| John Geesnell Yap | |
| Office: | Mayor of Tagbilaran |
| Term Start: | 30 June 2013 |
| Term End: | 30 June 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Dan Lim |
| Successor: | Jane Censoria Cajes-Yap |
| Office2: | City Councilor of Tagbilaran |
| Term Start2: | 30 June 2010 |
| Term End2: | 30 June 2013 |
| Birth Name: | John Geesnell Lim Yap II[1] |
| Birth Date: | 16 October 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Party: | NUP (2013-2016; 2016-present) |
| Otherparty: | Liberal (2016) NPC (2010-2013) |
| Spouse: | Jane Censoria Cajes-Yap |
| Website: | http://www.babayap.com/ |
| Nickname: | Baba, Nell |
John Geesnell Lim Yap II (born October 16, 1977) is a Filipino politician and was the mayor of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines from 2013 to 2022 until he was succeeded by his wife Jane Yap.
Yap, born John Geesnell Lim Yap II, is the second son of John U. Yap and Geesnell N. Lim. He finished his elementary at Holy Spirit School of Tagbilaran in 1989 and secondary at Divine Word College of Tagbilaran, now Holy Name University in 1993. He took up accountancy at the University of San Carlos in Cebu City. He became the chief accountant of their family business at Bohol Tropics Resort Club and owns a nightclub called Lazer Party Club in Tagbilaran City.
Yap is married to Jane Censoria Cajes, a former Sangguniang Kabataan Bohol provincial president and national president. They have one daughter Janah Geesnell.
Yap's first stint in politics began when he was elected as city councilor of Tagbilaran City during the 2010 Elections.
In 2013, he ran for mayor and won against lawyer Agustinus Gonzaga of the Liberal and Dr Abraham N. Lim (UNA), the brother of then outgoing mayor, Dan Lim. At the age of 35, he became the youngest city mayor of Tagbilaran. He ran again in 2016 election and won.[2]
On May 13, 2019, Yap was reelected for 3rd consecutive term and won via landslide.[3]