This is a list of women who have been elected , appointed or acceded as governor of provinces in the Philippines.
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Carmen Crisologo [1] | ![]() | Ilocos Sur | 1964 | 1971 | 7 years |
Elizabeth Marcos-Keon [2] | ![]() | Ilocos Norte | 30 December 1971 | 23 March 1983 | 11 years, 83 days |
Anita Lorenzana [1] | ![]() | Ilocos Sur | 1987 | 1988 | 1 year |
Imee Marcos [3] | ![]() | Ilocos Norte | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
Raphaelle Ortega-David [4] | ![]() | La Union | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Corazon Espino [5] | ![]() | Nueva Vizcaya | 1962 | 1962 | <1 year |
Teresa Dupaya [6] | ![]() | Cagayan | 1964 | 1979 | 15 years |
1987 | 1987 | <1 year | |||
Belen Calderon [5] | ![]() | Nueva Vizcaya | 1976 | 1976 | <1 year |
1986 | 1987 | <1 year | |||
Natalia Dumlao [5] | ![]() | Nueva Vizcaya | 1962 | 1962 | <1 year |
Aurora Agan Barsana-Abad | ![]() | Batanes | 18 June 1986 | 30 November 1987 | 1 year, 165 days |
Ruth Padilla [5] | ![]() | Nueva Vizcaya | 1987 | 1988 | <1 year |
30 June 2013 | 30 June 2016 | 3 years, 0 days | |||
Josie Castillo-Co [7] | ![]() | Quirino | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
Grace Padaca [8] | ![]() | Isabela | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 0 days |
Luisa Lloren Cuaresma [5] | ![]() | Nueva Vizcaya | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days |
Marilou Cayco | ![]() | Batanes | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Maria Zita Claustro-Valera | ![]() | Abra | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
Floydelia Diasen [9] | ![]() | Kalinga | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
Maria Jocelyn Bernos [10] | ![]() | Abra | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2022 | 6 years, 0 days |
Eleanor Bulut Begtang [11] | ![]() | Apayao | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 3 years, 0 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Juanita Nepomuceno [12] | ![]() | Pampanga | 11 April 1976 | 13 March 1980 | 3 years, 337 days |
Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco [13] | ![]() | Aurora | 1 February 1988 | 17 February 1991 | 3 years, 16 days |
Margarita Cojuangco [14] | ![]() | Tarlac | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1998 | 6 years, 0 days |
Josefina dela Cruz [15] | ![]() | Bulacan | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
Ramoncita Ong [16] | ![]() | Aurora | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 0 days |
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo [17] | ![]() | Aurora | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days |
Lilia Pineda [18] | ![]() | Pampanga | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
Czarina Umali [19] | ![]() | Nueva Ecija | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
Susan Yap [20] | ![]() | Tarlac | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Imelda Marcos | ![]() | Metro Manila | 27 February 1975 | 25 February 1986 | 10 years, 363 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Teresita Lazaro | ![]() | Laguna | 30 January 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 151 days |
Rebecca Ynares | ![]() | Rizal | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 0 days |
30 June 2013 | 30 June 2022 | 9 years, 0 days | |||
Vilma Santos-Recto | ![]() | Batangas | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
Angelina Tan | ![]() | Quezon | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Nina Ynares | ![]() | Rizal | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Athena Tolentino [21] | ![]() | Cavite | 8 October 2024 | Incumbent | 105 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Josephine Sato | ![]() | Occidental Mindoro | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 2001 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days | |||
Carmencita Reyes [22] | ![]() | Marinduque | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2010 | 7 January 2019 | 8 years, 191 days | |||
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Paz Cea de Conde | ![]() | Camarines Sur | 1938 | 1938 | <1 year |
Rosalie Alberto-Estacio | ![]() | Catanduanes | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 0 days |
Elisa Olga Kho [23] | ![]() | Masbate | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
Sally Ante Lee | ![]() | Sorsogon | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
Rizalina Seachon-Lanete [23] | ![]() | Masbate | 30 June 2010 | 25 February 2015 | 4 years, 240 days |
Araceli Wong | ![]() | Catanduanes | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2016 | 3 years, 0 days |
Baby Glenda Bongao [24] | ![]() | Albay | 18 October 2024 | Incumbent | 95 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Encarnacion Fornier | ![]() | Antique | 1963 | 1967 | 4 years |
Corazon Legaspi-Cabagnot | ![]() | Aklan | 1 February 1988 | 30 June 1995 | 7 years, 149 days |
Emily Lopez | ![]() | Guimaras | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 0 days |
Salvacion Z. Perez | ![]() | Antique | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
Rhodora Cadiao | ![]() | Antique | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Gwendolyn Garcia | ![]() | Cebu | 30 June 2004 | 19 December 2012 | 8 years, 172 days |
30 June 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 205 days | |||
Agnes Magpale | ![]() | Cebu | 19 December 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 193 days |
Tita Baja [25] | ![]() | Bohol | 17 July 2024 | 31 July 2024 | 14 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Maria Salud Vivero-Parreno | ![]() | Leyte | 1946 | 1948 | 2 years |
Irene Balite | ![]() | Northern Samar | 30 December 1967 | 30 December 1971 | 4 years, 0 days |
Salvacion Yñiguez | ![]() | Southern Leyte | 1 January 1968 | 15 March 1986 | 18 years, 73 days |
Remedios Petilla | ![]() | Leyte | 30 June 1995 | 30 June 2004 | 9 years, 0 days |
Madeleine Ong | ![]() | Northern Samar | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
Rosette Lerias | ![]() | Southern Leyte | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-Salazar | ![]() | Eastern Samar | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 0 days |
Milagrosa Tan [26] | ![]() | Samar | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
Sharee Ann Tan | ![]() | Samar | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days | |||
Maria Mimietta Bagulaya | ![]() | Leyte | 4 November 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 238 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Guadalupe Adaza | ![]() | Zamboanga del Norte | 1955 | 1955 | <1 year |
1959 | 1963 | 4 years | |||
Aurora Cerilles [27] | ![]() | Zamboanga del Sur | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
Rosalina Jalosjos | ![]() | Zamboanga del Norte | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Dulce Ann Hofer | ![]() | Zamboanga Sibugay | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Ruth de Lara-Guingona | ![]() | Misamis Oriental | 1998 | 1998 | <1 year |
Imelda Dimaporo [28] | ![]() | Lanao del Norte | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days | |||
Herminia Ramiro [29] | ![]() | Misamis Occidental | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
Maria Luisa Romualdo [30] | ![]() | Camiguin | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Josefina Sibala [31] | ![]() | Davao Oriental | April 1987 | November 1987 | 7 months |
12 August 1992 | 30 June 1992 | 323 days | |||
Cecilia de la Paz [32] | ![]() | Davao del Norte | 4 January 1988 | 3 February 1988 | 30 days |
Rosalind Lopez [31] | ![]() | Davao Oriental | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 2001 | 9 years, 0 days |
Luz Sarmiento | ![]() | Compostela Valley | 27 March 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 95 days |
Maria Elena Palma Gil [31] | ![]() | Davao Oriental | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2007 | 6 years, 0 days |
Corazon Malanyaon [33] | ![]() | Davao Oriental | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2022 | 29 June 2023 | 364 days | |||
Dorothy Gonzaga [34] | ![]() | Davao de Oro | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Yvone Roña Cagas [35] | ![]() | Davao del Sur | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Rosario Diaz [36] | ![]() | Cotabato | 1986 | 1987 | <1 year |
2 February 1988 | 27 March 1998 | 10 years, 53 days | |||
Priscilla Chiongbian [37] | ![]() | Sarangani | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 2001 | 9 years, 0 days |
Rosila Jamison | ![]() | Sultan Kudarat | 26 March 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 96 days |
Agnes Amador | ![]() | Cotabato | 27 March 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 95 days |
Daisy Fuentes [38] | ![]() | South Cotabato | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | |||
Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza [36] | ![]() | Cotabato | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days | |||
Nancy Catamco [39] | ![]() | Cotabato | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 3 years, 0 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Adela Serra-Ty [40] | ![]() | Surigao del Sur | |||
Consuelo Calo [41] | ![]() | Agusan | 1966 | 17 June 1967 | <1 year |
Agusan del Norte | 17 June 1967 | 15 March 1986 | 18 years, 271 days | ||
Salvacion Cejoco [42] | ![]() | Surigao del Sur | 1 February 1988 | 30 June 1992 | 4 years, 150 days |
Angelica Amante [41] | ![]() | Agusan del Norte | 30 June 1995 | 30 June 2004 | 9 years, 0 days |
30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days | |||
30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days | |||
Valentina Plaza [43] | ![]() | Agusan del Sur | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
Maria Valentina Plaza [43] | ![]() | Agusan del Sur | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
Geraldine Ecleo-Villaroman | ![]() | Dinagat Islands | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
Glenda Ecleo [44] | ![]() | Dinagat Islands | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
Sol Matugas [45] | ![]() | Surigao del Norte | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
Kaka Bag-ao [46] | ![]() | Dinagat Islands | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 3 years, 0 days |
Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
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Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman [47] | ![]() | Lanao del Sur | 1971 | 1975 | 4 years |
Jum Jainudin Akbar [48] | ![]() | Basilan | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
Bai Nariman Ambolodto [49] | ![]() | Maguindanao | November 2009 | 30 June 2010 | <1 year |
Soraya Bedjora Adiong [50] | ![]() | Lanao del Sur | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
Bai Mariam Mangudadatu [51] | ![]() | Maguindanao | 30 June 2019 | 13 October 2022 | 3 years, 105 days |
Maguindanao del Sur | 13 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 100 days | ||
Bai Ainee Sinsuat [52] | ![]() | Maguindanao del Norte | 13 October 2022 | 5 April 2023 | 174 days |
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