Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. All provinces elected their provincial governors for three-year terms that will begin on June 30, 2007. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors (they may run in any other position).
Highly urbanized cities and independent component cities such as Zamboanga City, Angeles City and Cebu City, and including Metro Manila and the municipality of Pateros are outside the jurisdiction of any province and thus won't elect for governors of their mother provinces (Pampanga and Cebu, for Angeles and Cebu City). They, along with Metro Manila would elect mayors instead.
Summary Party 2004 elections Before elections Gains Holds Losses Total % Change (vs. before) 39 39 12 28 12 40 50.0% 1 8 7 7 1 14 17.5% 6 12 12 1 8 4 9 11.25% 3 8 11 2 7 3 9 11.25% 2 7 2 0 2 0 2 2.5% 2 1 0 1 0 1 1.25% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0% 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% Local parties 2 2 0 1 1 1 1.25% 1 2 1 4 0 1 4 5.0% 3Totals 79 79 27 53 25 80 100% 1
Luzon
Ilocos Region
Ilocos Norte Incumbent Bongbong Marcos is term limited and will ran for 2nd district representative. His cousin Michael Marcos Keon will run in his place.
Ilocos Sur Incumbent Chavit Singson will not run for reelection and is running for Senator.
La Union Incumbent Victor Ortega is not running for reelection. His brother, 2nd district representative Manuel Ortega will run in his place.
Pangasinan Incumbent Victor Agbayani is term limited and is running for 2nd district representative. His wife, Jamie Eloise Agbayani ran in his stead. She faced five candidates including Vice Governor Oscar Lambino and 2nd district representative Amado Espino Jr.
She would lose the elections.
Cagayan Valley
Batanes
Cagayan Incumbent Edgar Lara is running for reelection. His main opponent is Alcala mayor Alvaro Antonio.
Isabela Incumbent Grace Padaca is running for reelection. She will face former Governor Benjamin Dy.
Nueva Vizcaya Incumbent Luisa Cuaresma is running for reelection against former Governor Rodolfo Agbayani.
Quirino Incumbent Pedro Bacani is not running for reelection. His seat will be contested by Vice Governor Dakila Cua and board member Eleazar Balderas.
Cordillera Administrative Region
Abra Incumbent Vicente Valera will not run for reelection. His wife, Maria Zita Valera is running in his place.
She would lose the elections to Eustaquio Bersamin, brother of slained representative Luis Bersamin Jr.
Apayao
Benguet
Ifugao
Kalinga Incumbent Dominador Belac is not running for reelection. His seat will be contested by three candidates, including former Governor and representative Laurence Wacnang and Floydelia Diasen, who substituted her husband, Vice Governor Rommel Diasen who was killed on April 7.
Mountain Province
Central Luzon
Aurora Incumbent Bella Angara-Castillo is running for reelection against PUP professor Ruben dela Cruz.
She was reelected.
Bataan
Bulacan Incumbent Josefina dela Cruz is term limited. Her brother, Barangay Duhat, Bocaue barangay chairman Jonjon Mendoza and ex-officio board member is running in her stead. His opponents were former governor Roberto Pagdanganan and incumbent vice governor Aurelio Plamenco.
Nueva Ecija Incumbent Tomas Joson III is term limited and running for mayor of Cabanatuan. His seat will be contested by his brother, Vice Governor Mariano Cristino Joson and 3rd district representative Aurelio Umali.
Pampanga Incumbent Mark Lapid is running for reelection. He will be challenged by five candidates including former Catholic priest Eddie Panlilio, 2nd district board member Lilia Pineda and perennial candidate Elly Pamatong.
Panlilio won the elections.
Tarlac Incumbent Jose Yap Sr. is term limited and running for 2nd district representative. His son, Victor Yap will run in his stead.
He won the elections against Philippine Olympic Committee president Peping Cojuangco by 20,410 votes.
Zambales Incumbent Vicente Magsaysay is term limited and running for Senator. He nominated his son, Jesus Vicente Magsaysay.
Calabarzon
Batangas Incumbent Armando Sanchez is running for reelection. His main opponent is actress and Lipa mayor Vilma Santos-Recto.
She won the elections.
Cavite
Laguna Incumbent Teresita Lazaro is running for reelection. Her main opponent is Vice Governor Edwin Olivarez.
Quezon Incumbent Rafael Nantes is running for reelection. His main opponent is Vice Governor David Suarez.
Rizal
Mimaropa
Marinduque Incumbent Carmencita Reyes is term limited and ran for Congress.
Occidental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro
Palawan
Romblon
Bicol Region
Albay Incumbent Fernando Gonzalez is running for reelection. His main opponent is former Governor and former Malacañang Chief of Staff Joey Salceda.
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Masbate
Sorsogon
Visayas
Western Visayas
Aklan
Antique
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo Incumbent Niel Tupas Sr. is running for reelection. His main opponent is Vice Governor Roberto Armada.
Tupas was reelected.
Negros Occidental
Central Visayas
Bohol
Cebu Incumbent Gwendolyn Garcia is running for reelection. His main opponent is 3rd district representative Antonio Yapha Jr.
She was reelected.
Negros Oriental
Siquijor
Eastern Visayas
Biliran
Eastern Samar
Leyte
Northern Samar
Samar
Southern Leyte
Mindanao
Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga del Norte Incumbent Rolando Yebes is running for reelection. His main opponent is Dipolog mayor Roberto Uy.
Zamboanga del Sur Incumbent Aurora E. Cerilles is running for reelection.
Zamboanga Sibugay Incumbent George Hofer is running for reelection.
Northern Mindanao
Bukidnon Incumbent Jose Maria Zubiri Jr. is running for reelection. His main opponent is 1st district representative Nereus Acosta.
Camiguin
Lanao del Norte
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Oriental Incumbent Oscar Moreno is running for reelection. His main opponent is 2nd district representative Augusto Baculio Jr.
Davao Region
Compostela Valley
Davao del Norte Incumbent Gelacio Gementiza is running for reelection. His opponents are former Governor and Presidential Adviser for Government Centers Rodolfo del Rosario and Carmen Mayor Jesus Gaviola.
Davao del Sur
Davao Oriental Incumbent Maria Elena Palma Gil is running for reelection. Her opponent is 1st district representative Corazon Malanyaon.
Soccsksargen
Cotabato Incumbent Emmanuel Piñol is term-limited and is running for Vice Governor. His seat will be contested by six candidates including Vice Governor Jesus Sacdalan and Carmen mayor Rogelio Taliño.
Sarangani Incumbent Miguel Rene Dominguez is running for reelection.
South Cotabato Incumbent Daisy Avance-Fuentes is running for reelection.
Sultan Kudarat Incumbent Pax Mangudadatu is term limited and running for 1st district representative. His son, Suharto Mangudadatu is running in his place.
Caraga
Agusan del Norte Incumbent Erlpe John Amante is running for reelection. His opponent is former Agusan del Sur governor Valentina Plaza.
Agusan del Sur
Dinagat Islands Acting governor Jade Ecleo is running unopposed.
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur Incumbent Vicente Pimentel Jr. is running for reelection.
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Basilan Incumbent Wahab Akbar is term limited and is running for representative. His wife, Jum Jainudin Akbar will run against representative Abdulgani Salapuddin.
Lanao del Sur Incumbent Basher Manalao is running for his first full term. His main opponents are second district representative Benasing Macarambon Jr., Marawi mayor Omar Ali and Mamintal Adiong Jr., son of Manalao's predecessor, Mamintal Adiong Sr.
Maguindanao Incumbent Andal Ampatuan Sr. is running for reelection unopposed.
Shariff Kabunsuan
Sulu Incumbent Benjamin Loong is running for reelection. His opponents are former ARMM governor Nur Misuari and former governor Abdusakur Mahail Tan.
Tawi-Tawi Incumbent Sadikul Sahali is running for reelection against former Governor Rashidin Matba.
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