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Domingo Cortes

Domingo Plaza Cortes

Councilor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
Madrid, Surigao del Sur
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
15
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Councilor (2025–2028) · Councilor (2013–2016) · Vice Mayor (2010–2013)

Political Career Replay

2026
CouncilorLAKAS
Vice Mayor · 2004–2007
Madrid
Vice Mayor · 2007–2010
Madrid
Vice Mayor · 2010–2013
Madrid
Councilor · 2013–2016
Madrid
Councilor · 2025–2028
Madrid
20052010201520202025
  • Councilor · Madrid5,563 votes of 82,424 cast in the contest (rank 7)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Councilor · Madrid4,034 votes of 46,010 cast in the contest (rank 4)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Vice Mayor · MadridJun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
  • Vice Mayor · MadridJun 30, 2007 – Jun 30, 2010
  • Vice Mayor · MadridJun 30, 2004 – Jun 30, 2007

Election history (6 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025CouncilorMadridLAKAS5,5636.7%✓ Won
2016MayorMadridLAKAS-CMD2,29833.7%✗ Lost (#2)
2013CouncilorMadridLAKAS4,0348.8%✓ Won
2010Vice MayorMadridLKS-KAM—✓ Won
2007Vice MayorMadridLAKAS-CMD—✓ Won
2004Vice MayorMadridLAKAS-CMD—✓ 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. LAKAS-CMD
    2004–2010 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. LKS-KAM
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. LAKAS
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. LAKAS-CMD
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

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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.

Vice Mayor · Madrid, Surigao del Sur
Domingo CortesCastulo Plaza
Moderate risk · 3 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2013
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Same-surname successor took the seat: Castulo Plaza

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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in Surigao Del Sur

9 of 204 local seats are held by officials surnamed Plaza (2025 elections).

Surigao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Plaza
9
of 204 seats
78,477
votes
+29 barangay & SK officials named Plaza1 punong barangay · 2 SK chairs · 15 kagawad · 11 SK membersShow
  • Mario P. PlazaPunong Barangay · Brgy. San Pedro, Marihatag
  • Dan Philip T. PlazaSK Chair · Brgy. Matho, Cortes
  • John Robert G. PlazaSK Chair · Brgy. Tigao, Cortes

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