council are elected on the same ballot. The mayoral candidates may present or endorse a slate of candidates. These slates usually run with their respective mayoral and vice mayoral candidate's along with the other members of their slate. A group of Independent candidates of any mayoral or vice mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.[2]
Administration coalition
| # | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | |||
| 2 | Edgar San Luis | NUP | |
| For Vice Mayor | |||
| 2 | Laura Obligacion | NUP | |
| For Councilor | |||
| 2 | Jericho Asinas | NUP | |
| 4 | Louie De Leon | NUP | |
| 13 | Mia Martinez | NUP | |
| 14 | Lucena Odejar | NUP | |
| 16 | Alan Pamatmat | NUP | |
| 18 | Ambiel John Panganiban | NUP | |
| 19 | Anna Clarissa San Luis | NUP | |
| 20 | Norman Tolentino | NUP | |
Opposition coalition
| # | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Mayor | |||
| 1 | Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao | PFP | |
| For Vice Mayor | |||
| 1 | Laarni Malibiran | Independent | |
| For Councilor | |||
| 1 | Lea Almarvez | PFP | |
| 3 | Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. | PFP | |
| 8 | John Mark Garcia | PFP | |
| 9 | Angelito Joven | PFP | |
| 11 | Mark Anthony Juangco | PFP | |
| 12 | Rizaldy Kalaw | PFP | |
| 15 | Moises Ordoñez | PFP | |
| 17 | Roselon Pamatmat | PFP | |
Mayoral election
The incumbent Mayor Edgar San Luis was re-elected in 2022 election with the 50.97% (33,062 votes) of the total votes counted, defeating then-Laguna's 4th District Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr. of PDP–Laban.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Benjo Agarao (PFP), incumbent member of the Laguna Provincial Board[3][4][5]
- Edgar San Luis (NUP), incumbent mayor of Santa Cruz[5][6][7]
Results
| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjo Agarao | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 34,944 | 52.46 | ||
| Edgar San Luis | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 31,670 | 47.54 | ||
| Total | 66,614 | 100.00 | ||||
| Valid votes | 66,614 | 98.22 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,206 | 1.78 | ||||
| Total votes | 67,820 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 80,643 | 84.10 | ||||
| PFP gain from NUP | ||||||
Vice mayoral election
The incumbent Vice Mayor Laarni Malibiran was re-elected in 2022 election with the 59.74% (37,099 votes) of the total votes counted, defeating then-councilor and former vice mayor Louie De Leon of Aksyon Demokratiko.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Laura Obligacion (NUP), incumbent member of the Municipal Council and barangay captain of Calios[8][9][6][7]
- Laarni Malibiran (Independent), incumbent vice mayor[4]
Results
| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laarni Malibiran | Tropa Santa Cruz | Independent | 38,004 | 59.13 | ||
| Laura Panganiban | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 26,268 | 40.87 | ||
| Total | 64,272 | 100.00 | ||||
| Valid votes | 64,272 | 94.77 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,548 | 5.23 | ||||
| Total votes | 67,820 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 80,643 | 84.10 | ||||
| Independent hold | ||||||
Municipal Council election
The Santa Cruz Municipal Council is composed of eight councilors elected to serve a three-year term. The election for the council is done via multiple non-transferable vote in which a voter has eight votes to distribute to eight different candidates. The eight candidates with the most votes garnered will be elected to the council.
The incumbent councilors are Ambiel John C. Panganiban, Lea Alagon–Almarves, Norman T. Tolentino, Esmeraldo C. De Las Armas Jr., Rizaldy N. Kalaw, Lucena Rebenque–Odejar and Alan T. Pamatmat.[1] Mark Anthony P. Joven is also an incumbent, but remains in detention after allegations of rape.[10]
Results
| Candidate | Party or alliance | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambiel John Panganiban | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 32,991 | 7.81 | ||
| Norman Tolentino | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 30,780 | 7.28 | ||
| Lea Almarvez | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 29,370 | 6.95 | ||
| Jericho Asinas | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 27,239 | 6.44 | ||
| Roselon Pamatmat | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 26,710 | 6.32 | ||
| Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 26,684 | 6.31 | ||
| Rizaldy Kalaw | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 26,623 | 6.30 | ||
| Louie De Leon | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 26,466 | 6.26 | ||
| Anna Clarissa San Luis | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 25,028 | 5.92 | ||
| John Mark Garcia | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 24,580 | 5.82 | ||
| Alan Pamatmat | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 22,740 | 5.38 | ||
| Mia Martinez | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 21,443 | 5.07 | ||
| Lucena Odejar | Serbisyong may Puso | NUP | 21,269 | 5.03 | ||
| Angelito Joven | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 19,039 | 4.50 | ||
| Moises Ordoñez | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 15,447 | 3.65 | ||
| Efren Diaz | Independent | 13,678 | 3.24 | |||
| Mark Anthony Juangco | Tropa Santa Cruz | PFP | 12,215 | 2.89 | ||
| Renato Ernas | Independent | 8,922 | 2.11 | |||
| Mark Anthony Joven | Independent | 7,949 | 1.88 | |||
| Santiago Fajilago Jr. | Independent | 3,495 | 0.83 | |||
| Total | 422,668 | 100.00 | ||||
| Valid votes | 422,668 | 77.90 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 119,892 | 22.10 | ||||
| Total votes | 542,560 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 645,144 | 84.10 | ||||
References
- ^ a b c d "2022 NLE". COMELEC, DICT, Smartmatic. May 9, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "2025 NLE - Tentative Lists of Candidates - Santa Cruz, Laguna" (PDF). comelec.gov.ph. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ^ "Laguna's 4th district Board Member Benjo Agarao will run for Mayor of Santa Cruz, Laguna". Facebook. SCC. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Team Agarao-MAlibiran". Facebook. Angelito Guerra Guce. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "8-10 May 2024 - Mayoral Poll (Sta. Cruz, Laguna)". Facebook. SCC. May 8, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Maligayang Buwan ng Pagmamalaki sa inyong Lahat!". Facebook. Edgar "Kuya Egay" San Luis. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Sa pangunguna ng inyong lingkod, kasama si Vice Laura P. Obligacion, tayo ay patuloy na magtutulungan para sa mas maunlad at masayang Bayan ng Santa Cruz!". Facebook. Edgar "KUYA EGAY" San Luis. July 10, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "ABC President and Barangay Chairwoman of Calios Laura Panganiban–Obligacion will run for Vice Mayor of Santa Cruz, Laguna". Facebook. SCC. May 13, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "VICE President, LnB Laura Panganiban Obligacion". Facebook. May 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Estacio, Danny (June 1, 2023). "Councilor in Laguna accused of rape yields". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 13, 2024.