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Darwin Ponce

Darwin Roque Ponce

Councilor
Party
PFP
Jurisdiction
Kalayaan, Laguna
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
18
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Councilor (2025–2028) · Councilor (2022–2025) · Councilor (2019–2022)

Political Career Replay

2026
CouncilorPFP
Councilor · 2007–2010
Kalayaan
Councilor · 2010–2013
Kalayaan
Councilor · 2013–2016
Kalayaan
Councilor · 2019–2022
Kalayaan
Councilor · 2022–2025
Kalayaan
Councilor · 2025–2028
Kalayaan
2010201520202025
  • Councilor · Kalayaan8,229 votes of 80,787 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Councilor · Kalayaan8,465 votes of 89,974 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Councilor · Kalayaan7,625 votes of 77,608 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Councilor · Kalayaan6,667 votes of 63,660 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Councilor · Kalayaan5,216 votes of 73,853 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
  • Councilor · KalayaanJun 30, 2007 – Jun 30, 2010

Election history (7 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025CouncilorKalayaanPFP8,22910.2%✓ Won
2022CouncilorKalayaanIND8,4659.4%✓ Won
2019CouncilorKalayaanPDPLBN7,6259.8%✓ Won
2016MayorKalayaanNPC3,41429.3%✗ Lost (#3)
2013CouncilorKalayaanNP6,66710.5%✓ Won
2010CouncilorKalayaanNPC5,2167.1%✓ Won
2007CouncilorKalayaanLDP—✓ 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
    2007–2010 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. NPC
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. NP
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. NPC
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. PDPLBN
    2019–2022 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  6. IND
    2022–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  7. PFP
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

No local legislation recorded
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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in Laguna

2 of 315 local seats are held by officials surnamed Ponce (2025 elections).

Laguna · 2025 elections
Ponce
2
of 315 seats
94,487
votes
+6 barangay & SK officials named Ponce5 kagawad · 1 SK membersShow

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Laguna; 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

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