Mendros family of Eastern Samar

Lawaan mayor · spouse is Comelec regional director

2 documented relatives · 2 currently in public office · 1 documented relationship · Province of Eastern Samar

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Who they are

Athene L. Mendros

Lawaan mayor (since 2019)

In office

Sources: DBM · 2026 Government Directory, Eastern Samar municipal mayors and vice mayors; Rappler · Lawaan, Eastern Samar 2025 results (mayor, vice mayor and councilors; Comelec transparency server); Rappler · Eastern Visayas mayors stranded in Israel: Lawaan Mayor Athene Mendros, wife of Comelec Eastern Visayas director Nick Mendros

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Jose Nick Mendros

Comelec Eastern Visayas regional director

In office

Sources: Leyte Samar Daily News · Comelec-8 commended; certificate presented to Regional Director Atty. Jose Nick Mendros; Leyte Samar Daily News · 3 EV mayors trapped in Israel: “Comelec Regional Director Jose Nick Mendros, husband of Mayor Mendros”

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How they are related

• Athene L. Mendros and Jose Nick Mendros — SpousesMarriageEvidence: Leyte Samar Daily News · 3 EV mayors trapped in Israel: “Comelec Regional Director Jose Nick Mendros, husband of Mayor Mendros”; Rappler · Eastern Visayas mayors stranded in Israel: Lawaan Mayor Athene Mendros, wife of Comelec Eastern Visayas director Nick Mendros

How this was researched

Added 16 September 2026. Lawaan Mayor Athene Mendros is married to Jose Nick Mendros, the Comelec regional director for Eastern Visayas, an appointed office he still held in August 2026.

Documented family networks; not a complete government or barangay roster. National offices are distinct from local offices.

Sources

1. DBM · 2026 Government Directory, Eastern Samar municipal mayors and vice mayors · 2026 directory; read 15 September 2026
2. Rappler · Lawaan, Eastern Samar 2025 results (mayor, vice mayor and councilors; Comelec transparency server) · 15 May 2025 tally
3. Rappler · Eastern Visayas mayors stranded in Israel: Lawaan Mayor Athene Mendros, wife of Comelec Eastern Visayas director Nick Mendros · 18 June 2025
4. Leyte Samar Daily News · Comelec-8 commended; certificate presented to Regional Director Atty. Jose Nick Mendros · 11 August 2026
5. Leyte Samar Daily News · 3 EV mayors trapped in Israel: “Comelec Regional Director Jose Nick Mendros, husband of Mayor Mendros” · 17 June 2025

Other families documented in Eastern Samar

• EvardoneEastern Samar · the governorship, Sulat since 1988 and Arteche since 2007
• Libanan–Gonzales–KwanDeep audit 16 September 2026. Rep. Sheen Gonzales is married to Libanan’s daughter Eloisa; Libanan’s daughters Marian June (Taft mayor) and Sol Angeli (Taft councilor) and his wife Elda are documented separately. Kinna Mae Kwan is matched by name and town to the “Kinna Kwan” named as the mayor’s daughter in 2018. Ex officio Board Member Stella Maris Libanan, Oras Councilor Carlo Libanan and Board Member Mark Pol Gonzales share surnames without a stated relation.
• NicartThe late Gov. Conrado Nicart Jr.’s widow Thelma and son Conrado III have traded San Policarpo’s mayoral and vice-mayoral posts since 2016.
• SantiagoDeep audit 16 September 2026. Heraclio Santiago, mayor until 2025, topped the 2025 Maslog council race. Vice Mayor Zacarias C. Santiago shares the surname and middle initial without a stated relation.
• CarpesoBrothers Zaldy and Shonny Niño Carpeso hold Dolores’ mayoral and vice-mayoral posts.
• CandidoHernani mayor · late father was also mayor

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