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Orbito Espanto

Orbito Dulguime Espanto

Councilor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
San Isidro, Surigao del Norte
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
6
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Councilor (2025–2028) · Councilor (2022–2025)

Political Career Replay

2026
CouncilorLAKAS
Councilor · 2022–2025
San Isidro
Councilor · 2025–2028
San Isidro
2022202420262028
  • Councilor · San Isidro3,505 votes of 53,601 cast in the contest (rank 5)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Councilor · San Isidro3,858 votes of 46,691 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025

Election history (3 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025CouncilorSan IsidroLAKAS3,5056.5%✓ Won
2022CouncilorSan IsidroPDPLBN3,8588.3%✓ Won
2016CouncilorSan IsidroNP9106.1%✗ Lost (#10)

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. NP
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. PDPLBN
    2022–2025 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Family connections

Same-surname blocs in Surigao Del Norte

3 of 224 local seats are held by officials surnamed Dulguime; 3 of 224 local seats are held by officials surnamed Espanto (2025 elections).

Surigao Del Norte · 2025 elections
Dulguime
3
of 224 seats
20,903
votes
+11 barangay & SK officials named Dulguime1 SK chairs · 4 kagawad · 6 SK membersShow
  • Janice A. DulguimeSK Chair · Brgy. Garcia, Santa Monica

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

Surigao Del Norte · 2025 elections
Espanto
3
of 224 seats
11,484
votes
+7 barangay & SK officials named Espanto2 punong barangay · 1 SK chairs · 1 kagawad · 3 SK membersShow
  • Anselmo S. EspantoPunong Barangay · Brgy. Bad-as, Placer
  • Adorita C. EspantoPunong Barangay · Brgy. Lobogon, Del Carmen
  • Jastine Monique C. EspantoSK Chair · Brgy. Roxas, San Isidro

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