Oging Mercado
Oging Mercado
- Party
- NPC
- Jurisdiction
- Southern Leyte
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 29
- Government affiliation
- Legislative branch
- Previous positions
- Representative, 1st District (2025–2028) · Representative, Lone District (2019–2022) · Representative, Lone District (2016–2019)
Political Career Replay
- Representative, 1st District · Southern Leyte68,306 votes of 99,537 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Representative, Lone District · Southern Leyte141,255 votes of 166,668 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
- Representative, Lone District · Southern Leyte121,756 votes of 186,488 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
- Representative · House of Representatives, 15th Congress[congress] Member of the 15th Congress (House)2010 – 2013
- Representative · House of Representatives, 14th Congress[congress] Member of the 14th Congress (House)2007 – 2010
- Representative · House of Representatives, 13th Congress[congress] Member of the 13th Congress (House)2004 – 2007
- Representative · House of Representatives, 10th Congress[congress] Member of the 10th Congress (House)1995 – 1998
- Representative · House of Representatives, 9th Congress[congress] Member of the 9th Congress (House)1992 – 1995
- Representative · House of Representatives, 8th Congress[congress] Member of the 8th Congress (House)1987 – 1992
Election history (3 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RepresentativeSouthern Leyte | NPC | 68,30668.6% | ✓ Won |
| 2019 | RepresentativeSouthern Leyte | PDPLBN | 141,25584.8% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | RepresentativeSouthern Leyte | LP | 121,75665.3% | ✓ 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
- PDPLBN2019–2022 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- NPC2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
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Legislative record
- Maritime Industry Authority Extension Office (Maasin City, Southern Leyte)RA 11761 · HB 6066 · 18th CongressSigned into law
- Jose B. Lingad Memorial General HospitalRA 11359 · HB 8985 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- National Commission Of Senior Citizens ActRA 11350 · HB 8837 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- Mountain Province Broadcasting CorporationRA 11353 · HB 8156 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- First Mass Day (Province Of Southern Leyte)RA 11373 · HB 5060 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- Tirad Pass Radio Tv Broadcasting Network, Inc.RA 11342 · HB 8157 · 17th CongressLapsed into law
- Catholic Bishops Conference Of The Philippines, Inc.RA 11319 · HB 8155 · 17th CongressLapsed into law
- Penafrancia Broadcasting CorporationRA 11302 · HB 6914 · 17th CongressSigned into law
Accountability & legal records
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Family connections
Same-surname bloc in Southern Leyte
7 of 204 local seats are held by officials surnamed Mercado (2025 elections).
- Damian Gaviola MercadoGovernor · Southern Leyte126,536LAKAS
- Milai MercadoVice Governor · Southern Leyte139,765LAKAS
- Oging MercadoRepresentative · 1st District68,306NPC
- Luz MercadoMayor · Maasin City23,443LAKAS
- Gani MercadoCouncilor · Maasin City25,575LAKAS
- Mikee Verano MercadoCouncilor · Maasin City22,365LAKAS
- Ram Lasang MercadoCouncilor · San Ricardo2,529IND
+9 barangay & SK officials named Mercado1 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 6 kagawad · 1 SK membersShow
- Azarias M. Mercado Jr.Punong Barangay · Brgy. Consolacion, Sogod
- Rodiz Clifford J. MercadoSK Chair · Brgy. Talisay, Libagon
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Southern Leyte; 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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