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Governor of Siquijor

{{Short description|Local chief executive}}

{{Infobox official post

| post = Governor

| body = Siquijor

| native_name = Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Siquijor

| image = {{CSS image crop|Image = Rep. Jake Vincent Villa (18th Congress).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeigth = 150|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0|Location=center}}

| imagesize = 220px

| incumbent = Jake Vincent S. Villa

| incumbentsince = June 30, 2022

| style = The Honorable

| residence =

| seat = Siquijor Provincial Capitol, Siquijor, Siquijor

| termlength = 3 years, renewable
maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms

| formation = September 17, 1971

| succession =

| inaugural = James Fugate (de facto, as Lt. Governor of Siquijor)


Eulogio M. Omictin Jr. (de jure, first elected Provincial Governor)

| deputy = Vice Governor

| website =

}}

The governor of Siquijor is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Siquijor in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Central Visayas Region.

History

From 1901 - 1971, the chief executive of the Siquijor subprovince was the Lieutenant governor reporting under the civil governor of Negros Oriental.

On July 18, 1966, although Siquijor was still a subprovince, Lt. Governor designation was changed to Governor through Republic Act No. 4851.

On September 17, 1971, Siquijor became an independent province through Republic Act No. 6398. Subsequently, the first provincial election was held on November 8, 1971.

List of governors of Siquijor

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! style="font-size:110%;width:49em;" | Governors of Siquijor

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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|1. LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS (1901 – 1966)

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1James R. Fugate1901 – 1913Californiafirst Lieutenant-Governor of sub-province assigned by Governor-General William Howard Taft. Former scout sergeant of California Volunteers of U.S. Infantry.{{cite book|title=Visayan Vignettes: Ethnographic Traces of a Philippine Island|author=Jean-Paul Dumont|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IJvdDJ5-0xEC&q=james+fugate&pg=PA38|date=1992|publisher=University of Chicago Press|access-date=February 18, 2023|page=37|isbn=9780226169552 }}
2Pablo Bueno1914 – 1916Dumaguetefirst elected Filipino Lieutenant-Governor.
3Tomas Padayhag1916 – 1924Larena
(Canaon)		first elected native Lieutenant-Governor.{{cite web|url=http://www.luzpalma.com/Information%20gather%20from%20the%20island%20of%20Siquijor.html|title=Information gather from the island of Siquijor|work=luzpalma.com|author=Luz Palma|date=|access-date=February 18, 2023}}
4Vicente Villanueva1924 – 1928Enrique Villanueva
(Talingting)		Elected.
5Marcial Pal-ing1928 – 1932Enrique VillanuevaElected.
6150pxSergio Jumawan1932 – 1938SiquijorElected.
7Nicolas R. Parami1938 – 1942LaziElected.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1940/12/28/executive-order-no-315-s-1940/|title=Executive Order No. 315, s. 1940, CONFIRMING THE ELECTIONS OF PROVINCIAL AND CITY OFFICERS ELECTED ON DECEMBER 10, 1940|date=December 28, 1940|work=Official Gazette (Philippines)|place=Malacañang Palace|access-date=February 18, 2022}}
8Sebastian Monera1943 – 1944San Juanappointed by Japanese Imperial Forces and later executed by presumed guerilla
9Iluminado Jumawan1944 –SiquijorAppointed by USAFFE. Died in a vehicular accident.
10Baldomero Samson1944 – 1946MariaAppointed by USAFFE.
—Marcial Pal-ing1946–1951Enrique VillanuevaElected for second term.
11150pxEulogio M. Omictin Jr.1951–1966LarenaElected

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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|2. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1966 - 1978)

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|rowspan=3| Eulogio M. Omictin Jr.

July 18, 1966–
September 17, 1971

|rowspan=3| Larena

Designation was changed from Lt. Governor to Governor of subprovince.{{cite web|url=https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1966/ra_4851_1966.html#:~:text=Section%201.,laws%20in%20a%20provincial%20governor./|title=REPUBLIC ACT No. 4851, An Act Changing the Designation of the Lieutenant-Governor to Governor of the Sub-Province of Siquijor, Province of Oriental Negros, and Creating in Said Sub-Province the Positions of Fiscal and Division Superintendent of Schools|date=July 18, 1966|work=Official Gazette (Philippines)|place=Malacañang Palace|access-date=February 18, 2022}}
|September 17, 1971 - December 31, 1971Siquijor became an independent province.{{cite PH act|title=An Act separating the subprovince of Siquijor from the province of Oriental Negros and establishing it as an independent province|chamber=RA|number=6398|date=September 17, 1971 |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/22090|access-date=February 18, 2022}} First official Governor of the province.
|January 1, 1972 - June 12, 1978First elected Governor.

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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|3. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1978-1986)

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|rowspan=2| Manolito D. Asok

June 12, 1978 – June 30, 1980

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Elected.
| June 30, 1980 – June 30, 1984Reelected. Later elected first assemblyman of Siquijor for Regular Batasang Pambansa
3Lucito BalanayJune 30, 1984 - March 15, 1986SiquijorFormer vice-governor and succeeded governor Asok when the latter was elected assemblyman

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! style="background-color:white;font-size:105%;width:51em;" colspan=6|4. FIFTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1986–present)

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4150pxOrlando Bongcawel Fua Sr.March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1987LaziAppointed by President Corazon C. Aquino. Later became the first elected congressman of lone district of the province.
5Benjamin P. AquinoJune 30, 1987 - June 30, 1995Enrique VillanuevaElected twice.
—Lucito BalanayJune 30, 1995 - June 30, 1998SiquijorElected for his second term.
—150pxOrlando Bongcawel Fua Sr.June 30, 1998 - June 30, 2007LaziElected for 3 consecutive terms.
6150pxOrlando Anoos Fua Jr.June 30, 2007 - June 30, 2013LaziElected for 2 consecutive terms.
7150pxZaldy Samson VillaJune 30, 2013 - June 30, 2022LarenaElected for 3 consecutive terms.{{cite news|title=PDP-Laban candidates dominate Siquijor polls|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1070110|work=Philippine News Agency|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=February 18, 2023|author=Mary Judaline Partlow}}
8150pxJake Vincent
Sarmiento Villa		June 30, 2022 – presentLarenaIncumbent{{cite news|url=https://region7.dost.gov.ph/governor-villa-maintains-vision-for-a-better-siquijor/|title=Governor Villa Maintains Vision for a better Siquijor|date=September 23, 2022|access-date=February 18, 2023|work=region7.dost.gov.ph}}

References

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{{Provincial governors in the Philippines}}

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