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Francisco Gabriel ‘Abeng’ Remulla, currently a provincial board member, is running for Cavite governor. His running mate is another bokal, Ramon Vicente ‘Ram’ Revilla.
CAVITE, Philippines – After Governor Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla Jr. withdrew his reelection bid, his nephew Francisco Gabriel “Abeng” Remulla filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for the top provincial post on Tuesday, October 8.
Abeng is currently a Cavite provincial board member representing the 7th District. His candidacy makes him the third child of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla to run in the 2025 local election.
His brother, 7th District congressman Crispin Diego “Ping” Remulla, is seeking reelection, while his sister Jacinta is running for vice mayor of Naic, their grandmother’s hometown.
Abeng Remulla, a graduate of public administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman, was appointed by their party, the National Unity Party, as provincial board member in 2022. He took the board seat of his brother Ping after the latter won in a special congressional election to fill the vacancy left by their father, who was appointed to the Department of Justice.
A Revilla as running mate
Also filing his COC on Tuesday was Ramon Vicente “Ram” Revilla, who is running as Remulla’s vice governor.
Like Remulla, Revilla is a provincial board member. He represents the 2nd District, which comprises the city of Bacoor, their family’s bailiwick, which his mother also represents in Congress.
Ram is the son of reelectionists Senator Bong Revilla and Cavite 2nd District Representative Lani Mercado-Revilla. His brother Jolo has filed for reelection as 1st District congressman, while his other brother Bryan is currently the representative of the party-list group Agimat, which has also filed its list of nominees for the 2025 election.
What happens to Vice Governor Tolentino?
Vice Governor Athena Tolentino, who filed for reelection alongside Governor Jonvic on October 1, also withdrew her candidacy on Monday, October 7, and will not seek any other elective posts. She will assume the post of governor in the eight remaining months of the current term, or until June 30, 2025.
The Tolentinos remain well-represented in government. Athena’s uncle, Francis Tolentino, and her sister, 8th District Representative Aniela Tolentino, are running for reelection in 2025. Her parents, Tagaytay City Mayor Bambol and Vice Mayor Agnes, are also seeking fresh terms. Her cousin Micko, the senator’s son, is Tagaytay councilor.
Cavite has the second largest voting population among the provinces, next to Cebu. In 2022, it had 2.3 million registered voters across 7 cities and 16 municipalities. – Rappler.com
