Adrian Michael Alto Amatong (born April 20, 1978), known as Ian Amatong, is a Filipino publisher and politician from the province of Zamboanga del Norte, currently serving as Congressman in the House of Representatives of the Philippines representing the 3rd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte since 30 June 2022.
[1] Amatong's early political career started when he first ran for vice governor of Zamboanga del Norte in the 2007 local elections, but lost.
He ran for a seat in the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Board for the second legislative district, but lost likewise.
In 2022 Amatong ran for a seat for Zamboanga del Norte's third legislative district in the Philippine House of Representatives, to succeed his father.
[2] However, prior to election day, news was spread that Amatong supposedly announced his withdrawal from the congressional race, to which he vehemently denied rumors.