The Philippines has 82 provinces. Each province has a governor who serves as the chief executive of its government. The governor is elected by the voters in the province for a three-year term with a maximum of three consecutive terms. To run for governor, a candidate must be a Philippine citizen, a registered voter in the province, a resident of the province for at least one year before the election, able to read or write Filipino or any other local language or dialect and at least 23 years old on election day.
The current gubernatorial term is from June 30, 2025 until June 30, 2028.
Governors
| Province | Image | Governor | Political party | Term | Assumed office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abra (list) | Takit Bersamin | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Agusan del Norte (list) | Angelica Amante | PDP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Agusan del Sur (list) | Santiago Cane Jr. | NUP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Aklan (list) | Jose Enrique Miraflores | Lakas | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Albay (list) | Noel Rosal | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Antique (list) | Paolo Javier | Aksyon | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Apayao (list) | Elias Bulut Jr. | NPC | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Aurora (list) | Isidro Galban | LDP | 0 | September 22, 2025 | |||
Basilan (list) | Mujiv Hataman | BUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Bataan (list) | Joet Garcia | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Batanes (list) | Jun Aguto | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Batangas (list) | Vilma Santos | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Benguet (list) | Melchor Diclas | Lakas | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Biliran (list) | Rogelio Espina | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Bohol (list) | Aris Aumentado | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Bukidnon (list) | Rogelio Neil Roque | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Bulacan (list) | Daniel Fernando | NUP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Cagayan (list) | Edgar Aglipay | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Camarines Norte (list) | Ricarte Padilla (suspended since June 29, 2025) | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
| Joseph Ascutia (acting governor) | Liberal | – | July 25, 2025 | ||||
Camarines Sur (list) | Luis Raymund Villafuerte | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Camiguin (list) | Xavier Jesus Romualdo | Lakas | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Capiz (list) | Fredenil Castro | Lakas (One Capiz) | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Catanduanes (list) | Patrick Azanza | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Cavite (list) | Abeng Remulla | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Cebu (list) | Pamela Baricuatro | PDP–Laban | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Cotabato (list) | Emmylou Mendoza | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Davao de Oro (list) | Raul Mabanglo | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Davao del Norte (list) | Edwin Jubahib | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Davao del Sur (list) | Yvonne Roña Cagas | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Davao Occidental (list) | Franklin Bautista | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Davao Oriental (list) | Nelson Dayanghirang | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Dinagat Islands (list) | Nilo Demerey Jr. | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Eastern Samar (list) | RV Evardone | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Guimaras (list) | Lucille Nava | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Ifugao (list) | Jerry Dalipog | Lakas | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Ilocos Norte (list) | Cecilia Marcos | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Ilocos Sur (list) | Jerry Singson | NPC (Bileg) | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Iloilo (list) | Arthur Defensor Jr. | PFP (Uswag Ilonggo) | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Isabela (list) | Rodolfo Albano III | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Kalinga (list) | James Edduba | Lakas | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
La Union (list) | Mario Eduardo Ortega | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Laguna (list) | Sol Aragones | AKAY | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Lanao del Norte (list) | Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Lanao del Sur (list) | Mamintal Adiong Jr. | Lakas | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Leyte (list) | Jericho Petilla | NPC | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Maguindanao del Norte (list) | Tucao Mastura | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Maguindanao del Sur (list) | Ali Midtimbang | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Marinduque (list) | Mel Go | PDP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Masbate (list) | Richard Kho | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Misamis Occidental (list) | Henry Oaminal | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Misamis Oriental (list) | Juliette Uy | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Mountain Province (list) | Bonifacio Lacwasan | PFP | 3 | April 5, 2016 | |||
Negros Occidental (list) | Bong Lacson | NPC | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Negros Oriental (list) | Chaco Sagarbarria | PFP | 1 | May 31, 2023 | |||
Northern Samar (list) | Harris Ongchuan | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Nueva Ecija (list) | Aurelio Umali | Lakas (Unang Sigaw) | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Nueva Vizcaya (list) | Jose Gambito | PFP | 1 | May 5, 2023 | |||
Occidental Mindoro (list) | Eduardo Gadiano | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Oriental Mindoro (list) | Humerlito Dolor | PDP (Galing at Serbisyo para sa Mindoreño) | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Palawan (list) | Amy Alvarez | PPPL | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Pangasinan (list) | Ramon Guico III | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Pampanga (list) | Lilia Pineda | NPC (Kambilan) | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Quezon (list) | Angelina Tan | NPC (Stand Up Quezon) | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Quirino (list) | Dakila Cua | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Rizal (list) | Nina Ynares | NPC | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Romblon (list) | Trina Firmalo-Fabic | Liberal | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Samar (list) | Sharee Ann Tan | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Sarangani (list) | Rogelio Pacquiao | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Siquijor (list) | Jake Vincent Villa | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Sorsogon (list) | Jose Edwin Hamor | NPC | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
South Cotabato (list) | Reynaldo Tamayo Jr. | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Southern Leyte (list) | Damian Mercado | PFP | 3 | October 31, 2018 | |||
Sultan Kudarat (list) | Pax Ali Mangudadatu | Lakas | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Sulu (list) | Abdusakur Tan II | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Surigao del Norte (list) | Robert Lyndon Barbers | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Surigao del Sur (list) | Johnny Pimentel | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Tarlac (list) | Christian Yap | SST | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Tawi-Tawi (list) | Yshmael Sali | PDP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Zambales (list) | Hermogenes Ebdane | PFP (Sulong Zambales Party) | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Zamboanga del Norte (list) | Darel Uy | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Zamboanga del Sur (list) | Divina Grace Yu | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Zamboanga Sibugay (list) | Dulce Ann Hofer | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Independent city or municipality mayors
There are 38 Cities in the Philippines that are classified as highly urbanized cities or independent component cities are independent from the provinces. Each highly urbanized or independent component city has a mayor who is the chief executive of the city government. The mayor is elected by the voters in the province for a three-year term with a maximum of three consecutive terms. To run for mayor of a highly urbanized or an independent component city, a candidate must be a Philippine citizen, a registered voter in the city, a resident of the city for at least one year before the election, able to read or write Filipino or any other local language or dialect and at least 23 years old in a highly urbanized city or 21 years old in an independent component city on election day.
One municipality in the Philippines is independent from the provinces. A municipality has a mayor who is the chief executive of the municipal government. The election and qualifications of the mayor of a municipality is the same as that of a mayor of an independent component city.
| Independent city or municipality | Image | Mayor | Political party | Term | Assumed office | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angeles City (list) | Carmelo Lazatin II | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Bacolod (list) | Greg Gasataya | NPC | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Baguio (list) | Benjamin Magalong | NPC | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Butuan (list) | Lawrence Fortun | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Cagayan de Oro (list) | Rolando Uy | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Caloocan (list) | Along Malapitan | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Cebu City (list) | Nestor Archival | Liberal | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Cotabato City | Mohammad Ali Matabalao | UBJP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Dagupan | Belen Fernandez | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Davao City (list) | Sebastian Duterte | Hugpong | 2 | June 30, 2025 | |||
General Santos (list) | Lorelie Pacquiao | PCM | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Iligan | Frederick Siao | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Iloilo City (list) | Raisa Treñas | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Lapu-Lapu City | Cynthia Chan | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Las Piñas (list) | April Aguilar | NPC | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Lucena (list) | Mark Alcala | Stan Q | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Makati (list) | Nancy Binay | UNA | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Malabon (list) | Jeannie Sandoval | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Mandaluyong (list) | Carmelita Abalos | PFP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Mandaue (list) | Jonkie Ouano | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Manila (list) | Isko Moreno | Aksyon | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
| Marikina (list) | Maan Teodoro | NUP | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Muntinlupa (list) | Ruffy Biazon | 1Munti | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Naga | Leni Robredo | Liberal | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Navotas (list) | John Rey Tiangco | Navoteño | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Olongapo | Rolen Paulino Jr. | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Ormoc | Lucy Torres-Gomez | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Parañaque (list) | Edwin Olivarez | Lakas | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Pasay (list) | Emi Rubiano | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Pasig (list) | Vico Sotto | Independent | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Pateros (list) | Gerald German | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2016 | |||
Puerto Princesa | Lucilo Bayron | PFP | 3 | June 22, 2017 | |||
Quezon City (list) | Joy Belmonte | SBP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
San Juan (list) | Francis Zamora | PFP | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Santiago | Alyssa Sheena Dy | PFP | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Tacloban (list) | Alfred Romualdez | Nacionalista | 3 | June 30, 2019 | |||
Taguig (list) | Lani Cayetano | Nacionalista | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Valenzuela (list) | Wes Gatchalian | NPC | 2 | June 30, 2022 | |||
Zamboanga City (list) | Khymer Adan Olaso | Nacionalista | 1 | June 30, 2025 | |||
Bangsamoro
The Bangsamoro has a wa'lī as its ceremonial head and a chief minister as the head of the regional government.
| Position | Image | Name | Political party | Assumed office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wa'lī | Muslim Guiamaden | Independent | May 13, 2024 | ||
| Chief Minister | Abdulraof Macacua | PFP | March 12, 2025 | ||
See also
- List of female governors in the Philippines
- List of current Philippine vice governors
- Governor of Metro Manila, defunct position
- Politics of the Philippines
- Governor-General of the Philippines
- Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, head of the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
- Chief Minister of Bangsamoro
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