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Jover Benito

Jover Ogka Benito

Mayor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
Balabagan, Lanao del Sur
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) · Vice Mayor (2019–2022)

Political Career Replay

2026
MayorLAKAS
Councilor · 2010–2013
Balabagan
Councilor · 2013–2016
Balabagan
Vice Mayor · 2016–2019
Balabagan
Vice Mayor · 2019–2022
Balabagan
Mayor · 2022–2025
Balabagan
Mayor · 2025–2028
Balabagan
2010201520202025
  • Mayor · Balabagan17,718 votes of 17,748 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Mayor · Balabagan13,451 votes of 14,148 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Vice Mayor · Balabagan6,244 votes of 9,638 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Vice Mayor · Balabagan5,988 votes of 10,368 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
  • Councilor · Balabagan3,293 votes of 49,053 cast in the contest (rank 7)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Councilor · BalabaganJun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013

Election history (6 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorBalabaganLAKAS17,71899.8%✓ Won
2022MayorBalabaganLAKAS13,45195.1%✓ Won
2019Vice MayorBalabaganLAKAS6,24464.8%✓ Won
2016Vice MayorBalabaganLP5,98857.8%✓ Won
2013CouncilorBalabaganIND3,2936.7%✓ Won
2010CouncilorBalabaganIND—✓ 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. IND
    2010–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. LP
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. LAKAS
    2019–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

No local legislation recorded
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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 ⇄ Mayor · Balabagan, Lanao del Sur
Jover BenitoEdna Benito
Moderate risk · 3 pts
Seat exchangeTerm limit 2022
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Both share the same surname

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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in Lanao Del Sur

14 of 384 local seats are held by officials surnamed Benito (2025 elections).

Lanao Del Sur · 2025 elections
Benito
14
of 384 seats
120,851
votes
+21 barangay & SK officials named Benito3 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 11 kagawad · 6 SK membersShow
  • Jamodin P. BenitoPunong Barangay · Brgy. Inudaran, Calanogas
  • Soraida D. BenitoPunong Barangay · Brgy. Mimbalawag, Calanogas
  • Masiding D. BenitoPunong Barangay · Brgy. Piksan, Calanogas
  • Jomer S. BenitoSK Chair · Brgy. Poblacion, Balabagan

Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Lanao 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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COA audits of the LGU during their term

Commission on Audit results for Balabagan in years Jover Benito was mayor for the whole calendar year. COA audits the local government unit, not the official.

  • 2024
    Qualified opinion

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Awards & achievements

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Performance

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