List of female governors in the Philippines

This is a list of women who have been elected, appointed or acceded as governor of provinces in the Philippines.

  Incumbent

Luzon

Ilocos Region

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Carmen Crisologo[1] Ilocos Sur 1964 1971 7 years
Elizabeth Marcos-Keon[2] Ilocos Norte 30 December 1971 23 March 1983 11 years, 83 days
Imee Marcos[3] Ilocos Norte 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Raphaelle Ortega-David[4] La Union 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days

Cagayan Valley

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Corazon Espino[5] Nueva Vizcaya 1962 1962 <1 year
Teresa Dupaya[6] Cagayan 1964 1979 15 years
1987 1987 <1 year
Belen Calderon[5] Nueva Vizcaya 1976 1976 <1 year
1986 1987 <1 year
Natalia Dumlao[5] Nueva Vizcaya 1962 1962 <1 year
Aurora Agan Barsana-Abad Batanes 18 June 1986 30 November 1987 1 year, 165 days
Ruth Padilla[5] Nueva Vizcaya 1987 1988 <1 year
30 June 2013 30 June 2016 3 years, 0 days
Josie Castillo-Co[7] Quirino 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Grace Padaca[8] Isabela 30 June 2004 30 June 2010 6 years, 0 days
Luisa Lloren Cuaresma[5] Nueva Vizcaya 30 June 2004 30 June 2013 9 years, 0 days
Marilou Cayco Batanes 30 June 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 156 days

Cordillera Administrative Region

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Maria Zita Claustro-Valera Abra 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Floydelia Diasen[9] Kalinga 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 3 years, 0 days
Maria Jocelyn Bernos[10] Abra 30 June 2016 30 June 2022 6 years, 0 days
Eleanor Bulut Begtang[11] Apayao 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 3 years, 0 days

Central Luzon

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Juanita Nepomuceno[12] Pampanga 11 April 1976 13 March 1980 3 years, 337 days
Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco[13] Aurora 1 February 1988 17 February 1991 3 years, 16 days
Margarita Cojuangco[14] Tarlac 30 June 1992 30 June 1998 6 years, 0 days
Josefina dela Cruz[15] Bulacan 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
Ramoncita Ong[16] Aurora 30 June 2001 30 June 2004 3 years, 0 days
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo[17] Aurora 30 June 2004 30 June 2013 9 years, 0 days
Lilia Pineda[18] Pampanga 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Czarina Umali[19] Nueva Ecija 30 June 2016 30 June 2019 3 years, 0 days
Susan Yap[20] Tarlac 30 June 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 156 days

Metro Manila

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Imelda Marcos Metro Manila 27 February 1975 25 February 1986 10 years, 363 days

Calabarzon

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Teresita Lazaro Laguna 30 January 2001 30 June 2010 9 years, 151 days
Rebecca Ynares Rizal 30 June 2001 30 June 2004 3 years, 0 days
30 June 2013 30 June 2022 9 years, 0 days
Vilma Santos-Recto Batangas 30 June 2007 30 June 2016 9 years, 0 days
Angelina Tan Quezon 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Nina Ynares Rizal 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Athena Tolentino[21] Cavite 8 October 2024 Incumbent 56 days

Mimaropa

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Josephine Sato Occidental Mindoro 30 June 1992 30 June 2001 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2004 30 June 2013 9 years, 0 days
Carmencita Reyes[22] Marinduque 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2010 7 January 2019 8 years, 191 days

Bicol Region

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Paz Cea de Conde Camarines Sur 1938 1938 <1 year
Rosalie Alberto-Estacio Catanduanes 30 June 1992 30 June 1995 3 years, 0 days
Elisa Olga Kho[23] Masbate 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 3 years, 0 days
Sally Ante Lee Sorsogon 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 3 years, 0 days
Rizalina Seachon-Lanete[23] Masbate 30 June 2010 25 February 2015 4 years, 240 days
Araceli Wong Catanduanes 30 June 2013 30 June 2016 3 years, 0 days
Baby Glenda Bongao[24] Albay 18 October 2024 Incumbent 46 days

Visayas

Western Visayas

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Encarnacion Fornier Antique 1963 1967 4 years
Corazon Legaspi-Cabagnot Aklan 1 February 1988 30 June 1995 7 years, 149 days
Emily Lopez Guimaras 30 June 1992 30 June 1995 3 years, 0 days
Salvacion Z. Perez Antique 30 June 2001 30 June 2010 9 years, 0 days
Rhodora Cadiao Antique 30 June 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 156 days

Central Visayas

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Gwendolyn Garcia Cebu 30 June 2004 19 December 2012 8 years, 172 days
30 June 2019 Incumbent 5 years, 156 days
Agnes Magpale Cebu 19 December 2012 30 June 2013 193 days
Tita Baja[25] Bohol 17 July 2024 31 July 2024 14 days

Eastern Visayas

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Maria Salud Vivero-Parreno Leyte 1946 1948 2 years
Irene Balite Northern Samar 30 December 1967 30 December 1971 4 years, 0 days
Salvacion Yñiguez Southern Leyte 1 January 1968 15 March 1986 18 years, 73 days
Remedios Petilla Leyte 30 June 1995 30 June 2004 9 years, 0 days
Madeleine Ong Northern Samar 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Rosette Lerias Southern Leyte 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-Salazar Eastern Samar 30 June 2001 30 June 2004 3 years, 0 days
Milagrosa Tan[26] Samar 30 June 2001 30 June 2010 9 years, 0 days
Sharee Ann Tan Samar 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Maria Mimietta Bagulaya Leyte 4 November 2012 30 June 2013 238 days

Mindanao

Zamboanga Peninsula

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Guadalupe Adaza Zamboanga del Norte 1955 1955 <1 year
1959 1963 4 years
Aurora Cerilles[27] Zamboanga del Sur 30 June 2001 30 June 2010 9 years, 0 days
Rosalina Jalosjos Zamboanga del Norte 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Dulce Ann Hofer Zamboanga Sibugay 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days

Northern Mindanao

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Ruth de Lara-Guingona Misamis Oriental 1998 1998 <1 year
Imelda Dimaporo[28] Lanao del Norte 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 156 days
Herminia Ramiro[29] Misamis Occidental 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Maria Luisa Romualdo[30] Camiguin 30 June 2016 30 June 2019 3 years, 0 days

Davao Region

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Josefina Sibala[31] Davao Oriental April 1987 November 1987 7 months
12 August 1992 30 June 1992 323 days
Cecilia de la Paz[32] Davao del Norte 4 January 1988 3 February 1988 30 days
Rosalind Lopez[31] Davao Oriental 30 June 1992 30 June 2001 9 years, 0 days
Luz Sarmiento Compostela Valley 27 March 1998 30 June 1998 95 days
Maria Elena Palma Gil[31] Davao Oriental 30 June 2001 30 June 2007 6 years, 0 days
Corazon Malanyaon[33] Davao Oriental 30 June 2007 30 June 2016 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2022 29 June 2023 364 days
Dorothy Gonzaga[34] Davao de Oro 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Yvone Roña Cagas[35] Davao del Sur 30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days

Soccsksargen

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Rosario Diaz[36] Cotabato 1986 1987 <1 year
2 February 1988 27 March 1998 10 years, 53 days
Priscilla Chiongbian[37] Sarangani 30 June 1992 30 June 2001 9 years, 0 days
Rosila Jamison Sultan Kudarat 26 March 1998 30 June 1998 96 days
Agnes Amador Cotabato 27 March 1998 30 June 1998 95 days
Daisy Fuentes[38] South Cotabato 30 June 2001 30 June 2010 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2013 30 June 2019 6 years, 0 days
Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza[36] Cotabato 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Nancy Catamco[39] Cotabato 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 3 years, 0 days

Caraga

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Adela Serra-Ty[40] Surigao del Sur
Consuelo Calo[41] Agusan 1966 17 June 1967 <1 year
Agusan del Norte 17 June 1967 15 March 1986 18 years, 271 days
Salvacion Cejoco[42] Surigao del Sur 1 February 1988 30 June 1992 4 years, 150 days
Angelica Amante[41] Agusan del Norte 30 June 1995 30 June 2004 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2013 30 June 2019 6 years, 0 days
30 June 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 156 days
Valentina Plaza[43] Agusan del Sur 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Maria Valentina Plaza[43] Agusan del Sur 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 3 years, 0 days
Geraldine Ecleo-Villaroman Dinagat Islands 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 3 years, 0 days
Glenda Ecleo[44] Dinagat Islands 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Sol Matugas[45] Surigao del Norte 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Kaka Bag-ao[46] Dinagat Islands 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 3 years, 0 days

Bangsamoro

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman[47] Lanao del Sur 1971 1975 4 years
Jum Jainudin Akbar[48] Basilan 30 June 2007 30 June 2016 9 years, 0 days
Bai Nariman Ambolodto[49] Maguindanao November 2009 30 June 2010 <1 year
Soraya Bedjora Adiong[50] Lanao del Sur 30 June 2016 30 June 2019 3 years, 0 days
Bai Mariam Mangudadatu[51] Maguindanao 30 June 2019 13 October 2022 3 years, 105 days
Maguindanao del Sur 13 October 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 51 days
Bai Ainee Sinsuat[52] Maguindanao del Norte 13 October 2022 5 April 2023 174 days

See also

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