Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 9, 2016. All provinces elected their provincial governors for three-year terms, who will be inaugurated on June 30, 2016, after their proclamation. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors (they may run for any other posts however).
Metro Manila and highly urbanized cities and independent component cities such as Angeles City, Cebu City and Davao City are outside the jurisdiction of any province and thus would not run elections for governors of their mother provinces (Pampanga, Cebu and Davao del Sur respectively). These would elect mayors instead.
Davao Occidental held its first gubernatorial election on this day.
Luzon
Ilocos Region
Ilocos Norte
Incumbent governor Imee Marcos is running for reelection unopposed.
Ilocos Sur
Incumbent governor Ryan Luis Singson is running for reelection unopposed.
La Union
Incumbent governor Manuel Ortega is term limited.
Pangasinan
Incumbent governor Amado Espino, Jr. is term limited.
Cagayan Valley
Batanes
Incumbent Vicente Gato is running for reelection.
Cagayan
Incumbent governor Alvaro Antonio is term limited.
Isabela
Incumbent governor Faustino Dy III is running for reelection.
Nueva Vizcaya
Incumbent governor Ruth Padilla is running for Congresswoman.
Quirino
Incumbent governor Junie Cua is running for reelection unopposed.
Cordillera Administrative Region
Abra
Incumbent governor Eustaquio Bersamin is term limited.
Apayao
Incumbent governor Elias Bulut Jr. is running for reelection unopposed.
Benguet
Incumbent governor Nestor Fongwan is term limited.
Ifugao
Incumbent Denis Habawel is running for reelection.
Kalinga
Incumbent Jocel Baac is running for reelection.
Mountain Province
Incumbent governor Leonard Mayaen was running unopposed for reelection to a third term, but died in office from a heart attack on March 31, 2016. His daughter, Kathy Jyll, is the substitute candidate.
Central Luzon
Aurora
Incumbent governor Gerardo Noveras is running for reelection unopposed.
Bataan
Incumbent governor Albert Garcia is running for reelection unopposed.
Bulacan
Incumbent governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado is running for re-election.
Nueva Ecija
Incumbent governor Aurelio Umali is term limited and is running for congressman for Nueva Ecija's 3rd District.
Pampanga
Incumbent governor Lilia Pineda is running for reelection unopposed.
Tarlac
Incumbent governor Victor Yap is term limited.
Zambales
Incumbent Hermogenes Ebdane is running for reelection.
Calabarzon
Batangas
Incumbent governor Vilma Santos Recto is term limited and is running for Congress. Her party nominated incumbent Vice Governor Mark Leviste.
Cavite
Current provincial governor Jonvic Remulla will not run for reelection.
Laguna
The current governor, Ramil Hernandez, the former vice-governor, will run for his first full term against ex-governor ER Ejercito, who was unseated in 2014 by a COMELEC decision.
Bicol Region
Albay
Incumbent governor Joey Salceda is term limited.
Visayas
Western Visayas
Antique
Exequiel Javier is the incumbent governor. However, in January 2015, the Commission on Elections en banc disqualifies Javier (voting 4-2) for violating the Omnibus Election Code after suspending Valderrama, Antique Mayor Joyce Roquero. The then Vice Governor, Rhodora Cadiao assumed the vacated Office of Antique Provincial Governor on February 3, 2015 after the Department of Interior and Local Government imposed the disqualification. However, on January 12, 2016; The Supreme Court overruled and reversed the decision of the Commission on Elections en banc, reinstating Javier into office on March 28, 2016.
Capiz
Incumbent governor Victor Tanco, Sr. is term limited
Negros Island Region
Negros Occidental
Incumbent governor Alfredo Marañon is running for reelection unopposed.
Eastern Visayas
Biliran
Incumbent governor Gerardo Espina, Jr. is running for reelection unopposed.
Mindanao
Northern Mindanao
Camiguin
Incumbent governor Jurdin Jesus Romualdo is term limited and is running for Mayor of Mambajao.
Lanao del Norte
Incumbent governor Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo is term limited.
Davao Region
Compostela Valley
Incumbent governor Arturo Uy is term limited.
Davao del Norte
Incumbent governor Rodolfo del Rosario, Sr. is term limited.
Davao Occidental
The first governor of Davao Occidental will be determined. Since Claude Bautista was the sole candidate, he will stand unopposed for election.
Davao Oriental
Incumbent governor Corazon Malanyaon is term limited.
Soccksargen
Sultan Kudarat
Incumbent governor Suharto Mangudadatu is term limited.
Caraga
Agusan del Sur
Incumbent governor Edddiebong Plaza is running for reelection unopposed.
Surigao del Sur
Incumbent governor Johnny Pimentel is running for congressman.
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Basilan
Incumbent governor Jum Jainudin Akbar is term limited.
Lanao del Sur
Incumbent governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. is term limited.