Revillas poised to take vice-governor, 2 House posts in unofficial count
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:16 p.m.) — The Revilla family is projected to take the vice governorship and two congressional seats in Cavite.
As of 12:46 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, with 98.96% of election returns transmitted to media transparency servers, Ram Revilla Bautista, son of Sen. Bong Revilla, is leading the Cavite vice gubernatorial race with 1,166,769 votes.
Ram is running alongside Abeng Remulla, son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, who is poised to secure the Cavite governorship.
Meanwhile, Bong's wife, actress and incumbent lawmaker Lani Mercado-Revilla, is also projected to win as representative of the province’s second district.
Both Ram and Lani ran unopposed in their respective races. Lani secured 172,182 votes from Cavite’s second district.
On the other hand, Bong and Lani's son, Jolo Revilla, is poised to win the first legislative district seat with 145,505 votes.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REMULLA, ABENG | NUP | 1,047,818 |
| 2 | AGUINALDO, WENG | IND | 267,864 |
| 3 | PERA, AUGUSTO JR. | IND | 59,921 |
| 4 | BER ADO, GB | IND | 48,942 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAUTISTA, RAM REVILLA | LAKAS | 1,166,769 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REVILLA, RAMON JOLO | LAKAS | 145,505 |
| 2 | ABAYA, DOC PAUL | LP | 41,287 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCADO-REVILLA, LANI | LAKAS | 172,182 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADVINCULA, AJ | NUP | 97,771 |
| 2 | MALIKSI, EMMANUEL | AKSYON | 78,718 |
| 3 | MARISTELA, ATTY MARVYN | WPP | 7,678 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARZAGA, KIKO | NUP | 163,578 |
| 2 | FRANI, JESSE | IND | 148,443 |
| 3 | CALUPAD, OSMUNDO | IND | 9,492 |
| 4 | ORDENES, LEYSANDER | PLM | 3,566 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOYOLA, ROY | NPC | 148,414 |
| 2 | TOLENTINO, JULIE | IND | 94,986 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FERRER, ANTONIO | NUP | 119,363 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REMULLA, PING | NUP | 189,016 |
| 2 | SANTOS, MICHAEL ANGELO | IND | 27,194 |
| 3 | ABUTIN, WALLY | WPP | 17,301 |
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TOLENTINO, CONG ANIELA | NUP | 164,716 |
| 2 | BENCITO, IRENE | AKSYON | 44,710 |
| 3 | PAR, ALLAN | IND | 5,595 |
As of 12:46 p.m., with 97.20% of election returns processed nationwide, re-electionist Sen. Bong is in 14th place in the Senate race with 11,780,198 votes.
Partial and unofficial results from media transparency servers indicate continued political success for the Revilla family, with several members expected to secure local and national posts.
Bong and Lani’s children are all at the House of Representatives, with Jolo being the incumbent solon of the first legislative district and Bryan Revilla being the representative of Agimat Party-list.
Bong’s brother, Strike Revilla, is also the incumbent mayor of Bacoor, Cavite.
Remulla. Abeng is leading the gubernatorial race with 1,047,818 votes, followed by Weng Aguinaldo with 267,864 votes and Augusto Pera Jr. with 59,921 votes.
In 2023, the National Unity Party appointed Abeng as a board member after his brother, Crispin Diego “Ping” Remulla, won the special election for Cavite’s 7th District, a post previously held by their father, Jesus Crispin, who was named justice secretary in 2022.
The province of Cavite is one of the vote-rich provinces in the Philippines, with 2,447,362 registered voters in 2025.
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