Carmelo Bautista Lazatin II (; born June 4, 1970), also known as Jon Lazatin, is a Filipino politician and businessman currently serving as the 35th mayor of Angeles City since 2025, having previously served as representative for Pampanga's first district from 2016 to 2025.
Family background Jon, a member of the well-known Lazatin family in Angeles City, was born on June 4, 1970, in Manila to Carmelo "Tarzan" Lazatin Sr., a former Mayor of Angeles City and Representative of the 1st District of Pampanga, and Ofelia Galang Bautista. His older half-brother, Carmelo "Pogi" Lazatin Jr., currently serves as the Representative of the first district, a position Jon formerly held, while his sister, Janet Lazatin, is the College President of the city’s main higher education institution, the City College of Angeles.
Political career
Congressman (2016–2025)
Jon was first elected in 2016 as the representative for Pampanga's first district. He successfully secured re-election in both 2019 and 2022, running unopposed in these subsequent elections.
In November 2023, Lazatin left PDP-Laban to join the Lakas–CMD party. On February 5, 2025, Lazatin was among the 95 Lakas–CMD members who voted to impeach vice president Sara Duterte.
2025 Angeles mayoral campaign
Lazatin concluded his third consecutive term as congressman, on June 30, 2025, reaching the term limit for this position.
On October 4, 2024, Lazatin officially filed his candidacy for the mayoralty of Angeles City under the Lakas–CMD party before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Switching roles with his older half-brother, Carmelo Lazatin Jr., who won the seat as Representative of Pampanga's first district unopposed.
During the 2025 midterm elections, Lazatin was elected as mayor of Angeles City, securing 98,164 total votes. However, his running mate, Vicky Vega, lost the vice mayoral race to Amos Rivera, the running mate of Oscar Albayalde, who received 79,866 votes.
Mayor of Angeles City (2025–present)
On June 30, 2025, Lazatin became mayor of Angeles City after he succeeded his half-brother Carmelo Jr. Lazatin took an oath as 35th mayor on July 1, 2025.
Electoral history + Electoral history of Carmelo Lazatin IIYearOfficePartyVotes receivedResultLocalNationalTotal %.Swing2016Representative (Pampanga–1st) Lingap Lugud colspan="2" 127,762 1st 2019 colspan="2" PDP–Laban152,169 1st 2022KAMBILAN245,672100.00%1st 2025Mayor of Angeles City Lakas98,16462.47%1st
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