Ike Ponce | |
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Mayor of Pateros | |
In office June 30, 2016 –June 30, 2025 | |
Vice mayor |
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Preceded by | Joey Medina |
Personal details | |
Born | Miguel Fernando Ponce III June 15, 1959 [1] Pateros, Rizal, Philippines |
Political party | Aksyon (2021–present) |
Other political affiliations | |
Occupation | Politician |
Miguel "Ike" Fernando Ponce III (June 15, 1959) is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Pateros from 2016 to 2025.
Ponce ran for mayor in 2001 but lost to Rosendo Capco, the son of then-mayor José "Pepe" Capco, Jr., he ran again for a second attempt in 2013 under the Liberal Party but lost again, this time to reelectionist Joey Medina. [2]
In 2016, with incumbent vice mayor Gerald German as his running mate, he finally won the election. [3] [4] [5] In 2019, he run for his second term with German again as his running mate, and they won again. [6] [7]
In 2022, while running for a third-term, he tapped John Peter Marzan as his running mate, as German was now term-limited. He also supported the presidential run of another metro Mayor Isko Moreno. [8] Ponce got his third and final term as mayor, [9] as he overwhelmingly defeated his opponent, Marilyn Chiong. [10] He won in a landslide election to Chiong with a margin of 25,757 votes. [11]
In 2025, Ponce was the second nominee of Ahon Mahirap partylist. However, the partylist failed to secure a seat in the 20th Congress.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Aksyon | Miguel "Ike" Ponce III | 28,534 | 91.13% | |
Independent | Marilyn Ison Chiong | 2,777 | 8.87% | |
Total votes | 31,311 | 100.00% | ||
Aksyon hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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PDP–Laban | Miguel "Ike" Ponce III | 18,370 | 67.67% | |
Nacionalista | Willie Buenaventura | 8,775 | 32.33% | |
Total votes | 27,145 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal | Miguel "Ike" Ponce III | 9,760 | 36.24% | |
Independent | Daisy Reyes | 8,444 | 31.35% | |
Nacionalista | Willie Buenaventura | 6,436 | 23.90% | |
NPC | Jorge "Jojo" Nicdao | 1,613 | 5.99% | |
Aksyon | Ramon Roxas | 590 | 2.19% | |
Partido Bagong Maharlika | Delfin Dela Rosa | 89 | 0.33% | |
Margin of victory | 1,316 | 4.89% | ||
Total votes | 26,932 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nacionalista | Jaime “Joey” Medina | 12,886 | ||
Liberal | Miguel "Ike" Ponce III | 12,284 | ||
Total votes | 25,170 |