List of female governors in the Philippines explained

This is a list of women who have been elected, appointed or acceded as governor of provinces in the Philippines.

Luzon

Ilocos Region

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Carmen Crisologo[1] Ilocos Sur196419717 years
Elizabeth Marcos-Keon[2] Ilocos Norte
Imee Marcos[3] align=center Ilocos Norte
Raphaelle Ortega-David[4] La UnionIncumbent

Cagayan Valley

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Corazon Espino[5] Nueva Vizcaya19621962<1 year
Teresa Dupaya[6] Cagayan1964197915 years
19871987<1 year
Belen CalderonNueva Vizcaya19761976<1 year
19861987<1 year
Natalia DumlaoNueva Vizcaya19621962<1 year
Aurora Agan Barsana-AbadBatanes
Ruth PadillaNueva Vizcaya19871988<1 year
Josie Castillo-Co[7] Quirino
Grace Padaca[8] Isabela
Luisa Lloren Cuaresmaalign=center Nueva Vizcaya
Marilou CaycoBatanesIncumbent

Cordillera Administrative Region

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Maria Zita Claustro-ValeraAbra
Floydelia Diasen[9] Kalinga
Maria Jocelyn Bernos[10] align=center Abra
Eleanor Bulut Begtang[11] align=center Apayao

Central Luzon

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Juanita Nepomuceno[12] Pampanga
Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco[13] Aurora
Margarita Cojuangco[14] Tarlac
Josefina dela Cruz[15] Bulacan
Ramoncita Ong[16] Aurora
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo[17] align=center Aurora
Lilia Pineda[18] Pampanga
Czarina Umali[19] Nueva Ecija
Susan Yap[20] TarlacIncumbent

Metro Manila

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Imelda MarcosMetro Manila

Calabarzon

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Teresita LazaroLaguna
Rebecca YnaresRizal
Vilma Santos-RectoBatangas
Angelina TanQuezonIncumbent
Nina YnaresRizalIncumbent
Athena Tolentino[21] CaviteIncumbent

Mimaropa

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Josephine SatoOccidental Mindoro
Carmencita Reyes[22] Marinduque

Bicol Region

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Paz Cea de CondeCamarines Sur19381938<1 year
Rosalie Alberto-EstacioCatanduanes
Elisa Olga Kho[23] align=center Masbate
Sally Ante LeeSorsogon
Rizalina Seachon-LaneteMasbate
Araceli WongCatanduanes
Baby Glenda Bongao[24] AlbayIncumbent

Visayas

Western Visayas

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Encarnacion FornierAntique196319674 years
Corazon Legaspi-CabagnotAklan
Emily LopezGuimaras
Salvacion Z. PerezAntique
Rhodora CadiaoAntiqueIncumbent

Central Visayas

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Gwendolyn GarciaCebu
Incumbent
Agnes Magpalealign=center Cebu
Tita Baja[25] Bohol

Eastern Visayas

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Maria Salud Vivero-ParrenoLeyte194619482 years
Irene BaliteNorthern Samar
Salvacion YñiguezSouthern Leyte
Remedios PetillaLeyte
Madeleine OngNorthern Samar
Rosette LeriasSouthern Leyte
Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-SalazarEastern Samar
Milagrosa Tan[26] align=center Samar
Sharee Ann TanSamar
Incumbent
Maria Mimietta BagulayaLeyte

Mindanao

Zamboanga Peninsula

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Guadalupe AdazaZamboanga del Norte19551955<1 year
195919634 years
Aurora Cerilles[27] align=center Zamboanga del Sur
Rosalina JalosjosZamboanga del NorteIncumbent
Dulce Ann HoferZamboanga SibugayIncumbent

Northern Mindanao

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Ruth de Lara-GuingonaMisamis Oriental19981998<1 year
Imelda Dimaporo[28] Lanao del Norte
Incumbent
Herminia Ramiro[29] Misamis Occidental
Maria Luisa Romualdo[30] Camiguin

Davao Region

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Josefina SibalaDavao OrientalApril 1987November 19877 months
Cecilia de la Paz[31] Davao del Norte
Rosalind LopezDavao Oriental
Luz SarmientoCompostela Valley
Maria Elena Palma Gil[32] Davao Oriental
Corazon Malanyaon[33] Davao Oriental
Dorothy Gonzaga[34] Davao de OroIncumbent
Yvone Roña Cagas[35] Davao del SurIncumbent

Soccsksargen

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Rosario Diaz[36] Cotabato19861987<1 year
Priscilla Chiongbian[37] Sarangani
Rosila JamisonSultan Kudarat
Agnes AmadorCotabato
Daisy Fuentes[38] South Cotabato
Emmylou Taliño-MendozaCotabato
Incumbent
Nancy Catamco[39] Cotabato

Caraga

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Adela Serra-Ty[40] Surigao del Sur
Consuelo Calo[41] Agusan1966<1 year
Agusan del Norte
Salvacion Cejoco[42] Surigao del Sur
Angelica AmanteAgusan del Norte
Incumbent
Valentina Plaza[43] Agusan del Sur
Maria Valentina PlazaAgusan del Sur
Geraldine Ecleo-VillaromanDinagat Islands
Glenda Ecleo[44] Dinagat Islands
Sol Matugas[45] Surigao del Norte
Kaka Bag-ao[46] Dinagat Islands

Bangsamoro

! Name! Portrait! Province ! Mandate start! Mandate
end! Term length
Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman[47] Lanao del Sur197119754 years
Jum Jainudin Akbar[48] Basilan
Bai Nariman Ambolodto[49] MaguindanaoNovember 200930 June 2010<1 year
Soraya Bedjora Adiong[50] Lanao del Sur
Bai Mariam Mangudadatu[51] Maguindanao
Maguindanao del SurIncumbent
Bai Ainee Sinsuat[52] Maguindanao del Norte

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Savellano. Deogracias Victor. Ilocos Sur: An Illustrated History . Sanicua Publication . 2009 . 220–221. Prominent Ilocos Surians .
  2. Web site: HON. MICHAEL MARCOS KEON. City of Laoag. 31 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Imee Marcos seeks Senate seat, Imelda to run for governor. Rappler . 31 August 2022.
  4. Web site: La Union’s Ortegas vie for congressional, local posts . Philippine News Agency . 18 October 2024.
  5. Web site: Historical Background. Province of Nueva Vizcaya. 30 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Past Governors. Province of Cagayan. 30 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Ex-Quirino gov found guilty of graft. The Philippine Star . 18 October 2024.
  8. Web site: The Governors of Isabela. Province of Isabela . 30 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Diasen leaves office with pride . SunStar. 18 October 2024.
  10. News: Malacañang suspends Abra vice governor over COVID-19 hospital lockdown order . August 23, 2024 . . August 23, 2024.
  11. News: Unopposed governor elected Apayao congressional rep . October 18, 2024 . . May 12, 2022.
  12. News: Kapampangans honor ‘Apung Saning’ . August 21, 2014 . SunStar . October 18, 2024.
  13. News: Missing Plane Found; 4 Dead. February 17, 1991. Statesman Journal. August 15, 2017. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: Past Governors of Tarlac. April 11, 2023 . Province of Tarlac.
  15. News: October 17, 2024 . Sandiganbayan acquits former postmaster general . . October 17, 2024.
  16. News: Angara-Ong showdown in Aurora on . The Philippine Star . 30 August 2022.
  17. News: Angara clan losing Aurora governorship to Noveras . The Philippine Star . 26 April 2024.
  18. News: Political Dynasties 2022: Amid controversies, Pinedas of Pampanga expand reach . Rappler . October 18, 2024.
  19. News: Ombudsman, DILG stand by Nueva Ecija governor suspension order . 26 May 2024 . GMA News . 26 May 2024 . en.
  20. News: Tarlac Provincial, Congressional officials take oath . Philippine Information Agency. April 11, 2023.
  21. News: Tolentino is new Cavite governor . Darryl John . Esguerra . October 8, 2024. October 8, 2024. Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  22. Web site: Governor's Gallery. Province of Marinduque. August 30, 2022.
  23. News: List of Governors . April 11, 2023 . Province of Masbate.
  24. News: Gasgonia . Dennis . Albay governor confirms preventive suspension order from Ombudsman . . October 18, 2024 . October 18, 2024.
  25. News: Baja to take over as Bohol’s acting governor. Bohol Chronicle. July 18, 2024. July 18, 2024.
  26. Web site: Samar Governor Milagrosa Tan dies at 61. Rappler. en. 2019-12-03.
  27. Web site: Provincial Officials . Zamboanga del Sur . 2013-11-26 . 2012-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323170617/http://www.zamboangadelsur.gov.ph/contents/government/public_service/governors.php . dead .
  28. Web site: HISTORY OF LANAO DEL NORTE. Province of Lanao del Norte. 30 August 2022.
  29. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Misamis Occidental 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  30. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Camiguin 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  31. Web site: Brief History of the Province. Province of Davao del Norte. 30 August 2022.
  32. Web site: Davao Oriental - History Background . National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office XI . 1 November 2021.
  33. News: Bravo . Neil . Padillo . Maya M. . Davao Oriental mourns passing of Governor Cora Malanyaon . Edge Davao . June 30, 2023 . July 8, 2023.
  34. News: Dorothy Montejo-Gonzaga takes oath as Davao de Oro gov . The Manila Times . July 24, 2022 . October 18, 2024 .
  35. Web site: 3 female governors proclaimed in Davao Region . 2022-07-13 . www.pna.gov.ph . en.
  36. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: North Cotabato 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 18 October 2024.
  37. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Sarangani 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  38. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: South Cotabato 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  39. Web site: North Cotabato elects first Lumad governor. Arguillas. Carolyn O.. May 18, 2019. MindaNews. en-US. September 16, 2019.
  40. Web site: Official Week in Review: November 22 — November 28, 1964 GOVPH . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . 27 September 2023 . 30 November 1964.
  41. Web site: Historical background . 2022-03-14 . www.agusandelnorte.gov.ph.
  42. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Surigao del Sur 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  43. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Agusan del Sur 1987 to 2019 . 2022-08-30 . MindaNews.
  44. News: Lopez . Alexander . Dinagat residents mourn passing of former guv Glenda Ecleo . Philippine News Agency . August 26, 2024 . October 1, 2024.
  45. Web site: Past Governors of Surigao del Norte. Province of Surigao del Norte. 31 August 2022.
  46. Web site: Ecleo family tightens grip on Dinagat Islands, unseats Kaka Bag-ao . Rappler . 18 October 2024.
  47. Web site: Lanao del Sur mourns passing of first woman governor. Inquirer.net. 11 April 2023.
  48. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Basilan 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  49. Web site: BRIEF HISTORY OF MAGUINDANAO. Province of Maguindanao. 30 August 2022.
  50. Web site: THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Lanao del Sur 1987 to 2019. MindaNews. 30 August 2022.
  51. Web site: BARMM controversy brews over alleged Malacañang plan to replace Murad in 2025 . Rappler . 18 October 2024.
  52. Web site: Leadership row ends in Maguindanao Norte . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 18 October 2024.

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