Governor of Camarines Sur | |
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Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Camarines Sur | |
Style | The Honorable |
Seat | Camarines Sur Provincial Capitol, Pili, Camarines Sur |
Term length | 3 years |
Inaugural holder | George Curry (inaugural) Juan Pimentel (as first Filipino Governor) |
Formation | 1901 |
Deputy | Vice Governor |
The governor of Camarines Sur (Filipino : Punong Lalawigan ng Camarines Sur) is the chief executive of the Philippine province of Camarines Sur.
Previously located in Naga City, the seat of the Governor has been located in Pili, Camarines Sur since 1955, after the transfer of the provincial capital there due to the inauguration of Naga as an independent city.
# | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Governors of Ambos Camarines | |||||
1 | George Curry | 1901 | 1901 | Republican | |
2 | James Ross | 1901 | 1903 | Republican | |
3 | Juan Pimentel | 1903 | 1906 | Federalista | |
4 | Mariano Abella | 1906 | 1909 | Progresista | |
5 | Mariano Perfecto | 1910 | 1912 | Progresista | |
6 | Mariano Fuentebella | 1912 | 1916 | Nacionalista | |
7 | Jose Fuentebella | 1916 | 1916 | Nacionalista | |
8 | Manuel Crescini | 1916 | 1918 | Democrata | |
9 | Andres Garchitorena | 1919 | 1919 | Democrata | |
Governors of Camarines Sur | |||||
10 | Julian Ocampo | 1919 | 1922 | Nacionalista | |
11 | Manuel Crescini | 1922 | 1928 | Democrata | |
12 | Ramon B. Felipe | 1928 | 1934 | Democrata | |
13 | Julian Ocampo | 1934 | 1935 | Nacionalista | |
14 | Gerardo Cea | 1935 | 1936 | Nacionalista | |
15 | Gabriel Prieto | 1936 | 1937 | Nacionalista | |
16 | Ramon Imperial | 1941 | 1941 | Nacionalista | |
17 | Manuel del Gallego | 1941 | 1941 | Nacionalista | |
18 | Ignacio Meliton | 1941 | 1941 | Nacionalista | |
19 | Mariano Villafuerte | 1942 | 1943 | Nacionalista | |
20 | Mariano Garchitorena | 1945 | 1946 | Liberal | |
21 | Gabriel Prieto | 1946 | 1947 | Nacionalista | |
22 | Jose del Gallego | 1947 | 1951 | Liberal | |
23 | Juan Triviño | 1951 | 1959 | Nacionalista | |
24 | Apolonio Maleniza | 1959 | 1967 | Liberal | |
25 | Armando Cledera | 1967 | 1971 | Nacionalista | |
26 | Felix Alfelor | 1971 | 1976 | Liberal | |
27 | Felix Fuentebella | 1976 | 1986 | KBL | |
28 | Luis Villafuerte | 1986 | 1992 | LnB | |
29 | Jose Bulaong | 1992 | 1995 | Lakas | |
(28) | Luis Villafuerte | 1995 | 2004 | LDP | |
30 | Luis Raymund Villafuerte | 2004 | 2013 | Nacionalista | |
31 | Miguel Luis Villafuerte | 2013 | 2022 | Nacionalista | |
32 | Vincenzo Renato Luigi Villafuerte | 2022 | 2025 | PDP–Laban |
Camarines Sur, officially the Province of Camarines Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the northwest, and Albay to the south. To the east lies the island province of Catanduanes across the Maqueda Channel.
Naga, officially the City of Naga, or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is a 1st class independent component city in the Bicol Region. According to the 2020 census, Naga has a population of 209,170 people. The most populous in Camarines Sur and the second most populous following Legazpi City in Albay.
Canaman, officially the Municipality of Canaman is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,205 people. Canaman is known for its upscale shopping, heritage which dates back to Spanish era, and its new first class housings.
Gainza, officially the Municipality of Gainza, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,584 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.
Goa, officially the Municipality of Goa, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,368 people.
Milaor, officially the Municipality of Milaor, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,963 people.
Pili, officially the Municipality of Pili is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 99,196 people.
Ambos Camarines, officially the Province of Ambos Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula. It now exists as two separate provinces—Camarines Norte (North) and Camarines Sur (South).
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Partido State University is a research regional state higher education institution in Partido Area at the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is an ISO 9001:2015 certified public university.
Metropolitan Naga was a metropolitan area in the Bicol Region of the Philippines that consisted of the city of Naga and its 14 neighboring municipalities in Camarines Sur. The metropolitan area, which was managed by the Metro Naga Development Council, also included Pili, the capital of the Camarines Sur, and covered most of the 3rd district of the province and part of its 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th districts. Metro Naga comprised about 40% of the total population of the province while covering 22.9% of its area.
DWAI-TV is a television station in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines, airing programming from the GMA network. It is owned and operated by the network's namesake corporate parent alongside GTV outlet DZDP-TV and DWQW. All GMA Naga stations share transmitters at the GMA Broadcast Complex, Concepcion Pequeña, Naga City.
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Nueva Cáceres, officially the City of Nueva Cáceres, was a colonial Spanish city in the Philippines. Established by Captain Pedro de Sanchez in 1575, the city was named in honor of Governor-General Francisco de Sande who was a native of Cáceres, Spain. In 1595, a papal bull coming from the Holy See created the See of Cáceres under the Archdiocese of Manila.
The Camarines Sur National High School, also called CamHi, is the oldest national high school in Camarines Sur and one of the biggest public secondary schools in the Bicol Region, Philippines, having a student population of 11,899 in the school year 2021–2022. It was established in 1902.
Rolando Andaya Highway, officially known as Quirino Highway and also known as Camarines Sur–Quezon Road, is a national primary highway located in the provinces of Camarines Norte, Quezon, and Camarines Sur in the Philippines. It serves as an alternative route to the Pan-Philippine Highway and has been efficiently used as a major highway since the 1990s. It traverses the municipality of Santa Elena in Camarines Norte, municipalities of Sipocot, Lupi, Ragay, and Del Gallego in Camarines Sur, and the municipalities of Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, and Calauag in Quezon. It is primarily known as Andaya Highway in segments within Camarines Sur and likewise called as Quirino Highway within Camarines Norte and Quezon.
The Bikol languages or Bicolano languages are a group of Central Philippine languages spoken mostly in the Bicol Peninsula in the southeastern part of Luzon, the neighboring island-province of Catanduanes, and the island of Burias in Masbate.
DWRBRadyo Pilipinas is a radio station owned and operated by the Presidential Broadcast Service. Its studio is located at City Youth Center, Taal Ave., Brgy Dayangdang, Naga, Camarines Sur, and its Transmitter is located at Bula, Camarines Sur.
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