Local elections was held in the province of

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...

on May 10, 2010, as part of the 2010 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the

Sangguniang Panlalawigan Sangguniang Panlalawigan (abbreviated as SP; ), commonly known as the Provincial Board, are the legislatures in Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibilities are defined by the Loca ...

, the vice-governor, governor and representatives for the four districts of Batangas. The list below are the candidates as of May 2010.

Gubernatorial election

Vilma Santos Recto Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district sin ...

was the incumbent. Her opponent was former Governor Armondo Sanchez. Sanchez suffered a stroke due to fatigue while campaigning and died on April 27. His wife,

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Mayor Edna Sanchez, was his substitute. * * Notes * A ^

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died of hypertension on April 27, 2010. His wife, incumbent

mayor Edna Sanchez, was named as his substitute. * B ^ Ermita is Sanchez's guest candidate.

Congressional elections

Each of Batangas's four legislative districts will elect each representative to the

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1st District

Incumbent

Eileen Ermita-Buhain Ma. Elenita Milagros Ramos Ermita-Buhain (born May 12, 1969), more commonly known as Eileen Ermita-Buhain, is a Filipino politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st district of Bat ...

is in her third consecutive term and is ineligible to run; her father

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is her party's nominee for the seat. Eduardo Ermita placed the result of the election under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

2nd District

Hermilando Mandanas Hermilando Ingco Mandanas (born March 25, 1944), also known as Dodo Mandanas and colloquially as Dodo, is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Batangas since 2016; previously served this position from 1995 until 2004. He served as a ...

is the incumbent.

3rd District

Victoria Hernandez-Reyes is in her third consecutive term and is ineligible to run; her husband

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is her party's nominee for the seat. The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.

4th District

Mark L. Mendoza is the incumbent.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan elections

All 4 Districts of

will elect

or provincial board members.

Summary

1st District

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Balayan Balayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan ( tgl, Bayan ng Balayan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,913 people. The town is rich among the natu ...

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Calatagan Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan ( tgl, Bayan ng Calatagan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,719 people. Calatagan comprises the Ca ...

, Lemery, Lian,

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, Taal, Tuy,

Nasugbu Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu ( tgl, Bayan ng Nasugbu), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a popul ...

*Population (2007): 522,607 Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , -

2nd District

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Batangas City Batangas City, officially the City of Batangas ( fil, Lungsod ng Batangas), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people. Batangas City i ...

Bauan Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Bauan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,819 people. History Religious attribution and mi ...

, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual, Tuy *Population (2007): 558,882 Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies. , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , -

3rd District

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: Agoncillo,

Alitagtag Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag ( tgl, Bayan ng Alitagtag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,819 people. Geography According to ...

, Balete, Cuenca,

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Malvar Malvar, officially the Municipality of Malvar ( tgl, Bayan ng Malvar), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. The municipality was named after General Miguel Malvar, one of the last Filipino generals to surrend ...

, Mataas na Kahoy, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita,

, Talisay *Population (2007): 537,399 Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , -

4th District

Lipa City Lipa (), officially the City of Lipa ( fil, Lungsod ng Lipa), is a 1st class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,931 people. It is the first city charter in the pro ...

Ibaan Ibaan, officially the Municipality of Ibaan ( tgl, Bayan ng Ibaan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 58,507 people. Ibaan is located south of Manila. It ...

Padre Garcia Padre Garcia, officially the Municipality of Padre Garcia ( tgl, Bayan ng Padre Garcia), is a 2nd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, i ...

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, San Jose,

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Taysan Taysan, officially the Municipality of Taysan ( tgl, Bayan ng Taysan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,146 people. Geography Taysan is located at . A ...

*Population (2007): 626,981 Parties are as stated in their certificate of candidacies , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , -

Mayoralty elections

All municipalities of

and

will elect mayor and vice-mayor this election. The candidates for mayor and vice mayor with the highest number of votes wins the seat; they are voted separately, therefore, they may be of different parties when elected. Below is the list of mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities per district.

1st District, Candidates for Mayor

, Lemery, Lian,

, Taal, Tuy

Balayan

Calaca

Calatagan

Lemery

Lian

Nasugbu

Taal

Tuy

2nd District, Candidates for Mayor

, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual,

Tingloy Tingloy, officially the Municipality of Tingloy ( tgl, Bayan ng Tingloy), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippine ...