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John Geesnell Yap
Mayor of Tagbilaran
Assumed office
30 June 2013
Vice mayorJose Antonio Veloso (2013–present)
Preceded byDan Lim
City Councilor of Tagbilaran
In office
30 June 2010 – 30 June 2013
Personal details
Born
John Geesnell Lim Yap II[1]

(1977-10-16) October 16, 1977 (age 47)
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines
Political partyNUP (2019-present), LP (2016)
Spouse Jane Censoria Cajes-Yap
Website[[1]]

John Geesnell Yap (born October 16, 1977), more known in Bohol as "Baba", is a Filipino politician and the current mayor of Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines.

Early life and education

Yap, born John Geesnell Lim Yap II,[1] is the second son of John U. Yap and Geesnell N. Lim.

He finished his elementary at Holy Spirit School of Tagbilaran in 1989 and secondary at Divine Word College of Tagbilaran, now Holy Name University in 1993. He took up accountancy at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City. He became the chief accountant of their family business at Bohol Tropics Resort Club in Tagbilaran City.

Yap is married to Jane Censoria Cajes, a former Sangguniang Kabataan Bohol provincial president and national president. They have one daughter Janah Geesnell.

Political career

Yap's first stint in politics began when he was elected as city councilor of Tagbilaran City during the 2010 Elections.

In 2013, he ran for mayor and won against lawyer Agustinus Gonzaga of the Liberal and Dr Abraham N. Lim (UNA), the brother of then outgoing mayor, Dan Lim. At the age of 35, he became the youngest city mayor of Tagbilaran. He ran again in 2016 election and won.[2]
On May 13, 2019, Yap was reelected for 3rd consecutive term and won via landslide.[3]

Awards

  • CSC PAGASA Award (Regional and National Awardee) for Outstanding Public Servants(2019) [4]


Preceded by Mayor of Tagbilaran
2013 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. ^ a b Leo Udtohan (October 25, 2008). "The Latest of Baba Yap". Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  2. ^ "Baba, Toto unite; team shaping up". Bohol Chronicle. October 4, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ "Baba, Toto win in landslide victories for 3rd term". Bohol Chronicle. May 15, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "MAYOR YAP BAGS THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CSC PAGASA AWARD". tagbilaran.gov.ph. December 16, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.