Governor of Bohol
The Governor of Bohol (Filipino: Punong Lalawigan ng Bohol) is the local chief executive of the provincial government of Bohol, Philippines. The governor holds office at the Bohol New Provincial Capitol in Tagbilaran City and its official residence is at the Governor's Mansion located along Carlos P. Garcia Avenue in Cogon District, also in Tagbilaran. 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 Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor, together with the city mayors of Cebu, Lapu-lapu, and Mandaue, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Central Visayas Region.
Governor of Bohol | |
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Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Bohol | |
Style | The Honourable |
Residence | Governor's Mansion, Tagbilaran City, Bohol |
Seat | Bohol New Provincial Capitol |
Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
Term length | 3 years, renewable maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms |
Inaugural holder | Guillermo Kirkpatrict[1] |
Formation | 3 March 1854 |
Website | Official Website of the Province of Bohol |
List of governors of Bohol
Governors of Bohol |
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1. SPANISH PERIOD (from 1854 – 1898) | ||
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Name | Term | Note |
Guillermo Kirkpatrick | March 3, 1854 – March 31, 1857 | First Governor of Bohol (together with Siquijor) when it became a separate politico-military province from Cebu on 3 March 1854 through a signed decree of Governor-General Manuel Pavía[1][2][3] |
Juan Garcia y Navarro | March 4, 1857 – 1859 | appointed after Kirkpatrick's resignation.[4][5][6][7] |
Anastacio de Hoyos y Zendegui | March 10, 1859 – 1860 | Lt. Governor-in-Charge.[4][7] |
Juan Garcia y Navarro | 1860 – 1862 | Officially no longer a Governor but empowered to act for matters he started as Governor.[8][9][10] |
Jose Diaz y Quintana | 1863 | Bohol was again administered by Cebu. P.M. Governor of Cebu and Bohol.[11] |
Francisco Herrera Davila | 1864 | He came to wind up the papers of Bohol. Governor of Cebu, Bohol, and Leyte.[12] |
Antonio Martinez de Espinosa y San Juan | May 3, 1864[13] – 1871 | Bohol was again separated from Cebu[14][15][16] |
Pablo Diaz Lomelino | 1871 – 1874 | [17][18][19] |
Manuel Bengoechea y Tapia | 1874 – 1876 | [20] |
Joaquin Bengoechea y Tapia | 1877 – 1878 | [21][22] |
Adolfo Martin de Baños y Paz | September 1878 – 1881 | First term.[23][24] In 1880, Boholanos petition him to remain at the capitol.[25][26] |
Juan Franco Gonzalez | 1881 - 1884 | [27][28][29] |
Luis Martinez Alcobendas | 1884 - 1885 | [30][31] |
Francisco Augusto Linares y Pombo | February 1885 – December 1891 | [32][33] |
Adolfo Martin de Baños y Paz | 11 December 1891 – 1892 | On his second term[34] |
Eustasio Gonzalez Liquiñano | 1892 – 1894 | Jurisdiction on Siqujor was transferred to Negros Oriental.[35][36][37] |
Francisco Ortiz Aguado | 1894 – 1896 | [38][39] |
Adolfo Ascencion Gonzalez | 1896 – 1898 | [40][41] |
Eduardo Moreno Esteller | 1898 | Last Spanish Governor of Bohol[42] |
2. REVOLUTIONARY GOVERNOR (1899-1900) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
1 | Bernabe Fortich Reyes | 16 January 1899 – 17 March 1900 | Cavite, later settled in Dauis | first elected Governor and non-native. President of short-lived Bohol Republic[43][44][45] |
3. AMERICAN PERIOD (1901-1907) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
2 | Anecito Velez Clarin | 15 March 1901 – 20 February 1904 | Loay | first civil Governor, appointed for being non-revolutionary.[46] Former Juez de Paz of Loay and presidente municipal of Tagbilaran. | |
3 | Salustiano Borja | 15 March 1904 – 28 February 1907 | Tagbilaran | first elected civil Governor.[47] Former presidente municipal of Tagbilaran. |
4. PHILIPPINE LEGISLATURE (1907-1937) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
4 | Macario F. Sarmiento | 1 March 1907 – 31 December 1909 | Tagbilaran | Elected.[48] Former presidente municipal of Tagbilaran. | |
5 | Fernando G. Rocha | 6 January 1910 – 15 October 1916 | Tagbilaran | Elected twice[48] | |
6 | Eutiquio O. Boyles | 16 October 1916 – 15 October 1919 | Ubay | Elected.[49] Former of mayor of Ubay and congressman of Bohol's third district. | |
7 | Juan Sarmiento Torralba | 16 October 1919 – 15 October 1925 | Tagbilaran | Elected twice. Later elected as Senator from 1931-1935.[50][51] | |
8 | Filomeno Orbeta Caseñas | 16 October 1925 – 31 July 1931 | Jagna | Elected twice[52] | |
— | Jose Orbeta Caseñas | 1 October 1931 – 15 October 1931 | Jagna | OIC governor. Former mayor of Jagna and younger brother of Filomeno Caseñas. | |
9 | Celestino Barel Gallares | 16 October 1931 – 15 October 1934 | Tagbilaran | Elected[53] | |
10 | Carlos Polestico Garcia | 16 October 1934 – 31 December 1937 | Talibon | Elected[54] |
5. COMMONWEALTH PERIOD (1938-1946) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
— | Carlos Polestico Garcia | 1 January 1938 – 29 August 1941 |
Talibon | Re-elected, later became the 8th President of the Philippines in 1957[55][56] | |
11 | Agapito Yap Hontanosas | 29 August 1941 – 9 July 1942 |
Dauis | former board member[55] and succeeded Garcia, when the latter run for senate.[57] | |
9 July 1942 - 25 May 1945 |
appointed governor during Japanese occupation with the seat of government in Tagbilaran.[58] | ||||
12 | Conrado D. Marapao | 22 May 1942 – 31 May 1946 | Loay | former board member and appointed Governor of the Free Local Civil Government by President Manuel L. Quezon, with the seat of government in Carmen.[59][60] |
6. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1946-1978) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
13 | Perfecto Bastes Balili | 1 June 1946 – 31 December 1947 | Loboc | Appointed by President Manuel A. Roxas.[61] | |
14 | Jacinto Castel Borja | 1 January 1948 – 31 December 1951 | Tagbilaran | Elected. Former ambassador, the first and only Boholano to serve as Philippine envoy to the United Nations.[62][63] | |
15 | Juan Cuarto Pajo | 1 January 1952 – 31 December 1955 | Valencia | Elected[64] | |
1 January 1956 – 15 January 1958 | Re-elected but later appointed executive secretary of Pres. Carlos P. Garcia[65][56] | ||||
— | Timoteo Butalid | 16 January 1958 – 31 January 1958 | Tagbilaran | OIC, incumbent senior board member.[66] Later became the first elected civil vice-governor of the province.[67] | |
16 | Esteban Bernido | 1 February 1958 – 31 December 1959 | Guindulman | WWII veteran and former congressman. Appointed by Pres. Carlos P. Garcia[68] | |
1 January 1960 – 31 December 1961 | Elected[67] | ||||
1 January 1962 – 31 December 1965 | Re-elected[69] | ||||
1 January 1966 – 7 June 1967 | Re-elected / Resigned - appointed PHHC manager under Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.[70] | ||||
17 | Lino Ibarra Chatto | 8 June 1967 – 31 December 1967 | Balilihan | OIC, incumbent vice-governor[70][71] | |
1 January 1968 – 31 December 1971 | Elected[72] | ||||
1 January 1972 – 3 March 1978 | Re-elected, became the longest serving Governor (11 years)[64] | ||||
— | David Belarmino Tirol | 4 March 1978 - 27 March 1978 | Tagbilaran / Buenavista | OIC, incumbent vice-governor[73] | |
— | Esteban Bernido | 28 March 1978 – 12 October 1978 | Guindulman | Appointed by Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Sr., on his 5th term and the first to serve under 3 presidents.[74] |
7. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1978-1986) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
18 | Rolando Gatal Butalid | 13 October 1978 – 31 December 1980 | Tagbilaran | Former mayor of Tagbilaran. Appointed by Pres. Marcos Sr.[75] | |
1 January 1981 – 15 March 1986 | Elected[76][77] |
8. FIFTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1986–present) | |||||
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No. | Image | Name | Term | Origin | Note(s) |
19 | Victor S. dela Serna | 16 March 1986 – 7 October 1987 | Calape | OIC, appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino. Bohol's first bar top-notcher (1965 Philippine Bar Examination)[78][79] | |
— | Maximino L. Boiser Jr. | 7 October 1987 - 26 October 1987 | Talibon | OIC, incumbent vice-governor (acting).[80][79] | |
20 | Constancio Chatto Torralba | 26 October 1987 – 1 December 1987 | Cortes | OIC,[81] former undersecretary of DPWH under Pres. Corazon C. Aquino.[82] | |
21 | Asterio V. Akiatan | 1 December 1987 – 1 February 1988 | Dimiao | OIC, former mayor of Dimiao[83] | |
— | Constancio Chatto Torralba | 2 February 1988 – 30 June 1992 | Cortes | Elected[84] | |
22 | David Belarmino Tirol | 30 June 1992 – 30 June 1995 | Tagbilaran / Buenavista | Elected[85] | |
23 | Rene Lopez Relampagos | 30 June 1995 - 30 June 2001 |
Loon | Elected twice[76] | |
24 | Erico Boyles Aumentado | 30 June 2001 – 30 June 2010 |
Ubay | first Governor to be elected and completed 3 consecutive terms[86][87] | |
25 | Edgardo Migriño Chatto | 30 June 2010 – 30 June 2019 |
Balilihan | Elected in 3 consecutive terms.[88] | |
26 | Arthur Cua Yap | 30 June 2019 – 30 June 2022 |
Manila, resident of Loboc |
second non-native Governor to be elected[45][89] | |
27 | Erico Aristotle Cabagnot Aumentado | 30 June 2022 - | Ubay | Incumbent[90] |
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