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Luben Vilches

Luben Gange Vilches

Mayor
Party
IND
Jurisdiction
Sibunag, Guimaras
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
21
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Mayor (2025–2028) · Provincial Board Member, 2nd District (2022–2025) · Provincial Board Member, 2nd District (2019–2022)

Political Career Replay

2026
MayorIND
Vice Mayor · 2001–2004
Sibunag
Mayor · 2010–2013
Sibunag
Mayor · 2013–2016
Sibunag
Mayor · 2016–2019
Sibunag
Provincial Board Member, 2nd District · 2019–2022
Guimaras
Provincial Board Member, 2nd District · 2022–2025
Guimaras
Mayor · 2025–2028
Sibunag
20052010201520202025
  • Mayor · Sibunag8,210 votes of 13,350 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Provincial Board Member, 2nd District · Guimaras33,738 votes of 155,010 cast in the contest (rank 3)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Provincial Board Member, 2nd District · Guimaras32,363 votes of 146,842 cast in the contest (rank 2)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Mayor · Sibunag6,641 votes of 10,627 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
  • Mayor · Sibunag396 votes of 799 cast in the contest (rank 2)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Mayor · Sibunag5,321 votes of 8,643 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
  • Vice Mayor · SibunagJun 30, 2001 – Jun 30, 2004

Election history (7 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorSibunagIND8,21061.5%✓ Won
2022Board MemberGuimarasPDPLBN33,73821.8%✓ Won
2019Board MemberGuimarasPDPLBN32,36322.0%✓ Won
2016MayorSibunagLP6,64162.5%✓ Won
2013MayorSibunagLP39649.6%✓ Won
2010MayorSibunagLKS-KAM5,32161.6%✓ Won
2001Vice MayorSibunagLDP—✓ 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
    2001–2004 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. LKS-KAM
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. LP
    2013–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. PDPLBN
    2019–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. IND
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

No local legislation recorded
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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 · Sibunag, Guimaras
Luben VilchesAnnabelle Vilches
High risk · 6 pts
Same-surname successorReturned to the seatTerm limit 2019
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Same-surname successor took the seat: Annabelle Vilches · Won the same office back in 2025 · Surname held this office 18 straight years

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Family connections

Same-surname blocs in Guimaras

4 of 61 local seats are held by officials surnamed Gange; 2 of 61 local seats are held by officials surnamed Vilches (2025 elections).

Guimaras · 2025 elections
Gange
4
of 61 seats
35,926
votes
+8 barangay & SK officials named Gange1 punong barangay · 2 kagawad · 5 SK membersShow
  • Praxidio T. GangePunong Barangay · Brgy. Maabay, Sibunag

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

Guimaras · 2025 elections
Vilches
2
of 61 seats
16,247
votes
+1 barangay & SK officials named Vilches1 kagawadShow

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

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

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Performance

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