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 ...

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, 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 since ...

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 ^ Arman Sanchez 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 Bata ...

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 Victoria Hernandez-Reyes (September 10, 1954–September 30, 2016) was a Filipino politician from Tanauan, Batangas. A member of the Lakas-CMD Party, she had been elected to three terms as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philipp ...

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 Mark Llandro "Dong" Latorre Mendoza (born August 29, 1973) is a Filipino politician. He is the Presidential Adviser on Legislative Affairs and head of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, a member of the cabinet of Philippine President ...

is the incumbent.

Sangguniang Panlalawigan elections

All 4 Districts of

will elect Sangguniang Panlalawigan or provincial board members.

Summary

1st District

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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 C ...

, Lemery,

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Catigbian Catigbian, officially the Municipality of Catigbian ( ceb, Munisipyo sa Catigbian; tgl, Bayan ng Catigbian), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,805 people. ...

, Taal,

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Nasugbu Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu ( tgl, Bayan ng Nasugbu), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,524 people. Several bus services provide ...

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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 ...

Bauan Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Bauan), 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 population of ...

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, Mabini,

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, San Pascual,

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3rd District

Tanauan City Tanauan, officially the City of Tanauan ( fil, Lungsod ng Tanauan), is a 2nd class component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 193,936 people. It is incorporated as a city under ...

: 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 ...

, Balete,

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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 pr ...

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,

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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,

, Taal,

Balayan

Calaca

Calatagan

Lemery

Lian

Nasugbu

Taal

Tuy

2nd District, Candidates for Mayor

, Mabini,

, San Pascual,

Tingloy Tingloy, officially the Municipality of Tingloy ( tgl, Bayan ng Tingloy), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,215 people. The municipality comprises Mari ...

Batangas City

Bauan

Lobo

Mabini

San Luis

San Pascual

Tingloy

3rd District, Candidates for Mayor

: Agoncillo,

, Balete,

Mataas na Kahoy, Batangas Mataasnakahoy, officially the Municipality of Mataasnakahoy ( tgl, Bayan ng Mataasnakahoy), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,621 people. Mataasn ...

, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita,

, Talisay

Tanauan City

Agoncillo

Alitagtag

Balete

Cuenca

Laurel

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Malvar

Mataas na Kahoy

San Nicolas

Santa Teresita

Santo Tomas

< Notes * A ^ Renato Federico substituted Edna Sanchez, who was named as the substitute gubernatorial candidate to her husband Arman Sanchez who died on April 27, 2010.

Talisay

4th District, Candidates for Mayor

, Padre Garcia,

, San Jose,

Lipa City

Ibaan

Padre Garcia

Rosario

San Jose

San Juan

Taysan

Footnotes

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