Jun Hemedes, Jr.

Isidro Lebrilla Hemedes Jr. (born October 5, 1958) is a Filipino politician who served as the mayor of Cabuyao from 2007 until 2016. He previously served as a municipal councilor of Cabuyao from 1998 to 2001, and municipal vice-mayor from 2001 to 2007.

Background

Isidro Lebrilla Hemedes Jr. or commonly known as "Jun Hemedes" is a native of Cabuyao, Laguna. He studied in Elementary at the Cabuyao Elementary School from 1964 to 1970, had his highschool at Cabuyao Institute from 1970 to 1974. During college, he was a working student,

Hemedes ran for representative of Laguna's 2nd district in 2019 but lost to Board Member Ruth Mariano-Hernandez.

Graft Case On February 7, 2019, Hemedes has been found by the Sandiganbayan guilty of graft for being a member of the board of directors of Luzon Development Bank, a private bank, during his term in government office. He was allegedly held the position between June 30, 2007 to February 5, 2014, and thus violated Section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 119. Also, the Sandiganbayan perpetually barring him from holding public office.