Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun “Law”
Mayor of Butuan (2025)
In officeSources: Rappler · RESULTS: Butuan City election 2025
See Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun “Law” in the map →Fortun family family of Butuan
Mayor Lawrence Fortun is the son of the late Butuan councilor Camilo Fortun, an opposition leader during the Marcos years.
2 documented relatives · 1 currently in public office · 1 documented relationship · Independent city of Butuan
In Butuan the family currently holds office through Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun “Law” (Mayor of Butuan (2025)).
Who they are
Camilo Fortun
Former Butuan city councilor
Not in officeSources: MindaNews · Plaza loses in Butuan; in Caraga, Barbers out, Matugas in; Rappler · FAST FACTS: Who is Agusan del Norte Representative Lawrence Fortun?
See Camilo Fortun in the map →How they are related
- Camilo Fortun and Lawrence Lemuel Hernandez Fortun “Law” — Father → sonBloodEvidence: MindaNews · Plaza loses in Butuan; in Caraga, Barbers out, Matugas in · “Fortun is the incumbent opposition city council member and son of the late Councilor Camilo Fortun, a popular opposition leader during the Marcos dictatorial regime.”; Rappler · FAST FACTS: Who is Agusan del Norte Representative Lawrence Fortun?
How this was researched
Researched September 2026 against Comelec 2025 results. Every relationship is quoted from a published source; people who share a surname without a published statement of kinship are left out. Family relationships do not imply wrongdoing or political agreement.
Documented family networks; not a complete government or barangay roster. National offices are distinct from local offices.
Open the Fortun family relationship map →Sources
- MindaNews · Plaza loses in Butuan; in Caraga, Barbers out, Matugas in · 2010-05-13
- Rappler · FAST FACTS: Who is Agusan del Norte Representative Lawrence Fortun? · 2019-01-21
- Rappler · RESULTS: Butuan City election 2025 · 2025-05-15
- MindaNews · Plaza loses in Butuan; in Caraga, Barbers out, Matugas in · “Fortun is the incumbent opposition city council member and son of the late Councilor Camilo Fortun, a popular opposition leader during the Marcos dictatorial regime.” · 2010-05-13
Other families documented in Butuan
- PlazaThe Agusan del Sur Plaza clan held the Butuan mayoralty 1971-1986 (Figurado) and 1992-2010 (Democrito II and his wife Leonides Theresa), and Figurado's widow Charito held the 1st district seat 1987-1998 and lost the 2025 mayoral race. Their sons now hold office in Nasipit and Loreto.
- AmanteThe Agusan del Norte Amante clan began in Butuan (Edelmiro was a Butuan councilor 1960-1964). His nephew Ferdinand Amante Jr. ended the Plazas' hold on the Butuan mayoralty (2010-2016), and his daughter Angelica ran for Butuan mayor in 2007.
- Aquino family (Butuan)Rep. Jose "Joboy" Aquino II's elder brother Roberto ran for Congress in Agusan del Sur. Inquirer calls Roberto the son of former Agusan congressman Jose Aquino.