Local elections were held in the province of

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( ), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,908,494 people, making ...

on May 9, 2022 as part of the

2022 general election The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2022. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world. * 2022 United Nations Security Council election * 2022 national electoral calendar * 2022 loca ...

. 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 Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine provinces. They are the legislative branches of the provinces, and their powers and responsibi ...

, the vice-governor, governor and for the six districts of Batangas.

Provincial elections

Governor

Incumbent Governor

Hermilando Mandanas Hermilando Ingco "Dodo" Mandanas (born March 25, 1944) is a Filipino politician who has served as the 21st governor of Batangas since 2016. Mandanas previously served in this position from 1995 to 2004. He served as a Member of the House of Re ...

is running for his sixth nonconsecutive term. His opponents are Praxedes Bustamante and former Padre Garcia mayor Prudencio Gutierrez.

Per City/Municipality

Vice governor

Incumbent Jose Antonio Leviste II is running for reelection. His opponent is former DSWD Undersecretary Jose Antonio Hernandez.

Per City/Municipality

Provincial Board

1st District

Municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Balayan Balayan, officially the Municipality of Balayan (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 95,913 people. The town ...

Calaca A calaca (, a colloquial Mexican Spanish name for skeleton) is a figure of a skull or skeleton (usually human) commonly used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival, although they are made all year round. Description Tracing ...

Calatagan Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,719 people. Calatagan comprises the Calatagan Peninsula between the ...

, Lemery,

Lian Lian may refer to: Fiction * Gao Lian (''Water Margin''), a character in the ''Water Margin'' series of novels * Lian the Great (, ''Dalian''), a figure in Chinese mythology * Jia Lian, a character in the novel ''Dream of the Red Chamber'' Peop ...

Nasugbu Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,524 people. Several bus services provide transportation to and from Na ...

, Taal, Tuy *Electorate (2019): 378,526 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbent Roman Rosales Jr. is running for reelection. Another incumbent Board Member Glenda Bausas is not running, instead Armie Bausas is running her in place. Also running are Carlos Alvarez, and Jude Suayan. Ferdinand Rillo withdrew from the race. , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , - , - , -

2nd District

Bauan Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,819 people. Etymology Bauan derived its name from the following Tagalog wor ...

, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual,

Tingloy Tingloy, officially the Municipality of Tingloy (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,215 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. H ...

*Electorate (2019): 193,151 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbents Arlina Magboo is running for reelection under

Aksyon Demokratiko Aksyon Demokratiko (, ), or simply Aksyon, is a political party in the Philippines founded by Raul Roco. It was recognized as a national political party in 1998 by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and is considered to be one of the major p ...

while Wilson Rivera is running for reelection under

Nacionalista Party The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...

. Also running are Genaro Abreau and Ramon Lagrana. , - , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , - , -

3rd District

City A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

: Santo Tomas City,

Tanauan City Tanauan, officially the City of Tanauan (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 193,93 ...

: Agoncillo,

Alitagtag Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,819 people. Alitagtag derived its name from the Tagalog word ''ali ...

, Balete,

Cuenca Cuenca may refer to: People * Cuenca (surname) Places Ecuador * Cuenca Canton, in the Azuay Province ** Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of Cuenca Canton and Azuay Province ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca Peru * Cuenca District, Huarochirí ...

Laurel Laurel may refer to: Plants * Lauraceae, the laurel family * Laurel (plant), including a list of trees and plants known as laurel People * Laurel (given name), people with the given name * Laurel (surname), people with the surname * Laurel (mus ...

Malvar Malvar, officially the Municipality of Malvar (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,379 people. Etymology The municipality was named after General Miguel Malvar ...

, Mataas na Kahoy, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Talisay *Electorate (2019): 430,588 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbent Rodolfo Balba is running for reelection under

. While incumbent Jhoanna Corona-Villamor opted to run for Vice Mayor of

, instead her father, former Board Member and former Tanauan City Mayor Alfredo Corona, is running. Also running is former

Mayor Randy James Amo. Amo and Corona are running under

Nationalist People's Coalition The Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) is a conservatism, conservative political party in the Philippines which was founded in 1992 by presidential candidate Danding Cojuangco. History Formation In 1990, amid political and economic unce ...

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4th District

Ibaan Ibaan, officially the Municipality of Ibaan (), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,507 people. Temperature is ...

, Padre Garcia,

Rosario Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...

, San Jose,

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John (disambiguation), Saint John, most commonly refers to: * San Juan, Puerto Rico * San Juan, Argentina * San Juan, Metro Manila, a highly urbanized city in the Philippines San Juan may also refer to: Places Arge ...

Taysan Taysan, officially the Municipality of Taysan (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,146 people. Etymology Taysan may have derived its name from the following Ta ...

*Electorate (2019): 291,063 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbent Board Members Jesus De Veyra and Jonas Patrick Gozos are both running for reelection under

. Also vying for a seat is Rodrigo Dotig, but withdrew, as a result both De Veyra and Gozos are running unopposed. , - , -

5th District

Batangas City Batangas, sometimes called Batangas City and officially called the City of Batangas (), is a 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 ...

*Electorate (2022): 220,199 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbent Board Members Maria Claudette Ambida and Arthur Blanco are running for reelection unopposed under

. , - , -

6th District

Lipa City Lipa (), officially the City of Lipa (), is a 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 with a charter in the province and one of five ...

*Electorate (2022): 222,589 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbent Board Members Lydio Lopez Jr. and Aries Emmanuel Mendoza are running for reelection under

. Rodel Lacorte is also running. , - , - , colspan=5 bgcolor=black, , -

Congressional elections

1st District

Eileen Ermita-Buhain is term-limited. Her husband, former

Philippine Sports Commission The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC; ) is an agency of the Philippine government that tackles matters concerning sports in the country. The sports agency is independent from the Philippine Olympic Committee, a privately-ran organization that e ...

and Games and Amusement Board Chairman

Eric Buhain Eric Reyes Buhain (; born April 12, 1970) is a Filipino politician and former Swimming (sport), competitive swimmer serving as the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Representative for Batangas's 1st congressional district, Batangas's ...

is her party's nominee. His opponents are his sister-in-law Liza Ermita, Gerry Manalo and Luisito Ruiz. Eduard Rillo withdrew from the congressional race.

2nd District

Incumbent

Raneo Abu Raneo "Ranie" Enriquez Abu (born May 12, 1967) is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Batangas's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2022. He served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines ...

is term limited. His daughter, Reina Abu is his party's nominee. Her opponents are former Presidential Anti-graft Commission Commissioner Nicasio Conti and Jinky Luistro, Municipal Administrator of Mabini and wife of incumbent Mabini Mayor Noel Luistro.

3rd District

Incumbent Ma. Theresa "Maitet" Collantes is running for her third and final term. Her opponents are Nestor Burgos and incumbent Talisay Mayor Gerry Natanauan. Irich John Bolinas was substituted by incumbent

Mayor Mary Angeline Halili.

4th District

Incumbent Lianda Bolilia is running for her third and final term. Her opponent is former Taysan Mayor Victor Portugal, Jr. This will serve as a rematch of the 2016 congressional elections for both Bolilia and Portugal.

5th District (Batangas City)

Incumbent Marvey Mariño is running for his third and final term. His opponent is Calito Bisa.

6th District (Lipa City)

Incumbent

Vilma Santos-Recto Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress and politician. In a career spanning over seven decades, she is recognized for her versatility in acting across various genres of film and television in the Philippine ...

, who was initially planning to run for a higher office, is retiring from politics. Her husband, incumbent Senator

Ralph Recto Ralph Gonzalez Recto (; born January 11, 1964) is a Filipino politician currently serving as the 33rd secretary of finance since 2024, under President Bongbong Marcos. He previously served as the representative for Batangas' 6th district a ...

is her party's nominee and is running unopposed.

City and municipal elections

All municipalities of

, Santo Tomas City 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 and vice-mayoralty candidates of each city and municipalities per district.

1st District

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

, Lemery,

, Taal, Tuy

Balayan

Emmanuel Fronda II is the incumbent. ≥u Incumbent Francisco Ramos is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Calaca

Incumbent Sofronio Ona is running for reelection. His opponents are Roberto Landicho and incumbent vice mayor Renante Macalindong. ≥u Incumbent Renante Macalindong is term-limited and is running for mayor. His party nominated Melvin Malabanan. His opponents are Jerry Raphael Katigbak and Antonio Mendoza. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Calatagan

Incumbent Peter Oliver Palacio is running for reelection. His opponent is former Vice Mayor Lenie Pantoja. ≥u Incumbent Rogelio Zarraga is running for reelection. His opponent is Rexio Bautista. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Lemery

Incumbent Geraldine Ornales who assumed office upon the death of Mayor Eulalio Alilio is running for Vice Mayor. Running for the position are Ian Kenneth Alilio, son of former Mayor Alilio who substituted him in the mayoralty race and Nene Bendaña, wife of former mayor Raul Bendaña. ≥u Running for the position is incumbent Mayor Geraldine Ornales who is running unopposed. Incumbent Maria Hanalee Bustos who assumed office upon the death of Mayor Eulalio Alilio is running for councilor. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Lian

Incumbent Joseph Peji who assumed office after the death of former Mayor Isagani Bolompo is running for his first full three-year term. His opponents are Iniño Bolompo, son of former Mayor Isagani Bolompo and Vice Mayor Leo Malinay. ≥u Incumbent Leo Malinay who assumed office after the death of former Mayor Isagani Bolompo is running for mayor. His party nominated Jillian Decilos. His opponents are Jimmy Delos Reyes and Ronin Leviste, son of incumbent Vice Governor Mark Leviste. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Nasugbu

Incumbent Antonio Jose Barcelon is running for reelection. His opponents are incumbent Vice Mayor Larry Albanio and Roderick Cabral ≥u Incumbent Larry Albanio is term-limited and is running for Mayor. His party nominated Melvin Salanguit. His opponents are Arlene Chuidian and incumbent councilor Mildred Sanchez. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Taal

Incumbent Fulgencio Mercado is running for reelection. His opponent is Romeo Baleros. ≥u Incumbent Jovit Albufera is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Tuy

Incumbent Armando Afable is running for Vice Mayor, switching places with Incumbent Vice Mayor Jose Jecerrel Cerrado. His opponent is former Mayor Edgardo Calingasan. ≥u Incumbent Jose Jecerrel Cerrado is running for Mayor, switching places with incumbent mayor Armando Afable. His opponent is Richman Rodriguez. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

2nd District

, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual,

Bauan

Incumbent Rhyan Dolor is running for reelection. ≥u Incumbent Julian Casapao is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Lobo

Incumbent Gaudioso Manalo is term-limited and is running for Vice Mayor. His wife, Lota is his party's nominee. Her opponents are incumbent councilor Dean Albert Araja and former mayor Efren Diona. ≥u Incumbent Virgilio Manalo is not running. His brother, incumbent mayor Gaudioso Manalo is his party's nominee. His opponents are incumbent councilor Nilo Camo and former vice mayor Renato Perez. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Mabini

Incumbent Noel Luistro is running for reelection. His opponents are Joel Abarintos and former mayor Nilo Villanueva. ≥u ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

San Luis

Incumbent Danilo Medina, who won as Vice Mayor in 2019 assumed as Mayor when reelected mayor Samuel Noel Ocampo died before taking his oath of office is running for his first full three-year term. His opponents are Lely Beth Vale, mother of Sangguniang Kabataan Provincial Federation President Mary Louise Vale, incumbent Vice Mayor Oscarlito Hernandez and former Mayor Rodolfo Mendoza. ≥u Incumbent Oscarlito Hernandez, who won as first Municipal Councilor in 2019 assumed as Vice Mayor when reelected mayor Samuel Noel Ocampo died before taking his oath of office is running for mayor. His party nominated Danilo Lasala. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

San Pascual

Incumbent Antonio Dimayuga is running for reelection. His opponent is former mayor Rosario Anna Victoria "Roanna" Conti. ≥u Incumbent Isagani Dimatatac is running for reelection. His opponent is former municipal councilor Angelina "Lynn" Castillo. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Tingloy

Incumbent Lauro Alvarez is running for reelection. ≥u Incumbent Rolando Masangkay is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

3rd District

Cities A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

: Santo Tomas City,

: Agoncillo,

, Balete,

, Mataas na Kahoy, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Talisay

Santo Tomas City

Incumbent Edna Sanchez is term-limited. Her party's nominee is incumbent Vice Mayor Armenius Silva. ≥u Incumbent Armenius Silva is running for mayor. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Tanauan City

Incumbent Mary Angeline Halili is running for congresswoman. Her brother, Mark Anthony Halili is her party's nominee. His opponent is former Batangas 3rd district Representative Sonny Collantes. Incumbent Herminigildo Trinidad, Jr. is running for reelection. His opponent is incumbent board member Jhoanna Corona-Villamor. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Agoncillo

Incumbent Daniel Reyes is term-limited and is running for Vice Mayor. His wife, Cindy Reyes, is his party's nominee. Her opponent is incumbent Vice Mayor Danilo Anuran. ≥u Incumbent Danilo Anuran is term-limited and is running for mayor. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Alitagtag

Incumbent Edilberto Ponggos is running for reelection. ≥u ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Balete

Incumbent Wilson Maralit is running for reelection. ≥u Incumbent Alvin Payo is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Cuenca

Faye Endaya is the incumbent. Her opponent is incumbent Vice Mayor Romulo Cuevas. ≥u Incumbent Romulo Cuevas is running for Mayor. His party nominated Melvin Cuevas. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Laurel

Incumbent Joan Amo is running for reelection. Her opponent is Lyndon Bruce. ≥u Incumbent Rachelle Ogalinola is running for reelection. Her opponent is former mayoralty candidate Aries Parrilla. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Malvar

Incumbent Cristeta Reyes is running for reelection. Her opponent is her niece, incumbent councilor Carla Reyes, daughter of former mayor Carlito Reyes. ≥u Incumbent Matt Louie Aranda is running for councilor. His party nominated former Mayor and Vice Mayor Alberto Lat. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Mataasnakahoy

Incumbent Janet Ilagan is running for reelection. ≥u Incumbent Jay Ilagan is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

San Nicolas

Incumbent Lester De Sagun is running for reelection. ≥u Incumbent Napoleon Arceo is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Santa Teresita

Incumbent Norberto Segunial is running unopposed. Incumbent Ma. Aurea Segunial is running for reelection. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Talisay

Incumbent Gerry Natanauan is term-limited and is running for congressman. His son, incumbent councilor Jerome Natanauan, is running for mayor under

. His opponents are his uncle, Nestor Natanuan, and the son of former mayor Zenaida Mendoza, Dr. Mark Mendoza. ≥u Incumbent Charlie Natanauan is not seeking any political position, instead his brother Leonardo Natanauan Jr. is running under

. His opponents are incumbent councilors Francis Magsino and Lorenz Pesigan. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

4th District

, Padre Garcia,

, San Jose,

Ibaan

Edralyn Joy Salvame is running for reelection. Her opponent is former councilor Cesar Marasigan. Incumbent Socrates Arellano is running for reelection. His opponent is former councilor and Municipal Administrator Juvy Mendoza. Both Arellano and Mendoza are opponents in the 2019 vice mayoral elections. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Padre Garcia

Celsa Rivera is running for reelection unopposed. Incumbent Noel Cantos is term-limited. His party nominated former Sangguniang Kabataan Federation President Micko Angelo Rivera, son of incumbent mayor Celsa Rivera and former mayor and 1-CARE party-list representative Michael Angelo Rivera. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Rosario

Incumbent Manuel Alvarez is term-limited. His son Joel is his party's nominee. His opponent are incumbent Vice Mayor Leovigildo Morpe, Sonny Roque Parica and former Vice Mayor Jose Valencia. Incumbent Leovigildo Morpe is running for mayor. His party nominated incumbent councilor Atanacio Zara. His opponents are incumbent councilors Arnold Austria, Christopher Conti, Aldwin Garcia and former councilor Ferdinand De Veyra. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

San Jose

≥u ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

San Juan

Ildebrando Salud is the incumbent and is running unopposed. Incumbent Octavio Antonio Marasigan is running for reelection. His opponent is incumbent councilor Alvin John Samonte. ≥u , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

Taysan

Incumbent Grande Gutierrez is running for reelection. His opponents are former councilors Brigido "Bidong" A. Villena and Ian Portugal. Incumbent Marianito Perez is running for reelection. His opponent are incumbent councilor Edilberto Adabay and former councilor Clint Bosch. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

5th District

Batangas City

Incumbent Beverley Rose Dimacuha is running for her third and final term. Her opponent is Edu Garcia who is initially running under the Alliance for the Common Good, now under the party

Ang Kapatiran Ang Kapatiran Party (AKP, ), also known as the Alliance for the Common Good, is a political party in the Philippines founded by Reynaldo "Nandy" Pacheco in 2004. The party participated in the 2007 Philippine general election, 2007 elections and ...

. Incumbent Emilio Francisco Berberabe is term-limited and is running for party-list representative of Buklod Filipino. Running for the position unopposed is incumbent first councilor Alyssa Renee Cruz. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

6th District

Lipa City

Incumbent Eric Africa is running for reelection. His opponents are former Mayor Meynardo Sabili and former Batangas Provincial Police Director Nestor Sanares. Incumbent Mark Aries Luancing is running for reelection. His opponents are incumbent councilor Camille Angeline Lopez and former councilor Nonato Monfero. , colspan=5 bgcolor=black,

References

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