FULL LIST: Local candidates of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte for 2025 elections

MANILA, Philippines — Candidates for local positions in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte have been officially named by the Commission on Elections.

Laoag City, the bailiwick of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s clan, has 82,688 registered voters as of January 2025, based on Comelec data.

Here are the candidates vying for posts in the city.

Provincial Governor - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot

1. BUTAY, JOY (IND)

2. MARCOS, CECILIA (NP)

Provincial Vice-Governor - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot

1. MANOTOC, MATTHEW MARCOS (NP)

Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board) Member - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot

1. BONOAN, EDISON (IND)

2. CHUA, HANSON (NP)

3. CRISOSTOMO, BONG (IND)

4. FARIÑAS, ATTY. RJ (PDR)

5. FARIÑAS, JUNIOR (PDR)

6. LAZO, SAUL (NP)

7. RESPICIO, FRANKLIN DANTE (NP)

8. SALENDA, PORTIA (NP)

9. SALES, MARLON (NP)

Mayor - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot

1. ALCID, JAMES BRYAN (NP)

2. KEON, MICHAEL (IND)

Vice-Mayor - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot 

1. FARIÑAS, CARLOS (PDR)

2. LAO, HANDY (NP)

Member, House of Representatives - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot

1. MARCOS, SANDRO (PFP)

Councilor - Laoag

Name to appear on the ballot

1. ABAD, DOC CASA (IND)

2. ANG, KIKO (NP)

3. BAQUIRAN, JAYBEE (NP)

4. BARENG-ASISTIN, CHERRIE (IND)

5. CHUA, EDISON (IND)

6. CHUA, JUSTINE CLARENCE (NP)

7. FARIÑAS, JEFF (PDR)

8. FARIÑAS, JOHN MICHAEL (IND)

9. LAO, BJORN (NP)

10. LAO, DERICK (PDR)

11. LAZO, MAV (NP)

12. MANUEL, ABOGADO (IND)

13. NICOLAS, DONALD (NP)

14. PERALTA, JERICO (NP)

15. PERERA, JASON BADER (IND)

16. RESPICIO, JUAN CONRADO II (NP)

17. SALENDA, DAVID (NP)

*This is subject to correction.