Miguel "Ike" Fernando Ponce III (June 15, 1959) is a Filipino politician who served as Mayor of
Pateros
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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
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but lost again, this time to reelectionist Joey Medina.
In
2016
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, with incumbent vice mayor Gerald German as his running mate, he finally won the election. In
2019
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, he run for his second term with German again as his running mate, and they won again.
In
2022
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, 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
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Isko Moreno
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. 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
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, Ponce was the second nominee of Ahon Mahirap partylist. However, the partylist failed to secure a seat in the
20th Congress.
Electoral performance
2022
2019
2016
2013
References
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1959 births
Living people
21st-century Filipino politicians
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians
Aksyon Demokratiko politicians
Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians
Mayors of Pateros