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Pablo Ortega

Pablo Campos Ortega

Vice Mayor
Party
LAKAS
Jurisdiction
City of San Fernando, La Union
Current term
Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
Years in public office
24
Government affiliation
Local government unit
Previous positions
Vice Mayor (2025–2028) · Representative, 1st District (2019–2022) · Representative, 1st District (2016–2019)

Political Career Replay

2026
Vice MayorLAKAS
Provincial Board Member · 2001–2004
La Union
Representative, Lone District · 2004–2007
La Union
Representative, Lone District · 2007–2010
La Union
Mayor · 2010–2013
City of San Fernando
Representative, Lone District · 2010–2013
La Union
Mayor · 2013–2016
City of San Fernando
Representative, Lone District · 2013–2016
La Union
Representative, 1st District · 2016–2019
La Union
Representative, 1st District · 2019–2022
La Union
Vice Mayor · 2025–2028
City of San Fernando
Milestones
20052010201520202025
  • Vice Mayor · City of San FernandoUnopposed — 55,078 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
  • Representative, 1st District · La UnionUnopposed — 145,723 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
  • Representative, 1st District · La Union117,845 votes of 156,495 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
  • Representative, Lone District · La UnionJun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Mayor · City of San Fernando44,185 votes of 45,194 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2013 – Jun 30, 2016
  • Representative, Lone District · La UnionJun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
  • Mayor · City of San Fernando42,157 votes of 47,290 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2010 – Jun 30, 2013
  • Representative, Lone District · La UnionJun 30, 2007 – Jun 30, 2010
  • Representative, Lone District · La UnionJun 30, 2004 – Jun 30, 2007
  • Provincial Board Member · La UnionJun 30, 2001 – Jun 30, 2004

Election history (10 races)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025Vice MayorCity of San FernandoLAKAS55,078100.0%✓ Won
2019RepresentativeLa UnionNPC145,723100.0%✓ Won
2016RepresentativeLa UnionLP117,84575.3%✓ Won
2013MayorCity of San FernandoIND44,18597.8%✓ Won
2013RepresentativeLa UnionPDPLBN—✓ Won
2010MayorCity of San FernandoLAKAS-CMD42,15789.1%✓ Won
2010RepresentativeLa UnionPDPLBN—✓ Won
2007RepresentativeLa UnionPDPLBN—✓ Won
2004RepresentativeLa UnionPDPLBN—✓ Won
2001Board MemberLa UnionNPC—✓ 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. NPC
    2001–2004 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. PDPLBN
    2004–2010 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  3. LAKAS-CMD
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  4. PDPLBN
    2010–2013 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  5. IND
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  6. PDPLBN
    2013–2016 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  7. LP
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  8. NPC
    2019–2022 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  9. LAKAS
    2025–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

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Legislative record

Principal author
10
Enacted into law
33
Co-authored
97
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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.

Representative · La Union
Pablo Ortega
Moderate risk · 3 pts
Swapped seatsTerm limit 2016
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Won another seat the next election: Representative, 1st District · La Union · Surname held this office 15 straight years

Vice Mayor · City of San Fernando, La Union
Alfredo OrtegaPablo Ortega
Moderate risk · 3 pts
Same-surname successorTerm limit 2025
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Same-surname successor took the seat: Pablo Ortega

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Family connections

Same-surname bloc in La Union

6 of 212 local seats are held by officials surnamed Ortega (2025 elections).

La Union · 2025 elections
Ortega
6
of 212 seats
523,539
votes
+5 barangay & SK officials named Ortega1 punong barangay · 1 kagawad · 3 SK membersShow
  • Ramon Guio A. OrtegaPunong Barangay · Brgy. Barangay IV, San Fernando City

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

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Campaign promises

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LGU recognitions during their term (1)

Awarded to the LGU while Pablo Ortega was mayor. These are not personal awards: the seal or award goes to the local government unit, which includes the work of its staff, council and partners.

  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2015
    2015 · City of San Fernando, La Union

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Awards & achievements

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Performance

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