Local chief executive
The
Governor of Iloilo
(
Filipino
:
Punong Lalawigan ng Iloilo
) is the local chief executive of the
Philippine province
of
Iloilo
. The governor holds office at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol (
Spanish
:
Casa Real de Iloilo
) located at Bonifacio Drive,
Iloilo City
. Like all local government heads in the
Philippines
, the governor is elected via
popular vote
, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former governor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice governor becomes the governor. Along with the governors of
Aklan
,
Antique
,
Capiz
,
Guimaras
and
Negros Occidental
, he sits in the Regional Development Council of the
Western Visayas
Region.
The current governor is
Arthur Defensor Jr.
who took the seat for the first time starting July 1, 2019, replacing his father
Arthur Defensor Sr.
who completed the full three terms as provincial governor.
[1]
History
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]
The first
Alcalde-Mayor
(present-day governor) of Iloilo province to be appointed by the Spanish monarch was Diego de la Correa who held this position from 1634 to 1636. In the early years of Spanish settlement, only a handful of towns has been established. In 1565, the Legazpi expedition which include Mateo del Saz, the Maestre de Campo (Ship Commander), Juan de la Isla and Father Martin de Rada exploring the islands in search for food reached the northeastern portion of
Panay
island.
[2]
Father Martin de Rada founded Araut (present-day
Dumangas
) in the same year 1565 becoming the oldest town in Iloilo and built a small chapel there.
[3]
A Spanish settlement was established in Ogtong (present day
Oton
) and made the pueblo of the province in 1570. Due to the frequent raids of the Moro pirates from Mindanao, Dutch, and English buccaneers posed a threat to Ogtong, the capital of the province was transferred to
La Villa Rica de Arevalo
in 1581. It then becomes the seat of Spanish government of the whole of Iloilo, Panay (Capiz, Aklan and Antique),
Negros
, Guimaras,
Cuyu-Palawan
,
Caluya
,
Romblon
, and
Boracay
as Miguel Loarca wrote. Other towns established at these period were
Pototan
, Sibucao (now
Passi City
) and
Dingle
, Laglag (now
Duenas
), Salog (now
Jaro, Iloilo City
),
Guimbal
(1703),
Miagao
(1716),
Leon
(1730),
Cabatuan
(1733),
Alimodian
(1754),
Igbaras
(1761),
Janiuay
(1769),
Tubungan
(1768),
Santa Barbara
and
Maasin
are among the first group of villages that were given a pueblo (town hood) status.
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Provincial Capitol
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The
old Iloilo Provincial Capitol
(
Spanish
:
Casa Real de Iloilo
) was the office of the provincial government and official residence of the governor since 1849 with the original structure made out of wood and stone. The new modern
Iloilo Provincial Capitol
was constructed just behind the old provincial capitol and was completed in 2006. It was designed by Architect Guillermo Hisancha. The old provincial capitol has been renovated and restored to its former glory and is now being used as a lobby and reception area for visiting guests and dignitaries. In front of the capitol stands the
Arroyo Fountain
built in 1928 in honor of Senator Jose Maria Arroyo from
Molo, Iloilo City
who sponsored a bill creating the Iloilo Metropolitan Water Works. The fountain also serves as the
Kilometer Zero
or a point of reference in measuring distances in the city and province of Iloilo and also to various points and destinations in Panay Island from Iloilo City.
List of governors
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edit
]
These are the lists of governors who served the province of Iloilo since the early Spanish settlement in the 1600s to the present day.
Spanish Alcalde Mayores (governors) of Iloilo Province
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edit
]
After the Spanish settlement was first established in 1570, towns were settled, established and were granted town hood status. By this time, the Spanish government appoints an alcalde mayor to govern the provincial government and surrounding jurisdictions.
[5]
Order
|
Year in Office
|
Name
|
Capital
|
Governor-General
|
Notes
|
1
|
1634?1636
|
Diego de la Correa
|
Arevalo
|
Juan Cerezo de Salamanca
(21st)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1633?1635)
|
|
2
|
1637?1639
|
Pedro Alarcon
|
Arevalo
|
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
,
22nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1635?1644)
|
|
3
|
1640?1642
|
Pedro de Leon
|
Arevalo
|
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
,
22nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1635?1644)
|
|
4
|
1643?1646
|
Felipe Casiano
|
Arevalo
|
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
,
22nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1635?1644)
Diego Fajardo Chacon
,
23rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1644?1653)
|
|
5
|
1647?1649
|
Juan Mendoza
|
Arevalo
|
Diego Fajardo Chacon
,
23rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1644?1653)
|
|
6
|
1650?1653
|
Felipe Penalosa
|
Arevalo
|
Diego Fajardo Chacon
,
23rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1644?1653)
|
|
7
|
1654?1657
|
Jose Cordero
|
Arevalo
|
Sabiniano Manrique de Lara
,
24th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1653?1663)
|
|
8
|
1658?1661
|
Pedro Bobaella
|
Arevalo
|
Sabiniano Manrique de Lara
,
24th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1653?1663)
|
|
9
|
1662?1664
|
Pedro Velasco
|
Arevalo
|
Sabiniano Manrique de Lara
24th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1653?1663)
Diego de Salcedo
25th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1663?1668)
|
|
10
|
1665?1666
|
Jose Briones
|
Arevalo
|
Diego de Salcedo
,
25th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1663?1668)
|
|
11
|
1667?1668
|
Sebastian de Villas
|
Arevalo
|
Diego de Salcedo
25th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1663?1668)
Juan Manuel de la Pena Bonifaz
26th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1668?1669)
|
|
12
|
1669?1670
|
Jose de Robles
|
Arevalo
|
Juan Manuel de la Pena Bonifaz
,
26th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1668?1669)
Manuel de Leon
27th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1669?1677)
|
|
13
|
1671?1672
|
Francisco Surrilla
|
Arevalo
|
Manuel de Leon
27th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1669?1677)
|
|
14
|
1673?1674
|
Miguel Rendon
|
Arevalo
|
Manuel de Leon
27th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1669?1677)
|
|
15
|
1675?1676
|
Alonzo Piralba
|
Arevalo
|
Manuel de Leon
27th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1669?1677)
|
|
16
|
1677?1678
|
Nicolas de Pamplona
|
Arevalo
|
Manuel de Leon
27th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1669?1677)
Francisco Coloma y Maceda
28th Governor-General of the Philippines
(
Real Audiencia
)
(1677)
Francisco Sotomayor y Mansilla
29th Governor-General of the Philippines
(
Real Audiencia
)
(1677?1678)
Juan de Vargas y Hurtado
30th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1678?1684)
|
|
17
|
1679?1680
|
Miguel Rindon Livar
|
Arevalo
|
Juan de Vargas y Hurtado
30th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1678?1684)
|
|
18
|
1681?1682
|
Juan de Moreno
|
Arevalo
|
Juan de Vargas y Hurtado
30th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1678?1684)
|
|
19
|
1683?1684
|
Martin Gonzales
|
Arevalo
|
Juan de Vargas y Hurtado
30th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1678?1684)
Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola
31st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1684?1689)
|
|
20
|
1685?1686
|
Manuel Sarmiento
|
Arevalo
|
Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola
31st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1684?1689)
|
|
21
|
1687?1688
|
Nicolas Perez
|
Arevalo
|
Gabriel de Curuzealegui y Arriola
31st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1684?1689)
|
|
22
|
1689?1690
|
Diego Quinonez
|
Arevalo
|
Alonso de Avila Fuertes
32nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(
Real Audiencia
)
(1689?1690)
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
|
|
23
|
1691
|
Sebastian de Via
|
Arevalo
|
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
|
|
24
|
1691?1692
|
Diego Vargas
|
Arevalo
|
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
|
|
25
|
1694?1696
|
Luis Camacho
|
Arevalo
|
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
|
|
26
|
1697?1698
|
Juan Carion
|
Arevalo
|
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
|
|
27
|
1699?1700
|
Juan Maldonado
|
Arevalo
|
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
|
|
28
|
1701?1702
|
Juan Parado
|
Iloilo City
|
Fausto Cruzat y Gongora
33rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1690?1701)
Domingo Zabalburu de Echevarri
34th Governor-General of the Philippines
|
|
29
|
1703?1704
|
Antonio Tarosa
|
Iloilo City
|
Domingo Zabalburu de Echevarri
34th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1701?1709)
|
|
30
|
1705?1706
|
Juan Esquera
|
Iloilo City
|
Domingo Zabalburu de Echevarri
34th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1701?1709)
|
|
31
|
1707
|
Pedro Avendano
|
Iloilo City
|
Domingo Zabalburu de Echevarri
34th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1701?1709)
|
|
32
|
1708?1709
|
Nicolas de Colina
|
Iloilo City
|
Domingo Zabalburu de Echevarri
34th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1701?1709)
Martin de Ursua y Arizmendi
(1st count of Lizarraga)
35th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1709?1715)
|
|
33
|
1710?1711
|
Juan Jurado
|
Iloilo City
|
Martin de Ursua y Arizmendi
(1st count of Lizarraga)
35th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1709?1715)
|
|
34
|
1712?1713
|
Gaspar Sanches
|
Iloilo City
|
Martin de Ursua y Arizmendi
(1st count of Lizarraga)
35th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1709?1715)
|
|
35
|
1714?1715
|
Atancio de Gubgura
|
Iloilo City
|
Martin de Ursua y Arizmendi
(1st count of Lizarraga)
35th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1709?1715)
Jose Torralba
36th Governor-General of the Philippines
(
Real Audiencia
)
(1715?1717)
|
|
36
|
1716?1717
|
Pedro Lucena
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose Torralba
36th Governor-General of the Philippines
(
Real Audiencia
)
(1715?1717)
Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda
,
37th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1717?1719)
|
The town of
New Lucena
was named after him after he approved the petition of converting the barrio into a pueblo. The prefix "New" was added only in 1955.
|
37
|
1718?1719
|
Felipe Arevalo
|
Iloilo City
|
Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda
,
37th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1717?1719)
|
|
38
|
1727
|
Pedro Basadas Perez
|
Iloilo City
|
Toribio Jose Cosio y Campo
39th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1721?1729)
|
|
39
|
1728?1730
|
Andres Melenday
|
Iloilo City
|
Toribio Jose Cosio y Campo
39th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1721?1729)
Fernando Valdes y Tamon
40th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1729?1739)
|
|
40
|
1731?1733
|
Francisco Sanguines
|
Iloilo City
|
Fernando Valdes y Tamon
40th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1729?1739)
|
|
41
|
1734?1737
|
Luis de la Torre
|
Iloilo City
|
Fernando Valdes y Tamon
40th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1729?1739)
|
|
42
|
1738?1739
|
Felipe Espino
|
Iloilo City
|
Fernando Valdes y Tamon
40th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1729?1739)
Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala
41st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1739?1745)
|
|
43
|
1740?1741
|
Manuel de Dozal
|
Iloilo City
|
Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala
41st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1739?1745)
|
|
44
|
1742?1745
|
Francisco Valladores
|
Iloilo City
|
Gaspar de la Torre y Ayala
41st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1739?1745)
Bishop
Juan de Arechederra
Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia
(Acting) 42nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1745?1750)
|
|
45
|
1746?1748
|
Francisco Oscotes
|
Iloilo City
|
Bishop
Juan de Arechederra
Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia
(Acting) 42nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1745?1750)
|
|
46
|
1749?1751
|
Ignacio Marquez
|
Iloilo City
|
Bishop
Juan de Arechederra
Bishop-elect of Nueva Segovia
(42nd)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1745?1750)
Francisco Jose de Ovando
1st Marquis of Brindisi
43rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1750?1754)
|
|
47
|
1752?1754
|
Antonio de Arguelles
|
Iloilo City
|
Francisco Jose de Ovando
1st Marquis of Brindisi
43rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1750?1754)
Pedro Manuel de Arandia Santisteban
44th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1754?1759)
|
|
48
|
1770?1771
|
Jose de Ocampo
|
Iloilo City
|
Simon de Anda y Salazar
47th
(Re-Appointed)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1770?1776)
|
|
49
|
1772?1773
|
Manuel de Mendio
|
Iloilo City
|
Simon de Anda y Salazar
47th
(Re-Appointed)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1770?1776)
|
|
50
|
1775?1776
|
Santiago Salavaria
|
Iloilo City
|
Simon de Anda y Salazar
47th
(Re-Appointed)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1770?1776)
Pedro de Sarrio
50th
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1776?1778)
|
|
51
|
1777?1779
|
Felipe Almoranas
|
Iloilo City
|
Pedro de Sarrio
(50th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1776?1778)
Jose Basco y Vargas
51st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1778?1787)
|
|
52
|
1780?1782
|
Francisco Viera
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose Basco y Vargas
51st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1778?1787)
|
|
53
|
1783?1786
|
Santiago Salavaria
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose Basco y Vargas
51st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1778?1787)
|
|
54
|
1787
|
Juan Suarez
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose Basco y Vargas
51st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1778?1787)
Pedro de Sarrio
50th
Re-Appointed (Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1787?1788)
|
|
55
|
1788?1795
|
Francisco Bayot
|
Iloilo City
|
Pedro de Sarrio
50th
Re-appointed (Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1787?1788)
Felix Berenguer de Marquina
52nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1788?1793)
Rafael Maria de Aguilar y Ponce de Leon
53rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1793?1806)
|
|
56
|
1796?1801
|
Jose Mijares
|
Iloilo City
|
Rafael Maria de Aguilar y Ponce de Leon
53rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1793?1806)
|
|
57
|
1802?1804
|
Damian Novales
|
Iloilo City
|
Rafael Maria de Aguilar y Ponce de Leon
53rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1793?1806)
|
|
58
|
1805?1808
|
Froilan Aguerre
|
Iloilo City
|
Rafael Maria de Aguilar y Ponce de Leon
53rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1793?1806)
Mariano Fernandez de Folgueras
(54th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1806?1810)
|
|
59
|
?
|
?
|
Iloilo City
|
?
|
|
60
|
1818?1819
|
Manuel Canay
|
Iloilo City
|
Mariano Fernandez de Folgueras
54th
Re-Appointed (Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1816?1822)
|
|
61
|
1820?1822
|
Miguel Calderon
|
Iloilo City
|
Mariano Fernandez de Folgueras
54th
Re-Appointed (Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1816?1822)
Juan Antonio Martinez
57th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1822?1825)
|
|
62
|
1823?1825
|
Joaquin Cemina
|
Iloilo City
|
Juan Antonio Martinez
57th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1822?1825)
Mariano Ricafort Palacin y Abarca
58th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1825?1830)
|
|
63
|
1826?1828
|
Manuel Rodriguez
|
Iloilo City
|
Mariano Ricafort Palacin y Abarca
58th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1825?1830)
|
|
64
|
1829?1834
|
Manuel Guillen
|
Iloilo City
|
Mariano Ricafort Palacin y Abarca
58th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1825?1830)
Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo
59th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1830?1835)
|
|
65
|
1835?1841
|
Ambrosio del Callo
|
Iloilo City
|
Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo
59th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1830?1835)
Gabriel de Torres
60th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1835)
Joaquin de Crame
61st (Acting) Governor-General of the Philippines
(1835)
Pedro Antonio Salazar Castillo y Varona
62nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1835?1837)
Andres Garcia Camba
63rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1837?1838)
Luis Lardizabal
64th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1838?1841)
Marcelino de Oraa Lecumberri
65th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1841?1843)
|
|
66
|
1846?1852
|
Felipe Combe
|
Iloilo City
|
Narciso Claveria y Zaldua
1st Count of Manila
67th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1844?1849)
Antonio Maria Blanco
68th
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1849?1850)
Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo
Marquis of La Solana
69th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1850?1853)
|
|
67
|
1853?1855
|
Pedro Zarraga
|
Iloilo City
|
Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo
Marquis of La Solana
69th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1850?1853)
Ramon Montero y Blandino
70th
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1853?1854)
Manuel Pavia y Lacy
1st Marquess of Novaliches
71st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1854)
Manuel Crespo y Cebrian
72nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1854?1856)
|
The town of
Zarraga
was named after him.
|
68
|
1856?1860
|
Miguel Arila
|
Iloilo City
|
Manuel Crespo y Cebrian
72nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1854?1856)
Ramon Montero y Blandino
70th
Returning (Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1856?1857)
Fernando Norzagaray y Escudero
73rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1857?1860)
Ramon Maria Solano y Llanderal
74th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1860)
Juan Herrera Davila
75th
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1860?1861)
|
|
69
|
1861
|
Emilio Carles
|
Iloilo City
|
Juan Herrera Davila
75th
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1860?1861)
Jose Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y Gonzalez
76th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1861?1862)
|
|
70
|
1862?1867
|
Jose Maria Carles
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y Gonzalez
76th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1861?1862)
Salvador Valdes
(77th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1862)
Rafael de Echague y Bermingham
78th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1862?1865)
Joaquin del Solar e Ibanez
(79th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1865) (1866)
Juan de Lara e Irigoyen
80th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1865?1866)
Jose Laureano de Sanz y Posse
(81st)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1866)
Juan Antonio Osorio
(82nd)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1866)
Jose de la Gandara y Navarro
83rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1866?1869)
|
The town of
Carles
was named after him when he approved the petition of the town leaders of Barrio Badiang converting it into a pueblo.
|
71
|
1868
|
Anastacio de la Pena
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose de la Gandara y Navarro
83rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1866?1869)
|
|
72
|
1868?1869
|
Manuel Iznart
|
Iloilo City
|
Jose de la Gandara y Navarro
83rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1866?1869)
Manuel Maldonado
(84th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1869)
Carlos Maria de la Torre y Navacerrada
85th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1869?1871)
|
A street in Iloilo City was named after him as a former alcalde mayor of Iloilo
|
73
|
1870
|
Eduardo Caballero
|
Iloilo City
|
Carlos Maria de la Torre y Navacerrada
85th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1869?1871)
|
|
74
|
1871
|
Fernando Rojas
|
Iloilo City
|
Carlos Maria de la Torre y Navacerrada
85th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1869?1871)
Rafael Izquierdo y Gutierrez
86th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1871?1873)
|
|
75
|
1872?1879
|
Enrique Fajardo
|
Iloilo City
|
Rafael Izquierdo y Gutierrez
86th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1871?1873)
Manuel MacCrohon
(87th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1873)
Juan Alaminos y Vivar
88th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1873?1874)
Manuel Blanco Valderrama
(89th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1874)
Jose Malcampo
3rd Marquess of San Rafael
90th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1874?1877)
Domingo Moriones y Murillo
91st Governor-General of the Philippines
(1877?1880)
|
|
76
|
1880?1881
|
Camilo Millan
|
Iloilo City
|
Rafael Rodriguez Arias
(92nd)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1880)
Fernando Primo de Rivera,
1st Marquess of Estella
93rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1880?1883)
|
|
77
|
1882?1883
|
Miguel Aguilar
|
Iloilo City
|
Fernando Primo de Rivera,
1st Marquess of Estella
93rd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1880?1883)
Emilio Molins
(94th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1883)
Joaquin Jovellar y Soler
95th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1883?1885)
|
|
78
|
1884
|
Luis Zariaga
|
Iloilo City
|
Joaquin Jovellar y Soler
95th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1883?1885)
|
|
79
|
1885
|
Luis Pratt
|
Iloilo City
|
Joaquin Jovellar y Soler
95th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1883?1885)
Emilio Molins
(94th)
Returning (Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1885)
Emilio Terrero y Perinat
96th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1885?1888)
|
|
80
|
1889
|
Pedro Montero
|
Iloilo City
|
Valeriano Weyler
1st Marquess of Tenerife
99th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1888?1891)
|
|
81
|
1890
|
Miguel Blanco
|
Iloilo City
|
Valeriano Weyler
1st Marquess of Tenerife
99th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1888?1891)
|
|
82
|
1891
|
Nicolas Jaramillo
|
Iloilo City
|
Valeriano Weyler
1st Marquess of Tenerife
99th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1888?1891)
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay
1st Count of Caspe
100th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1891?1893)
|
|
83
|
1892
|
Jose Gramaren
|
Iloilo City
|
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay
1st Count of Caspe
100th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1891?1893)
|
|
84
|
1892?1896
|
Francisco de Castilla
|
Iloilo City
|
Eulogio Despujol y Dusay
1st Count of Caspe
100th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1891?1893)
Federico Ochando
(101st)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1893)
Ramon Blanco
1st Marquess of Pena Plata
102nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1893?1896)
Camilo de Polavieja
1st Marquess of Polavieja
(103rd)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1896?1897)
|
|
85
|
1896?1898
|
Salvador Viana
|
Iloilo City
|
Ramon Blanco
1st Marquess of Pena Plata
102nd Governor-General of the Philippines
(1893?1896)
Camilo de Polavieja
1st Marquess of Polavieja
(103rd)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1896?1897)
Jose de Lachambre
(104th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1897)
Fernando Primo de Rivera,
1st Marquess of Estella
93rd
(Re-Appointed)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1897?1898)
Basilio Augustin
105th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898)
Fermin Jaudenes
(106th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898)
Francisco Rizzo
(107th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898)
Diego de los Rios
(108th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898?1899)
|
|
86
|
1898
|
Ricardo Monet
|
Iloilo City
|
Fernando Primo de Rivera
,
1st Marquess of Estella
93rd
(Re-Appointed)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1897?1898)
Basilio Augustin
105th Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898)
Fermin Jaudenes
(106th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898)
Francisco Rizzo
(107th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898)
Diego de los Rios
(108th)
(Acting)
Governor-General of the Philippines
(1898?1899)
|
|
American Commonwealth Period civil governors
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]
As the last Spanish politico-military governor (
alcalde-mayor
) of Iloilo province, Ricardo Monet who served during the last remaining months of 1898 appointed Martin Delgado as captain and commander of the 125-strong
voluntarios
in Sta. Barbara.
On August 13, 1898, the United States had already bought Manila, Philippines and agreed to spare Iloilo to Spain. Negotiations between the United States and Spain was finished. They made a mock drama on May 10, 1898, that an American vessel will fire a Spanish ship on Manila Bay then they will surrender to America not to a loose platoon of Emilio Aguinaldo in Intramuros. The Americans occupied Manila and raised their flag in Intramuros. Spain's dream is to establish a Spanish kingdom in Iloilo its loyal and devoted province and totally relinquish its right in the entire Philippines.
Gen. Pablo Araneta appointed Martin Delgado as
"General en Jefe de los Tropas del Ejercito Libertador de Visayas y Governador Politico-Militar"
. On October 28, 1898, Delgado marched into Santa Barbara and took control of the municipal building.
[6]
Meanwhile,
Spanish governor-general
Diego de los Rios
left Manila and sailed to Iloilo and established the last Spanish capital in the Orient in Iloilo City. General de los Rios asked Spain to grant some reforms demanded by the representative citizens of Iloilo. He issued in Iloilo a proclamation to the people of the Visayas calling on them to establish a
"Council of Reforms"
to be made up of 24 leading citizens, 12 of whom would be selected by popular vote, another 12 to be appointed by the general himself.
[7]
General de los Rios was obviously sincere in bringing about the reforms people asked for. The granted reforms, however, satisfied only a few
ilustrado
leaders. Things did not turn out the way it should be. There was widespread oppositions of their offer. The flame of rebellion already swept Iloilo towns,
Panay
and Negros under
Comite Conspirador
. Their swift decision is to forego more battle and to peacefully grant sovereignty to Iloilo and to vacate the place and let Americans finished the job. If Ilonggos would have remained loyal to Spain, it would have not encountered the canons of the Americans.
On February 6, 1901, several days after the passage of the Municipal Code, the Philippine Commission passed the Act No. 83 or the Provincial Government Act. It states that every province shall have elected provincial governor. Election is also to be held to also elect a provincial secretary, a provincial treasurer, a provincial supervisor and a provincial fiscal.
On February 2, 1901, during the fiesta celebration of Jaro, General Delgado weary of war and poorly armed formally surrendered in Jaro to the American military governor Edmund Rice. Many of the rebel leaders surrendered.
He was recognized by the Americans as
"the ablest leader"
on the island. Delgado was appointed as the first governor of Iloilo province upon the establishment of the civil government on April 11, 1901. Jovito Yusay was given the provincial government secretary with a yearly stipend of $1,800 gold. Quintin Salas and his Chief of Staff. Lt. Col. Francisco Jalandoni were the last to lay down their arms on October 4, 1901.
[8]
Here are the governors of the province during the American Commonwealth Period.
[9]
World War II governors
[
edit
]
These were the provincial governors of Iloilo during
World War II
.
Post-war to present governors
[
edit
]
These are the governors of the province after the war up to the present.
[10]
Order
|
Term of office
|
Portrait
|
Name
|
Origin
|
Vice-Governor
|
President
|
Notes
|
19
|
1945
|
|
Patricio Confesor
|
Cabatuan
|
|
Jose P. Laurel
Sergio Osmena
|
|
20
|
1945
|
|
Jose Ledesma
|
Jaro
|
|
Jose P. Laurel
Sergio Osmena
|
|
21
|
1946?1948
|
|
Tomas Vargas
|
Janiuay
|
|
Manuel Roxas
|
|
22
|
1948?1959
|
|
Mariano Penaflorida
|
Pototan
|
|
Manuel Roxas
Elpidio Quirino
Ramon Magsaysay
Carlos P. Garcia
|
|
23
|
1960?1963
|
|
Jose Zulueta
|
Molo
|
Guardalino Mosqueda
Elected (Jan 1, 1960 ? Dec 31, 1963)
|
Carlos P. Garcia
Diosdado Macapagal
|
|
24
|
1964?1969
|
|
Rafael Palmares
|
Passi
|
Conrado Norada
Elected (Jan 1, 1964 ? Dec 31, 1967)
Re-Elected (Jan 1, 1968 ? Sep 10, 1969)
Fortunato Padilla
Succeeded (Sep 11, 1969 ? Dec 31, 1971)
|
Diosdado Macapagal
Ferdinand Marcos
|
|
25
|
1969?1986
|
|
Conrado Norada
|
Miagao
|
Fortunato Padilla
Succeeded (Sep 11, 1969 ? Dec 31, 1971)
Ramon Duremdes
Elected (Jan 1, 1972 ? Dec 31, 1975)
PD 826 (Jan 1, 1976 ? May 31, 1980)
Elected (Jun 1, 1981 ? Feb 26, 1986)
|
Ferdinand Marcos
|
|
26
|
1986?1987
|
|
Licurgo Tirador
|
Pototan
|
Carlos Lopez Jr.
Appointed (May 8, 1986 ? Nov 26, 1986)
Simplicio Grino
Appointed (Dec 22, 1986 ? Mar 31, 1987)
|
Corazon Aquino
|
Appointed governor
|
27
|
1987?1992
|
|
Simplicio Grino
|
Oton
|
Ramon Lopez Jr.
Appointed (Apr 9, 1987 ? Jan 31, 1988)
Ramon Duremdes
Elected (Feb 1, 1988 ? Apr 1990)
Robert Maroma
Acting Capacity (May 1990 ? Mar 1992)
|
Corazon Aquino
|
|
28
|
1992
|
|
Feliciano Maranon
|
Leganes
|
Ramon Duremdes
Elected (Apr 1992 ? Jun 30, 1992)
|
Corazon Aquino
|
Acting Capacity
|
29
|
1992?2001
|
|
Arthur Defensor Sr.
|
Mina
|
Robert Maroma
Elected (Jun 30, 1992 ? Jun 30, 1995)
Demetrio Sonza
Elected (Jul 1, 1995 ? Jun 30 1998)
Re-Elected (Jun 30, 1998 ? Jun 30, 2001)
|
Fidel Ramos
Joseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
|
|
30
|
2001?2010
|
|
Niel Tupas Sr.
|
Ajuy
|
Roberto Armada
Elected (Jul 1, 2001 ? Jun 30 2004)
Re-Elected (Jul 1, 2004 ? Jun 30 2007)
Rolex Suplico
Elected (Jun 30, 2007 ? Jun 30, 2010)
|
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
|
|
31
|
2010?2019
|
|
Arthur Defensor Sr.
|
Mina
|
Oscar Richard Garin Jr.
Elected (Jun 30, 2010 ? Jun 30, 2013)
Raul Tupas
Elected (Jul 1, 2013 ? Jun 30, 2016)
Christine Garin
Elected (Jun 30, 2016 ? Jun 30, 2019)
|
Benigno Aquino III
Rodrigo Duterte
|
|
32
|
2019?present
|
|
Arthur Defensor Jr.
|
Mina
|
Christine Garin
Re-Elected (Jun 30, 2019 ? present)
|
Rodrigo Duterte
Bongbong Marcos
|
|
See also
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]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
"Governor Arthur D. Defensor, Sr"
.
Province of Iloilo Official Website Of the Provincial Government of Iloilo
. Retrieved
August 31,
2019
.
- ^
Dr. de Morga, Antonio (1609).
Book of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
.
- ^
de San Agustin, Gaspar.
Conquistas de las Islas Filipinas (1565?1615)
. Madrid.
- ^
Monografias de los Pueblos de Iloilo
. Iloilo City: University of San Agustin Publishing House. 2016.
- ^
Lujan, Nereo Cajilig (November 3, 2017).
"Governors of Iloilo"
. Retrieved
September 3,
2019
– via Facebook.
- ^
Salvilla, Rex S.
12 Interesting Facts about West Visayas
. Iloilo City.
- ^
Henry Armbrust (October 3, 1898).
"Aguinaldo Wants His Army Paid"
.
The San Francisco Call
. Retrieved
September 3,
2019
– via newspapers.com.
- ^
Foreham, John (September 1905).
The Philippine Islands Third Edition
.
- ^
Manuel David and Ramon Campos (1937).
Panay Directory and Souvenir Book
. Ramon Roces Publications, Inc. Manila
. Retrieved
September 7,
2019
.
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}}
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link
)
- ^
Felix Regalado and Quintin Franco (1973).
History of Panay
. Central Philippine University. Iloilo City.
{{
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link
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