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Wes Gatchalian

Weslie Ting Gatchalian

Mayor
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

2026
MayorNPC
Representative · 2010–2013
House of Representatives, 15th Congress
Representative · 2013–2016
House of Representatives, 16th Congress
Representative, 1st District · 2016–2019
City of Valenzuela, Ncr Third District
Representative, 1st District · 2019–2022
City of Valenzuela, Ncr Third District
Mayor · 2022–2025
City of Valenzuela
Mayor · 2025–2028
City of Valenzuela
Milestones
2010201520202025
  • 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)

YearOffice soughtPartyVotesResult
2025MayorCity of ValenzuelaNPC295,876100.0%✓ Won
2022MayorCity of ValenzuelaNPC275,65078.6%✓ Won
2019RepresentativeCity of ValenzuelaNPC119,372100.0%✓ Won
2016RepresentativeCity of ValenzuelaIND92,54180.4%✓ 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

  1. IND
    2016–2019 · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy
  2. NPC
    2019–present · Party listed on the certificate of candidacy

Every party affiliation must cite a source. Affiliations are never inferred from election speculation.

Legislative record

Principal author
165
Enacted into law
26
Co-authored
48
All 213 bills →

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 · City of Valenzuela, NCR, Third District
Rexlon GatchalianWes Gatchalian
High risk · 6 pts
Swapped seatsSame-surname successorTerm limit 2022
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’04
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’07
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’10
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’19
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’22
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’25

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

Mayor ⇄ Representative, 1st District · City of Valenzuela, NCR, Third District
Rexlon GatchalianWes Gatchalian
High risk · 6 pts
Seat exchangeTerm limit 2022
’01
S
’04
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’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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’22
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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

See all term-limit seat moves →

In the News

Reports from established newsrooms and official records that name this official in a case, investigation, audit or controversy. Each item links to the original. Being named in the news is not proof of wrongdoing; check the legal records above for the official status of any case.

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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).

Ncr Third District · 2025 elections
Gatchalian
2
of 84 seats
376,286
votes
+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

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Promises are added with the date, source, and responsible office. They are only marked “Completed” when there is documentary evidence, never based on campaign statements alone.

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.

  • SGLG
    Seal of Good Local Governance 2023
    2023 · City of Valenzuela

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.

  • 2024
    Unmodified opinion

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

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Each achievement is classified as an official award, a public recognition, an independently verified accomplishment, a self-reported achievement, or a campaign claim. Campaign materials are never treated as independent evidence.

Performance

Public Accountability & Performance Index

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