Personal Information

Birthdate: March 9, 1958 

Age on election day: 67 years old 

Birthplace: Pozorrubio, Pangasinan

Residence: Barangay Buenlag, Mangaldan, Pangasinan

Civil status: married

Spouse: Mary Marilyn DG Lambino 

• former mayor, Mangaldan, Pangasinan (2019-2022)
• former member, Board of Directors, John Hay Management Corporation (March 13, 2017-October 17, 2018)
• administrative and finance officer of the Lambino Law Firm (no years available)

Profession/occupation (as stated in COC): lawyer

Other info:

Children

• Mark Ronald DG Lambino
  • incumbent vice governor, Pangasinan (2019-2022; 2022-2025)
  • former executive assistant, office of the chairman and chief executive officer, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)
  • worked in the House of Representatives and in the Senate
• Mary Rhauline DG Lambino-Torres
  • lawyer-economist 
• Merryllaine Rhaquel DG Lambino-Arcellana
  • lawyer

Education

• Elementary: Dilan Elementary School, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan (1970)
• High School: Saint Philomena's Academy, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan (1974) 
• Tertiary: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Pangasinan (1981)
• Bachelor of Laws, University of Pangasinan (1986)
• Naval Science-33, Infantry Course and Naval Science-43 Shipboard Navigation Course at the Philippine Navy (Marines) Advance ROTC Program, Sangley Point, Cavite City (1979 and 1980)
• Masters in Business Administration, University of the Philippines Diliman 
• Executive Program on Artificial Intelligence, Financial Technology, Digital Economy, Blockchain and Crypto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Career

• Chief of staff and legal counsel, Office of House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. (late 1980s and early 1990s)
• Chief of staff, Office of Senator Loren Legarda (late 1990s)
• Executive director and secretary-general, Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (during the time of former president Fidel V. Ramos)  
• Consultant, Philippine Senate and House of Representatives (2001-2019)
• Spokesman, Sigaw ng Bayan, the group that gathered signatures to push for proposed changes to the 1987 Constitution: shifting the present bicameral-presidential system to a unicameral-parliamentary form of government in 2006 
• served as legal spokesman of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
• Reviewer and lecturer in Remedial Law and Political Law for more than 20 years 
• Partner, Lambino Law Firm 
• Lead convener, PDU30 Constitutional Reformers (CORE) to Federalism
• Presidential adviser for Northern Luzon (appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte)
• Administrator and chief executive officer, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) (Duterte administration) 
• Chairman of the Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) since 2018; re-elected to the position for another term in 2022
• Chairman, Philippine Institute for International Economic Cooperation Inc.
• Chairman, Philippine New Energy Group Inc.
• Chairman, Philippine-China Economic Cooperation Management Center Inc.
• Vice chairman and chief operating officer of the International Chamber of Commerce-Philippines (ICC Philippines)
• Vice president and chairman, Special Committee on International Affairs of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN)

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections

Position sought: Senator

Party: PDP-LABAN

Period of residence in the Philippines up to the day before May 12, 2025: 67 years 2 months

Registered voter of: Barangay Buenlag, Mangaldan, Pangasinan


Campaign platform: (verbatim)

Pagkain sa Bawat Pinggan

• Pagtitiyak na bawat pamilyang Pilipino ay may sapat na pagkain sa hapag.
• Paglikha ng mga programa na magpapalakas sa seguridad sa pagkain ng bansa.

Suporta sa Magsasaka

• Pagbibigay ng subsidiya at pautang na may mababang interes sa mga magsasaka.
• Pagtatag ng mga kooperatiba upang mapalakas ang boses ng mga magsasaka sa merkado.

Mataas na Kalidad ng Edukasyon ang Solusyon

• Pagpapaigting ng mga programang pang-edukasyon at pagsasanay para sa mga kabataan at magsasaka na nasa sektor ng agrikultura

Serbisyo at Suporta para sa Pamilya ng mga Beterano

• Pinabilis na benepisyo, libreng edukasyon, serbisyong medikal, at kabuhayan para sa pamilyang naulila ng beterano. 

Election history

ELECTION YEAR	POSITION SOUGHT	PARTY	OUTCOME
2010	Senator	LAKAS-KAMPI CMD	lost: ranked 39th with 1,156,294 votes
2016	Mayor, Pozorrubio, Pangasinan	LAKAS CMD	lost to reelectionist Artemio Chan

Sources:

Personal Information
Sources: COC, candidate’s bio, Pangasinan LGU, JHMC

Education
Source: candidate’s bio

Career
Sources: candidate’s bio, Official Gazette, news reports

Candidacy in the 2025 Philippine elections
Sources: COC, candidate’s platform

Election history
Sources: Commission on Elections