Mayel Martinez and Carlo Martinez traded Vice Mayor and Mayor in 2025 · Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 27 straight years
Mayel Martinez
Maria Cielo Asas Martinez
- Party
- 1CEBU
- Jurisdiction
- City of Bogo, Cebu
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 12
- Government affiliation
- Local government unit
- Previous positions
- Mayor (2025–2028) · Vice Mayor (2022–2025) · Vice Mayor (2019–2022)
Political Career Replay
- Mayor · City of Bogo37,498 votes of 39,773 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Vice Mayor · City of Bogo36,285 votes of 42,002 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
- Vice Mayor · City of Bogo32,033 votes of 37,257 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
- Vice Mayor · City of Bogo24,938 votes of 36,555 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
Election history (4 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MayorCity of Bogo | 1CEBU | 37,49894.3% | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | Vice MayorCity of Bogo | PPP | 36,28586.4% | ✓ Won |
| 2019 | Vice MayorCity of Bogo | NPC | 32,03386.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | Vice MayorCity of Bogo | LP | 24,93868.2% | ✓ 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
- NPC2019–2022 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- PPP2022–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- 1CEBU2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
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Legislative record
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.
Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · City of Bogo · Same-surname successor took the seat: Mayel Martinez · Surname held this office 27 straight years
Won another seat the next election: Mayor · City of Bogo · Same-surname successor took the seat: Carlo Martinez
Accountability & legal records
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In the News
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Family connections
Same-surname bloc in Cebu
4 of 567 local seats are held by officials surnamed Martinez (2025 elections).
- Mayel Asas MartinezMayor · Bogo City37,4981CEBU
- Mariano Rodriguez MartinezMayor · San Remigio20,509LDP
- Carlo Asas MartinezVice Mayor · Bogo City40,2811CEBU
- Miguel Trinidad MartinezCouncilor · San Remigio19,466LDP
+11 barangay & SK officials named Martinez1 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 5 kagawad · 4 SK membersShow
- Celestino A. Martinez IIIPunong Barangay · Brgy. Cayang, Bogo City
- Jose C. Martinez IIISK Chair · Brgy. Casuntingan, Mandaue City
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Cebu; 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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Awards & achievements
Performance
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