Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · Malita · Same-surname successor took the seat: Bradly Bautista · Won the same office back in 2025 · Surname held this office 24 straight years
Benjamin Bautista
Benjamin Peralta Bautista Jr.
- Party
- NPC
- Jurisdiction
- Malita, Davao Occidental
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 18
- Government affiliation
- Local government unit
- Previous positions
- Mayor (2025–2028) · Vice Mayor (2016–2019) · Mayor (2013–2016)
Political Career Replay
- Mayor · MalitaUnopposed — 40,522 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Vice Mayor · MalitaUnopposed — 30,208 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
- Mayor · MalitaJun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
- Mayor · MalitaJun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
- Mayor · MalitaJun 30, 2007 – Jun 30, 2010
- Governor · Davao OccidentalJun 30, 2004 – Jun 30, 2007
Election history (6 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MayorMalita | NPC | 40,522100.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | Vice MayorMalita | LP | 30,208100.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2013 | MayorMalita | LP | — | ✓ Won |
| 2010 | MayorMalita | LKS-KAM | — | ✓ Won |
| 2007 | MayorMalita | KAMPI | — | ✓ Won |
| 2004 | GovernorDavao Occidental | NPC | — | ✓ 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
- NPC2004–2007 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- KAMPI2007–2010 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- LKS-KAM2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- LP2013–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- NPC2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
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Legislative record
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.
Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · Malita · Same-surname successor took the seat: Benjamin Bautista · Surname held this office 24 straight years
Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 24 straight years
Accountability & legal records
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In the News
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Family connections
Same-surname bloc in Davao Occidental
10 of 61 local seats are held by officials surnamed Bautista (2025 elections).
- Colin BautistaGovernor · Davao Occidental104,009PFP
- Lorna Bautista BandiganVice Governor · Davao Occidental · surname as middle name99,030LAKAS
- Claude Derequito BautistaRepresentative · Lone District112,722NPC
- Enteng BautistaBoard Member · 1st District49,473NPC
- Benjamin Peralta BautistaMayor · Malita40,522NPC
- Dinko Derequito Bautista IiMayor · Santa Maria26,219NPC
- Bradly Llido BautistaVice Mayor · Malita42,198PFP
- Jean BautistaCouncilor · Malita33,809PFP
- Esma BautistaCouncilor · Malita32,576NPC
- Sancebar Sumbo BautistaCouncilor · Don Marcelino8,807PFP
+8 barangay & SK officials named Bautista1 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 4 kagawad · 2 SK membersShow
- Ronan L. BautistaPunong Barangay · Brgy. Buhangin, Malita
- Mar Knoullie M. BautistaSK Chair · Brgy. Tubalan, Malita
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Davao Occidental; 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
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Performance
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