Mayor of Cagayan de Oro

Mayor of Cagayan de Oro
Seal of Cagayan de Oro
since June 30, 2022
StyleThe Honorable
(Formal)
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Inaugural holderToribio Chaves
Formation1898
Mariano A. Velez appointed Military Mayor after World War II to rehabilitate the city.

The mayor of Cagayan de Oro (Filipino: 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

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No. Photo Mayor Period Vice Mayor Note
1 Toribio Chaves[1] December 1898 – 1900 the first Municipal Mayor
2 Tirso Neri 1901-1904
3 Cayetano Pacana 1904-1905
4 Pedro Vélez January–April, 1906
5 Cipriano Vamenta, Sr. 1906-1908
6 Isidro Vamenta 1908-1909
5 Ramon B. Neri January 3, 1910 – October 21, 1912
6 Uldarico Akut 1912-1916
7 Segundo Gaston 1916-1919
8 Pedro P. Mabulay 1919-1922 Appointed by Insular Government of the Philippine Islands United States Territorial Government
9 Fernándo Pacana, Sr. 1922-1925
10 Vicente P. Castro 1925-1928 Mariano A. Velez [1]
11 Don Apolinar Vélez 1928-1931 Mariano A. Velez
12 Lucio S. Ramos 1931-1934
13 Julio B. Pacana (1934-1940 died in office) Roque Chávez
14 Roque Chávez 1940-1945 Patricia 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.
15 Herminigildo Avanceña 1941-1945, 1946 Salvador Pacana (1945-1947) restored to office.

Post World War II

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No. Photo Mayor Period Vice Mayor Note
16 Lucio S. Ramos[3] 1946-1947 on his second term as Municipal Mayor.
17 Mariano A. Vélez Sr.[4] 1948 appointed as Military Mayor entrusted for the post-World War II rehabilitation.

City of Cagayan de Oro

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No. Photo Mayor Period Vice Mayor
1 Máximo Y. Suniel 1948-1953 Pedro E. Pimentel
2 Pedro SA. Baculio 1953-1954 Osmundo R. Waga (1952-1962)
Alejandro M. Velez (1963)
Jesús V. Seriña, Sr. (1964)
3 Justiniano R. Borja 1954-1964
4 Jesús V. Seriña, Sr. 1964-1971 Pio Roa (1966-1967)
Cecilio Luminarias (1966-1976)
5 Reuben R. Canoy 1971-1976
6 Concordio C. Diel 1976-1978
7 Pedro "Oloy" N. Roa 1978-1980
8 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr. 1980-1984 Pablo "Ambing" P. Magtájas (1980-1984)
9 Pablo "Ambing" P. Magtájas 1984–1998 Henry J. Bacal (1984–1987)
Erasmo Damásing (1988–1992)
Antonio Soriano (1992-1995)
John L. Elizaga (1995-2004)
10 Manolo Z. Tagarda 1998
11 John L. Elizaga 1998
12 Vicente Yap Emano 1998–2007 John L. Elizaga (1998-2004)
Michelle J. Tagarda-Spiers (2004–2007)
13 Constantino Jaraula 2007–2010 Vicente Yap Emano (2007–2010)
(12) Vicente Yap Emano 2010–2013 Cesar Ian Acenas (2010–2016)
13 Oscar S. Moreno 2013–2022
Raineir Joaquín Vélez Uy (2016–2022)
14 Rolando A. Uy 2022–present Jocelyn B. Rodriguez

Vice Mayor

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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 19-man Cagayan de Oro City Council, and he can only vote in case of a tiebreaker. If the mayor dies or is either suspended or removed from office, the vice mayor assumes the functions as city mayor and serve out his remaining term until the next election.

In case that the vice mayor dies while in office or is either removed or suspended, his duties will be carried out by the No.1 councilor, which is the councilor who garnered the most votes in the immediately preceding election.

The incumbent Vice Mayor is Jocelyn B. Rodriguez as of June 30, 2022.


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HISTORY WATCH: The Mayors of Cagayan de Oro (1898-present)". 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Titus "Puretuts" Velez: Patricia Velez". Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  3. ^ "HISTORY WATCH: The Mayors of Cagayan de Oro (1898-present)". 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "HISTORY WATCH: The Mayors of Cagayan de Oro (1898-present)". 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.