PULITIKLAN › Mga pamilya › La Union Fontanilla (Bacnotan) family of La Union Mayor and vice mayor couple · parents and brother also held Bacnotan office
5 documented relatives · 2 currently in public office · 7 documented relationships · Province of La Union
In La Union the family currently holds office through Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla (Vice mayor (since 2022) · Bacnotan, La Union · former mayor 2015–2022) and Divina “Divine” C. Fontanilla (Mayor (since 2022) · Bacnotan, La Union · former vice mayor 2019–2022) .
Open the interactive map → Tap any name to follow the connection and read the evidence behind it. Who they are Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla Vice mayor (since 2022) · Bacnotan, La Union · former mayor 2015–2022
In office Sources: La Union government · Bacnotan officials ; Philstar · Fontanilla parents and sons ; PIA · Bacnotan mayor and wife elected in 2019 ; Rappler · Bacnotan, La Union 2025 results: Divine Fontanilla mayor, Francis Fontanilla vice mayor, councilors ; Municipality of Bacnotan · Elected officials (Mayor Divina C. Fontanilla, Vice Mayor Francisco Angelito L. Fontanilla, councilors, ABC president Marvin B. Cardinez, SK federation president Aian Zedrick G. Fontanilla) ; Philstar · La Union mayor resigns due to illness: Minda Fontanilla (mayor 2001–2010, vice mayor 2010–2011, mayor again from 2012 “when her husband Rufino Sr. died of cancer”) replaced by “her son, Vice Mayor Francisco Fontanilla”
See Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla in the map → How they are related Rufino “Pinong” Fontanilla Sr. and Ma. Minda L. Fontanilla — SpousesMarriage Evidence: Philstar · La Union mayor resigns due to illness: Minda Fontanilla (mayor 2001–2010, vice mayor 2010–2011, mayor again from 2012 “when her husband Rufino Sr. died of cancer”) replaced by “her son, Vice Mayor Francisco Fontanilla” Rufino “Pinong” Fontanilla Sr. and Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla — Father → sonBlood Evidence: Philstar · Fontanilla parents and sons ; Baguio Herald Express (archived copy) · Mayor Francis Fontanilla to be challenged by “his brother, Lito Fontanilla”; “their late father, Rufino Sr” was mayor for many years until his death three years earlier Ma. Minda L. Fontanilla and Rufino “Lito” L. Fontanilla II — Mother → sonBlood Evidence: Philstar · Fontanilla parents and sons Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla and Rufino “Lito” L. Fontanilla II — BrothersBlood Evidence: Philstar · Fontanilla parents and sons ; Philstar · La Union rival clans ink peace pact: “Mayor Francis Fontanilla and his brother Lito signed the pact” ; Inquirer (archived copy) · Blood vs blood: brothers Rufino Jr. and Francisco Fontanilla fought for the Bacnotan mayoralty in 2016 after their mother resigned Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla and Divina “Divine” C. Fontanilla — SpousesMarriage Evidence: PIA · Bacnotan mayor and wife elected in 2019 Rufino “Pinong” Fontanilla Sr. and Rufino “Lito” L. Fontanilla II — Father → sonBlood Evidence: Baguio Herald Express (archived copy) · Mayor Francis Fontanilla to be challenged by “his brother, Lito Fontanilla”; “their late father, Rufino Sr” was mayor for many years until his death three years earlier ; Philstar · Fontanilla parents and sons Ma. Minda L. Fontanilla and Francisco Angelito “Francis” L. Fontanilla — Mother → sonBlood Evidence: Philstar · La Union mayor resigns due to illness: Minda Fontanilla (mayor 2001–2010, vice mayor 2010–2011, mayor again from 2012 “when her husband Rufino Sr. died of cancer”) replaced by “her son, Vice Mayor Francisco Fontanilla” How this was researched Follow-up 17 September 2026. Rufino Sr. and Ma. Minda led Bacnotan for decades; Francis succeeded his mother as mayor in January 2015, beat his brother Lito in 2016, and swapped posts with his wife Divina in 2022. Several other Fontanillas hold office without a stated relation to this family: Bacnotan Councilors Sharon A. and Michael U. Fontanilla, SK federation president Aian Zedrick G. Fontanilla, former Councilor Francisco H. Fontanilla Jr., Tubao Mayor Jonalyn Fontanilla-Piayas, San Juan Councilor Louie Fontanilla and Agoo Councilor Robert Fontanilla.
Documented family networks; not a complete government or barangay roster. National offices are distinct from local offices.
Open the Fontanilla (Bacnotan) relationship map → Sources Philstar · Fontanilla parents and sons · Reviewed 13 September 2026 Philstar · La Union mayor resigns due to illness: Minda Fontanilla (mayor 2001–2010, vice mayor 2010–2011, mayor again from 2012 “when her husband Rufino Sr. died of cancer”) replaced by “her son, Vice Mayor Francisco Fontanilla” · 30 January 2015 Baguio Herald Express (archived copy) · Mayor Francis Fontanilla to be challenged by “his brother, Lito Fontanilla”; “their late father, Rufino Sr” was mayor for many years until his death three years earlier · 25 June 2015 Politiko North Luzon · Mayor Divine Fontanilla officiates Kasalang Bayan, recalling former mayor Rufino “Pinong” Fontanilla · 27 February 2026 Provincial Government of La Union · Bacnotan District Hospital photo exhibit attended by Mayor Francisco Angelito L. Fontanilla and Vice Mayor Ma. Minda L. Fontanilla · September 2018 La Union government · Bacnotan officials · Reviewed 13 September 2026 PIA · Bacnotan mayor and wife elected in 2019 · Reviewed 13 September 2026 Rappler · Bacnotan, La Union 2025 results: Divine Fontanilla mayor, Francis Fontanilla vice mayor, councilors · 15 May 2025 tally Municipality of Bacnotan · Elected officials (Mayor Divina C. Fontanilla, Vice Mayor Francisco Angelito L. Fontanilla, councilors, ABC president Marvin B. Cardinez, SK federation president Aian Zedrick G. Fontanilla) · Page modified March 2026; read 17 September 2026 Provincial Government of La Union · Oath of Bacnotan’s 2019 elected officials: Mayor Francisco Angelito L. Fontanilla and Vice Mayor Divina C. Fontanilla · 10 June 2019 Politiko North Luzon · Mayor Divine Fontanilla swears in new barangay officials, attended by “ABC President Rufino Lito Fontanilla of Barangay Sta Cruz” · 6 June 2024 Inquirer (archived copy) · Blood vs blood: brothers Rufino Jr. and Francisco Fontanilla fought for the Bacnotan mayoralty in 2016 after their mother resigned · 16 October 2018 Philstar · La Union rival clans ink peace pact: “Mayor Francis Fontanilla and his brother Lito signed the pact” · 20 February 2016 Other families documented in La Union Ortega Governor, representative, vice mayor, mayor and councilor · five generations since the first civil governor in 1901 Sibuma Documented family relationships in La Union. Pinzon–Merin Bangar and Luna · two mayoralties, a board seat and four council seats Concepcion Documented family relationships in La Union. Garcia (La Union) Tubao · district representative, party-list seat and three mayoralties Buquing Documented family relationships in La Union. All families and officials in La Union →
