Sam Norman Go Fuentes
Mayor, Ozamiz City
In officeSources: Rappler · RESULTS: Ozamiz City election 2025
See Sam Norman Go Fuentes in the map →Fuentes family of Misamis Occidental
Ozamiz City: Mayor Sam Norman Fuentes, his cousin Councilor Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres, and her father Benjamin Fuentes, mayor from 1992 to 2001
3 documented relatives · 2 currently in public office · 2 documented relationships · Province of Misamis Occidental
Who they are
How they are related
- Benjamin Fuentes and Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres — Father → daughterBloodEvidence: MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in most of Mindanao's 33 cities · “A cousin Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres is Councilor. Lorlie is the daughter of Benjamin Fuentes, who served as mayor from 1992 to 2001.”
- Sam Norman Go Fuentes and Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres — CousinsBloodEvidence: MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in most of Mindanao's 33 cities · “A cousin Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres is Councilor. Lorlie is the daughter of Benjamin Fuentes, who served as mayor from 1992 to 2001.”
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 Fuentes relationship map →Sources
- Rappler · RESULTS: Ozamiz City election 2025 · 2025-05-15
- MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in most of Mindanao's 33 cities (read via web.archive.org/web/20260617182152) · 2026-01-10
- MindaNews · MINDANAO 2025: Still all in the family in most of Mindanao's 33 cities · “A cousin Lorlie Fuentes-Cipres is Councilor. Lorlie is the daughter of Benjamin Fuentes, who served as mayor from 1992 to 2001.” · 2026-01-10
Other families documented in Misamis Occidental
- OaminalGovernor Henry Oaminal Sr. heads a family that holds the governorship, the 2nd district seat (son Ando), an Asenso Pinoy party-list seat (son Indy, Ozamiz mayor 2022-2025), the Clarin mayoralty (sister Ging) and an Ozamiz council seat (brother Sunny).
- AlmonteJorge Almonte (Oroquieta mayor 2004-2010, 1st district representative 2010-2019) handed the mayoralty to son Jason, now the 1st district representative; Aurora Virginia Almonte (vice governor 2013-2019, Oroquieta vice mayor 2022-) and councilor Don Almonte carry the name but their degree to Jason is unreported in a publishable source.
- GutierrezLopez Jaena mayor Michael Gutierrez was killed by a sniper while running for vice governor in December 2021; his widow Rowena took his slot and is now vice governor, and daughter Pinky won the Lopez Jaena mayoralty in 2025.
- PaylagaThe Paylagas have held Panaon since 1988: Francisco Paylaga Jr. (former vice governor, 2010 gubernatorial candidate, mayor again in 2025), wife Meriam (mayor in 2010) and daughter Rosanne Marie Paylaga-Lim (vice mayor 2010, later mayor, board member since 2025).
- AnimasThree generations in Sapang Dalaga: Manuel Animas (vice mayor 2010), son Donjie (mayor 2010-2025, vice mayor 2025-) and Donjie's daughter Dawn (mayor 2025-).
- YapThe Baliangao Yaps, in power since 1947 per SunStar: Agne Yap Sr. (vice mayor 2025-) and daughter Haneya Theresa Yap-Chiong, who lost the 2025 mayoral race as an independent.
- RegaladoThe Regalados have traded Aloran's top posts since 1987 per SunStar; Jimmy Regalado (mayor in 2010, councilor 2025-) ran with nephew Lenard for vice mayor in 2010.
- RoaClarin: Emeterio “Jojo” Roa Jr., mayor 2022–2025 and vice mayor since 2025, and his father Emeterio Roa Sr., a former vice mayor