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Javier Zacate

Javier Evardone Zacate

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

Political Career Replay

2026
MayorPFP
Mayor · 2001–2004
Sulat
Mayor · 2004–2007
Sulat
Mayor · 2007–2010
Sulat
Mayor · 2019–2022
Sulat
Mayor · 2022–2025
Sulat
Mayor · 2025–2028
Sulat
20052010201520202025
  • Mayor · Sulat8,683 votes of 9,845 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Mayor · Sulat6,233 votes of 10,061 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Mayor · Sulat7,094 votes of 8,673 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Mayor · SulatJun 30, 2007 – Jun 30, 2010
  • Mayor · SulatJun 30, 2004 – Jun 30, 2007
  • Mayor · SulatJun 30, 2001 – Jun 30, 2004

Election history (7 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorSulatPFP8,68388.2%✓ Won
2022MayorSulatPDPLBN6,23362.0%✓ Won
2019MayorSulatPDPLBN7,09481.8%✓ Won
2013GovernorEastern SamarNUP65,22744.9%✗ Lost (#2)
2007MayorSulatLAKAS-CMD—✓ Won
2004MayorSulatNPC—✓ Won
2001MayorSulatNPC—✓ 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. NPC
    2001–2007 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. LAKAS-CMD
    2007–2010 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. NUP
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. PDPLBN
    2019–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. PFP
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

Every party affiliation must cite a source. Affiliations are never inferred from election speculation.

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 · Sulat, Eastern Samar
Javier ZacateVirginia Zacate
Very high risk · 7 pts
Same-surname successorReturned to the seatTerm limit 2010
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Same-surname successor took the seat: Virginia Zacate · Won the same office back in 2019 · Surname held this office 27 straight years

Mayor · Sulat, Eastern Samar
Virginia ZacateJavier Zacate
High risk · 5 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2019
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Same-surname successor took the seat: Javier Zacate · Surname held this office 27 straight years

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In the News

Reports from established newsrooms and official records that name this official in a case, investigation, audit or controversy. Each item links to the original. Being named in the news is not proof of wrongdoing; check the legal records above for the official status of any case.

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Family connections

Same-surname blocs in Eastern Samar

8 of 237 local seats are held by officials surnamed Evardone; 3 of 237 local seats are held by officials surnamed Zacate (2025 elections).

Eastern Samar · 2025 elections
Evardone
8
of 237 seats
367,745
votes
+16 barangay & SK officials named Evardone1 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 9 kagawad · 5 SK membersShow
  • Eloise Melloney P. EvardonePunong Barangay · Brgy. Garden, Arteche
  • John Paul E. EvardoneSK Chair · Brgy. Canciledes, Hernani

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Eastern Samar; a common surname is very likely to include unrelated families. The list above shows only the punong barangay and SK chairs.

Eastern Samar · 2025 elections
Zacate
3
of 237 seats
22,105
votes
+3 barangay & SK officials named Zacate2 punong barangay · 1 kagawadShow
  • Paolo Javier R. ZacatePunong Barangay · Brgy. Riverside, Sulat
  • Maximo E. ZacatePunong Barangay · Brgy. San Vicente, Sulat

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

No campaign promises tracked yet
Promises are added with the date, source, and responsible office. They are only marked “Completed” when there is documentary evidence, never based on campaign statements alone.

LGU recognitions during their term (2)

Awarded to the LGU while Javier Zacate was mayor. These are not personal awards: the seal or award goes to the local government unit, which includes the work of its staff, council and partners.

  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2023
    2023 · Sulat, Eastern Samar
  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2019
    2019 · Sulat, Eastern Samar

Recognitions are given to the local government unit, not to a person. An official is shown only as being in office when the LGU was recognized. Matched by office and year from election records (in office on 1 December of the award year). Sources & method →

COA audits of the LGU during their term

Commission on Audit results for Sulat in years Javier Zacate was mayor for the whole calendar year. COA audits the local government unit, not the official.

  • 2024
    Qualified opinion

COA says an audit opinion is not a rating, score or grade and should not be ranked. It covers whether the financial statements are fairly presented — it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Sources & method →

Awards & achievements

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Each achievement is classified as an official award, a public recognition, an independently verified accomplishment, a self-reported achievement, or a campaign claim. Campaign materials are never treated as independent evidence.

Performance

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