Khymer Adan Olaso | |
|---|---|
| Olaso in 2025 | |
| 23rd Mayor of Zamboanga City | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | |
| Vice Mayor | Beng Climaco |
| Preceded by | John Dalipe |
| Member of the House of Representatives from Zamboanga City’s 1st district | |
| In office June 30,2022 –June 30,2025 | |
| Preceded by | Cesar Jimenez Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Kat Chua |
| Member of Zamboanga City Council | |
| In office June 30,2019 –June 30,2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khymer Adan Taing Olaso March 22,1978 Zamboanga City,Philippines |
| Party | Nacionalista (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | AZP (local party) Independent (2013) |
| Spouse | Mary Joy Tan |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
Khymer Adan Taing Olaso (born March 22,1978) is a Filipino master mariner and politician who is currently serving as 23rd Mayor of Zamboanga City since 2025. He represented the 1st district of Zamboanga City from 2022 to 2025,he previously served as a memer of the Zamboanga City Council from 2019 to 2022. Olaso is a member of the Nacionalista Party and the Adelante Zamboanga Party.
Olaso was born on March 22,1978, [1] in Zamboanga City to a Filipino father Adan Olaso and Cambodian mother Lorraine Por Taing.[ citation needed ]
Olaso was elected as member of the Zamboanga City Council from 2019 to 2022.
In 2022,Olaso represented the first district of Zamboanga City until 2025. [2] [3] Olaso filed the "Death Penalty for Corruption Act" or House bill No.11211 on December 16,2024,and released on January 22,2025,the bill proposes that all politicians and officials from the President of the Philippines to the lowest barangay officer get executed by firing squad if convicted of corruption. [4] However,the death penalty was abolished in the Philippines in 2006. [5] Olaso also filed a bill to provide regulation for surrogacy in 2023. [6]
On May 12,2025, [7] Olaso was elected the Mayor of Zamboanga City and was proclaimed the next day [8] ,defeating Zamboanga City's 2nd district representative and the brother of incumbent mayor John Dalipe,Mannix Dalipe. [9] He got inaugurated as Mayor on June 30,2025 and began his term cleaning the public market [10] ,Olaso appointed former congressman Celso Lobregat as his executive secretary on July 1,2025,Lobregat also backed Olaso's mayoral bid and his advice led to Olaso running for Mayor. [11]
Olaso is married to Mary Joy Tan and has two sons. He has also a brother Kaiser Adan Olaso who ran as Zamboanga City's 1st district representative but he lost and placed third. [12]
| Year | Office | Party | Votes received | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | Swing | |||||
| 2019 | Councilor (Zamboanga City–1st) | AZP | 54,644 | 6.37% | 3rd | N/a | Won | |
| 2022 | Representative (Zamboanga City–1st) | 73,785 | 49.43% | 1st | N/a | Won | ||
| 2025 | Mayor of Zamboanga City | Nacionalista | 169,345 | 47.49% | 1st | N/a | Won | |