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Minda Tan

Minda Mercader Tan

Vice Mayor
Party
NUP
Jurisdiction
Las Navas, Northern Samar
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
18
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Vice Mayor (2025–2028) · Vice Mayor (2022–2025) · Vice Mayor (2019–2022)

Political Career Replay

2026
Vice MayorNUP
Mayor · 2010–2013
Las Navas
Mayor · 2013–2016
Las Navas
Mayor · 2016–2019
Las Navas
Vice Mayor · 2019–2022
Las Navas
Vice Mayor · 2022–2025
Las Navas
Vice Mayor · 2025–2028
Las Navas
2010201520202025
  • Vice Mayor · Las NavasUnopposed — 13,855 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Vice Mayor · Las NavasUnopposed — 10,258 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
  • Vice Mayor · Las NavasUnopposed — 10,003 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Mayor · Las NavasUnopposed — 9,636 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
  • Mayor · Las Navas10,948 votes of 16,232 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Mayor · Las NavasJun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013

Election history (6 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025Vice MayorLas NavasNUP13,855100.0%✓ Won
2022Vice MayorLas NavasNUP10,258100.0%✓ Won
2019Vice MayorLas NavasNUP10,003100.0%✓ Won
2016MayorLas NavasNUP9,636100.0%✓ Won
2013MayorLas NavasNUP10,94867.4%✓ Won
2010MayorLas NavasLKS-KAM—✓ 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. LKS-KAM
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. NUP
    2013–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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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 · Las Navas, Northern Samar
Arlito TanMinda Tan
Very high risk · 8 pts
Swapped seatsSame-surname successorReturned to the seatTerm limit 2010
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Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · Las Navas · Same-surname successor took the seat: Minda Tan · Won the same office back in 2019 · Surname held this office 27 straight years

Mayor · Las Navas, Northern Samar
Minda TanArlito Tan
High risk · 6 pts
Swapped seatsSame-surname successorTerm limit 2019
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’04
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’07
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’10
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Won another seat the next election: Vice Mayor · Las Navas · Same-surname successor took the seat: Arlito Tan · Surname held this office 27 straight years

Vice Mayor ⇄ Mayor · Las Navas, Northern Samar
Arlito TanMinda Tan
High risk · 6 pts
Seat exchangeTerm limit 2019
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’04
’07
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Arlito Tan and Minda Tan traded Vice Mayor and Mayor in 2019 · Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 27 straight years

Vice Mayor · Las Navas, Northern Samar
Arlito TanMinda Tan
High risk · 5 pts
Swapped seatsSame-surname successorTerm limit 2019
’01
’04
’07
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’10
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’13
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’16
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’19
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Won another seat the next election: Mayor · Las Navas · Same-surname successor took the seat: Minda Tan · Surname held this office 18 straight years

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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in Northern Samar

8 of 256 local seats are held by officials surnamed Tan (2025 elections).

Northern Samar · 2025 elections
Tan
8
of 256 seats
86,015
votes
+33 barangay & SK officials named Tan5 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 21 kagawad · 6 SK membersShow
  • Edmond S. TanPunong Barangay · Brgy. Cababto-an, Pambujan
  • Jhia Marie P. TanPunong Barangay · Brgy. Geguinta, Las Navas
  • Kristan G. TanPunong Barangay · Brgy. Lumala-og, Las Navas
  • Mary Claudine A. TanPunong Barangay · Brgy. Poblacion District 1, Pambujan
  • Josefina O. TanPunong Barangay · Brgy. Sawang, Capul
  • Rhomar G. TanSK Chair · Brgy. Sabang Zone I, Allen

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

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Awards & achievements

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Performance

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