Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · San Rafael · Same-surname successor took the seat: Beboy Belleza · Surname held this office 21 straight years
Bert Belleza
Bert Tupas Belleza
- Party
- LAKAS
- Jurisdiction
- San Rafael, Iloilo
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 12
- Government affiliation
- Local government unit
- Previous positions
- Vice Mayor (2025–2028) · Mayor (2022–2025) · Mayor (2019–2022)
Political Career Replay
- Vice Mayor · San Rafael4,575 votes of 10,477 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Mayor · San Rafael6,087 votes of 10,147 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
- Mayor · San Rafael5,563 votes of 8,684 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
- Mayor · San Rafael4,125 votes of 7,889 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
Election history (4 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vice MayorSan Rafael | LAKAS | 4,57543.7% | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | MayorSan Rafael | NP | 6,08760.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2019 | MayorSan Rafael | NP | 5,56364.1% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | MayorSan Rafael | LDP | 4,12552.3% | ✓ 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
- LDP2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- NP2019–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- LAKAS2025–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.
Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 21 straight years
Same-surname successor took the seat: Bert Belleza · Surname held this office 21 straight years
Accountability & legal records
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Family connections
Same-surname blocs in Iloilo
8 of 453 local seats are held by officials surnamed Tupas; 2 of 453 local seats are held by officials surnamed Belleza (2025 elections).
- Binky April TupasRepresentative · 5th District145,283LAKAS
- Darl TupasBoard Member · 5th District118,807LAKAS
- Bongbong Causing TupasMayor · Barotac Viejo18,012LAKAS
- Jun Tupas GonzalesMayor · Banate · surname as middle name13,839NP
- Beboy Tupas BellezaMayor · San Rafael · surname as middle name5,718LAKAS
- Bert Tupas BellezaVice Mayor · San Rafael · surname as middle name4,575LAKAS
- Merle Bandojo TupasCouncilor · Carles20,567PFP
- Nonoy Villaruz TupasCouncilor · Ajuy14,923PFP
+20 barangay & SK officials named Tupas2 punong barangay · 2 SK chairs · 9 kagawad · 7 SK membersShow
- Winen T. TupasPunong Barangay · Brgy. Natividad, Barotac Viejo
- Redireck B. TupasPunong Barangay · Brgy. San Antonio, Ajuy
- Jesa Rose C. TupasSK Chair · Brgy. Batitao, Sara
- Klanz Revoj J. TupasSK Chair · Brgy. San Pedro (Jaro), Iloilo City
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Iloilo; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.
+2 barangay & SK officials named Belleza1 kagawad · 1 SK membersShow
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Iloilo; 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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