Candido P. Pancrudo Jr. (born December 20, 1955) is a Filipino politician.
Pancrudo won his seat by defeating the sister of his predecessor, Nereus Acosta, and former COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano.
He faced an election protest filed by Malou Acosta which is now with the Supreme Court.
He was accused of disbursing P36.9 million from his Priority Development Assistance Fund to non-governmental organizations for non-existent livelihood seminars, without the conduct of a public bidding.
[2] He filed a motion for reconsideration but it was denied by the court in July 2023.