Luis Marcaida III


Luis M. Marcaida III is a Filipino politician who serves as the City Mayor of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines.

Early life and education

Marcaida was born on March 11, 1976 and is the youngest of the six children of former Provincial Prosecutor Luis Roxas Marcaida and Immaculada Marimla Marcaida. He is a graduate of AB Political Science and is on his third year at Palawan State University College of Law.

Political career

Early career

He was elected two times as president of the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation of Puerto Princesa City from 1996 to 2002. After his stint at the SK, Marcaida became the youngest punong barangay of Bancao-Bancao, Puerto Princesa.
Running as an independent candidate, he won a city council seat in 2007 for his first term. During the 2010 local elections, due to his excellent performance as a local legislator, he was elected as the number one city councilor for his second term.
He was elected city vice mayor during the 2013 elections and secured a second term in the 2016 elections.
He has authored 216 resolutions and co-authored 222 resolutions. Before becoming a mayor, he proposed 13 ordinances and co-authored 11 other ordinances at the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
Marcaida has been part of the implementation of Executive Order No. 2, popularly known as the DAMAYAN Program which aimed to provide basic public services to the 66 barangays of the city. More than 27,000 residents have been beneficiaries of the program.
Marcaida is one of the strong supporters in implementing Executive Order No.3, known as the Task Force BANAT.

Mayor of Puerto Princessa

He was sworn into office on February 21, 2017 by Palawan Regional Trial Court Executive Judge Angelo Arizala as mayor of Puerto Princesa City based on the rule of succession replacing Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron.

Personal life

He is married to Monette Marcaida with whom he has three children.