Mayor of Bacolod

Mayor of the City of Bacolod ; Alkalde sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod; Alkalde sa Dakbayan sa Bacolod; Alcalde de la Ciudad de Bacolod
	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 ((Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Bakulod); Hiligaynon: Alkalde sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod) 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 as one of the chief executives of Negros Island.

History

While Bacolod was first established as a town on 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 on 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
8	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	Francis Burton Harrison	Insular Government
14	Olimpio de la Rama	1919–1922	Presidente Municipal	Generoso Villanueva	Vice Presidente Municipal	Francis Burton Harrison	Insular Government
15	Jose Ramos	1922–1925	Presidente Municipal	Dionisio Gonzaga	Vice Presidente Municipal	Leonard Wood	Insular Government
16	Domingo Vallesteros	1925–1931	Presidente Municipal	Augusto R. Villarosa (first) Hilarion Gonzaga (first)	Vice Presidente Municipal	Leonard Wood	Insular Government
17	Felipe Arroyo	1931–1934	Presidente Municipal	Dominador Vallesteros	Vice Presidente Municipal	Dwight F. Davis	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
22	Aurelio L. Locsin	1945–1946	City Mayor	Juan D. Ta-ala	Vice Mayor	Sergio Osmeña	Commonwealth Government
23	Vicente T. Remitio	1947–1949	City Mayor	Mario Villanueva	Vice Mayor	Manuel Roxas	Third Republic
24	Mario S. Villanueva	1949–1951	City Mayor	Sixto Castillo	Vice Mayor	Elpidio Quirino	Third Republic
25	Felix Amante	1951–1955	City Mayor	Mario M. Villanueva	Vice Mayor	Elpidio Quirino	Third Republic
26	Teofisto Cordova	1956–1963	City Mayor	Romeo Guanzon Gloria Esteban	Vice Mayor	Ramon Magsaysay Carlos P. Garcia	Third Republic
27	Romeo Guanzon	1964–1971	City Mayor	Inoncencio Lucasan Jovito Sayson	Vice Mayor	Diosdado Macapagal Ferdinand Marcos	Third Republic
28	Carlos Benares	1972–1976	City Mayor	Raymundo Dizon	Vice Mayor	Ferdinand Marcos	Fourth Republic
29	Raymund Dizon	1976–1980	City Mayor	Inocencio Lucasan	Vice Mayor	Ferdinand Marcos	Fourth Republic
30	Jose Montalvo	1980–1986	City Mayor	Jose Las Piñas	Vice Mayor	Ferdinand Marcos	Fourth Republic
31	Amado A. Parreño	1986–1987	City Mayor	Juan Ramon Guanzon	Vice Mayor	Corazon Aquino	Fourth Republic
32	Napoleon Gonzaga	1987–1988	City Mayor	Reynalda Sayson	Vice Mayor	Corazon Aquino	Fifth Republic
33	Alfredo Montelibano, Jr.	1988–1995	City Mayor	Kenneth Barredo (1988–1992) Evelio Leonardia (1992–1995)	Vice Mayor	Corazon Aquino Fidel Ramos	Fifth Republic
34	Alfredo Jalbuena	March–June 1995 (Acting)	City Mayor	Rolando V. Villamor	Vice Mayor	Fidel Ramos	Fifth Republic
35	Evelio Leonardia	1995–1998	City Mayor	Wilmar Drilon	Vice Mayor	Fidel Ramos	Fifth Republic
36	Oscar Verdeflor	July 1, 1998 – March 13, 2001	City Mayor	Luzviminda Valdez	Vice Mayor	Joseph Estrada	Fifth Republic
37	Luzviminda Valdez	March 13, 2001 – June 30, 2004	City Mayor	Ramiro Garcia, Jr.	Vice Mayor	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo	Fifth Republic
38	Evelio Leonardia	June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013	City Mayor	Renecito Novero (2004–2007) Jude Thaddeus Sayson (2007–2013)	Vice Mayor	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III	Fifth Republic
39	Monico Puentevella	July 1, 2013 – June 30, 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 (Acting)	Benigno Aquino III	Fifth Republic
40	Evelio Leonardia	June 30, 2016–present	City Mayor	El Cid Familiaran	Vice Mayor	Rodrigo Duterte	Fifth Republic

References

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Province of Negros Occidental
Bacolod (capital)
Municipalities	Binalbagan Calatrava Candoni Cauayan Enrique B. Magalona Hinigaran Hinoba-an Ilog Isabela La Castellana Manapla Moises Padilla Murcia Pontevedra Pulupandan Salvador Benedicto 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.)