Junard "Ahong" Chan | |
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| Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Lapu-Lapu's Lone District | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Cynthia Chan |
| Mayor of Lapu-Lapu City | |
| In office June 30,2019 –June 30,2025 | |
| Vice Mayor | Celedonio Sitoy |
| Preceded by | Paz Radaza |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Chan |
| Barangay Captain of Pajo,Lapu-Lapu City | |
| In office November 30,2013 –June 30,2019 | |
| Member of the Lapu-Lapu City Council | |
| In office June 30,2001 –June 30,2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Junard Quirante Chan September 8,1968 |
| Political party | PFP (2024–present) Tribu Kusgano (local party) |
| Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban [1] (2018–2024) NPC (2009–2018) Lakas (until 2009) |
| Spouse | Cynthia Chan |
| Children | Junard Cedric Chan Daday Chan |
Junard "Ahong" Quirante Chan (born September 8,1968) is a Filipino politician from Lapu-Lapu City,Philippines. He served as the mayor of Lapu-Lapu City from 2019 to 2025. [2] [3] Chan previously served as barangay captain of Pajo,Lapu-Lapu City from 2013 to 2019 and as a member of the City Council from 2001 to 2010. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic,Chan tested positive for COVID-19 on June 11 although he was asymptomatic at the time of confirmation. [8]
Ahong Chan has signed so far:
In October 2024,Chan filed five cyber libel cases against vlogger Humphrey Elvira,who earlier filed a failed plunder complaint against Chan. [11] As Facebook page “Kamatuoran sa Opon ”administrator,she is also a respondent in five libel lawsuits filed by Canjulao Barangay Captain Rufo Bering and City Hall official,Louie De los Santos. [12]