Mayor of Bacolod
Mayor of the City of Bacolod
Alkalde sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod Alkalde sa Dakbayan sa Bacolod Alcalde de la Ciudad de Bacolod | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Seat |
Bacolod City Hall (legal) Government Center (official) |
Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
Term length | 3 years |
Inaugural holder |
Bernardino de los Santoss (as Gobernadorcillo) Gregorio Gonzaga (as Presidente Municipal) Fernando M. Cuadra (as interim City Mayor) Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. (as first City Mayor) |
Formation |
1775 (historic) 1890 (gobernadorcillo) 1894 (presidente municipal) 1934 (de jure, city mayorship) |
The Mayor of Bacolod (Hiligaynon: Alkalde sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod) is the local chief executive and head of the City Government of Bacolod. Along with the Governor of Negros Occidental and the Governor of Negros Oriental, as mayor of a highly urbanized city, he sits in the Regional Development Council of the Negros Island Region.
History
While Bacolod was first established as a town in January 20, 1755, the capital of Negros Island in 1846 and the capital of Negros Occidental in 1890, the archives of the City Government of Bacolod lists Bernardino de los Santos as Gobernadorcillo[1] upon the establishment of Bacolod as the capital of Negros Occidental after the division of the island, while Gregorio Gonzaga as the recorded Presidente Municipal[2] in 1894. Bacolod, being a pueblo and municipality then, was composed of a municipal council headed by a president. The Presidente Municipal may opt to be assisted by deputies normally called Tiniente Mayor.
As the Province of Negros Occidental grew in importance due to the sugar industry, Bacolod became a hub for business and politics, drawing more immigrant families into the city. Along with nearby Silay, population swelled due to economic and work opportunities, including education and the Sugar Exchange Center located near the town plaza.
Cityhood
Through Commonwealth Act No. 326, sponsored by Representative Pedro C. Hernaez of the Second District of Negros Occidental, Bacolod was chartered as a city in June 18, 1938. Alfredo Montelíbano, Sr. became the first city mayor upon his inauguration on October 18, 1938, along with the formal inauguration of the City Government of Bacolod. On the City Plaza still stands the tindalo tree planted by President Manuel Quezon as a reminder of the inauguration ceremonies.
As Highly-Urbanized City
Batas Pambansa Blg. 51 elevated the status of the city further as a highly urbanized city on December 22, 1979. Due to this, the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental ceased to have control over Bacolod. It received funding directly from the national allocation, but meant that the citizens of Bacolod cannot vote for the officials of the Provincial Government nor run for elective provincial posts.
The last city official to have become won a post in the province was former Governor Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. After the promulgation of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, Bacolod City was given its own representation in Congress as the Lone District of Bacolod.
List
No. | Name | Term | Title (Mayor) | Deputy | Title (Deputy) | Administration | Era |
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1 | Bernardino delos Santos | 1890–1894 | Gobernadorcillo | None | Next lower post: Cabeza de Barangay | Valeriano Weyler | Spanish Colonial Government |
2 | Gregorio Gonzaga | 1894–1895 | Presidente Municipal | Manual Fernandez | Teniente Mayor | Ramón Blanco | Spanish Colonial Government |
3 | Isabelo Labarro | 1895–1896 | Presidente Municipal | Leoncio Garrucho | Teniente Mayor | Ramón Blanco | Spanish Colonial Government |
4 | Fausto Gonzaga | 1896–1897 | Presidente Municipal | Pio Arcea | Teniente Mayor | Camilo de Polavieja | Spanish Colonial Government |
5 | Manuel Fernandez | 1897–1898 | Presidente Municipal | Faustino Velez | Teniente Mayor | Fernando Primo de Rivera | Spanish Colonial Government |
6 | Basiliso Villanueva | 1898–1899 | Presidente Municipal | Francisco Agravante | Secretario Municipal | Aniceto Lacson | Republic of Negros |
7 | Jose Gonzaga | 1899–1903 | Presidente Municipal | Timoteo Manalo | Secretario Municipal | Aniceto Lacson | Republic of Negros |
9 | Jo. V.L. Gonzaga | 1903–1906 | Presidente Municipal | Francisco Agravante | Secretario Municipal | William Howard Taft | Insular Government |
9 | Mario Ramos | 1906–1909 | Presidente Municipal | Manuel Fernandez | Vice Presidente Municipal | Henry Clay Ide | Insular Government |
10 | Esteban Guanzon | 1909–1912 | Presidente Municipal | Domiciano Gonzaga | Vice Presidente Municipal | James Francis Smith | Insular Government |
11 | Olimpio San Jose | 1912–1913 | Presidente Interim | V. D. Aragon | Secretario Municipal | William Cameron Forbes | Insular Government |
12 | Esteban Henares | 1913–1916 | Presidente Municipal | Olimpio San Jose | Vice Presidente Municipal | Francis Burton Harrison | Insular Government |
13 | Crispino Ramos | 1917–1919 | Presidente Municipal | Timoteo Manalo | Vice Presidente Municipal | Insular Government | |
14 | Olimpio de la Rama | 1919–1922 | Presidente Municipal | Generoso Villanueva | Vice Presidente Municipal | Insular Government | |
15 | Jose Ramos | 1922–1925 | Presidente Municipal | Dionisio Gonzaga | Vice Presidente Municipal | Insular Government | |
16 | Domingo Vallesteros | 1925–1931 | Presidente Municipal | Augusto R. Villarosa (first) Hilarion Gonzaga (first) |
Vice Presidente Municipal | Insular Government | |
17 | Felipe Arroyo | 1931–1934 | Presidente Municipal | Dominador Vallesteros | Vice Presidente Municipal | Insular Government | |
18 | Pablo D. Makilan | 1934–1937 | Presidente Municipal | Cirilo Ciocon | Vice Presidente Municipal | Manuel Quezon | Commonwealth Government |
19 | Fernando M. Cuadra | 1937–1938 | Alcalde Municipal (Interim City Mayor) |
Jose M. Millarez | Vice Alcalde | Manuel Quezon | Commonwealth Government |
20 | Alfredo Montelibano Sr. | 1938–1939 | City Mayor | Jose M. Millarez | Vice Mayor | Manuel Quezon | Commonwealth Government |
21 | Alfredo Yulo | 1939–1941 | City Mayor | Aurelio L. Locsin | Vice Mayor | Manuel Quezon | Commonwealth Government |
-- | Romeo Guanzon | 1964-1972 | City Mayor | Inocencio Lucasan Jovito Sayson |
Vice Mayor | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
-- | Carlos Benares | 1972-1976 | City Mayor | Raymundo Dizon | Vice Mayor | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
-- | Raymund Dizon | 1976-1980 | City Mayor | Inocencio Lucasan | Vice Mayor | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
-- | Jose Montalvo | 1980-1986 | City Mayor | Jose Las Piñas | Vice Mayor | Ferdinand Marcos | Fourth Republic |
-- | Amado A. Parreño | 1986-1987 | City Mayor | Juan Ramon Guanzon | Vice Mayor | Corazon Aquino | Fourth Republic |
-- | Napoleon Gonzaga | 1987-1988 | City Mayor | Reynaldo Sayson | Vice Mayor | Corazon Aquino | Fifth Republic |
-- | Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. | 1988-1995 | City Mayor | Kenneth Barredo (1988-1992) Evelio Leonardia (1992-1995) |
Vice Mayor | Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos |
Fifth Republic |
-- | Alfredo Jalbuena | Mar. 1995-June-1995 (Acting) | City Mayor | Rolando V. Villamor | Vice Mayor | Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos |
Fifth Republic |
-- | Evelio Leonardia | 1995-1998 | City Mayor | Wilmar Drilon | Vice Mayor | Fidel Ramos | Fifth Republic |
-- | Oscar Verdeflor | 1998-March 13, 2001 | City Mayor | Luzviminda Valdez | Vice Mayor | Joseph Estrada | Fifth Republic |
-- | Luzviminda Valdez | 2001-2004 | City Mayor | Ramiro Garcia, Jr. | Vice Mayor | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Fifth Republic |
-- | Evelio Leonardia | 2004-2010 | City Mayor | Renecito Novero (2004-2007) Jude Thaddeus Sayson (2007-2013) |
Vice Mayor | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III |
Fifth Republic |
-- | Monico Puentevella | 2013-2016 | City Mayor | Greg Gasataya | Vice Mayor | Benigno Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
-- | Greg Gasataya | Nov. 2015-Feb. 2016 | City Mayor (Acting) | El Cid Familiaran | Vice Mayor | Benigno Aquino III | Fifth Republic |
-- | Evelio Leonardia | 2016-present | City Mayor | El Cid Familiaran | Vice Mayor | Rodrigo Duterte | Fifth Republic |
References
- ↑ "The Official Website of Bacolod City". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ↑ "The Official Website of Bacolod City". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-06-01.