Ike Ponce

Ike Ponce
Mayor of Pateros
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025
Vice Mayor
  • Gerald German (2016–2022)
  • Carlo Santos (2022–2025)
Preceded byJoey Medina
Succeeded byGerald German
Personal details
BornMiguel Fernando Ponce III
(1959-06-15) June 15, 1959 (age 67)
Pateros, Rizal, Philippines
PartyAksyon (2021–present)
Other political
affiliations
OccupationPolitician

Miguel "Ike" Fernando Ponce III (June 15, 1959) is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of Pateros from 2016 to 2025.

Political career

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.

In 2016, with incumbent vice mayor Gerald German as his running mate, he finally won the election. In 2019, he run for his second term with German again as his running mate, and they won again.

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. Ponce got his third and final term as mayor, as he overwhelmingly defeated his opponent, Marilyn Chiong. He won in a landslide election to Chiong with a margin of 25,757 votes.

In 2025, Ponce was the second nominee of Ahon Mahirap partylist. However, the partylist failed to secure a seat in the 20th Congress.

Electoral performance

2022

Pateros Mayoralty Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
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

2019

Pateros Mayoralty Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PDP–Laban Miguel "Ike" Ponce III 18,370 67.67%
Nacionalista Willie Buenaventura 8,775 32.33%
Total votes 27,145 100.00%

2016

Pateros Mayoralty Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
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%

2013

Pateros Mayoralty Elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Nacionalista Jaime “Joey” Medina 12,886
Liberal Miguel "Ike" Ponce III 12,284
Total votes 25,170

References

  1. ↑ "49. AHON MAHIRAP" (PDF). Commission on Elections.
  2. ↑ Calleja, Niña (May 14, 2013). "Reelectionist Pateros mayor wins, is proclaimed". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
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  4. ↑ Brizuela, Maricar B. (May 11, 2016). "Ponce wins Pateros mayoralty on 3rd try; 3 Calixtos prevail in Pasay". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Clapano, Jose Rodel; Echeminada, Perseus (May 10, 2016). "Rival's supporters protest Fresnedi victory". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  6. ↑ Ramirez, Robertzon; Ong, Ghio (May 15, 2019). "Incumbents rule polls in southern Metro Manila". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  7. ↑ KG (May 14, 2019). "Incumbent mayor Ike Ponce proclaimed winner in Pateros mayoralty race". GMA News Online. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ Luna, Franco (February 10, 2022). "Moreno says open to adopting senatorial bets who publicly back him and Ong". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ Pasion, Lorenz (May 10, 2022). "Pateros Mayor Ike Ponce on his way to win third term with landslide victory". RAPPLER. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ Maghanoy, Christian Crow (May 10, 2022). "Pateros Mayor Ponce reelected for last term". The Manila Times. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mayor Ponce wins by landslide in Pateros". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 19, 2023.