Edgardo Pamintuan Sr.

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Vice MayorVicky Vega-Cabigting (20102016)
Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno (20162019)
Vice MayorRicardo Zalamea (19921995)
Francis Nepomuceno (19951998)
Edgardo Pamintuan Sr.
Official portrait, 2026
30th and 33rd Mayor of Angeles City
In office
June 30, 2010  June 30, 2019
Vice MayorVicky Vega-Cabigting (20102016)
Bryan Matthew Nepomuceno (20162019)
Preceded byFrancis Nepomuceno
Succeeded byCarmelo Lazatin Jr.
In office
June 30, 1992  March 7, 1998[a]
Vice MayorRicardo Zalamea (19921995)
Francis Nepomuceno (19951998)
Preceded byAntonio Abad Santos
Succeeded byMaximo Sangil[b]
Vice Mayor of Angeles City
In office
February 2, 1988  June 30, 1992
MayorAntonio Abad Santos
Preceded byAntonio Abad Santos
Succeeded byRicardo Zalamea
Appointive positions held
Chairman of the Clark Development Corporation
Assumed office
February 11, 2021
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byJose de Jesus
Presidential Adviser for External Affairs
In office
2004–2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
General Manager of the National Housing Authority
In office
2001–2004
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byAngelo Leynes
Succeeded byFederico Laxa
Party positions held
Chairman of the Partido Abe Kapampangan
Assumed office
March 28, 2012
Personal details
BornEdgardo Dizon Pamintuan
(1949-02-23) February 23, 1949 (age 77)
Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines
PartyPAK/ABE (local party; 2012–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations
Lakas (until 2012)[2]
SpouseHerminia de Guzman
Children3, including Edu
Alma materSan Beda College (LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer, politician

Edgardo Dizon Pamintuan Sr. GCrL (Tagalog: [edˈɡaɾdo paminˈtuʔan]; born February 23, 1949), also known as Ed Pamintuan or EdPam,[3][4] is a Filipino lawyer and former politician.[5][6] He is currently serving as chairman of Clark Development Corporation since 2021.[7][8] He has served as 33rd mayor of Angeles City from 2010 to 2019,[9][10] a position he previously held as 30th mayor from 1992 to 1998.

Pamintuan was born on February 23, 1949, in the then-municipality of Angeles in Pampanga to Alberto Pamintuan, a former Vice Mayor of Angeles City and Leonila Dizon.[11][12][13] He studied Holy Angel University for his secondary education. He took up Bachelor of Laws at the San Beda College.[14] In 1979, Pamintuan passed the Philippine Bar Examination.

Pamintuan was served as human rights lawyer during Marcos dictatorship in 1980s.

In 2016, Pamintuan was also served as member of the panel for the peace process between the government and the CPP-NPA-NDF in Oslo, Norway.

Political career

Vice Mayor of Angeles City (1988–1992)

Pamintuan started his career in politics as vice mayor of Angeles City from 1988 to 1992.[15]

Mayor of Angeles City (1992–1998)

In 1992, Pamintuan was elected as mayor of Angeles City, serving until 1998.

1998 House of Representatives bid

In 1998 elections, Pamintuan ran for representative of the first district of Pampanga but he lost to Francis Nepomuceno.

Macapagal Arroyo administration official

In 2001, Pamintuan was appointed as General Manager of the National Housing Authority by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[16][17]

Pamintuan was served as Presidential Adviser for External Affairs from 2004 to 2010.[18] He also a chairman of Subic-Clark Alliance for Development from 2008 to 2010.

Return to Mayor of Angeles City (2010–2019)

In 2010 elections,[19] Pamintuan returned as mayor of Angeles City after a landslide victory over re-electionist Mayor Francis Nepomuceno.[20][21]

In 2016, Pamintuan was served as national president for League of Cities of the Philippines until 2019.[22][23]

2019 House of Representatives bid

In 2019 elections, Pamintuan was first nominee of ABE Kapampangan Partylist but he failed to obtain a seat and garnered only 83,379 votes.[24]

Later career

In February 2021, Pamintuan was appointed as chairman of the Clark Development Corporation by President Rodrigo Duterte.[25][26]

Personal life

Pamintuan is married to Herminia de Guzman and has three children including Edu Pamintuan.

On September 28, 2021, Pamintuan announced retirement from politics.[27]

Electoral performance

2016

2016 Angeles City local elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PAK/ABE Edgardo Pamintuan Sr. 76,540 56.6%
Lingap Lugud Lito Lapid 45,710 33.8%
Independent Maria Vicenta Vega-Cabigting 12,864 9.5%
Total votes 135,114 100.00%
PAK/ABE hold

2013

2013 Angeles City local elections
Party Candidate Votes %
PAK/ABE Edgardo Pamintuan Sr. 59,504 54.80%
Lakas Carmelo Lazatin Sr. 45,535 41.94%
Invalid or blank votes 3,544 3.26%
Total votes 108,583 100.00%
PAK/ABE hold

2010

2010 Angeles City local elections
Party Candidate Votes %
Lakas–Kampi Edgardo Pamintuan Sr. 60,562 63.98%
NPC Francis Nepomuceno 33,206
Liberal Rodelio Mamac Sr. 13,810
Invalid or blank votes
Total votes
Lakas–Kampi gain from NPC

1998

CandidatePartyVotes%
Francis NepomucenoLaban ng Makabayang Masang Pilipino71,80243.73
Edgardo Pamintuan Sr.Lakas–NUCD–UMDP62,23737.91
Reynaldo GuiaoIndependent28,83417.56
Eliseo SiopangcoIndependent7410.45
Florante QuizonPartido para sa Demokratikong Reporma5740.35
Total164,188100.00
Source: Commission on Elections

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