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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 ...
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).
Romualdez embarked on his own career in the diplomatic service and in politics spanning more than 20 years. He served several terms as Leyte governor from 1967 to 1986. During this time, his brother-in-law, President Ferdinand Marcos also appointed him as ambassador to China, Saudi Arabia and the United States. [4]
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]
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.
Born in Maasin, Leyte (now in Southern Leyte), Duterte moved to Davao as a child where his father, Vicente Duterte, served as provincial governor. He studied political science at the Lyceum of the Philippines University, graduating in 1968, before obtaining a law degree from San Beda College of Law in 1972.
Ted Failon - news anchor, TV and radio personality, former Representative of the 1st District of Leyte (Tacloban, Jaro) Jaime C. de Veyra - Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands from 1917 to 1923 and the 1st Governor of Leyte (Tanauan)