Governor of Cavite
The governor of Cavite is the local chief executive of the Province of Cavite in the Philippines.
Governor of Cavite | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Seat | Cavite Provincial Capitol |
Term length | 3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms |
Inaugural holder | Mariano Trias |
Formation | 1847 (as politico-military governor) |
History

During most part of the Spanish colonial era, Cavite was administered by the alcalde mayor, who was the representative of the governor and captain-general in Manila. As the alter ego of the Governor-General, the alcalde mayor exercised over all executive, judicial, and legislative functions of Cavite. By the Decree dated June 25, 1847, the title of alcalde mayor was changed to politico-military governor. This time, judicial functions were stripped off from the chief executive. Col. Fernando Pargas was the last Spanish politico-military governor of Cavite before three Filipino politico-military governors assumed the position during the First Philippine Republic.[1]
List of governors of Cavite
The following is the list of governors of Cavite from the creation of the politico-military province of Cavite in 1614 during the First Philippine Republic to the present Republic of the Philippines:[2]
No. | Image | Name | Term in office | Notes | |
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Start term | End term | ||||
Revolutionary Republic (First Philippine Republic) | |||||
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Mariano Trias | July 15, 1898 | August 10, 1898 | none |
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Emiliano Riego De Dios | August 10, 1898 | October 7, 1898 | none |
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Ladislao Diwa | October 7, 1898 | May 13, 1901[3] | none |
Civil government under colonial rule | |||||
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Mariano Trías | Appointed June 22, 1901 | 1905 | Resigned[4][5] |
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Major David C. Shanks | 1905 | September 30, 1905 | Relieved[5][6] |
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Capt. Louis J. Van Schaick | October 12, 1905 | 1907[6] | none |
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Leonardo R. Osorio | 1908 | 1909 | none |
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Tomás Mascardo | 1910 | 1912 | none |
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Antero S. Soriano | 1912 | 1919 | none |
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Luis O. Ferrer, Sr. | 1919 | 1921 | none |
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Raymundo C. Jeciel | 1922 | 1925 | none |
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Fabian Pugeda | 1925 | 1931 | none |
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Pedro F. Espiritu | 1931 | 1934 | none |
Philippine Commonwealth | |||||
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Ramon Q. Samonte | 1935 | 1940 | none |
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Emilio F. Virata | none | none | Acting Governor |
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Luis Y. Ferrer, Jr. | 1940 | 1941 | none |
Japanese Occupation | |||||
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Luis Y. Ferrer, Jr. | 1941 | 1944 | none |
17 | Mariano N. Castañeda | 1944 | 1944 | none | |
Second Philippine Republic | |||||
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Dominador M. Camerino | 1944 | 1945 | none |
19 | Mariano N. Castañeda | 1945 | 1945 | Acting Governor | |
Philippines Commonwealth (continuation) | |||||
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Rafael F. Trias | 1945 | 1945 | none |
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Francisco T. Arca | 1945 | 1945 | none |
Third Philippine Republic | |||||
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Dominador M. Camerino | 1946 | 1954 | none |
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Mariano B. Villanueva | 1954 | 1954 | Acting Governor |
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Horacio Rodriguez | 1954 | 1954 | Acting Governor |
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Dominador Mangubat | 1955 | 1955 | Appointed Governor |
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Delfin N. Montano | 1956 | 1971 | none |
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Lino D. Bocalan | January 1972 | September 1972 | Removed from office after imposition of Martial Law.[7] |
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Dominador M. Camerino | September 1972 | August 1979 | Vice Governor elevated to finish Bocalan's term. Died in office.[7] |
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Juanito Remulla | September 24, 1979 | June 30, 1980 | none |
Fourth and Fifth Philippine Republic | |||||
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Juanito Remulla | June 30, 1980 | February 19, 1986 | Resigned |
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Fernando Campos | February 19, 1986 | February 2, 1988 | Appointed Governor[7] |
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Juanito Remulla | February 2, 1988 | June 30, 1995 | none |
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Epimaco Velasco | June 30, 1995 | February 4, 1998 | Resigned on appointment as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government |
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Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. | February 6, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | Vice Governor elevated to finish Velasco's term |
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Erineo S. Maliksi | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | none |
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Juanito Victor C. Remulla | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2016 | none |
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Jesus Crispin C. Remulla | June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | none |
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Juanito Victor C. Remulla | June 30, 2019 | Incumbent (Term ends in 30 June 2025) |
none |
References
- "History of the Provincial Government of Cavite". The Official Website of Cavite. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- (2013). "Provincial Governors". Cavite Provincial Website. Retrieved on 2014-02-09.
- Census Office of the Philippine Islands (1920). "Census of the Philippines Islands, 1918. Vol. I.", pg. 127. Bureau of Printing, Manila.
- Philippine Commission (1901). "Annual Report of the War Department, June 30, 1901", pg. 745. Government Printing Office, Washington.
- Philippine Commission (1905). "Annual Reports of the War Department, Vol. X, June 30, 1905", pg. 55. Government Printing Office, Washington.
- Philippine Commission (1905). "Annual Reports of the War Department, Vol. XIV, June 30, 1905", pg. 296. Government Printing Office.
- "Cavite Politics: A Conspiracy of Betrayal". Diyaryo Milenyo. October 26, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.