List of Local Leaders through the Years

List of Local Leaders through the Years

The official title of the town leader or chieftain keeps on changing through the years. From gobernadorcillo, it became capitan municipal, then presidente municipal to municipal president to municipal mayor or alkalde (from the Spanish alcalde) or punong-bayan.

Today, in the age of the LGU or local government unit, the mayor is sometimes referred to as the LCE or local chief executive and often addressed with the honorific Hon. (for honorable) or Kgg. (for kagalang-galang).

One thing striking from this list is that all past local chiefs were men and in the oldentimes were addressed as Don. This ended in 2022 with the election of a woman.

It is sad that we know almost nothing about our early leaders. Writing about our mayor's accomplishments and preserving the reports for future reference is thus important.

- Precolonial

Alagat?/Agalet?

- Spanish colonial regime

Vicente Cayabyab

Julio Gloria

Mauricio de Guzman

Honorato Carungay

Lorenzo Rodriguez (Spaniard)

Julian Mananzan

- Revolutionary period

Saturnino Junio (appointed)

- American era (Military government)

Evaristo E. Dimalanta (appointed)

- American civil government

Laureano Roldan

Albino Garcia

Gavino de Guzman

Mateo Mananzan

Marciano Fajardo

Agustin Carungay

Emeterio Mananzan

Eusebio Camacho

Eustaquio Bautista

Emeterio Camacho

Enrique M. Roldan

Gerundio Umengan

Faustino van Bosch (Acting President)

Leopoldo Aquino

- Post-Japanese occupation

Leopoldo Aquino

Mariano Fernandez (appointed)

- Liberation

Ambrosio Gloria

- Post-war

Leopoldo Aquino

Bernardo Lagoy

Eligio Sagun (appointed)

Numeriano de Castro (appointed)

Eligio Sagun

Salvador F. Quinto

Miguel C. Matabang

- Marcos era/dictatorship

Atty. Jaime P. Junio

- EDSA/'People Power' Revolution

Feliciano Casingal Jr. (OIC)

Miguel Matabang (OIC)

Domingo Tagulao (OIC)

Danilo Bato (OIC)

- post-EDSA

Calixto Camacho

Leo 'Boy' de Vera

Engr. Ricardo Camacho

Cezar T. Quiambao, CPA

Mary Clare Judith Phyllis 'Nina' Jose-Quiambao

References:

From precolonial times to Mayor Jaime Junio: Municipal Secretary Luciano S. Vila; Town Fiesta Souvenir Program; Sangguniang Bayan Secretary Joel V. Camacho