Governor of Rizal

Governor of Rizal
Gobernador ng Rizal
Incumbent Nina Ricci A. Ynares since June 30, 2022
Style	Honorable (formal) Mr./Madame Governor (informal)
Residence	Rizal Provincial Hall (workplace)
Term length	3 years
Inaugural holder	Ambrosio Flores
Formation	1901
Website	Official Website of the Province of Rizal

The governor of Rizal is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Rizal. ^[1]

List

• Top left: Ambrosio Flores was the first governor of Rizal.
• Top right: Isidro Rodriguez was the longest serving governor.
• Bottom left: Rebecca Ynares was the first female governor.
• Bottom right: Nina Ynares is the current governor.

This is the list of governors of Rizal from its inception in 1901. The longest-serving governors are Isidro Rodriguez (who served from 1955 to 1986) and Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares (who served from 2001 to 2004 and from 2013 to 2022).

No.	Portrait		Governor Office [a] (Lifespan)	Party	Term of office			Election	City/Municipality	Vice Governor
					start	end	duration
1			Ambrosio F. Flores Representative of Batangas in the Malolos Congress (1843–1912)	Federalista	11 June 1901	06 March 1904	2 years, 269 days	—	Pasig (Manila)	None (11 June 1901–30 December 1959)
								1902 [2]
2			Arturo P. Dancel Representative of Mindoro in the Malolos Congress (1863–1915)	Federalista	07 March 1904	30 September 1907	3 years, 207 days	1904 [3]	Marikina
								1906 [4]
3			Jose G. Tupas Provincial Secretary of Rizal (1867–1938)	Progresista	01 October 1907	02 August 1909 [b]	1 year, 305 days	— [c]	Morong
								1907 [5]
4			Lope K. Santos Writer (1879–1963)	Nacionalista	22 December 1909	15 October 1912	2 years, 298 days	1909 [6]	Pasig
5			Mariano C. Melendres Lawyer (1881–1981)	Progresista	16 October 1912	15 October 1916	3 years, 365 days	1912 [7]	Pasig
6			Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr. Municipal President of Montalban (1883–1964)	Progresista	16 October 1916	15 October 1919	2 years, 364 days	1916 [8]	Montalban
				Democrata
7			Andres A. Gabriel Member of the Rizal Provincial Board	Nacionalista	16 October 1919	01 July 1922	2 years, 258 days	1919 [9]	Navotas
– [d]			Arcadio C. Santos Representative of Rizal's 1st congressional district (1886–1957)	Nacionalista	01 July 1922	15 October 1922	106 days	—	Parañaque
8			Eulogio A. Rodriguez Sr. Governor of Rizal (1883–1964)	Democrata	16 October 1922	17 July 1923	274 days	1922	Montalban
– [d]			Ruperto T. Martinez Member of the Rizal Provincial Board (1869–beyond 1939)	Democrata	17 July 1923	15 October 1925	2 years, 90 days	—	Morong
9			Andres A. Pascual Representative of Rizal's 1st congressional district (1892–1973)	Democrata	16 October 1925	15 October 1928	2 years, 365 days	1925	Navotas
10			Eligio N. Naval (1877–1936)	Nacionalista	16 October 1928	15 October 1931	2 years, 364 days	1928	Navotas
11			Francisco S. Sevilla Lawyer (1881–1966)	Nacionalista	16 October 1931	30 December 1937	6 years, 75 days	1931	Malabon
								1934
12			Eulogio S. Rodriguez Jr. Businessman (1904–1957)	Nacionalista	30 December 1937	02 October 1942	4 years, 276 days	1937	Montalban
								1941
				Independent				— [e]
– [f]			Tomas M. Molina Member of the Rizal Provincial Board	Independent	02 October 1942	11 April 1944	1 year, 192 days	— [13]	Muntinlupa
				KALIBAPI
13			Nicanor A. Roxas Member of the Rizal Provincial Board (1899–1970)	KALIBAPI	11 April 1944	31 August 1944	142 days	— [g]	Marikina
14			Sixto J. Antonio Municipal President of Pasig (1891–1961)	KALIBAPI	31 August 1944	30 December 1951	7 years, 121 days	— [h]	Pasig
				Nacionalista
				Liberal				— [i]
								1947 [20]
15			Wenceslao A. Pascual Doctor of Medicine (1898–1967)	Nacionalista	30 December 1951	30 December 1955	4 years, 0 days	1951	Malabon
16			Isidro S. Rodriguez Sr. Lawyer (1915–1992)	Nacionalista	30 December 1955	25 March 1986	30 years, 85 days	1955	Montalban
								1959 [21]			Nacionalista	Amado C. Gervacio (1959–1963)
								1963 [22]				Mario G. Bauza (1963–1967)
								1967 [23]			Liberal	Neptali A. Gonzales Sr. (1967–1969)
											Nacionalista	Ruperto C. Gaite (1969–1971)
								1971 [24]			Liberal	Arsenio N. Roldan Jr. (1971–1975)
				KBL				1980			KBL	Jose C. Hernandez (1980–1986)
– [j]			Benjamin B. Esguerra Sr. Mayor of Taytay	Liberal	25 March 1986	22 June 1987	1 year, 89 days	— [25]	Taytay
– [j]			Isidro S. Inarda Jr. (1944–2010)	Independent	22 June 1987	02 February 1988	225 days	— [25]	Tanay
17			Reynaldo R. San Juan Sr. Councilor of Taytay (1941–2024)	Liberal	02 February 1988	30 June 1992	4 years, 149 days	1988	Taytay		Liberal	Jose M. Barreto Sr. (1988–1992)
18			Casimiro M. Ynares Jr. Mayor of Binangonan (born 1946)	NPC	30 June 1992	30 June 2001	9 years, 0 days	1992	Binangonan			Nicandro D. Natividad (1992–1998)
								1995
				LAMMP				1998			LAMMP	Benjamin V. Felix (1998–2001)
19			Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares Director of the UCPB (born 1949)	NPC	30 June 2001	30 June 2004	3 years, 0 days	2001	Binangonan		NPC	Teodoro O. O'Hara (2001–2002) [k]
											Lakas–CMD	Jovita C. Rodriguez (2002–2004)
20			Casimiro M. Ynares Jr. Governor of Rizal (born 1946)	NPC	30 June 2004	30 June 2007	3 years, 0 days	2004	Binangonan		NPC	Anthony Jesus S. Alarcon (2004–2007)
21			Casimiro A. Ynares III General Manager of the LLDA (born 1973)	NPC	30 June 2007	30 June 2013	6 years, 0 days	2007	Antipolo			Frisco S. San Juan Jr. (2007–2016)
								2010
22			Rebecca Alcantara-Ynares Governor of Rizal (born 1949)	NPC	30 June 2013	30 June 2022	9 years, 0 days	2013	Binangonan
								2016			Liberal	Reynaldo H. San Juan Jr. (2016–2025)
								2019			PFP
23			Nina A. Ynares-Chiongbian Board of Trustees of the GSIS (born 1970)	NPC	30 June 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 112 days	2022	Taytay
								2025			NPC	Josefina Galang-Gatlabayan (2025–Incumbent)

Governors by time in office

Rank	Name	Time in office	TE	Year(s) in which elected
1	Isidro Rodriguez	30 years, 85 days	6	1955; 1959; 1963; 1967; 1971; 1980
2	Casimiro Ynares Jr.	12 years, 0 days	4	1992; 1995; 1998; 2004
3	Rebecca Ynares	12 years, 0 days	4	2001; 2013; 2016; 2019
4	Sixto Antonio	7 years, 121 days	1	1947
5	Francisco Sevilla	6 years, 75 days	2	1931; 1934
6	Casimiro Ynares III	6 years, 0 days	2	2007; 2010
7	Eulogio Rodriguez Jr.	4 years, 276 days	2	1937; 1941
8	Reynaldo San Juan Sr.	4 years, 149 days	1	1988
9	Wenceslao Pascual	4 years, 0 days	1	1951
10	Mariano Melendres	3 years, 365 days	1	1912
11	Eulogio Rodriguez Sr.	3 years, 273 days	2	1916; 1922
12	Arturo Dancel	3 years, 207 days	2	1904; 1906
13	Nina Ynares	3 years, 112 days	2	2022; 2025
14	Andres Pascual	2 years, 365 days	1	1925
15	Eligio Naval	2 years, 364 days	1	1928
16	Lope K. Santos	2 years, 298 days	1	1909
17	Ambrosio Flores	2 years, 269 days	1	1902
18	Andres Gabriel	2 years, 258 days	1	1919
19	Jose Tupas	1 year, 305 days	1	1907
20	Nicanor Roxas	142 days	—	appointed

Timeline

Notes

1. Office before became/elected Governor.
2. Resigned to run for district representative of the second district. ^[5]
3. Appointed governor. ^[5]
4. Acting governor. ^[10]
5. Appointed governor on February 23, 1942. ^[11]
6. Acting governor. ^[12]
7. Appointed governor. ^{[14] [15]}
8. Appointed acting governor. ^{[16] [17]}
9. Appointed governor on June 4, 1946. ^{[18] [19]}
10. Appointed officer in charge.
11. Lost electoral protest on July 2, 2002. ^[26]

Elections

• 2013 Rizal local elections
• 2016 Rizal local elections
• 2019 Rizal local elections
• 2022 Rizal local elections
• 2025 Rizal local elections

References

1. "The Governors of the Rizal Province". Rizal Provincial Government Official Website. Rizal Provincial Government. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Civil Governor. National Archives. 1903. p. 125. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
3. Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Civil Governor During the Year 1904. National Archives. 1904. p. 29. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
4. Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Civil Governor During the Year 1906. National Archives. 1906. p. 18. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
5. Directorio Oficial (in Spanish). Philippine Assembly. 1912. p. 86. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
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7. Official Gazette. National Archives. 1917. p. 1532. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
8. "Vol. 13". Philippine Education. F.R. Lutz. July 1916. p. 39. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
9. Taft, William Howard (1919). Executive Orders and Proclamations Issued by the Civil Governor. Bureau of Public Printing. p. 2. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
10. Salonga, Isayas (1934). Rizal Province Directory, Volume I. General Printing Press Manila. p. 23. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
11. Official Gazette of the Japanese Military Administration of the Philippines: Volume 1. National Archives. 1942. p. 54. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
12. "Fri 2 Oct 1942". Vargas Names New Officials. The Tribune. October 2, 1943. p. 8. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
13. Civil Affairs Handbook: Japan, Volume 1, Issue 1, Part 1. Army Service Forces. July 31, 1944. p. 20. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
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17. "Thu 31 Aug 1944". OFFICIALS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE AT NOON. The Tribune. August 31, 1944. p. 4. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
18. Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas (Volume 2). Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. p. 32. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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21. Vital Documents. Far East Educational Center. 1959. p. 299. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
22. Philippine Government Elective Officials: Semi-pictorial Directory. Urera. 1966. p. 92. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
23. Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress. Commission on Elections. 1969. p. 249. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
24. Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress. Commission on Elections. 1971. p. 391. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
25. Evangelista, Romie (June 23, 1987). "Rizal OIC governor sacked". Manila Standard . Standard Publications, Inc. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
26. "Rizal vice gov loses poll protest". Manila Standard. July 2, 2002. p. 3. Retrieved June 6, 2025.