| Governor of Ilocos Norte | |
|---|---|
| Style | Honorable |
| Residence | Ilocos Norte Provincial Capitol |
| Term length | three year term, renewable thrice |
| Formation | 1818 (Spanish era), 1901 (American era) |
The governor of Ilocos Norte (Filipino : Punong Panlalawigan ng Ilocos Norte), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Ilocos Norte.
| Governor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aguedo Agbayani | 1901–1902 [1] |
| 2 | Elias Villanueva | 1902 [2] [3] |
| 3 | Julio Agcaoili | 1902–1906 [3] [4] |
| 4 | Melchor Flor | 1906–1908 [5] [6] |
| 5 | Policarpo Soriano | 1908–1909 [7] |
| 6 | Simeon Mandac | 1910 [8] [9] [10] |
| (4) | Melchor Flor | 1910–1916 [6] |
| 7 | Florencio Castro | 1916–1919 [11] |
| 8 | Cayetano Ligot | 1919–1922 [12] [13] |
| 9 | Severo Hernando | 1922–1925 [14] [15] |
| 10 | Domingo J. Samonte Jr. | 1925–1931 [15] |
| 11 | Simeon Mandac | 1931–1934 [15] |
| 12 | Santiago Espiritu | 1934–1937 [15] |
| 13 | Roque Ablan Sr. | 1937–1943 [15] |
| 14 | Primo Lazaro | 1947–1951 [15] |
| 15 | Damaso T. Samonte | 1951–1955 [15] |
| 16 | Antonio V. Raquiza | 1955–1957 [15] |
| 17 | Jose E. Evangelista | 1960–1971 [15] |
| 18 | Elizabeth Marcos-Keon | 1971–1983 [16] [15] |
| 19 | Bongbong Marcos | 1983–1986 [15] |
| 20 | Castor Raval | 1986–1987 [15] |
| 21 | Vicente Campos | 1987–1988 [15] |
| 22 | Rodolfo Fariñas | 1988–1998 [17] [15] |
| (19) | Bongbong Marcos | 1998–2007 [18] [15] |
| 23 | Michael Marcos Keon | 2007–2010 [19] |
| 24 | Imee Marcos | 2010–2019 [20] |
| 25 | Matthew Manotoc | 2019–present |
In the Philippines, provinces are one of its primary political and administrative divisions. There are 82 provinces at present, which are further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The local government units in the National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are independent of any provincial government. Each province is governed by an elected legislature called the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and an elected governor.
Ilocos Norte, officially the Province of Ilocos Norte, is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region. It is located in the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra to the southeast, and Ilocos Sur to the southwest. Ilocos Norte faces the South China Sea to the west and the Luzon Strait to the north. Its capital is Laoag City, which is the most populous in the province.
Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital of Vigan while Candon is the most-populous city. Ilocos Sur is bordered by Ilocos Norte and Abra to the north, Mountain Province to the east, La Union and Benguet to the south and the South China Sea to the west.
Maria Imelda Josefa Remedios "Imee" Romualdez Marcos is a Filipino politician and film producer serving as a senator since 2019. She previously served as governor of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2019 and as the representative of Ilocos Norte's 2nd district from 1998 to 2007. She is a daughter of the tenth president Ferdinand Marcos and former first lady Imelda Marcos and the older sister of the current president, Bongbong Marcos.
Laoag, officially the City of Laoag, is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,651 people.
Pagudpud, officially the Municipality of Pagudpud, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,098 people.
Banna, officially the Municipality of Banna, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,297 people.
Marcos, officially the Municipality of Marcos, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,010.
Sinait, officially the Municipality of Sinait, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,998 people.
Abra, officially the Province of Abra, is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Bangued, the most populous in the province. It is bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the mid-east, Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest.
Mariano Marcos y Rubio was a lawyer, educator, and politician from Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931, he is best known for being the father of Ferdinand Marcos, who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986, and the grandfather of current senator Imee Marcos and the current 17th Philippine president Bongbong Marcos.
Michael Edward Marcos Keon is a Filipino politician. Keon is the son of Australian journalist Michael James Keon and Elizabeth E. Marcos-Keon, governor of Ilocos Norte from 1971 to 1983 and the nephew of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos.
The Malacañang of the North is a presidential museum in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It was the residence of the family of Ferdinand Marcos when he was the President of the Philippines.
Rodolfo "Rudy" Castro Fariñas, Sr. is a Filipino politician and the former Majority Floor Leader of the House of Representatives of the Philippines and represents the 1st District of Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. Fariñas was the last person to serve as governor of Ilocos Norte who was not related to the Marcos family. Fariñas has been described as a "henchman of the [Marcos] regime".
In May 2017, the House of Representatives of the Philippines began an investigation into alleged misuse of tobacco excise tax funds in the province of Ilocos Norte from 2010 to 2016, representing the first two gubernatorial terms of Imee Marcos, who was serving her third and last gubernatorial term at the time the investigation was initiated. Marcos, her longtime partner Mark Chua, and six Ilocos Norte local officials - Pedro Agcaoili, Eden Batulayan, Josephine Calajete, Encarnacion Gaor, Genedine Jambaro, and Evangeline Tabulog - were implicated in the investigation.
The Marcos family is a political family in the Philippines. They have established themselves in the country's politics, having established a political dynasty that traces its beginnings to the 1925 election of Mariano Marcos to the Philippine House of Representatives as congressman for the second district of Ilocos Norte; reached its peak during the 21-year rule of Ferdinand Marcos as president of the Philippines that included his 14-year dictatorship beginning with the declaration of Martial Law throughout the country; continues today with the political careers of Imelda Marcos, Imee Marcos, and Sandro Marcos; and reached a fresh political apex with the presidency of Bongbong Marcos.
Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district is one of the two congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Ilocos Norte. It has been represented in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 1916 and earlier in the Philippine Assembly from 1907 to 1916. The district consists of the provincial capital city of Laoag and adjacent municipalities of Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, Piddig, Sarrat and Vintar. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Sandro Marcos of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP).
Roque "Roquito" Ravelo Ablan Jr. was a Filipino politician who served as representative from Ilocos Norte. He was one of the most prominent politicians in Ilocos Norte, having served eight terms in Congress.
Ferdinand Alexander "Sandro" Araneta Marcos III is a Filipino politician who is the representative of Ilocos Norte's 1st congressional district since 2022, and the eldest of three sons of Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos.
Cayetano Ligot, the man appointed by Governor General Leonard Wood, was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, on August 7, 1877. He was a graduate of the Philippine Normal School and received a bachelor's degree from the Ateneo Rizal College of Pharmacy. He was a teacher, principal, professor, editor of a weekly paper (1915-17), provincial inspector of census, organizer of 121 rural credit banks, and elected governor of Ilocos Norte (1919-22).
