Puerto Princesa is the only independent city in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. The region has five provinces namely Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan and Romblon.
Founded as a settlement on March 4, 1872, Puerto Princesa became a city on January 1, 1970 and was recognized as a highly urbanized city on July 21, 2007. It is geographically located in Palawan but independent from the province.
Edward Solon Hagedorn served as the mayor of Puerto Princesa from November 12, 2002 to June 30, 2013 and from June 30, 2022 until his death. Born in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines, he turned 76 on October 12, 2022 and died in Puerto Princesa on October 3, 2023.
2025 Puerto Princesa election results
On May 12, 2025, Puerto Princesa elected its new mayor, vice mayor and councilors. The city has 181,815 registered voters.
MAYOR
- Lucilo Rodriguez Bayron = 73,445
- Nancy Socrates = 71,799
- Gerry Abordo = 1,770
- Edmund Katon = 494
- Eliceo Oloroso = 195
VICE MAYOR
- Jimbo Maristela = 79,539
- Raine Bayron = 63,016
- Larry dela Puerta = 1,841
COUNCILORS
- Patrick Hagedorn = 87,524
- Luis M. Marcaida III = 72,791
- Matt Mendoza = 70,745
- Jonjie Rodriguez = 64,632
- Herbert Dilig = 55,288
- Gerry Abad = 55,257
- Bitoy Oliveros = 52,989
- Elgin Robert Damasco = 49,676
- Erwin Edualino = 46,873
- Jie Lao = 46,325
- Roy Ventura = 44,536
- Joaquin Philippe Ortega = 41,226
- Dio de Guzman = 40,917
- Pam Ponce de Leon = 38,220
- Vangie Carbonell-Aquino = 34,881
- Leo Pinto = 33,610
- Cocoy Gabuco = 32,865
- Cesar Javarez = 30,904
- Jim Cañete = 27,815
- Francis Lara = 22,198
- Bornok Rodriguez = 21,943
- Bong Magay = 19,145
- Florante Antazo = 17,081
- Louie Larosa = 16,960
- Bong Villanueva = 15,625
- Alfredo Mondragon Jr. = 8,951
- Buddy Tinay = 5,246
- Sabino Camacho Jr. = 3,432
- Palos Minerva = 2,037
- Murphy Tadjurie = 1,833
On April 29, 2023, Jemimah Joy Zabala represented Puerto Princesa at Miss Philippines Earth 2023 and competed against 27 other candidates at the Toledo City Sports Center in Toledo, Cebu, Philippines. She ranked third and was crowned Miss Philippines Water 2023.
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