Governor of Batangas

Governor of Batangas
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Batangas
Incumbent Vilma Santos-Recto since June 30, 2025
Style	Mme./Mr. Governor, Your Honor, Honorable
Residence	People's Mansion, Batangas Government Center, Batangas City
Seat	Batangas Provincial Capitol
Term length	3 years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Felix Ma. Roxas
Formation	1901
Website	Official Website of the Province of Batangas

The governor of Batangas (Filipino : Punong Lalawigan ng Batangas) is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Batangas. The governor holds office at the Batangas Provincial Capitol in Batangas City and its residence is at the People's Mansion located at the Provincial Government Complex. 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. Along with the governors of Cavite, Laguna, Quezon and Rizal, he sits in the Regional Development Council of the Calabarzon Region.

List of governors

Nacionalista    Liberal    Lakas–CMD    KBL    UNA    PDP–Laban
No.	Portrait	Governor		Term of office		Place of origin
1			Felix Maria Fernandez Roxas	1901–1902		Manila
2			Simeon M. Luz	1902–1904		Lipa
3			Gregorio Aguilera y Solis November 1, 1869 – January 15, 1921 (Aged 51)	1904–1907		Lipa
4			Jose Lozada	1907–1908		Lipa
5			Galicano Apacible June 25, 1864 – March 2, 1949 (Aged 84)	1907–1909		Balayan
6			Pablo Borbon January 24, 1874 – June 11, 1927 (Aged 53)	1910–1916		Batangas City
7			Nicolas Gonzales	1916–1919		Tanauan
8			Braulio de Villa	1919–1922		San Juan
9			Modesto Castillo June 15, 1885 – August 31, 1960 (Aged 75)	1922–1930		Tanauan
10			Vicente Noble	1930–1937		Taal
11			Vicente J. Caedo	1938–1940		Batangas City
12			Maximo M. Malvar	1941–1945 (elected)		Santo Tomas
13			Col. Fortunato Borbon February 28, 1890 – March 25, 1954 (Aged 64)	February 1945 – November 19, 1945		Batangas City
14			Vicente del Rosario	December 1945 – May 25, 1946		Lipa
15			Modesto Castillo	June 1946 – December 31, 1947		Tanauan
16			Feliciano Leviste June 9, 1897 – March 29, 1976 (Aged 78)	January 1, 1948 – December 1, 1971 (23 years, 334 days)		Malvar
17			Antonio Carpio	January 1 – February 17, 1972 (47 days)
18			Jose Antonio C. Leviste January 14, 1940 (Age 81)	February 18, 1972 – March 2, 1980 (8 years, 13 days)		Malvar
19			Jose C. Laurel V	March 3, 1980 – February 1, 1988 (7 years, 309 days)		Tanauan
20			Vicente A. Mayo December 15, 1932 — December 19, 2021 (Aged 89) [1]	February 2, 1988 – June 30, 1995 (7 years, 148 days)		Lipa City
21			Hermilando Ingco Mandanas March 25, 1944 (Age 81)	June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004 (9 years, 0 days)		Batangas City
22			Armando Carpio Sanchez June 15, 1952 — April 27, 2010 (Aged 57)	June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2007 (3 years, 0 days)		Santo Tomas
23			Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto November 3, 1953 (Age 71)	June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 (9 years, 0 days)		Lipa City
24			Hermilando Ingco Mandanas March 25, 1944 (Age 81)	June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2025 (9 years, 0 days)		Batangas City
25			Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto November 3, 1953 (Age 71)	June 30, 2025 – (69 days)		Lipa City

Elections

• 1988 Batangas local elections
• 1992 Batangas local elections
• 1995 Batangas local elections
• 1998 Batangas local elections
• 2001 Batangas local elections
• 2004 Batangas local elections
• 2007 Batangas local elections
• 2010 Batangas local elections
• 2013 Batangas local elections
• 2016 Batangas local elections
• 2019 Batangas local elections
• 2022 Batangas local elections
• 2025 Batangas local elections

References

1. Batangas PIO Capitol [@batspiocapitol] (December 20, 2021). "Taos-puso ang pakikiramay ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan ng Batagas, kasama sina Gov. DoDo Mandanas at Atty. Gina Reyes-Mandanas, sa pamilya, mga kaanak at kaibigan ni dating Governor Vicente A. Mayo. Maraming salamat at paalam, Gov. Enteng! #BatangueñoMagiting" (Tweet) (in Filipino). Retrieved January 29, 2022– via Twitter.