Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

Batangas representative Vilma Santos-Recto at the House of Representatives on July 22, 2017. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1747028437437Screen Shot 2025-05-12 at 1.40.16 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Vilma Santos-Recto and her sons Luis Manzano and Ryan Recto file their COCs for Halalan 2025. MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vilma Santos-Recto and her sons Luis Manzano and Ryan Recto file their COCs for Halalan 2025. MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — &quot;Star for All Seasons&quot; and veteran politician Vilma Santos-Recto is poised to return to the Batangas capitol after defeating her rivals in the province&#x27;s gubernatorial race.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/10/3/vilma-santos-sons-luis-manzano-and-ryan-recto-files-cocs-in-batangas-1123">Vilma Santos, sons Luis Manzano and Ryan Recto, file COCs in Batangas</a></div><p>Santos-Recto obtained 598,299 votes, followed by Mike Rivera with 486,475 votes and Jay Manalo Ilagan with 248,211 votes, based on the partial and unofficial results from 78.86 percent of election returns from the Commission on Elections, as of 9:59 p.m. Monday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/4/7/batangas-gov-bet-ordered-to-explain-laos-remark-vs-rival-vilma-santos-1452">Batangas gov bet ordered to explain &#x27;laos&#x27; remark vs rival Vilma Santos</a></div><p>Santos-Recto&#x27;s son Ryan Recto is also poised to win as Batangas 6th district representative with 82,587 votes.</p><p>Her other son, Luis Manzano, however, lagged behind Governor Hermilando &quot;Dodo&quot; Mandanas, who is poised to serve as vice governor with 751,856 votes.</p><p>Manzano got 516,742 votes, so far.</p><p>Santos-Recto had described her return to governorship as a &quot;tour of duty.&quot;</p><p>The actress also downplayed criticism that the her family was building a political dynasty, saying the people have freely chosen them due to their competence and service.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NGAXvndYZ44?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"Star for All Seasons" Vilma Santos-Recto is poised to return to the Batangas capitol after defeating her rivals in the province's gubernatorial race.</p>

"Star for All Seasons" Vilma Santos-Recto is poised to return to the Batangas capitol after defeating her rivals in the province's gubernatorial race.

Halalan 2025: Vilma Santos leads Batangas gubernatorial race

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Halalan 2025: Vilma Santos leads Batangas gubernatorial race

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel,

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Published May 12, 2025 10:40 PM PHT

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