Mayor of Cagayan de Oro explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Cagayan de Oro
Insignia:File:Cagayan de Oro official seal, 2014.png
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of Cagayan de Oro
Incumbent:Rolando Adlao Uy
Incumbentsince:June 30, 2022
Style:The Honorable
Appointer:Elected via popular vote
Termlength:3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Formation:1898
Inaugural:Toribio Chaves

The mayor of Cagayan de Oro (Filipino; Pilipino: 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

No.MayorPeriodVice MayorNote
1Toribio Chaves[1] December 1898 – 1900the first Municipal Mayor
2Tirso Neri1901-1904
3Cayetano Pacana1904-1905
3Pedro VélezJanuary–April, 1906
3Cipriano Vamenta, Sr.1906-1908
41908-1909
5Ramon B. NeriJanuary 3, 1910 – October 21, 1912
6Uldarico Akut1912-1916
7Segundo Gaston1916-1919
8Pedro P. Mabulay1919-1922Appointed by Insular Government of the Philippine Islands United States Territorial Government
9Fernándo Pacana, Sr.1922-1925
10Vicente P. Castro 1925-1928 Mariano A. Velez http://puretuts.blogspot.com/2006/07/patricia-velez.html
111928-1931Mariano A. Velez
11Lucio S. Ramos 1931-1934
12Julio B. Pacana(1934-1940 died in office)Roque Chávez
13Roque Chávez 1940-1945Patricia 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.
14Herminigildo Avanceña1941-1945, 1946restored to office.

Post World War II

City of Cagayan de Oro

No.MayorPeriodVice Mayor
1Máximo Y. Suniel1948-1953Pedro E. Pimentel
2Pedro SA. Baculio1953-1954
3Justiniano R. Borja1954-1964Jesús V. Seriña, Sr.
4Jesús V. Seriña, Sr.1964-1971
5Reuben R. Canoy1971-1976
6Concordio C. Diel 1976-1978
7Pedro "Oloy" N. Roa1978-1980
8Aquilino Pimentel, Jr.1980-1984Pablo "Ambing" P. Magtájas (1980-1984)
9Pablo "Ambing" P. Magtájas1984–1998Erasmo Damásing (1984–1992)
Antonio Soriano (1992-1995)
John L. Elizaga (1995-2004)
10Manolo Z. Tagarda1998
11Vicente Yap Emano1998–2007Michelle J. Tagarda-Spiers (2004–2007)
12Constantino Jaraula2007–2010Vicente Yap Emano (2007–2010)
(11)Vicente Yap Emano2010–2013Cesar Ian Acenas (2010–2016)
13Oscar S. Moreno2013–2022
Raineir Joaquín Vélez Uy (2016–2022)
14Rolando A. Uy2022–presentJocelyn 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HISTORY WATCH: The Mayors of Cagayan de Oro (1898-present). 16 June 2012. 15 February 2022. 15 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220215031604/http://www.cdodev.com/2012/06/16/history-watch-the-mayors-of-cagayan-de-oro/. live.
  2. Web site: Titus "Puretuts" Velez: Patricia Velez. 2020-06-17. 2020-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20200618100308/http://puretuts.blogspot.com/2006/07/patricia-velez.html. live.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da6Qf9Evp5g 28:00