Governor of Misamis Occidental

The governor of Misamis Occidental (Filipino: Punong Panlalawigan ng Misamis Occidental), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Misamis Occidental. The governor holds office at the Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the governor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former governor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice governor becomes the governor.

Governor of Misamis Occidental
Incumbent Henry Oaminal since June 30, 2022
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Jose Ozamiz
Formation	1928

History

Main article: Misamis (province) § List of former governors

Prior to 1929, present-day Misamis Occidental was governed by governors (mostly appointed) under the historical Province of Misamis.

List

No.	Governor	Portrait	Term	Notes	Ref.
	Jose F. Ozamiz		1928-1931	Ozamiz was first appointed to the position. He would later go on to become a member of the Senate of the Philippines.	[1]
	Anselmo Bernad		1931-1940
	Porferio Villarin		1940-1944
	Angel Medina		1945-1950
	Gedeon G. Quijano		1946-1954	A physician by trade, Quijano was appointed governor by President Manuel Roxas in 1946.	[2]
	Diego T. Deling		1955-1958
	Gedeon G. Quijano		1959-1964[a]	Quijano was re-elected governor for a non-consecutive term in 1959.	[2]
	Henry Y. Regalado		1964-1978[a]	Regalado was an engineer by profession before entering politics in 1964. During his governorship, he was appointed as a member of the Batasang Bayan for Region X (1976-1978).	[3]
	Maximo R. Fernandez		1978-1979
	Fortunato M. Sagrado		1979-1986
	Alfonso D. Tan		1986-1987
	Gorgonio F. Buaquiña		1987
1	William L. Chiongbian		1987-1992	A shipping magnate by trade, Chiongbian served as a member of the House of Representatives for the province's at-large district (1953-1962; 1965-1972) prior to the governorship.	[4][5]
2	Benito P. Chiongbian		1992-1995
3	Florencio Garcia		1995-1998	Garcia served as vice governor under Governor William Chiongbian.	[4]
4	Ernie D. Clarete		1998-2001	Clarete served as municipal mayor of Plaridel from 1986 until his eventual election as governor in 1998.
5	Loreto Leo S. Ocampos		2001-2010	Ocampos first served as a provincial board member (1995-1998), and vice governor (1998-2001) before his election as governor.
6	Herminia M. Ramiro		2010-2019	Ramiro served as a member of the House of Representatives for the province's 2nd district (1995-1998; 2001-2010) prior to the governorship.
7	Philip T. Tan		2019-2022	Tan served as mayor of Tangub (1992-2001; 2010-2019) prior to the governorship.	[6]
8	Henry S. Oaminal Sr.		2022-present Term expires on 30 June 2025	Oaminal served as a member of the House of Representatives for the province's 2nd district (2016-2022) prior to the governorship.	[7]

Notes

1. Sources claim that Quijano served as governor until 1967, while Regalado began serving as governor after Quijano in 1964. Therefore, a conflict of dates arose.^[2][3]

References

1. Oaminal, Clarence Paul (October 16, 2014). "Senator Jose Fortich Ozamiz". Philstar.com. The Freeman. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
2. Oaminal, Clarence Paul (10 October 2017). "Governor Gedeon Gador Quijano, Misamis Occidental". The Philippine Star/The Freeman. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. Velasco, Lord Allan Jay Q.; Romualdez, Ferdinand Martin G.; Paduano, Joseph Stephen "Caraps" S. (16 November 2021). "HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2360" (PDF). House of Representatives. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Misamis Occidental 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
5. Oaminal, Clarence Paul (30 August 2014). "William Lee Chiongbian and his citizenship". The Philippine Star/The Freeman. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
6. Arguillas, Carolyn O. (24 May 2019). "MINDANAO 2019-2022: Mindanao's 27 governors: 11 reelected, 11 first-termers, 5 'returnees'". MindaNews. Retrieved 19 September 2023. The other incoming first-term Governors are Bai Mariam Mangudadatu (NP) of Maguindanao, Philip Tan of Misamis Occidental and Alexander Pimentel of Surigao del Norte.
7. Nagtalon, Shaine Mae (5 July 2022). "Newly elected officials in MisOcc take oath". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.