Vilma Santos-Recto proclaimed Batangas governor

Vilma Santos-Recto is set to return to the Batangas Provincial Capitol.

Santos-Recto was proclaimed the winner of the gubernatorial race on Tuesday after receiving more than 640,000 votes.

She defeated three other candidates for the position: Mike Rivera (LP), Jay Ilagan (Promdi), and Walter Ozaeta (independent).

According to a report by GMA Integrated News' Darlene Cay, Santos-Recto skipped the proclamation and opted to rest, citing information from her husband, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.

Batangas Provincial Board of Canvassers proclaims Vilma Santos-Recto as governor-elect of Batangas. She did not attend the proclamation and opted to rest, according to her husband Finance Secretary Ralph Recto.

Their son, Ryan Recto, was also proclaimed as sixth district… pic.twitter.com/Qy2vXJXilc

— GMA Integrated News (@gmanews) May 13, 2025

Also a former city mayor and congresswoman, Santos-Recto served as governor from 2007 to 2016.

In the vice gubernatorial race, Dodo Mandanas won against Santos-Recto's son, Luis Manzano, and Ryanh Dolor.

Santos-Recto's youngest son, Ryan Christian Recto, secured the congressional seat in the sixth district.

Congresswoman Jinky Bitrics Luistro, meanwhile, retained her seat in the second district. — Jiselle Anne Casucian/VBL, GMA Integrated News

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