Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
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| Mayor of Cagayan de Oro | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Cagayan de Oro | |
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| Style | The Honorable (Formal) |
| Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
| Term length | 3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms |
| Inaugural holder | Toribio Chaves |
| Formation | 1898 |
The mayor of Cagayan de Oro (Filipino: Punong lungsod ng Cagayan de Oro) is the head of the local government of the city who elected to three year terms. The Mayor is also the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services. The city mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term.
Cagayan de Misamis
[edit]| No. | Mayor | Period | Vice Mayor | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toribio Chaves[1] | December 1898 – 1900 | the first Municipal Mayor | |
| 2 | Tirso Neri | 1901-1904 | ||
| 3 | Cayetano Pacana | 1904-1905 | ||
| 3 | Pedro Vélez | January–April, 1906 | ||
| 3 | Cipriano Vamenta, Sr. | 1906-1908 | ||
| 4 | Isidro Vamenta | 1908-1909 | ||
| 5 | Ramon B. Neri | January 3, 1910 – October 21, 1912 | ||
| 6 | Uldarico Akut | 1912-1916 | ||
| 7 | Segundo Gaston | 1916-1919 | ||
| 8 | Pedro P. Mabulay | 1919-1922 | Appointed by Insular Government of the Philippine Islands United States Territorial Government | |
| 9 | Fernándo Pacana, Sr. | 1922-1925 | ||
| 10 | Vicente P. Castro | 1925-1928 | Mariano A. Velez [1] | |
| 11 | Don Apolinar Vélez | 1928-1931 | Mariano A. Velez | |
| 11 | Lucio S. Ramos | 1931-1934 | ||
| 12 | Julio B. Pacana | (1934-1940 died in office) | Roque Chávez | |
| 13 | Roque Chávez | 1940-1945 | Patricia Velez y Mercado [2] | Then vice mayor Roque Chaves assumed the post of Mayor after the untimely demise of Julio Pacana in 1940. Patricia Mercado Velez as the #1 Municipal Councilor assume the vacated Vice Mayor position. Patricia Mercado became the first female council and eventually the first female vice mayor. |
| 14 | Herminigildo Avanceña | 1941-1945, 1946 | Salvador Pacana (1945-1947) | restored to office. |
Post World War II
[edit]- Lucio S. Ramos (1946-1947), on his second term as Municipal Mayor.
- Mariano A. Vélez Sr. (1948), appointed as Military Mayor entrusted for the post-World War II rehabilitation.
City of Cagayan de Oro
[edit]| No. | Mayor | Period | Vice Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Máximo Y. Suniel | 1948-1953 | Pedro E. Pimentel |
| 2 | Pedro SA. Baculio | 1953-1954 | Osmundo R. Waga (1952-1962) Alejandro M. Velez (1963) Jesús V. Seriña, Sr. (1964) |
| 3 | Justiniano R. Borja | 1954-1964 | |
| 4 | Jesús V. Seriña, Sr. | 1964-1971 | Pio Roa (1966-1967) Cecilio Luminarias (1966-1976) |
| 5 | Reuben R. Canoy | 1971-1976 | |
| 6 | Concordio C. Diel | 1976-1978 | |
| 7 | Pedro "Oloy" N. Roa | 1978-1980 | |
| 8 | Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. | 1980-1984 | Pablo "Ambing" P. Magtájas (1980-1984) |
| 9 | Pablo "Ambing" P. Magtájas | 1984–1998 | Henry J. Bacal (1984–1987) Erasmo Damásing (1988–1992) Antonio Soriano (1992-1995) John L. Elizaga (1995-2004) |
| 10 | Manolo Z. Tagarda | 1998 | |
| 11 | Vicente Yap Emano | 1998–2007 | John L. Elizaga (1998-2004) Michelle J. Tagarda-Spiers (2004–2007) |
| 12 | Constantino Jaraula | 2007–2010 | Vicente Yap Emano (2007–2010) |
| (11) | Vicente Yap Emano | 2010–2013 | Cesar Ian Acenas (2010–2016) |
| 13 | Oscar S. Moreno | 2013–2022 | |
| Raineir Joaquín Vélez Uy (2016–2022) | |||
| 14 | Rolando A. Uy | 2022–present | Jocelyn B. Rodriguez |
John L. Elizaga was also mayor for two months in 1998, replacing Mayor Pablo "Ambing" Magtajas who had resigned as mayor to participate in the election. Elizaga's framed photo was included in the gallery of mayors in city hall, but has been reported missing by councilor Edgar Cabanlas during the 23rd regular session of the 20th city council. [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "HISTORY WATCH: The Mayors of Cagayan de Oro (1898-present)". 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Titus "Puretuts" Velez: Patricia Velez". Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6Qf9Evp5g Archived 2023-02-21 at the Wayback Machine 28:00
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