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Bert Belleza

Bert Tupas Belleza

Vice Mayor
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

2026
Vice MayorLAKAS
Mayor · 2016–2019
San Rafael
Mayor · 2019–2022
San Rafael
Mayor · 2022–2025
San Rafael
Vice Mayor · 2025–2028
San Rafael
2016202020242028
  • 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)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025Vice MayorSan RafaelLAKAS4,57543.7%✓ Won
2022MayorSan RafaelNP6,08760.0%✓ Won
2019MayorSan RafaelNP5,56364.1%✓ Won
2016MayorSan RafaelLDP4,12552.3%✓ 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

  1. LDP
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. NP
    2019–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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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 · San Rafael, Iloilo
High risk · 6 pts
Swapped seatsSame-surname successorTerm limit 2025
’01
’04
S
’07
S
’10
S
’13
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’16
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’19
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’22
S
’25

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

Vice Mayor ⇄ Mayor · San Rafael, Iloilo
High risk · 5 pts
Seat exchangeTerm limit 2025
’01
S
’04
’07
’10
’13
’16
’19
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’22
S
’25

Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 21 straight years

Mayor · San Rafael, Iloilo
Roel BellezaBert Belleza
High risk · 5 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2016
’01
’04
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’07
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’10
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’13
S
’16
S
’19
S
’22
S
’25

Same-surname successor took the seat: Bert Belleza · Surname held this office 21 straight years

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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).

Iloilo · 2025 elections
Tupas
8
of 453 seats
341,724
votes
+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.

Iloilo · 2025 elections
Belleza
2
of 453 seats
10,293
votes
+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

Campaign promises

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Awards & achievements

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Performance

Public Accountability & Performance Index

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