Carmelo Lazatin II
Carmelo Bautista Lazatin II also known as Jon Lazatin, is a Filipino politician and businessman currently serving as the 35th City Mayor of Angeles City since 2025. He previously served as representative for Pampanga's first district from 2016 to 2025.
In February 2025, Lazatin was one of the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.
Family background
Jon is a member of the prominent Lazatin family in Angeles City, he was born on June 4, 1970 in Manila, to Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin Sr., a former Mayor of Angeles City and Representative of the 1st District of Pampanga and Ofelia Galang Bautista. His half-brother, Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr., currently serves as the Representative of the first district a position he previously served.Political career
Congressman (2016–2025)
Jon was first elected in 2016 as the representative for Pampanga's first district. He successfully secured re-election in both 2019 and 2022, running unopposed in these subsequent elections.In November 2023, Lazatin left PDP-Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party. On February 5, 2025, Lazatin was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.
2025 Angeles mayoral campaign
Lazatin will conclude his third consecutive term as congressman, on June 30, 2025, reaching the term limit for this position.On October 4, 2024, Lazatin officially filed his candidacy for the mayoralty of Angeles City under the Lakas-CMD party before the Commission on Elections, Switching roles with his older half-brother, Carmelo Lazatin Jr., who won the seat as Representative of Pampanga's first district unopposed.
During the 2025 midterm elections, Lazatin was officially declared the mayor-elect of Angeles City, securing 98,164 total votes. However, his running mate, Vicky Vega, lost the vice mayoral race to Amos Rivera, the running mate of Oscar Albayalde, who received 79,866 votes.