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Eric Sibuma

Eric Ong Sibuma

Vice Governor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
La Union
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
21
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Vice Governor (2025–2028) · Mayor (2019–2022) · Mayor (2016–2019)

Political Career Replay

2026
Vice GovernorLAKAS
Councilor · 2001–2004
Aringay
Vice Mayor · 2004–2007
Aringay
Vice Mayor · 2010–2013
Aringay
Mayor · 2013–2016
Aringay
Mayor · 2016–2019
Aringay
Mayor · 2019–2022
Aringay
Vice Governor · 2025–2028
La Union
20052010201520202025
  • Vice Governor · La Union286,987 votes of 423,672 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Mayor · Aringay21,006 votes of 23,828 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Mayor · Aringay16,878 votes of 22,779 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
  • Mayor · Aringay10,525 votes of 18,575 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Vice Mayor · Aringay7,774 votes of 21,242 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
  • Vice Mayor · AringayJun 30, 2004 – Jun 30, 2007
  • Councilor · AringayJun 30, 2001 – Jun 30, 2004

Election history (7 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025Vice GovernorLa UnionLAKAS286,98767.7%✓ Won
2019MayorAringayPDPLBN21,00688.2%✓ Won
2016MayorAringayUNA16,87874.1%✓ Won
2013MayorAringayNPC10,52556.7%✓ Won
2010Vice MayorAringayNP7,77436.6%✓ Won
2004Vice MayorAringayLDP—✓ Won
2001CouncilorAringayLDP—✓ Won

Source: COMELEC certified results compiled by Open Halalan (ODbL 1.0), via BetterGov Dynasties. Vote counts are as reported in the compilation.

Party affiliation history

  1. LDP
    2001–2007 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. NP
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. NPC
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. UNA
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. PDPLBN
    2019–2022 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  6. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

Every party affiliation must cite a source. Affiliations are never inferred from election speculation.

Legislative record

No local legislation recorded
City and provincial ordinances are not yet published in a machine-readable form.

Term-limit seat moves

Patterns where a seat stayed with this official or the same surname after a term limit. These moves are legal; the level measures how concentrated the seat became, not wrongdoing.

Mayor · Aringay, La Union
Eric SibumaBenjamin Sibuma
High risk · 5 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2022
’01
S
’04
S
’07
S
’10
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’13
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’16
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’19
S
’22
S
’25

Same-surname successor took the seat: Benjamin Sibuma · Surname held this office 24 straight years

Mayor · Aringay, La Union
Teresita OngEric Sibuma
High risk · 5 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2013
’01
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’04
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’07
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’10
S
’13
S
’16
S
’19
S
’22
S
’25

Same-surname successor took the seat: Eric Sibuma · Surname held this office 24 straight years

See all term-limit seat moves →

Family connections

Same-surname blocs in La Union

5 of 212 local seats are held by officials surnamed Ong; 5 of 212 local seats are held by officials surnamed Sibuma (2025 elections).

La Union · 2025 elections
Ong
5
of 212 seats
380,148
votes
+3 barangay & SK officials named Ong2 kagawad · 1 SK membersShow

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within La Union; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.

La Union · 2025 elections
Sibuma
5
of 212 seats
531,540
votes
+2 barangay & SK officials named Sibuma1 punong barangay · 1 SK chairsShow
  • Lorma L. SibumaPunong Barangay · Brgy. San Eugenio, Aringay
  • Harold Dave E. SibumaSK Chair · Brgy. San Eugenio, Aringay

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within La Union; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families.

A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name; barangay & SK officials with the same last name are listed separately. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties

Campaign promises

No campaign promises tracked yet
Promises are added with the date, source, and responsible office. They are only marked “Completed” when there is documentary evidence, never based on campaign statements alone.

LGU recognitions during their term (2)

Awarded to the LGU while Eric Sibuma was mayor. These are not personal awards: the seal or award goes to the local government unit, which includes the work of its staff, council and partners.

  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2019
    2019 · Aringay, La Union
  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2018
    2018 · Aringay, La Union

Recognitions are given to the local government unit, not to a person. An official is shown only as being in office when the LGU was recognized. Matched by office and year from election records (in office on 1 December of the award year). Sources & method →

Awards & achievements

No awards or achievements recorded yet
Each achievement is classified as an official award, a public recognition, an independently verified accomplishment, a self-reported achievement, or a campaign claim. Campaign materials are never treated as independent evidence.

Performance

Public Accountability & Performance Index

A transparent composite of measurable public-service indicators. It does not measure personal integrity, and unproven allegations are never used as a penalty. Weights are demonstration settings you can change.

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