Mayor Cindi King Chan

Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” Chan is the City Mayor of Lapu-Lapu. She began her journey in elected public service as Congresswoman of the city’s Lone District in 2022 before being elected Mayor in 2025. Her administration prioritizes education, social services, disaster preparedness and response, healthcare, infrastructure development, and digitalization. Through these priorities, she aims to make government services more accessible, strengthen community resilience, and improve the quality of life of every Oponganon.

Responsibilities

As City Mayor, Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” Chan serves as Lapu-Lapu City’s chief executive, responsible for leading the city government and ensuring the delivery of public services. Her key responsibilities under Section 455 of the Local Government Code include:

• Leading city offices and supervising their programs, projects, and services.

• Implementing laws and ordinances and approved city policies. • Directing city development and proposing programs and projects to the City Council.

• Managing public resources, preparing the proposed city budget, and ensuring funds are used properly.

• Ensuring basic services, including healthcare, social welfare, and infrastructure.

• Leading emergency response during disasters and calamities.

• Maintaining peace and order in coordination with law enforcement.

• Representing the city and signing contracts and official documents with the required legal authority.

Within these responsibilities, Mayor Cindi’s priorities are education, social services, disaster preparedness and response, health, infrastructure, and digitalization to make city services more accessible and efficient.