Gubernatorial elections were held in the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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on May 13, 2019. All
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
elected their provincial governors for three-year terms, who will be inaugurated on June 30, 2019 after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors (they may run for any other posts however).
Highly urbanized cities and independent component cities such as
Angeles City
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,
Bacolod,
Baguio
Baguio ( ,
), officially the City of Baguio ( ilo, Siudad ti Baguio; fil, Lungsod ng Baguio), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", ...
,
Cagayan de Oro,
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. Acc ...
,
Davao City
Davao City, officially the City of Davao ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dabaw; ), is a first class highly urbanized city in the Davao Region, Philippines. The city has a total land area of , making it the largest city in the Philippines in terms of lan ...
,
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on t ...
and
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the seat of government and one of three defined metropolitan areas in ...
with the
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 ...
of
Pateros are outside the jurisdiction of any province and thus do not run elections for governors of their mother provinces (
Pampanga
Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga ( pam, Lalawigan ning Pampanga; tl, Lalawigan ng Pampanga ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac ...
,
Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental ( hil, Nakatungdang Negros; tl, Kanlurang Negros), officially the Province of Negros Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas Regions of the Philippines, region. ...
,
Benguet,
Misamis Oriental,
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...
,
Davao del Sur
Davao del Sur ( ceb, Habagatang Dabaw; ), officially the Province of Davao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Davao Region in Mindanao. Its capital is Digos City. Davao City is the largest city in terms of area and populat ...
and
Iloilo
Iloilo (), officially the Province of Iloilo ( hil, Kapuoran sang Iloilo; krj, Kapuoran kang Iloilo; tl, Lalawigan ng Iloilo), is a province in the Philippines located in the Western Visayas region. Its capital is the City of Iloilo, the ...
for Angeles, Bacolod, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu City, Davao City and Iloilo City, respectively). These cities and Pateros elect mayors instead.
Summary
Luzon
Here are the election results as provided by the
Commission on Elections
An election commission is a body charged with overseeing the implementation of electioneering process of any country. The formal names of election commissions vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and may be styled an electoral commission, a c ...
(COMELEC) for the provinces in
Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...
.
Ilocos Region
Ilocos Region ( ilo, Rehion/Deppaar ti Ilocos; pag, Sagor na Baybay na Luzon/Rehiyon Uno; tl, Rehiyon ng Ilocos) is an administrative region of the Philippines, designated as Region I, occupying the northwestern section of Luzon and part of ...
Ilocos Norte
Incumbent Governor
Imee Marcos
Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos (; born November 12, 1955) is a Filipina politician and former actress serving as a Senator since 2019. She is the daughter of Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos and the o ...
is term-limited and is running for Senator. Her mother, former First Lady and incumbent congresswoman
Imelda Marcos
Imelda Romualdez Marcos (; born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez; July 2, 1929) is a Filipino politician who served as the First Lady of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, wielding significant political power during the dictato ...
, is running in her place. On November 29, she withdrew her bid and was replaced by her grandson, Matthew Joseph Manotoc. His opponent is former governor and incumbent congressman
Rodolfo Fariñas
Rodolfo "Rudy" Castro Fariñas, Sr. (born September 5, 1951) is a Filipino politician and the former Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represents the 1st District of Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. Fa ...
. On May 2, Fariñas withdrew from the race, leaving Manotoc running unopposed.
Ilocos Sur
Incumbent Governor Ryan Luis Singson is running for reelection.
La Union
Pangasinan
Incumbent Governor Amado Espino III is running for reelection.
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley ( ilo, Tanap ti Cagayan; fil, Lambak ng Cagayan), is an administrative region in the Philippines, located in the northeastern section of Luzon Island. It is composed of five Philippine provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, ...
Batanes
Incumbent Governor Marilou Cayco is running for reelection.
Cagayan
Incumbent Governor
Manuel Mamba
Manuel Noveno Mamba Sr. (born August 19, 1958) is a Filipino politician who is the current provincial governor of Cagayan. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 3rd District of Cagayan. First elec ...
is running for reelection.
Isabela
Incumbent Governor Faustino Dy III is term-limited.
Nueva Vizcaya
Incumbent Governor Carlos Padilla is running for reelection.
Quirino
Incumbent governor Junie Cua is term limited.
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR; ilo, Rehion/Deppaar Administratibo ti Kordiliera; fil, Rehiyong Pampangasiwaan ng Cordillera), also known as the Cordillera Region and Cordillera (), is an administrative region in the Philippines, ...
Abra
Incumbent Governor Ma. Jocelyn Bernos is running for reelection.
Apayao
Incumbent governor
Elias Bulut Jr. is term limited and is running for congressman. His sister, incumbent congresswoman
Eleonor Bulut Begtang
Eleanor Cayaba Bulut-Begtang is a Filipina politician from the province of Apayao
Apayao, officially the Province of Apayao ( ilo, Probinsia ti Apayao; fil, Lalawigan ng Apayao), is a landlocked province in the Philippines in the Cordiller ...
is running in his place unopposed.
Benguet
Incumbent Cresencio Pacalso is running for reelection.
Ifugao
Incumbent Pedro Mayam-O is not running.
Kalinga
Incumbent Jocel Baac is term-limited and is running for congressman.
Mountain Province
Incumbent Bonifacio Lacwasan, Jr. assumed as Governor after the Commission on Elections nullifies the proclamation of Kathy Jill Mayaen. The COMELEC disqualifies Mayaen as substitute candidate of Leonardo Mayaen who died on March 31, 2016. According to COMELEC rules, any independent candidate cannot be substituted in case of death, withdrawal or disqualification.
Central Luzon
Central Luzon ( pam, (Reyun ning) Kalibudtarang Luzon, pag, (Rehiyon na) Pegley na Luzon, tgl, (Rehiyon ng) Gitnang Luzon, ilo, (Rehion/Deppaar ti) Tengnga ti Luzon), designated as Region III, is an administrative region in the Philippines, ...
Aurora
Incumbent Gerardo Noveras is running for reelection.
Bataan
Incumbent Albert Garcia is running for reelection.
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Incumbent governor Czarina Umali is not running. Her brother-in-law, Gil Raymond is running in her place. On November 23, he withdrew his bid and replaced by his brother, former Governor Aurelio Umali.
Pampanga
Incumbent governor Lilia Pineda is term-limited and is running for Vice Governor. Her son, incumbent Vice Governor Dennis Pineda is running in her place.
Tarlac
Incumbent Susan Yap is running for reelection unopposed.
Zambales
Incumbent
Amor Deloso
Amor P. Deloso (born September 3, 1938) is a Filipino politician who served as the governor of Zambales, starting as the Officer-in-Charge from 1986 until 1987, Governor from 1988 until 1998, 2007 until 2010, and from 2016 until 2019. He is the fo ...
is running for reelection against former governor
Hermogenes Ebdane
Hermogenes "Jun" Edejer Ebdane, Jr. (born December 30, 1948) is a Filipino politician and retired police officer with the rank of Director General. He is the Governor of Zambales since 2019, previously held this position from 2010 until 2016. H ...
.
Calabarzon
Calabarzon (), formally known as the Southern Tagalog Mainland, is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IV-A. The region comprises five provinces: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal; and one highly urba ...
Batangas
Incumbent Governor
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 ...
is running for reelection.
Cavite
Incumbent Governor Jesus Crispin Remulla will not run for reelection.
Laguna
Incumbent Ramil Hernandez is running for reelection, while his predecessor ER Ejercito, was formally disqualified owing to the decision on his corruption case.
Quezon
Rizal
Incumbent Governor Rebecca A. Ynares is running for reelection.
Mimaropa
Marinduque
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Romblon
Bicol Region
Bicol, known formally as the Bicol Region or colloquially as Bicolandia ( bcl, Rehiyon kan Bikol; Rinconada Bikol: ''Rehiyon ka Bikol''; Waray Sorsogon, Masbateño: ''Rehiyon san Bikol''; tl, Rehiyon ng Bikol), is an administrative region of ...
Albay
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Masbate
Sorsogon
Visayas
Here are the election results as provided by the (COMELEC) for the provinces in
Visayas
The Visayas ( ), or the Visayan Islands (Visayan: ''Kabisay-an'', ; tl, Kabisayaan ), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. Located in the central part of the archipelago, ...
.
Western Visayas
Western Visayas ( hil, Kabisay-an Nakatundan; tl, Kanlurang Kabisayaan or ''Kanlurang Visayas'') is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VI. It consists of six provinces (Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras ...
Aklan
Antique
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo
Incumbent Governor
Arthur Defensor Sr. is term-limited and he is set to retire from politics. His son, incumbent congressman Arthur Defensor, Jr. is running in his place.
Negros Occidental
Central Visayas
Central Visayas ( ceb, Tunga-tungang Kabisay-an; tl, Gitnang Kabisayaan) is an administrative region in the Philippines, numerically designated as Region VII. It consists of four provinces: (Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor) and thr ...
Bohol
Incumbent governor
Edgar Chatto
Edgardo Migriño Chatto (born February 21, 1960), more commonly known as Edgar Chatto, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who is currently the Representative of the 1st Legislative District of Bohol since 2019. He previously served in that posi ...
is term-limited and he is running for Congressman.
Cebu
Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Eastern Visayas
Biliran
Eastern Samar
Leyte
Northern Samar
Samar
Southern Leyte
Mindanao
Here are the election results as provided by the (COMELEC) for the provinces in
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
.
Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula ( tl, Tangway ng Zamboanga; cbk, Peninsula de Zamboanga; ceb, Lawis sa Zamboanga) is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IX. It consists of three provinces (Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibu ...
Zamboanga del Norte
Roberto Escobido Uy was declared nuisance by the COMELEC after carrying the name similar to incumbent Governor Roberto Y. Uy, bringing confusion to voters of the locality.
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay
Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao ( tl, Hilagang Mindanao; ceb, Amihanang Mindanao; Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Mindanao'') is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region X. It comprises five provinces: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, ...
Bukidnon
Camiguin
Lanao del Norte
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental
Incumbent Governor Yevgeny Vincente Emano is running for reelection.
Davao Region
Compostela Valley
Incumbent Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy is running for reelection unopposed.
Davao del Norte
Davao del Sur
Davao Occidental
Davao Oriental
Soccksargen
Cotabato
Sarangani
South Cotabato
Sultan Kudarat
Caraga
Caraga, officially the Caraga Administrative Region (or simply known as Caraga Region) and designated as Region XIII, is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Mindanao. Th ...
Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Sur
Dinagat Islands
Incumbent governor Glenda Ecleo is not running for she is term-limited. Her son, incumbent Vice Governor Benglen Ecleo is running in her place
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
This year's elections are the first time people of the five provinces of the Bangsamoro region will elect their respective provincial governors.
Basilan
Lanao del Sur
Maguindanao
Sulu
Tawi-Tawi
Notes
References
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