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Honorio Lopez was the first cousin of Supreme Court Justice Norberto Romuáldez, former Manila Mayor Miguel Romuáldez and Vicente Orestes Romuáldez (father of former First Lady Imelda Marcos). 7: Rafael Martinez: 1936–1941: 8: Ruperto Kangleon: 1944-1946: Military Governor of Leyte 9: Maria Salud Vivero - Parreño: 1946-1948
The governor is elected by the voters in the province for a three-year term with a maximum of three consecutive terms. [2] To run for governor, a candidate must be a Philippine citizen , a registered voter in the province, a resident of the province for at least one year before the election, able to read or write Filipino or any other local ...
Leopoldo Dominico Loreto Petilla is a Filipino politician from the province of Leyte in the Philippines.He has served as Governor of Leyte from 2013 until 2022. He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
The governor of Southern Leyte is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Southern Leyte in the Philippines.Along with the governors of Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, and Samar, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Eastern Visayas Region.
Damian Gaviola Mercado (born November 24, 1954) is a Filipino politician from the province of Southern Leyte in the Philippines. [2] He currently serves as the Governor of Southern Leyte since 2016 and previously from 2007 to 2013. [3] He also served as representative of the province from 2013 to 2016 and Mayor of Maasin from 1998 to 2007. [4] [5]
During the administration of Leyte Governor Leopoldo Petilla, there were plans to move to seat of government of Leyte to Palo after Tacloban was elevated into a highly urbanized city. [4] In 2013, the building was hit by storm surges caused by Typhoon Haiyan , which was locally known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines. [ 1 ]
Lolita Tañala-Javier (born February 20, 1975) is a Filipino politician who is the representative of Leyte's 2nd congressional district, and the wife of Leonardo Javier Jr., the current vice governor of Leyte and the founder of the Andok's food chain. [1] [2]
Poverty incidence of Leyte 10 20 30 40 50 2000 26.13 2003 42.30 2006 38.42 2009 36.31 2012 39.24 2015 32.80 2018 28.22 2021 20.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Leyte is a mixed agriculture, fishing, industrial, energy and mining. Rice is farmed in the lowland plains areas specifically those around Tacloban, while coconut farming, is the main cash crop in upland and ...