Marilou Cayco

Marilou Cayco
40th Governor of Batanes
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025
Vice GovernorRonald Aguto (2016–2019)
Ignacio Villa (2019–2025)
Preceded byVicente Gato
Succeeded byRonald Aguto
Personal details
Born (1960-11-22) November 22, 1960
PartyPFP (2023–present)[2]
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2012–2023)
EducationArellano University

Marilou Horlina Cayco is a Filipina politician who served as Governor of Batanes. She first won election to Governor in 2016 and was re-elected in 2019.[3][4] She ran in the 2025 Philippine House of Representatives elections as a candidate of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas for the Lone district of Batanes but lost to the incumbent, Jun Gato.[5]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Marilou Cayco
Year Office Party Votes received Result
Total % P. Swing
2013 Governor of Batanes Liberal 2,389 27.40% 2nd N/a Lost
2016 3,418 37.38% 1st +9.98 Won
2019 5,753 61.86% 1st +24.48 Won
2022 6,489 61.04% 1st -0.82 Won
2025 Representative (Batanes) PFP 3,785 33.90% 2nd N/a Lost

References

  1. ^ https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_R2/COC_Local_R2_BATANES/COC_Batanes_Marilou_Horlina_Cayco.pdf
  2. ^ "Marcos party PFP inducts 10 governors, mayors as new members". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. ^ "MARILOU H. CAYCO WINS 2ND TERM". Arellano University. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "PLGU Batanes to strictly monitor quarrying activities". Philippine Information Agency. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "No more crack in 'Solid North' as Marcos' PFP captures Batanes". Rappler. May 14, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.