Valdemar Chiong

Valdemar "Val" Mendiola Chiong is a Filipino politician from Naga, Cebu, Philippines. He currently serves as the mayor of Naga. Chiong previously served as mayor when he assumed the position after the death of his brother and then mayor Ferdinand Chiong. He went on to serve for three consecutive terms.

On August 14, 2019, the Sandiganbayan ordered a 90-day suspension for Chiong on graft charges filed against him. He started serving his suspension on September 2, 2019.

He announced his resignation as mayor of Naga effective on March 16, 2020 in a letter to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia last February 24, 2020. The incumbent vice mayor Kristine Vanessa Chiong, his daughter who also served as mayor from 2016 to 2019, is expected to succeed him.