Mayor of Navotas

Mayor of Navotas
since June 30, 2022
StyleHonorable
SeatNavotas City Hall
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Inaugural holderMariano Israel
Formation1859 (as governadorcillo)
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor of Navotas

The mayor of Navotas (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Navotas) is the head of the executive branch of the Navotas's government. The mayor holds office at Navotas City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor.

History

The mayor of Navotas holds office at the Navotas City Hall.

From its establishment as a town of Manila province in 1859 to 1898, Navotas was led by sixteen (16) governadorcillos. Beginning in 1901, the year when Navotas became part of the newly established province of Rizal, the town was governed by the municipal president, the title first held by Canuto Celestino. From 1903 to 1906, Navotas was placed under the governance of Malabon, which is also led by a municipal president.[1][2] Benjamín Alonzo was later elected as the then-municipality's first titleholder of mayor in 1934.

During the period of the Philippine Commonwealth from 1935 to 1945, the 1935 constitution ushered. This allowed Navotas to have three (3) leaders. This trend from 1946 to 1972 (during the Second Philippine Republic) was toward decentralization. Congress passed laws giving more autonomy to Local Government Units through the grant of additional powers and lessening of national control affairs. This created four (4) Mayors of Navotas.

During the Martial Law Period, President Ferdinand Marcos had changed the structure and functions of LGU’s, thus decentralization suffered the set back with the concentration of power on his hands. After December 31, 1975 (expiration of tenure of office of the local elective officials), the President assumed the power of appointment of the officials as authorized by the people in a referendum held on February 27, 1975.

List of leaders

List of gobernadorcillos (1859-1898)

  1. Mariano Israel - 1859-1860
  2. Baldomero Cacnio - 1861-1873-1874 / 1881-1882/1885-1886
  3. Jose Mariano Oliveros - 1862
  4. Andres Pascual - 1863
  5. Juan Sioson - 1864-1865
  6. Miguel Oliveros - 1866-1867
  7. Francisco Oliveros - 1868-1869
  8. Eduardo Suarez - 1869-1870
  9. Pedro Naval - 1871-1872
  10. Natalio Cruz - 1875-1876
  11. Domingo Tiangco - 1877-1878
  12. Domingo Reyes - 1879-1880 / 1888-1889
  13. Cipriano L. San Pedro - 1883-1884
  14. Mariano Laiz Oliveros- 1887-1888
  15. Mariano Naval - 1890-1891
  16. Mateo de Vera - 1892-1898

List of municipal president and mayors (1901–present)

Municipality of Navotas
# Name Deputy (later Vice Mayor) Term Start Term End
1 Canuto E. Celestino 1901 1903
2 Bernardo O. Dagala[a] 1903 1905
3 Hermogenes C. Monroy 1905 1907
4 Rufino S. Hernandez 1907 1909
5 Jose R. Pascual 1909 1916
6 Angelo Angeles 1916 1919
7 Arsenio C. Roldan, Sr. 1919 1922
8 Alejandro D. Leongson 1922 1928
9 Angel C. Santiago 1928 1931
(8) Alejandro D. Leongson 1931 1934
10 Benjamin A. Alonzo Lorenzo de Jesus[3] 1934 1937
11 Felix R. Monroy 1937 1946
12 Nemesio L. Angeles March 1944 September 1944
13 Felix R. Monroy 1944 1946
14 Tomas R. Gomez 1946 1947
15 Pacifico G. Javier Sr. 1948 1951
16 Roberto R. Monroy 1952 1963
17 Felipe C. Del Rosario Sr. 1964 1980
18 Victor B. Javier 1980 1986
19 Felipe Del Rosario Jr. 1986 1998
20 Cipriano Bautista Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco June 30, 1998 May 11, 2000[b]
21 Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco May 12, 2000 June 24, 2007
City of Navotas
(21) Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco Patrick Joseph Javier June 24, 2007 June 30, 2010
22 John Rey Tiangco Patrick Joseph Javier (2010–2013)
Clint Geronimo (2013–2019) 		June 30, 2010 June 30, 2019
(21) Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco Clint Geronimo June 30, 2019 June 30, 2022
(22) John Rey Tiangco[4] Tito Sanchez June 30, 2022 Incumbent

Vice Mayor of Navotas

The Vice Mayor is the second-highest official of the city. The vice mayor is elected via popular vote; although most mayoral candidates have running mates, the vice mayor is elected separately from the mayor. This can result in the mayor and the vice mayor coming from different political parties.

The Vice Mayor is the presiding officer of the Navotas City Council, although he can only vote as the tiebreaker. When a mayor is removed from office, the vice mayor becomes the mayor until the scheduled next election. The incumbent is Tito Sanchez.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Municipal president of Malabon after annexation of Navotas
  2. ^ Died in office

References

  1. ^ Act No. 942 (October 12, 1903), An Act Reducing the Thirty-Two Municipalities of the Province of Rizal to Fifteen, retrieved April 24, 2022
  2. ^ Act No. 1442 (January 16, 1906), An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Rizal From Sixteen, as Established by Act Numbered Nine Hundred and Forty-two, as Amended, to Seventeen, by Making Malabon and Navotas Separate Municipalities, and Transferring the Former Municipality of Baras From the Municipality of Morong to the Municipality of Tanay, retrieved April 24, 2022
  3. ^ Salonga, Isayas R. (1934). Rizal Province directory, Volume I. Manila: General Printing Press. p. 220.
  4. ^ Mendoza, John Eric (May 11, 2022). "John Rey Tiangco wins as Navotas mayor anew". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 27, 2023.