Mayor of Bacolod

The mayor of Bacolod ((Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Bakulod); 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 as one of the chief executives of Negros Island.

Mayor of the City of Bacolod
Alkalde sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod
Alkalde sa Dakbayan sa Bacolod
Alcalde de la Ciudad de Bacolod
Incumbent
Evelio Leonardia

since June 30, 2016
StyleThe Honorable
SeatBacolod City Hall (legal)
Government Center (official)
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years
Inaugural holderBernardino de los Santoss
(as Gobernadorcillo)
Gregorio Gonzaga
(as Presidente Municipal)
Fernando M. Cuadra
(as interim City Mayor)
Alfredo Montelibano Sr.
(as first City Mayor)
Formation1775 (historic)
1890 (gobernadorcillo)
1894 (presidente municipal)
1934 (de jure, city mayorship)

History

While Bacolod was first established as a town on 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 on 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
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
8 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 Francis Burton Harrison Insular Government
14 Olimpio de la Rama 1919–1922 Presidente Municipal Generoso Villanueva Vice Presidente Municipal Francis Burton Harrison Insular Government
15 Jose Ramos 1922–1925 Presidente Municipal Dionisio Gonzaga Vice Presidente Municipal Leonard Wood Insular Government
16 Domingo Vallesteros 1925–1931 Presidente Municipal Augusto R. Villarosa (first)
Hilarion Gonzaga (first)
Vice Presidente Municipal Leonard Wood Insular Government
17 Felipe Arroyo 1931–1934 Presidente Municipal Dominador Vallesteros Vice Presidente Municipal Dwight F. Davis 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
22 Aurelio L. Locsin 1945–1946 City Mayor Juan D. Ta-ala Vice Mayor Sergio Osmeña Commonwealth Government
23 Vicente T. Remitio 1947–1949 City Mayor Mario Villanueva Vice Mayor Manuel Roxas Third Republic
24 Mario S. Villanueva 1949–1951 City Mayor Sixto Castillo Vice Mayor Elpidio Quirino Third Republic
25 Felix Amante 1951–1955 City Mayor Mario M. Villanueva Vice Mayor Elpidio Quirino Third Republic
26 Teofisto Cordova 1956–1963 City Mayor Romeo Guanzon
Gloria Esteban
Vice Mayor Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
Third Republic
27 Romeo Guanzon 1964–1971 City Mayor Inoncencio Lucasan
Jovito Sayson
Vice Mayor Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos
Third Republic
28 Carlos Benares 1972–1976 City Mayor Raymundo Dizon Vice Mayor Ferdinand Marcos Fourth Republic
29 Raymund Dizon 1976–1980 City Mayor Inocencio Lucasan Vice Mayor Ferdinand Marcos Fourth Republic
30 Jose Montalvo 1980–1986 City Mayor Jose Las Piñas Vice Mayor Ferdinand Marcos Fourth Republic
31 Amado A. Parreño 1986–1987 City Mayor Juan Ramon Guanzon Vice Mayor Corazon Aquino Fourth Republic
32 Napoleon Gonzaga 1987–1988 City Mayor Reynalda Sayson Vice Mayor Corazon Aquino Fifth Republic
33 Alfredo Montelibano, Jr. 1988–1995 City Mayor Kenneth Barredo (1988–1992)
Evelio Leonardia (1992–1995)
Vice Mayor Corazon Aquino
Fidel Ramos
Fifth Republic
34 Alfredo Jalbuena March–June 1995 (Acting) City Mayor Rolando V. Villamor Vice Mayor Fidel Ramos Fifth Republic
35 Evelio Leonardia 1995–1998 City Mayor Wilmar Drilon Vice Mayor Fidel Ramos Fifth Republic
36 Oscar Verdeflor July 1, 1998 – March 13, 2001 City Mayor Luzviminda Valdez Vice Mayor Joseph Estrada Fifth Republic
37 Luzviminda Valdez March 13, 2001 – June 30, 2004 City Mayor Ramiro Garcia, Jr. Vice Mayor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Fifth Republic
38 Evelio Leonardia June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013 City Mayor Renecito Novero (2004–2007)
Jude Thaddeus Sayson (2007–2013)
Vice Mayor Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Fifth Republic
39 Monico Puentevella July 1, 2013 – June 30, 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 (Acting) Benigno Aquino III Fifth Republic
40 Evelio Leonardia June 30, 2016–present City Mayor El Cid Familiaran Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Fifth Republic

References

  1. "The Official Website of Bacolod City". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2016-06-20.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "The Official Website of Bacolod City". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
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