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Junard "Ahong" Chan
Official portrait, 2025
Member of the House of Representatives from Lapu-Lapu's Lone District
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 30, 2025
Preceded byCynthia Chan
Mayor of Lapu-Lapu City
In office
June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025
Vice MayorCeledonio Sitoy
Preceded byPaz Radaza
Succeeded byCynthia 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, 2007 – June 30, 2010
Personal details
BornJunard Quirante Chan
(1968-09-08)September 8, 1968
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines
PartyPFP (2024–present)
Tribu Kusgano (local party; 2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDP–Laban[1] (2018–2024)
NPC (2009–2018)
Lakas (2007–2009)
SpouseCynthia Chan
ChildrenJunard Cedric Chan Jasmine 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 2007 to 2010.[4][5][6][7]

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chan tested positive for COVID-19 on June 11 although he was asymptomatic at the time of confirmation.[8]

Developments in Lapu-Lapu city

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Ahong Chan has signed so far:

Controversies

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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]

References

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  1. ↑ Jessa Mae O. Sotto (October 13, 2018). "Pajo brgy captain to run for mayor". CDN Digital. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Lapu-Lapu City - LGA". Local Government Academy. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ Futch Anthony Inso (May 14, 2019). "Radaza's camp to regroup after loss to Ahong Chan". CDN Digital. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Comelec: Ahong Chan an official candidate". SunStar Cebu. May 8, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  5. ↑ Jose P. Sollano (October 30, 2013). "Ahong wins in Pajo". The Freeman. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Outgoing officials bid peers, city constituents goodbye". SunStar Cebu. June 23, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Lapu-Lapu captains accuse mayor of misusing COVID-19 funds". Rappler Philippines. February 16, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Lapu-Lapu City Mayor tests positive for COVID-19". CNN Philippines. June 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Lapu-Lapu mass transport feasibility study MOU signed". INQUIRER.net. May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mayor Chan gives go signal to proponents of reclamation project". INQUIRER.net. March 29, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (November 17, 2024). "Critic of Lapu-Lapu mayor slapped with more cases". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Mayor files five counts of cyber libel vs vlogger". The Manila Times. November 17, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
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