List of Filipino politicians convicted of crimes

The following is a list of Filipino politicians convicted of crimes in relation to their conduct while in office.

This excludes: People who are merely formally charged of crime/s they allegedly committed, who may or may not be under detention. Acquitted people Conviction of crimes committed while not in office.

The list however includes convicted people who were later pardoned of their crimes.

List Presidents Name Year Party Offence Sentence Notes ReferenceJoseph Estrada 2007 LAMMP Plunder Life imprisonment See Trial of Joseph Estrada; Later pardoned

Legislators House of Representatives Name Year Constituent Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference 1997 Zamboanga del Norte, 1st district Lakas Two counts of rapeSix counts of child molestation 2 life sentences (rape)90 years of imprisonment (Up to 15 years per each six charges) Removed from his position in 2002 after his conviction was ruled in finality.

Local executives Regional governors Name Year Office Region Party Offence Sentence Notes ReferenceZaldy Ampatuan 2019 Governor Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Lakas–Kampi Murder 40 years of jail In relation to the Maguindanao massacre in 2009 Imelda Marcos 2018 Governor National Capital Region KBL Graft 42–77 years of jail For illegally funneling about $200 million to Swiss foundations in the 1970s; Marcos remains undetained

Governors Name Year Province Party Offence Sentence Notes ReferenceSajid Islam Ampatuan 2022–23Maguindanao Malversion through falsification of public documents; Graft 160–164 years of jail

Mayors Name Year City/Municipality Party Offence Sentence Notes Reference 2012 San Jose, Surigao del Norte (now Dinagat Islands) Lakas Graft 18 years Removed as Dinagat Islands House of Representatives member in 2012 for this crime.

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