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, on May 12, 2025, as part of the

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. The voters will elect a mayor, vice mayor, ten members of the Naga City Council, and one member of the

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. Former Vice President

Leni Robredo Maria Leonor "Leni" Gerona Robredo (; Gerona; born April 23, 1965) is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 14th vice president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. She is the mayor-elect of Naga, Camarines Sur, having won the ...

and Representative

Gabriel Bordado Gabriel "Gabby" Hidalgo Bordado Jr. (born February 15, 1955) is a Filipino politician and writer who is the vice mayor-elect of Naga, Camarines Sur, under incoming Mayor Leni Robredo. He previously held the office from 2004 to 2013, under the m ...

were elected mayor and vice mayor respectively, defeating their closest independent rivals, with the former winning in a landslide. Robredo became the first woman to be elected to the office while Bordado marked his return to the office, which he previously held from 2004 to 2013, during the mayoralties of

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and John Bongat. Despite their landslide victory in the mayoral race, the

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, locally contesting the election as An Bagong Team Naga, lost two seats in the Naga City Council to independents Jude Diokno and Nathan Sergio.

Background

In 2022, the

won the mayoralty, vice mayoralty, and all ten seats in the city council in a ticket led by incumbent mayor Nelsion Legacion and vice mayor Cecilia V. de Asis. Nationally,

and

are both considered Liberal stronghold for former vice president

, with both localities voting for Robredo and

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for president and vice president respectively in wide margins.

Coalitions

The filing of certificates of candidacies were conducted from October 1 to 8, 2024, from which local slates were formalized and announced.

An Bagong Team Naga 2025

Former vice president

and incumbent representative

are seeking the mayoralty and vice mayoralty of Naga respectively under the

-backed An Bagong Team Naga (). The ticket is supported by a full ten-member slate for the City Council with candidates selected through community consultation and rigorous evaluation and vetting processes in the tradition started by former mayor and Robredo's husband

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Tickets

Names ''italicized'' are those of candidates seeking re-election.

Administration coalition

Campaign

The campaign period for local elections began on March 28, 2025.

Campaign themes

Robredo camp

The platform of An Bagong Team Naga has revolved around addressing local issues such as those related to basic services in water, electricity, traffic, and flood control. Robredo has stated that a key priority of her administration would be to continue the programs initiated by her husband Jesse, during his longtime mayoralty of the city. The ticket's proclamation rally held on March 28. The event was marked by dance performances rather than speeches, to which Robredo said was in tribute for the volunteers that organized the event. Her campaign conducted house-to-house campaigns locally known as “''orolay-olay''” () across all Naga barangays.

Mayoral election

The incumbent mayor is Nelson Legacion, who has served since 2019 and was re-elected in 2022 with 42.98% of the vote. Legacion is not seeking re-election to give way for the mayoral bid of former vice president

and instead run for representative in Camarines Sur's 3rd district. After Robredo was defeated in the 2022 presidential election, organizations and figures from the traditional opposition led by the

attempted to draft her to run in the 2025 Senate election. Robredo would decline the calls and instead run for the mayoralty of Naga, citing her preference for executive work over legislation as well as her "passion" for local governance. Three independent candidates are challenging Robredo for the position. Restituto de Quiros, the former mayor of

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, cited his birth and upbringing in the city as his motivation to run for the mayoralty of Naga. Luis Ortega is running as an alternative to Robredo, having served in the city council under the term of her late husband, Jesse.

Candidates

Declared

* Leonida Abrazado (

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) * Restituto de Quiros (

), former mayor of

* Luis Ortega (

), former city hall employee *

( Liberal), former

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of the Philippines

Disallowed

* Leonida Cormanes (

)

Declined

* Nelson Legacion ( Lakas), incumbent mayor

Endorsements

Results

Robredo won the election in a landslide with over 90% of the vote, becoming the first woman to be elected to the office.

Vice mayoral election

The incumbent vice mayor is Cecilia V. de Asis, who has served since 2019 and was re-elected in 2022 with 56.21% of the vote. Like Mayor Legacion, de Asis is not seeking re-election to give way for the vice mayoral bid of incumbent representative

. Bordado initially planned to run for mayor upon being term-limited as representative. He backtracked from his plans and instead sought the vice mayoralty to give way for Robredo's bid for the office, running as her running mate.

Candidates

Declared

( Liberal), incumbent representative for

's third district * Cristopher Fortuna (

) * Fortunato Mendoza (

) * Benjamin Manuel Villafuerte (

)

Results

City Council election

The Naga City Council is composed of 12 councillors, 10 of whom are elected.

Overview

References

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