Government of Zamboanga City
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The Government of Zamboanga City, also known as the Zamboanga City Government is the local government unit in-charge of the City of Zamboanga. It is a mayor-council form of government supervised directly by the President of the Philippines and the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
The city government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines in the following:
- Local legislative power is vested in a unicameral Sangguniang Panglungsod with the vice-mayor as its presiding officer.
- Local executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the City Mayor.
- Local judicial power is vested in the Regional Trial Court and lower courts.
Legislative Department
The legislative power of the city is vested in the unicameral Sangguniang Panglungsod. It is composed of:
- the Vice-Mayor as its presiding officer elected city-wide;
- eight (8) councilors representing two of the city legislative districts which are elected for a term of three (3) years;
- Chairman of the Liga ng mga Barangay of the city as ex officio member; and
- President of the Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan of the City as ex officio member.
The elected members can be re-elected but they may not run for a fourth consecutive term.
When a vacancy arises in the Sanggunian, the President of the Philippines shall appoint to fill in the vacancy. In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the Sanggunian, the said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank of the organization concerned.
Executive Department
The executive power is vested in the Mayor. The current executive branch is headed by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar of the Liberal Party. He/she is elected by popular vote to a term of three years. The mayor can be re-elected but he/she may not run for a fourth consecutive term.
The second highest official, Vice-Mayor Cesar Iturralde is also elected by popular vote. The Vice-Mayor is first in line to succession if the office of the Mayor is vacant. He/she is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.
The mayor is assisted in acting out his/her duties by the following:
- As required by the 1991 Local Government Code:
- City Treasurer
- City Accountant
- City Budget Officer
- City Planning and Development Coordinator
- City Engineer
- City Health Officer
- City Civil Registrar
- City Administrator
- City Legal Officer
- City Veterinarian
- City Social Welfare and Development Officer
- City General Services Officer
- As optional by the 1991 Local Government Code:
- City Architect
- City Information Officer
- City Agriculturist
- City Population Officer
- City Environment and Natural Resources Officer
- City Cooperatives Officer
Historical governments
Republic of Zamboanga
The Republic of Zamboanga's declared sovereignty lasted from May 18, 1899 until November 16, 1899, wherein its revolutionary government and chosen President, Vicente Álvarez, who led the liberation of the Zamboangueños from the tenuous grip of the retreating Spanish military, along with his victorious troops, exercised de facto sovereignty over administrative functions and military control within their new country territory and was not subordinate or subject to any other government or authority in the Philippines.
Álvarez proclaimed his new Republic of Zamboanga had rule over the entire islands of Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu - effectively the entire southern Philippines. His claim was grandiose. In reality, the republic's sovereignty extended only over the existing premises of ancient Zamboanga, which can be estimated to be about the same size as present-day Zamboanga City is.
Presidents of the Republic
| Mayor | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|1 | Vicente Alvarez | May 18, 1899 | November 16, 1899 |
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|2 | Isidro Midel | November 16, 1899 | March 1901 |
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|3 | Mariano Arquiza | March 1901 | March 1903[1] |
Under Moro Province
In March 1903, Arquiza's government ended and was replaced by a new U.S. governor, also effectively ending the Republic of Zamboanga.
Zamboanga is made capital of consolidated Mindanao, Basilan,& Sulu Archipelago, after abolition of the Republic. The Moro Province had 5 districts: Sulu, Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, and Davao.
City Mayors
On recommendation of Governor John J. Pershing, the Legislative Council of the Moro Province passed on September 15, 1911, Act No. 272, converting the municipality of Zamboanga into a city with a commission form of government. Its municipal board consisted of a mayor and two commissioners.
On February 26, 1937, the City Charter of Zamboanga became effective and the new city government was inaugurated headed by a mayor appointed by the President of the Philippine Commonwealth.
With the passage of Republic Act No. 1210 on April 29, 1955, the position of mayor became elective and the post of vice-mayor was created.
Note: The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as chief executive (either mayor or municipal president) of Zamboanga City, while the second column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as city mayor.
| # | Mayor (Birth-Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Vice-Mayor | Term | Era | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|1 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|1 | Chistopher Frederick Bader | January 2, 1912 | February 28, 1914 | Appointed | None | - | Insular Government | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|2 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|2 | Victoriano Tarrosa | March 1, 1914 | October 15, 1914[2] | Appointed | None | - | |||
| Abolished Leadership was transferred to the Municipal President upon the reversion of the city to municipality status under the province of Zamboanga. Please refer to the next table | ||||||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|8 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|3 | Nicasio Valderrosa | February 27, 1937 | 1939 | Appointed | None | - | Commonwealth | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|9 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|4 | Pablo Lorenzo | 1939 | 1940 | Appointed | None | - | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|10 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|5 | Agustin Alvarez | 1940 | 1942 | Appointed | None | - | |||
| Abolished Leadership was transferred to the Municipal President when the Japanese administration reverted Zamboanga's status as a city to a municipality. Please refer to the next table |
Second Republic | |||||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|(5) | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|6 | Gregorio Ledesma (1893–1966) |
1945 | 1946 | Appointed | None | - | Commonwealth (Restored) | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|12 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|7 | Pantaleon Pelayo | 1945 | 1946 | Appointed | None | - | Third Republic | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|13 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|8 | Vicente Suarez | 1946 | 1947 | Appointed | None | - | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|14 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|9 | Manuel Jaldon | 1947 | 1949 | Appointed | None | - | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|15 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|10 | Cesar Climaco (1916-1984) |
1953 | 1953 | Appointed | None | 1 | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color rowspan=2|16 | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color rowspan=2| 11 | Hector Suarez | 1954 | January 1, 1956 | Appointed | None | 1 | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color| | Tabujur Taupan[3] | |||||||||
| bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color rowspan=2|(15) | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color rowspan=2|(10) | Cesar Climaco (1916-1984) |
January 1, 1956 | January 1, 1960 | Liberal | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color rowspan=2| | Tomas Ferrer | 2 | ||
| January 1, 1960 | 1961[4] | 3 | ||||||||
| bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color rowspan=2|17 | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color rowspan=2|12 | Tomas Ferrer (1906-1995) |
1961 | January 1, 1964 | Liberal | Vacant | 1 | |||
| bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color| | Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr.[5] | |||||||||
| bgcolor= Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=2|(16) | bgcolor= Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=2|(11) | Hector Suarez | January 1, 1964 | January 1, 1968 | Nacionalista | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color| | Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr.[6] | 2 | ||
| bgcolor= Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color| | Expedito Fernandez | |||||||||
| bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color|18 | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color|13 | Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr. (1926-1986) |
January 1, 1968 | January 1, 1972 | Liberal | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color| | Roberto Lim | 1 | ||
| bgcolor= Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|18 | bgcolor= Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|13 | January 1, 1972 | September 23, 1972 | Independent | bgcolor= Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color| | Jose Vicente Atilano II | 2 | |||
| bgcolor= Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color|18 | bgcolor= Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color|13 | September 23, 1972 | 1978 | KBL | bgcolor= Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color| | Jose Vicente Atilano II | 3 | Martial Law Era "The New Society" | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color|19 | bgcolor=Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color|14 | Jose Vicente Atilano II | 1978 | 1980 | KBL | Abolished | 1 | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color rowspan=2|(15) | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color rowspan=2|(10) | Cesar Climaco (1916-1984) |
March 5, 1980 | June 30, 1981 | Concerned Citizen's Aggrupation | bgcolor= Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color| | Manuel Dalipe | 4 | ||
| June 30, 1981 | November 14, 1984[7] | bgcolor= Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color| | Fourth Republic | |||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color rowspan=2|20 | bgcolor=Template:Kilusang Bagong Lipunan/meta/color rowspan=2| 15 | Manuel Dalipe (1946- ) |
November 14, 1984 | February 25, 1986 | KBL | bgcolor= Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color rowspan=5| | Susan delos Reyes | 1 | ||
| February 25, 1986 | May 25, 1986 | Fifth Republic | ||||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|21 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|- | Rustico Varela (1922-1993) |
March 25, 1986[8] | June 1, 1986 | Appointed | - | ||||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|22 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|- | Julio Cesar Climaco (1944- ) |
June 1, 1986[9] | May 28, 1987[10] | Appointed | - | ||||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|23 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color|- | Vitaliano Agan (1935-2009) |
May 28, 1987[11] | February 2, 1988 | PDP-LABAN / UNIDO | - | ||||
| bgcolor=Template:Lakas-NUCD/meta/color rowspan=3|24 | bgcolor=Template:Lakas-NUCD/meta/color rowspan=3|16 | February 2, 1988 | June 30, 1992 | Lakas | Jose Climaco | 1 | ||||
| June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | Roberto Ko | 2 | |||||||
| June 30, 1995 | March 23, 1998[12] | bgcolor= Template:Lakas-NUCD/meta/color| | Efren Arañez | 3 | ||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Lakas-NUCD/meta/color|25 | bgcolor=Template:Lakas-NUCD/meta/color|17 | Efren Arañez (1938- ) |
March 23, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | Lakas | Vacant | - | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color rowspan=2|26 | bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color rowspan=2|18 | Maria Clara Lobregat (1921-2004) |
June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | LDP | Roberto Ko | 1 | |||
| June 30, 2001 | January 2, 2004[13] | bgcolor= Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color | | Erico Basilio Fabian | 2 | ||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color|27 | bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color|19 | Erico Basilio Fabian (1957- ) |
January 4, 2004 | June 30, 2004 | LDP | Vacant | - | |||
| bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color rowspan=3|28 | bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color rowspan=3|20 | Celso Lobregat (1948- ) |
June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | LDP | bgcolor= Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color | | Maria Isabelle Climaco | 1 | ||
| June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | bgcolor= Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color | | Manuel Jose Dalipe | 2 | ||||||
| June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | bgcolor=Template:Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/meta/color rowspan=2| | Cesar Iturralde | 3 | ||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |29 | bgcolor=Template:Liberal Party (Philippines)/meta/color |21 | Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar (1966- ) |
June 30, 2013 | Incumbent (Term expires June 30, 2016) |
Liberal | 1 | ||||
Municipal Presidents
When the Department of Mindanao and Sulu replaced the Moro Province in 1914, the City was reverted to municipality status under the supervision of the province of Zamboanga.
Note: The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as chief executive (either mayor or municipal president) of Zamboanga City, while the second column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as municipal president.
| # | Municipal President | Took office | Left office | Party | Municipal Vice-President | Term | Era | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|(2) | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color|1 | Victoriano Tarrosa | October 16, 1914 | 1916 | Appointed | bgcolor=Template:Independent/meta/color| | Pedro Francisco | - | Insular Government | |
| bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color|3 | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color|2 | Alfonso Ramos | 1916 | 1919 | Nacionalista | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color| | Filomeno Arquiza | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color|4 | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color|3 | Crispin Atilano | 1919 | 1922 | Nacionalista | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color| | Bernabe Midel | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color|5 | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color|4 | Gregorio Ledesma | 1922 | 1925 | Nacionalista | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color| | Felipe Ramos | 1 | ||
| bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=3|6 | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=3|5 | Felipe Ramos | 1922 | 1925 | Nacionalista | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=3| | Jose Sanson | 1 | ||
| 1925 | 1928 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1931 | Antonio Toribio | 3 | |||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=2|7 | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=2|6 | Antonio Toribio | 1931 | November 15, 1935 | Nacionalista | bgcolor=Template:Nacionalista Party/meta/color rowspan=2| | Juan Sta. Teresa | 1 | ||
| November 15, 1935 | February 25, 1937[14] | Commonwealth | ||||||||
| Abolished Leadership was transferred to the City Mayor when the new City Government was inaugurated. Please refer to the previous table | ||||||||||
| bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |11 | bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |7 | Carlos Camins | 1942 | 1945 | Appointed | None | - | Second Republic | ||
| Abolished Leadership was transferred to the City Mayor when the City Government was restored upon the liberation of American and Filipino forces. Please refer to the previous table | ||||||||||
Zamboanga City Officials (2007–2010)
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Hon. Celso Lobregat |
| Vice Mayor | Hon. Mannix Dalipe |
| First District | |
| Representative | Hon. Maria Isabelle C. Salazar |
| Councilors | Mariano, Charlie |
| Jimenez, Cesar L. | |
| Cabato, Jaime U. | |
| Sadain, Melchor Rey K. | |
| Abarro, Ethelinda M. | |
| Lim, Rodolfo R. | |
| Valesco, Rogelio Jr L. | |
| Biel, Luis III R. | |
| Second District | |
| Representative | Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian |
| Councilors | Ituralde, Cesar S. |
| Elago, Juan Climaco P. | |
| Rodriguez, Edmundo S. | |
| Nuño, Lilia M. | |
| Natividad, Roel B. | |
| Guingona, Benjamin III E. | |
| Saavedra, Eduardo Jr T. | |
| Candido, Reynerio S. | |
Zamboanga City Officials (2013-2016)
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Hon. Maria Isabelle C. Salazar |
| Vice Mayor | Hon. Cesar Iturralde |
| First District | |
| Representative | Hon. Celso Lobregat |
| Councilors | Mariano, Charlie |
| Jimenez, Cesar Jr. L. | |
| Pareja, Josephine | |
| Sadain, Melchor Rey K. | |
| Bayot, Rodolfo | |
| Abubakar, Myra Paz | |
| Valesco, Rogelio Jr L. | |
| Biel, Luis III R. | |
| Second District | |
| Representative | Hon. Lilia Macrohon-Nuño |
| Councilors | Elago, Vincent Paul |
| Elago, Juan Climaco P. | |
| Alavar, Miguel III | |
| Ramos, Percival | |
| Natividad, Roel B. | |
| Guingona, Benjamin IV | |
| Saavedra, Eduardo Jr T. | |
| Agan, Rommel | |
References
- ^ Arquiza was ousted by the Americans due to his inability to nab local murderer Eduardo Álvarez for killing 2 American miners.
- ^ Term ended with the dissolution of the Commission Form of Government.
- ^ Taupan was appointed by President Ramon Magsaysay to be acting Vice-Mayor until a new one is to be elected in the 1955 local elections when the City Charter was amended to create the office of vice-mayor.
- ^ Climaco resigned to run for the Senate.
- ^ Councilor Enriquez succeeded Ferrer as vice-mayor.
- ^ Councilor Enriquez resigned to run for Mayor in the 1967 local elections.
- ^ Climaco was assassinated by an unknown gunman. Vice-Mayor Dalipe succeeded him.
- ^ Appointed by President Corazon Aquino as acting officer-in-charge.
- ^ Appointed by President Corazon Aquino as acting officer-in-charge.
- ^ Climaco resigned to run for Congress.
- ^ Appointed by President Corazon Aquino as acting officer-in-charge when Climaco resigned.
- ^ Agan resigned to run for Congress in the 1998 local elections.
- ^ died due to diabetic complications. Succeeded by Vice-Mayor Erbie Fabian.
- ^ The City Charter of Zamboanga promoted the municipality into a city and to be inaugurated in February 26, 1937.
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