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How celebs fared in the 2025 midterm polls

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May 14, 2025

Star For All Season Vilma Santos is set to return as the Batangas governor, but her son Luis Manzano is trailing the vice gubernatorial race.

How celebs fared in the 2025 midterm polls

Actor Daniel Fernando will also extend his stay as the governor of Bulacan via a landslide victory. Former ABS-CBN reporter Sol Aragones, for her part, will be Laguna's governor, defeating actor Dan Fernandez.

In Manila, Isko Moreno will also return as mayor, defeating Rhian Ramos' boyfriend Sam Verzosa, and actor Raymond Bagatsing.

Lucy Torres will also return as mayor of Ormoc City. Meanwhile, former PBA star Vergel Meneses won the mayoralty race in Bulacan, Bulacan.

Vico Sotto will return as mayor of Pasig for his third term. His runningmate, former PBA player Dodot Jaworski, also won as vice mayor. In Quezon City, Vico's cousin Gian Sotto was reelected vice mayor.

Actors Victor Neri (Makati), Emilio Garcia (Bay, Laguna), DJ Durano (Sogod, Cebu), talent manager Arnold Vegafria (Olongapo, Zambales) and director Bobet Vidanes (Pililla, Rizal) all lost their mayoralty bids.

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