Wikipedia

2025 Santa Cruz, Laguna local elections

Local elections are scheduled to be held in Santa Cruz, Laguna on Monday, May 12, 2025, as part of the Philippine general election. The electorate will elect a town Mayor, a town Vice Mayor, eight Member's of the Sangguniang Bayan, as well as two Member's 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-long term.

2025 Santa Cruz, Laguna local elections
← 2022 12 May 2025 (2025-05-12) 2028 →
Mayoral election
Mayor before election

Edgar San Luis
Aksyon

Elected Mayor

TBD

Vice Mayoral election
Vice Mayor before election

Laarni Malibiran
PROMDI

Elected Vice Mayor

TBD

Background

edit
Main article: 2022 Santa Cruz, Laguna local elections

In the 2022 elections, Edgar San Luis and Laarni Malibiran were re-elected to the Mayoralty and Vice Mayoralty respectively. San Luis' coalition, Team Serbisyong may Puso, won 4 seats in the Municipal Council. While the opposition, Tropang pang Masa won 3 seats.[1]

Coalitions

edit

As the Mayor, Vice Mayor and the Member's of the Municipal Council are elected on the same Ballot. The Mayoral candidate's may present or endorse a slate of candidate's. These slates usually run with their respective Mayoral and Vice Mayoral candidate's along with the other member's of their slate. A group of Independent candidate's of any Mayoral or Vice Mayoral candidate may also form a slate consisting of themselves.

Administration Coalition

edit
Team Serbisyong may Puso (Team San Luis–Panganiban)
  • For Mayor
    Edgar San Luis (Aksyon)
  • For Vice Mayor
    Laura Obligacion (Aksyon)
  • For Councilor
  1. Ambiel John Panganiban (Aksyon)
  2. Lucena Odejar (Aksyon)
  3. Alan Pamatmat (Aksyon)
  4. Norman Tolentino (Aksyon)

Primary Opposition Coalition

edit
Tropa TAMa (Team Agarao–Malibiran)
  1. Lea A. Almarves (PFP)
  2. Efren Diaz (PFP)
  3. Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. (PFP)
  4. John Mark Garcia (PFP)
  5. Angelito Joven (PFP)
  6. Rizaldy Kalaw (PFP)
  7. Moises Ordoñez (PFP)
  8. Roselon Pamatmat (PFP)

Mayoralty election

edit

The incumbent Mayor Edgar San Luis, who as re-elected in 2022 election with the 50.97% (33,062 votes) of the total votes counted. San Luis of the Aksyon Demokratiko won defeating then-Laguna's 4th District Representative Benjamin Agarao Jr. of the PDP–Laban.[1]

Candidates

edit

Declared

edit

Potential

edit

Polling

edit
Hypothetical Polling
E. San Luis vs. B. Agarao
Date Pollster Participants Margin of
error 		San Luis
(Aksyon) 		Agarao
(PFP) 		Others Null Blank Undecided Margin
8–10 May.
2024 		SCC[4] 219 — 63.01% 36.99% — San Luis
+26.02
E. San Luis vs. L. Malibiran
Date Pollster Participants Margin of
error 		San Luis
(Aksyon) 		Malibiran
(PROMDI) 		Others Null Blank Undecided Margin
18–20 Jan.
2024 		SCC[5] 779 — 81.00% 19.00% — San Luis
+62.00

Vice Mayoralty election

edit

The incumbent Vice Mayor Laarni Maliboran, who was re-elected in 2022 election with the 59.74% (37,099 votes) of the total votes counted. Malibiran of the PROMDI won defeating then-Councilor and former Vice Mayor Louie De Leon of the Aksyon Demokratiko.[1]

Candidates

edit

Declared

edit

Potential

edit

Polling

edit
Hypothetical Polling
R. Kalaw vs. A. Panganiban
Date Pollster Participants Margin of
error 		Kalaw
(PFP) 		Panganiban
(Aksyon) 		Others Null Blank Undecided Margin
8–10 May.
2024 		SCC[9] 305 — 18.69% 81.41% — Panganiban
+62.62

Municipal Council election

edit

The Santa Cruz Municipal Council is composed of eight Councilor's elected to serve 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 candidate's. The eight candidate's with the most votes garnered will be elected to the council.

The incumbent Councilor's were 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 was stil detained.[10]

Candidates

edit

Potential

edit
Incumbents
  1. Lea Almarves (PFP)
  2. Esmeraldo De Las Armas Jr. (PFP)
  3. Mark Anthony Joven (Independent)
  4. Rizaldy Kalaw (PFP)
  5. Lucena Odejar (Aksyon)
  6. Alan Pamatmat (Aksyon)
  7. Ambiel John Panganiban (Aksyon)
  8. Norman Tolentino (Aksyon)
Others
  1. Frederick Ambrocio (Independent)
  2. Efren Diaz (PFP)
  3. John Mark Garcia (PFP)
  4. Angelito Joven (PFP)
  5. Moises Ordoñez (PFP)
  6. Roselon Pamatmat (PFP)

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d "2022 NLE". COMELEC, DICT, Smartmatic. May 9, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Team Agarao-MAlibiran". Facebook. Angelito Guerra Guce. June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "8-10 May 2024 - Mayoral Poll (Sta. Cruz, Laguna)". Facebook. SCC. May 8, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "18-20 January 2024 - Mayoral Poll (Sta. Cruz, Laguna)". Facebook. SCC. January 18, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Maligayang Buwan ng Pagmamalaki sa inyong Lahat!". Facebook. Edgar "Kuya Egay" San Luis. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "VICE President, LnB Laura Panganiban Obligacion". Facebook. May 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  9. ^ "19-21 January 2024 - Vice Mayoral Poll (Sta. Cruz, Laguna)". Facebook. SCC. January 19, 2024. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Estacio, Danny (June 1, 2023). "Councilor in Laguna accused of Rape yields". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2025_Santa_Cruz,_Laguna_local_elections&oldid=1229864967"