Joeper Mendoza
Vice mayor of Payao (2025); former Payao mayor
In officeSources: Rappler 2025 Payao results; Rappler · "Payao Mayor Joeper Mendoza"
See Joeper Mendoza in the map →Mendoza family of Zamboanga Sibugay
Payao mayor Joeper Mendoza was succeeded in 2022 by his son Joshua Carlo Mendoza; in 2025 Joshua was re-elected mayor and Joeper won vice mayor.
2 documented relatives · 2 currently in public office · 1 documented relationship · Province of Zamboanga Sibugay
Who they are
Joshua Carlo Mendoza
Mayor of Payao (2025)
In officeSources: Rappler 2025 Payao results
See Joshua Carlo Mendoza in the map →How they are related
- Joeper Mendoza and Joshua Carlo Mendoza — Father → sonBloodEvidence: Rappler · Cops arrest suspect in Payao town killing of vice mayor's brother · “Dacula is the running mate of mayoralty candidate Elizabeth Gubat against councilor Joshua Mendoza, who is seeking to replace his father, Mayor Joeper Mendoza.”
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 Mendoza relationship map →Sources
- Rappler 2025 Payao results · 2025-05
- Rappler · "Payao Mayor Joeper Mendoza" · 2021-10-01
- Rappler · Cops arrest suspect in Payao town killing of vice mayor's brother · “Dacula is the running mate of mayoralty candidate Elizabeth Gubat against councilor Joshua Mendoza, who is seeking to replace his father, Mayor Joeper Mendoza.” · 2022-05-04
Other families documented in Zamboanga Sibugay
- HoferAdds a second source for the two Hofer grandsons on the provincial board: George Hofer's obituary names his grandchildren Ralph and Pava.
- Cabilao–YambaoBelma Cabilao (the province's first representative), her daughter Dr. Anna Florence "Apple" Cabilao Yambao (Malangas mayor, 2025) and Apple's brother Jonathan Cabilao Yambao (1st district representative 2010–2013, board member).
- OlegarioIpil-based family: Rey Andre Olegario (Ipil mayor, vice governor 2007–2016 and 2019–2025), his son Richard "Ric-Ric" Olegario (vice governor 2025) and kin Anamel "Inday Amy" Olegario (Ipil mayor 2016–2025, vice mayor 2025).
- EudelaFormer 2nd district Rep. Antonieta "Ate Tata" Eudela; Wikipedia calls board member Nath Anthony "Nat-Nat" Eudela her son and Tungawan Mayor Lito Aniñon her husband. No outlet confirmation found; held back.
- CaingletKabasalan's Cainglet clan: Mayor Katrina Cainglet-Balladares was challenged in 2022 by her cousin, then-Vice Mayor Luvly Cainglet.