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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.
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 ...
He was first elected as Governor of the province in 2013 and was re-elected in 2016 and 2019. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is the son of former Leyte Governors Leopoldo Petilla Sr. (1992–1995) and Remedios Petilla (1995–2004).
Political map of Leyte Leyte covers a total area of 6,313.33 square kilometres (2,437.59 sq mi) [ 11 ] , occupying the northern and central sections of Leyte Island in the Eastern Visayas region. The province is situated west of Samar Island , north of Southern Leyte , south of Biliran , and east of the Camotes Sea .
Petilla is the son of former Leyte governors Leopoldo E. Petilla (1992–1995) and Remedios "Matin" Loreto-Petilla (1995–2004). [3] He is married to Frances Ann Basilio, former mayor of Palo, Leyte from 2019 until 2022, and they have five children. [4] His brother Leopoldo Dominico, also known as "Mic", was governor from 2013 until 2022.
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]
Leyte (/ ˈ l eɪ t i, ˈ l eɪ t eɪ / LAY-tee, LAY-tay) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines.It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.