Coco Yap
Coco Yap
- Party
- LAKAS
- Jurisdiction
- Southern Leyte
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 12
- Government affiliation
- Legislative branch
- Previous positions
- Representative, 2nd District (2025–2028) · Representative (2022–2025) · Vice Governor (2019–2022)
Political Career Replay
- Representative, 2nd District · Southern Leyte74,505 votes of 142,793 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Representative · House of Representatives, 19th Congress[congress] Member of the 19th Congress (House)2022 – 2025
- Vice Governor · Southern Leyte131,145 votes of 167,424 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
- Vice Governor · Southern Leyte89,324 votes of 162,477 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
Election history (3 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RepresentativeSouthern Leyte | LAKAS | 74,50552.2% | ✓ Won |
| 2019 | Vice GovernorSouthern Leyte | PDPLBN | 131,14578.3% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | Vice GovernorSouthern Leyte | LP | 89,32455.0% | ✓ 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
- LP2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- PDPLBN2019–2022 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- LAKAS2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
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Legislative record
- Rtc In The Ninth Judicial Region (Labason, Zamboanga del Norte)RA 12266 · HB 9470 · 19th CongressLapsed into law
- Rtc In The Fourth Judicial Region (Coron And Roxas, Palawan)RA 12267 · HB 9493 · 19th CongressLapsed into law
- E-Governance ActRA 12254 · HB 7327 · 19th CongressSigned into law
- Rtc In The Seventh Judicial Region (Moalboal, Cebu)RA 12241 · HB 9488 · 19th CongressSigned into law
- Rtc In The Second Judicial Region (Alicia, Isabela)RA 12242 · HB 9489 · 19th CongressSigned into law
- Rtc/mtc In The Eleventh Judicial Region (Mati, Davao Oriental)RA 12243 · HB 9492 · 19th CongressSigned into law
- Mtc In The Eleventh Judicial Region (Tagum, Davao del Norte)RA 12244 · HB 9494 · 19th CongressSigned into law
- Rtc In The Second Judicial Region (Ilagan And Tumauini, Isabela)RA 12245 · HB 9496 · 19th CongressSigned into law
Accountability & legal records
This is not a “clean record” certification. It means no case has been entered and verified in this database yet. Check the Office of the Ombudsman, Sandiganbayan, and Supreme Court directly.
Family connections
Same-surname bloc in Southern Leyte
2 of 204 local seats are held by officials surnamed Yap (2025 elections).
A surname bloc is officials elected in one province who carry the same surname as last or middle name. Shared names may not mean kinship, and a bloc is not evidence of wrongdoing. Definition and data:BetterGov.ph Dynasties
Campaign promises
Awards & achievements
Performance
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