Mayor of Bacolod

Mayor of the City 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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	File:Bing Leonardia Congress Image 2013.png Incumbent; Evelio Leonardia; since June 30, 2016
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 (Template:Lang-hil) 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
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.

[bacolodcity-1] "The Official Website of Bacolod City". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-06-20.

[0-2] "The Official Website of Bacolod City". bacolodcity.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-06-01.

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Mindanao	IX Zamboanga Region Mayor of Zamboanga Mayor of Isabela Mayor of Pagadian Mayor of Dipolog X Northern Mindanao Mayor of Cagayan de Oro Mayor of Iligan Mayor of Malaybalay Mayor of Oroquieta Mayor of Ozamiz XI Davao Region Mayor of Davao City Mayor of Samal Mayor of Mati Mayor of Panabo Mayor of Tagum Mayor of Digos XII Soccsksargen Mayor of Cotabato Mayor of General Santos Mayor of Kidapawan Mayor of Koronadal XIII Caraga Mayor of Bislig Mayor of Butuan Mayor of Surigao Mayor of Cabadbaran Mayor of Tandag

v t e Province of Negros Occidental
Bacolod (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Binalbagan Calatrava Candoni Cauayan Don Salvador Benedicto Enrique B. Magalona Hinigaran Hinoba-an Ilog Isabela La Castellana Manapla Moises Padilla Murcia Pontevedra Pulupandan San Enrique Toboso Valladolid
Component cities	Bago Cadiz Escalante Himamaylan Kabankalan La Carlota Sagay San Carlos Silay Sipalay Talisay Victorias
Highly urbanized city	Bacolod (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Negros Occidental by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

v t e Negros Island Region (NIR)
Regional center (interim/de facto)	Bacolod and Dumaguete
Provinces	Negros Occidental Negros Oriental Siquijor
Metropolitan Area	Metro Bacolod
Highly urbanized city	Bacolod
Component cities	Bago Bais Bayawan Cadiz Canlaon Dumaguete Escalante Guihulngan Himamaylan Kabankalan La Carlota Sagay San Carlos Silay Sipalay Talisay Tanjay Victorias
Provincial capitals	Bacolod Dumaguete Siquijor
Municipalities	Amlan Ayungon Bacong Basay Binalbagan Bindoy Calatrava Candoni Cauayan Dauin Don Salvador Benedicto Enrique B. Magalona Enrique Villanueva Hinigaran Hinoba-an Ilog Isabela Jimalalud La Castellana La Libertad Larena Lazi Mabinay Manapla Manjuyod Maria Moises Padilla Murcia Pamplona Pontevedra Pulupandan San Enrique San Jose San Juan Santa Catalina Siaton Sibulan Siquijor Tayasan Toboso Valencia Valladolid Vallehermoso Zamboanguita
Visayas, Republic of the Philippines