Nueva Vizcaya is one of the five provinces of the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines. The others are Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Ecija and Quirino.
With a total area of 4,813.88 square kilometers, Nueva Vizcaya has 15 municipalities namely Alfonso Castañeda, Ambaguio, Aritao, Bagabag, Bambang, Bayombong, Diadi, Dupax del Norte, Dupax del Sur, Kasibu, Kayapa, Quezon, Santa Fe, Solano and Villaverde. The municipalities collectively have 275 barangays, 25 of which are in Bayombong, the capital of the province.
Dupax del Norte native Carlos Mapili Padilla served as the governor of Nueva Vizcaya from June 30, 2016 until his death. He turned 78 on September 19, 2022 and fied in Solano on May 5, 2023.
Born in Solano, Jose “Jing” Valeriano Gambito served as the vice governor of Nueva Vizcaya from June 30, 2004 to June 30, 2013 and from June 30, 2022 to May 5, 2023. He took over as the governor of the province upon Padilla’s death.
2025 Nueva Vizcaya election results
On May 12, 2025, Nueva Vizcaya elected its new congressman, governor, vice governor and provincial board members. The province has two provincial districts.
CONGRESSMAN
- Tim Cayton = 100,291
- Tam-an Tomas = 76,698
- Ruth Padilla = 57,482
- General Val de Leon = 8,597
- Kuya Jun Manghi = 2,625
- Jay Padilla = 1,670
- Lawrence Santa Ana = 165
GOVERNOR
- Jose “Jing” Valeriano Gambito = 151,517
- Luisa “Banti” Lloren Cuaresma = 82,237
- Maybelle Blossom Dumlao = 11,986
VICE GOVERNOR
- Eufemia Dacayo = 96,129
- Edu Balgos = 72,869
- Pat-Pat Dumlao = 69,509
PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBERS
1st district
- LC Cuaresma = 49,958
- Leah Tidang = 42,977
- Clem Cadoy = 41,625
- EJ Galanta-Martinez = 36,244
- Pablo Kindot = 34,891
- Luis Binay-an Sr. = 33,481
- Jun Padilla = 32,527
- Benjamin Lucas Jr. = 29,724
- Paul Ligmayo = 27,613
- Adonis Lejao = 27,557
- Edgar Daniel Jr. = 26,250
- Efren Quiben = 20,584
- Jonathan Tindaan = 19,251
- Myrna Dupiano = 15,910
- Sammy Balinhawang = 15,629
2nd district
- Eunice Galima-Gambol = 70,999
- John Bagasao = 56,175
- Primo Percival Marcos = 51,734
- Wilson Salas = 45,830
- Flodemonte Gerdan = 44,611
- Milady Dickson = 41,380
- Omar Santos = 29,786
- Byron Sevillena = 27,417
- Jose Evangelista = 27,133
- Dionisio Bungihan = 21,223
- Jimmy Calata = 16,730
- Poly Garing = 13,484
- Riz Guntalilib = 5,329
- Amado Dumelod = 4,739
- Domeng Torio = 4,477
- Airene Pinkihan-Nisperos = 3,766
