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Alexander Pajarillo

Alexander Pajarillo

Mayor
Party
NPC
Jurisdiction
Mercedes, Camarines Norte
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
15
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Mayor (2025–2028) · Mayor (2022–2025) · Mayor (2016–2019)

Political Career Replay

2026
MayorNPC
Mayor · 2010–2013
Mercedes
Mayor · 2013–2016
Mercedes
Mayor · 2016–2019
Mercedes
Mayor · 2022–2025
Mercedes
Mayor · 2025–2028
Mercedes
2010201520202025
  • Mayor · Mercedes17,928 votes of 29,606 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Mayor · Mercedes15,870 votes of 29,303 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Mayor · Mercedes13,942 votes of 20,851 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
  • Mayor · Mercedes10,981 votes of 20,206 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Mayor · MercedesJun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013

Election history (6 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorMercedesNPC17,92860.6%✓ Won
2022MayorMercedesPDPLBN15,87054.2%✓ Won
2019Vice MayorMercedesPDPLBN11,61449.4%✗ Lost (#2)
2016MayorMercedesNPC13,94266.9%✓ Won
2013MayorMercedesLP10,98154.3%✓ Won
2010MayorMercedesLKS-KAM—✓ Won

Source: COMELEC certified results compiled by Open Halalan (ODbL 1.0), via BetterGov Dynasties. Vote counts are as reported in the compilation.

Party affiliation history

  1. LKS-KAM
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. LP
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. NPC
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. PDPLBN
    2019–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. NPC
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

Every party affiliation must cite a source. Affiliations are never inferred from election speculation.

Legislative record

No local legislation recorded
City and provincial ordinances are not yet published in a machine-readable form.

Term-limit seat moves

Patterns where a seat stayed with this official or the same surname after a term limit. These moves are legal; the level measures how concentrated the seat became, not wrongdoing.

Mayor · Mercedes, Camarines Norte
Moderate risk · 4 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2010
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Same-surname successor took the seat: Alexander Pajarillo · Surname held this office 18 straight years

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In the News

Reports from established newsrooms and official records that name this official in a case, investigation, audit or controversy. Each item links to the original. Being named in the news is not proof of wrongdoing; check the legal records above for the official status of any case.

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Pulse check

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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in Camarines Norte

2 of 132 local seats are held by officials surnamed Pajarillo (2025 elections).

Camarines Norte · 2025 elections
Pajarillo
2
of 132 seats
26,711
votes
+9 barangay & SK officials named Pajarillo2 punong barangay · 2 kagawad · 5 SK membersShow
  • Joseph R. PajarilloPunong Barangay · Brgy. Calangcawan Norte, Vinzons
  • Samuel G. PajarilloPunong Barangay · Brgy. Calangcawan Sur, Vinzons

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Camarines Norte; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.

A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name; barangay & SK officials with the same last name are listed separately. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties

Campaign promises

No campaign promises tracked yet
Promises are added with the date, source, and responsible office. They are only marked “Completed” when there is documentary evidence, never based on campaign statements alone.

LGU recognitions during their term (1)

Awarded to the LGU while Alexander Pajarillo was mayor. These are not personal awards: the seal or award goes to the local government unit, which includes the work of its staff, council and partners.

  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2015
    2015 · Mercedes, Camarines Norte

Recognitions are given to the local government unit, not to a person. An official is shown only as being in office when the LGU was recognized. Matched by office and year from election records (in office on 1 December of the award year). Sources & method →

COA audits of the LGU during their term

Commission on Audit results for Mercedes in years Alexander Pajarillo was mayor for the whole calendar year. COA audits the local government unit, not the official.

  • 2024
    Qualified opinion
    19 of 43 prior COA recommendations fully implemented (44.2%), 24 not implemented

COA says an audit opinion is not a rating, score or grade and should not be ranked. It covers whether the financial statements are fairly presented — it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Sources & method →

Awards & achievements

No awards or achievements recorded yet
Each achievement is classified as an official award, a public recognition, an independently verified accomplishment, a self-reported achievement, or a campaign claim. Campaign materials are never treated as independent evidence.

Performance

Public Accountability & Performance Index

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