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The 2025 Philippine midterm elections saw a wave of celebrities running for national and local posts. While some are currently leading in the partial and unofficial results, others have struggled to translate their popularity into electoral success.
Winners so far
Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso made a major political comeback, reclaiming the mayoralty of Manila with more than 527,000 votes — far ahead of rivals Honey Lacuna and Sam Verzosa. Domagoso previously served as Manila mayor from 2019 to 2022.
Batangas governor Vilma Santos-Recto PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/VSRECTO
Actor Arjo Atayde retained his seat as representative of Quezon City's first district.
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Leyte Fourth District Rep. Richard Gomez was reelected, while his wife, Lucy Torres-Gomez, also secured another term as mayor of Ormoc City.
Leyte 4th District representative Richard Gomez PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/RICHARDGOMEZPH
Manila mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/ISKOMORENODOMAGOSO
Laguna Governor Sol Aragones PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/SOLARAGONES07
Quezon City 1st District representative Arjo Atayde PHOTO FROM FACEBOOK/CONGRESSMANARJOATAYDE
On her second attempt, former broadcaster Sol Aragones was proclaimed the new governor of Laguna.
Lani Mercado-Revilla ran unopposed in Cavite's Second District and secured a second consecutive term as representative. Her son, Jolo Revilla, is poised to win the First District congressional seat.
In Batangas, Vilma Santos-Recto won the gubernatorial race. Her younger son, Ryan Christian Recto, clinched the lone district seat as Lipa City's representative.
Daniel Fernando secured a third term as governor of Bulacan, while Alex Castro was reelected as vice governor.
Lost bids
TV host Luis Manzano lost his bid for vice governor of Batangas. It was his first time running for government in tandem with his mother, Vilma Santos.
In Camarines Sur, actor Marco Gumabao failed to win the Fourth District congressional race.
Currently trailing below the top 12 in the partial and unofficial senatorial count are actor-senator Bong Revilla, singer and former Pagcor executive Jimmy Bondoc, veteran actor Phillip Salvador, and TV host Willie Revillame.
Actor-comedian Anjo Yllana, Manila Vice Mayor Yul Servo, and actress Ara Mina were also unsuccessful in their respective races.
Beauty queen and architect Shamcey Supsup lost her bid for a councilor seat in Pasig.
Actor Raymond Bagatsing failed in his run for Manila mayor, while Ejay Falcon, incumbent vice governor of Oriental Mindoro, was defeated in the congressional race for the province's Second District.
Actress Angelika dela Cruz placed second in the vice mayoral race in Malabon, while actor Zanjoe Marudo, a second nominee of the ASAP NA party-list, is currently trailing behind.
Several other celebrity candidates also failed to secure electoral wins, including: DJ Durano (mayoral candidate in Sogod, Cebu); Paul Alvarez (Manila Third District councilor candidate); Enzo Pineda (Quezon City Fifth District councilor candidate); Monsour del Rosario (vice mayoral candidate in Makati); Arnold Vegafria (mayoral candidate in Olongapo City); Abby Viduya (Parañaque First District councilor candidate); Ali Forbes (Quezon City Fourth District councilor candidate); Dennis Padilla (Caloocan City Second District councilor candidate); Rommel Padilla (mayoral candidate in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija); Roi Vinzon; and Jinkee Pacquiao.
