Melchor "Mel" Gongora Chavez is a Filipino politician and perennial candidate and radio and print journalist.
Chavez was born on August 6, 1951, in Kidapawan City, Cotabato.
In 2001, Chavez ran as the official candidate of the KBL; he garnered a measly 2% of the total votes cast.
In 2016, alongside Aldin Ali, he went under the PMM ticket, where he is the leader, but again failed to win a seat in the Senate.
[2] In 2022, Melchor Chavez ran again for Senator in the party and coalition WPP.