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The Government of Zamboanga City, also known as the Zamboanga City Government is the local government unit in-charge of the City of Zamboanga. It is a mayor-council form of government supervised directly by the President of the Philippines and the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.
The city government has three interdependent branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The powers of the branches are vested by the 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines in the following:
The legislative power of the city is vested in the unicameral Sangguniang Panglungsod. It is composed of:
The elected members can be re-elected but they may not run for a fourth consecutive term.
When a vacancy arises in the Sanggunian, the President of the Philippines shall appoint to fill in the vacancy. In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the Sanggunian, the said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank of the organization concerned.
The executive power is vested in the Mayor. The current executive branch is headed by Mayor John M. Dalipe of the Lakas CMD. The mayor is elected by popular vote to a term of three years. The mayor can be re-elected but may not run for a fourth consecutive term.
The second highest official, Vice Mayor Josephine Pareja is also elected by popular vote. The Vice Mayor is first in line to succession if the office of the Mayor is vacant. The vice mayor is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panglungsod.
The mayor's assistant's as required by the 1991 Local Government Code are:
The Republic of Zamboanga's declared sovereignty lasted from May 18, 1899 until November 16, 1899, wherein its revolutionary government and chosen President, Vicente Álvarez, who led the liberation of the Zamboangueños from the tenuous grip of the retreating Spanish military, along with his victorious troops, exercised de facto sovereignty over administrative functions and military control within their new country territory and was not subordinate or subject to any other government or authority in the Philippines.
Álvarez proclaimed his new Republic of Zamboanga had rule over the entire islands of Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu - effectively the entire southern Philippines. His claim was grandiose. In reality, the republic's sovereignty extended only over the existing premises of ancient Zamboanga, which can be estimated to be about the same size as present-day Zamboanga City is.
Mayor | Took office | Left office | |
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1 | Vicente Alvarez | May 18, 1899 | November 16, 1899 |
2 | Isidro Midel | November 16, 1899 | March 1901 |
3 | Mariano Arquiza | March 1901 | March 1903 [1] |
In March 1903, Arquiza's government ended and was replaced by a new U.S. governor, also effectively ending the Republic of Zamboanga.
Zamboanga is made capital of consolidated Mindanao, Basilan, and Sulu Archipelago after abolition of the Republic. The Moro Province had 5 districts: Sulu, Zamboanga, Lanao, Cotabato, and Davao.
On recommendation of Governor John J. Pershing, the Legislative Council of the Moro Province passed on September 15, 1911, Act No. 272, converting the municipality of Zamboanga into a city with a commission form of government. Its municipal board consisted of a mayor and two commissioners.
On February 26, 1937, the City Charter of Zamboanga became effective and the new city government was inaugurated headed by a mayor appointed by the President of the Philippine Commonwealth.
With the passage of Republic Act No. 1210 on April 29, 1955, the position of mayor became elective and the post of vice-mayor was created.
Note: The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as chief executive (either mayor or municipal president) of Zamboanga City, while the second column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as city mayor.
# | Mayor (Birth-Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Vice Mayor | Term | Era | |||
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1 | 1 | Chistopher Frederick Bader | January 2, 1912 | February 28, 1914 | Appointed | None | - | Insular Government | ||
2 | 2 | Victoriano Tarrosa | March 1, 1914 | October 15, 1914 [2] | Appointed | None | - | |||
Abolished Leadership was transferred to the Municipal President upon the reversion of the city to municipality status under the province of Zamboanga. Please refer to the next table | ||||||||||
8 | 3 | Nicasio Valderrosa | February 27, 1937 | 1939 | Appointed | None | - | Commonwealth | ||
9 | 4 | Pablo Lorenzo | 1939 | 1940 | Appointed | None | - | |||
10 | 5 | Agustin Alvarez | 1940 | 1942 | Appointed | None | - | |||
Abolished Leadership was transferred to the Municipal President when the Japanese administration reverted Zamboanga's status as a city to a municipality. Please refer to the next table | Second Republic | |||||||||
(5) | 6 | Gregorio Ledesma (1893–1966) | 1945 | 1946 | Appointed | None | - | Commonwealth (Restored) | ||
12 | 7 | Pantaleon Pelayo | 1945 | 1946 | Appointed | None | - | Third Republic | ||
13 | 8 | Vicente Suarez | 1946 | 1947 | Appointed | None | - | |||
14 | 9 | Manuel Jaldon | 1947 | 1949 | Appointed | None | - | |||
15 | 10 | Cesar Climaco (1916-1984) | 1953 | 1953 | Appointed | None | 1 | |||
16 | 11 | Hector Suarez | 1954 | January 1, 1956 | Appointed | None | 1 | |||
Tabujur Taupan [3] | ||||||||||
(15) | (10) | Cesar Climaco (1916-1984) | January 1, 1956 | January 1, 1960 | Liberal | Tomas Ferrer | 2 | |||
January 1, 1960 | 1961 [4] | 3 | ||||||||
17 | 12 | Tomas Ferrer (1906-1995) | 1961 | January 1, 1964 | Liberal | Vacant | 1 | |||
Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr. [5] | ||||||||||
(16) | (11) | Hector Suarez | January 1, 1964 | January 1, 1968 | Nacionalista | Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr. [6] | 2 | |||
Expedito Fernandez | ||||||||||
18 | 13 | Joaquin F. Enriquez, Jr. (1926-1986) | January 1, 1968 | January 1, 1972 | Liberal | Roberto Lim | 1 | |||
18 | 13 | January 1, 1972 | September 23, 1972 | Independent | Jose Vicente Atilano II | 2 | ||||
18 | 13 | September 23, 1972 | 1978 | KBL | Jose Vicente Atilano II | 3 | Martial Law Era "The New Society" | |||
19 | 14 | Jose Vicente Atilano II | 1978 | 1980 | KBL | Abolished | 1 | |||
(15) | (10) | Cesar Climaco (1916-1984) | March 5, 1980 | June 30, 1981 | Concerned Citizen's Aggrupation | Manuel Dalipe | 4 | |||
June 30, 1981 | November 14, 1984 [7] | Fourth Republic | ||||||||
20 | 15 | Manuel Dalipe (1946- ) | November 14, 1984 | February 25, 1986 | KBL | Susan delos Reyes | 1 | |||
February 25, 1986 | March 25, 1986 | Fifth Republic | ||||||||
21 | - | Rustico Varela (1922-1993) | March 25, 1986 [8] | June 1, 1986 | Appointed | - | ||||
22 | - | Julio Cesar Climaco (1944- ) | June 1, 1986 [8] | May 28, 1987 [9] | Appointed | - | ||||
23 | - | Vitaliano Agan (1935-2009) | May 28, 1987 [10] | February 2, 1988 | PDP-LABAN / UNIDO | - | ||||
24 | 16 | February 2, 1988 | June 30, 1992 | Lakas | Jose Climaco | 1 | ||||
June 30, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | Roberto Ko | 2 | |||||||
June 30, 1995 | March 23, 1998 [11] | Efren Arañez | 3 | |||||||
25 | 17 | Efren Arañez (1938- 2020) | March 23, 1998 | June 30, 1998 | Lakas | Vacant | - | |||
26 | 18 | Maria Clara Lobregat (1921-2004) | June 30, 1998 | June 30, 2001 | LDP | Roberto Ko | 1 | |||
June 30, 2001 | January 2, 2004 [12] | Erico Basilio Fabian | 2 | |||||||
27 | 19 | Erico Basilio Fabian (1957- ) | January 4, 2004 | June 30, 2004 | LDP | Vacant | - | |||
28 | 20 | Celso Lobregat (1948- ) | June 30, 2004 | June 30, 2007 | LDP | Beng Climaco | 1 | |||
June 30, 2007 | June 30, 2010 | Mannix Dalipe | 2 | |||||||
June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2013 | Cesar Iturralde | 3 | |||||||
29 | 21 | Beng Climaco (1966- ) | June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2016 | Liberal | 1 | ||||
June 30, 2016 | June 30, 2019 | 2 | ||||||||
June 30, 2019 | Incumbent | Rommel Agan | 3 |
When the Department of Mindanao and Sulu replaced the Moro Province in 1914, the city was reverted to municipality status under the supervision of the province of Zamboanga.
Note: The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as chief executive (either mayor or municipal president) of Zamboanga City, while the second column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as municipal president.
# | Municipal President | Took office | Left office | Party | Municipal Vice-President | Term | Era | |||
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(2) | 1 | Victoriano Tarrosa | October 16, 1914 | 1916 | Appointed | Pedro Francisco | - | Insular Government | ||
3 | 2 | Alfonso Ramos | 1916 | 1919 | Nacionalista | Filomeno Arquiza | 1 | |||
4 | 3 | Crispin Atilano | 1919 | 1922 | Nacionalista | Bernabe Midel | 1 | |||
5 | 4 | Gregorio Ledesma | 1922 | 1925 | Nacionalista | Felipe Ramos | 1 | |||
6 | 5 | Felipe Ramos | 1922 | 1925 | Nacionalista | Jose Sanson | 1 | |||
1925 | 1928 | 2 | ||||||||
1928 | 1931 | Antonio Toribio | 3 | |||||||
7 | 6 | Antonio Toribio | 1931 | November 15, 1935 | Nacionalista | Juan Sta. Teresa | 1 | |||
November 15, 1935 | February 25, 1937 [13] | Commonwealth | ||||||||
Abolished Leadership was transferred to the City Mayor when the new City Government was inaugurated. Please refer to the previous table | ||||||||||
11 | 7 | Carlos Camins | 1942 | 1945 | Appointed | None | - | Second Republic | ||
Abolished Leadership was transferred to the City Mayor when the City Government was restored upon the liberation of American and Filipino forces. Please refer to the previous table |
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Hon. Celso Lobregat |
Vice Mayor | Hon. Manuel Jose M. Dalipe |
First District | |
Representative | Hon. Maria Isabelle C. Salazar |
Councilors | Mariano, Charlie |
Jimenez, Cesar L. | |
Cabato, Jaime U. | |
Sadain, Melchor Rey K. | |
Abarro, Ethelinda M. | |
Lim, Rodolfo R. | |
Valesco, Rogelio Jr L. | |
Biel, Luis III R. | |
Second District | |
Representative | Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian |
Councilors | Iturralde, Cesar S. |
Elago, Juan Climaco P. | |
Rodriguez, Edmundo S. | |
Nuño, Lilia M. | |
Natividad, Roel B. | |
Guingona, Benjamin III E. | |
Saavedra, Eduardo Jr T. | |
Candido, Reynerio S. |
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Hon. Celso Lobregat |
Vice Mayor | Hon. Cesar Iturralde |
First District | |
Representative | Hon. Maria Isabelle C. Salazar |
Councilors | Cabato, Jaime U. |
Sadain, Melchor Rey K. | |
Jimenez, Cesar L. | |
Bayot, Rodolfo | |
Valesco, Rogelio Jr L. | |
Biel, Luis III R. | |
Lim, Rodolfo R. | |
Abubakar, Myra Paz V | |
Second District | |
Representative | Hon. Erico Basilio A. Fabian |
Councilors | Nuño, Lilia M. |
Guingona, Benjamin III | |
Saavedra, Eduardo Jr | |
Candido, Reyniero | |
Agan, Rommel | |
Ramos, Percival | |
Elago, Vincent Paul | |
Edding, Al- Jihan R. |
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Hon. Maria Isabelle C. Salazar |
Vice Mayor | Hon. Cesar Iturralde |
First District | |
Representative | Hon. Celso Lobregat |
Councilors | Mariano, Charlie |
Jimenez, Cesar Jr. L. | |
Pareja, Josephine | |
Sadain, Melchor Rey K. | |
Bayot, Rodolfo | |
Abubakar, Myra Paz | |
Valesco, Rogelio Jr L. | |
Biel, Luis III R. | |
Second District | |
Representative | Hon. Lilia Macrohon-Nuño |
Councilors | Elago, Vincent Paul |
Elago, Juan Climaco P. | |
Alavar, Miguel III | |
Ramos, Percival | |
Natividad, Roel B. | |
Guingona, Benjamin IV | |
Saavedra, Eduardo Jr T. | |
Agan, Rommel |
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Hon. Maria Isabelle C. Salazar |
Vice Mayor | Hon. Cesar Iturralde |
First District | |
Representative | Hon. Celso L. Lobregat |
Councilors | Bayot, Rodolfo M. |
Pareja, Josephine | |
Jimenez, Cesar M. | |
Mariano, Charlie | |
Atilano, Elbert | |
Abubakar, Myra Paz V. | |
Lim, Rodolfo R. | |
Cabato, Marxander Jaime | |
Second District | |
Representative | Hon. Manuel Jose Dalipe |
Councilors | Elago, Juan Climaco P. |
Alavar, Miguel III | |
Agan, Rommel | |
Guingona, Benjamin IV | |
Villaflores, Jimmy | |
Edding, Al-Jihan R. | |
Nuño, Lilibeth M. | |
Arquiza, Teodyver A. |
Position | Name |
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Mayor | Hon. Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar |
Vice Mayor | Hon. Rommel S. Agan |
First District | |
Representative | Hon. Cesar L. Jimenez, Jr. |
Councilors | Pareja, Josephine E. |
Atilano, Elbert | |
Olaso, Khymer Adan T. | |
Macrohon, Joselito A. | |
Valesco, Rogelio Jr L. | |
Jimenez, Cesar M. | |
dela Cruz, Crisanto B. [15] [16] | |
Omaga, El King K. | |
Second District | |
Representative | Hon. Manuel Jose M. Dalipe |
Councilors | Dalipe, John M. |
Guingona, Benjamin IV | |
Elago, Juan Climaco P. | |
Nuño, Lilibeth M. | |
Alavar, Miguel III C. | |
Edding, Al-Jihan R. | |
Villaflores, Jimmy B. | |
Elago, Vincent Paul A. | |
Ex-officio Councilors | |
ABC President | Hon. Jerry E. Perez [17] |
SK Federation President | Hon. Cary John O. Pioc [18] [19] |
Representative of the Indigenous Peoples | Hon. Tungkuh Hanapi [20] [21] |
Position | Name |
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Mayor | N/A |
Vice Mayor | N/A |
First District | |
Representative | N/A |
Councilor | N/A |
Second District | |
Representative | N/A |
Ex-officio Councilors | |
ABC President | N/A |
SK Federation President | N/A |
Representative of the Indigenous Peoples | N/A |
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