Won another seat the next election: Representative, 1st District · City of Valenzuela · Same-surname successor took the seat: Wes Gatchalian · Surname held this office 24 straight years
Wes Gatchalian
Weslie Ting Gatchalian
- Party
- NPC
- Jurisdiction
- City of Valenzuela, NCR, Third District
- Current term
- Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Years in public office
- 18
- Government affiliation
- Local government unit
- Previous positions
- Mayor (2025–2028) · Mayor (2022–2025) · Representative, 1st District (2019–2022)
Political Career Replay
- Mayor · City of ValenzuelaUnopposed — 295,876 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
- Mayor · City of Valenzuela275,650 votes of 350,676 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2022 – Jun 30, 2025
- Representative, 1st District · City of Valenzuela, Ncr Third DistrictUnopposed — 119,372 votes (rank 1)Jun 30, 2019 – Jun 30, 2022
- Representative, 1st District · City of Valenzuela, Ncr Third District92,541 votes of 115,123 cast in the contest (rank 1)Jun 30, 2016 – Jun 30, 2019
- Representative · House of Representatives, 16th Congress[congress] Member of the 16th Congress (House)2013 – 2016
- Representative · House of Representatives, 15th Congress[congress] Member of the 15th Congress (House)2010 – 2013
Election history (4 races)
| Year | Office sought | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | MayorCity of Valenzuela | NPC | 295,876100.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | MayorCity of Valenzuela | NPC | 275,65078.6% | ✓ Won |
| 2019 | RepresentativeCity of Valenzuela | NPC | 119,372100.0% | ✓ Won |
| 2016 | RepresentativeCity of Valenzuela | IND | 92,54180.4% | ✓ 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
- IND2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
- NPC2019–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
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Legislative record
- Disiplina Village Elementary School (Bignay, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila)RA 11652 · HB 9657 · 18th CongressSigned into law
- Santos Encarnacion Elementary School (Valenzuela City)RA 11631 · HB 8239 · 18th CongressSigned into law
- Pinalagad Elementary School (Valenzuela City)RA 11632 · HB 8240 · 18th CongressSigned into law
- Dito Telecommunity Corporation (Mindanao Islamic Telephone Company, Inc.)RA 11537 · HB 7332 · 18th CongressSigned into law
- National Commission Of Senior Citizens ActRA 11350 · HB 8837 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- Southern Broadcasting NetworkRA 11354 · HB 8175 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- Radioworld Broadcasting CorporationRA 11355 · HB 8176 · 17th CongressSigned into law
- Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc.RA 11414 · HB 8177 · 17th CongressSigned into law
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.
Rexlon Gatchalian and Wes Gatchalian traded Mayor and Representative, 1st District in 2022 · Both share the same surname · Surname held these offices 24 straight years
Accountability & legal records
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In the News
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Family connections
Same-surname bloc in Ncr Third District
2 of 84 local seats are held by officials surnamed Gatchalian (2025 elections).
- Kenneth GatchalianRepresentative · Valenzuela City80,410NPC
- Wes Ting GatchalianMayor · Valenzuela City295,876NPC
+3 barangay & SK officials named Gatchalian2 punong barangay · 1 SK membersShow
- Melvin K. GatchalianPunong Barangay · Brgy. Barangay 110, Caloocan City
- Divina L. GatchalianPunong Barangay · Brgy. Barangay 169, Caloocan City
Elected in the 2023 barangay & SK elections (DILG directory). Matched by last name only within Ncr Third District; 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
LGU recognitions during their term (1)
Awarded to the LGU while Wes Gatchalian 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.
Recognitions are given to the local government unit, not to a person. An official is shown only as being in office when the LGU was recognized. Matched by office and year from election records (in office on 1 December of the award year). Sources & method →
COA audits of the LGU during their term
Commission on Audit results for City of Valenzuela in years Wes Gatchalian was mayor for the whole calendar year. COA audits the local government unit, not the official.
COA says an audit opinion is not a rating, score or grade and should not be ranked. It covers whether the financial statements are fairly presented — it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Sources & method →
Awards & achievements
Performance
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