Body: | Cebu |
Formation: | June 18, 1898 |
Inaugural: | Julio A. Llorente |
Incumbent: | Hilario Davide III |
Incumbentsince: | June 30, 2019 |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Cebu Provincial Government |
Nominator: | Political party |
Post: | Vice Governor |
Seat: | Cebu Provincial Capitol |
Termlength: | 3 years Up to three terms |
The Vice Governor of Cebu (Filipino; Pilipino: Pangalawang Punong Lalawigan ng Cebu) is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the legislature of the provincial government of Cebu, Philippines.[1]
The current vice governor is Hilario Davide III, under Liberal Party. He previously served as Governor of Cebu for two consecutive terms from 2013 to 2019 and was a member of the City Council representing Cebu City's North District from 2004 to 2007 and again from 2007 to 2010.
On June 18, 1898, then President Emilio Aguinaldo promulgated a decree delegating Julio A. Llorente and Segundo Singson as Vice Governor of the Cebu province.
From an appointive position, the office of the Vice Governor become an elective post. The first election to vote for the Vice Governor was conducted in 1959 where Francisco Remotigue won, becoming the first elected Cebu Vice Governor.[2]
The following is the list of past and incumbent Cebu Vice Governors:[3]
1 | Julio A. Llorente | 1899–1899 | Argao, Cebu | ||
2 | Segundo Singson | 1899–1900 | |||
3 | Francisco Emilio F. Remotigue | 1960–1961 | Argao, Cebu | ||
4 | Priscillano Almendaras | 1963–1967 | |||
5 | Osmundo G. Rama | 1968–1969 | |||
6 | Pablo P. Garcia | 1970–1971 | |||
7 | Salutario J. Fernandez | 1972–1975 | |||
8 | Ramon D. Durano III | 1980–1984 | Danao, Cebu | ||
9 | Beatriz D. Calderon | 1985–1986 | |||
10 | Democrito C. Barcenas | 1986–1987 | |||
11 | Enrique P. Rama | 1988–1992 | |||
12 | Apolonio A. Abines Jr. | 1992–1998 | |||
13 | Fernando S. Celeste | 1998–2001 | |||
14 | John Gregory H. Osmeña Jr. | 2001–2004 | |||
15 | Gregorio G. Sanchez Jr. | 2004–2011 | Tuburan, Cebu | ||
16 | Agnes A. Magpale | 2011–2019 | Danao, Cebu | ||
17 | Hilario P. Davide III | 2019–2022 | Cebu City, Cebu | [4] |