Mayor of Ilagan

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Mayor of Ilagan
Incumbent
Josemarie L. Diaz [1]
since June 30, 2019
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length 3 years
Formation1904

The mayor of Ilagan (Filipino : Punong Lungsod ng Ilagan) is the head of the local government of the city of Ilagan, Isabela who is elected to three year terms. The Mayor is also the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services. The city mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term. [2]

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There were 28 municipal mayors during its period as a municipality since 1904. [3] [4] The first elected city mayor was Josemarie L. Diaz in 2013.

Mayors

Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor.

Municipal Mayors (1904-2011)

The years 1999 [5] and 2012 [6] were a transition period to Ilagan cityhood but the former was failed and latter was a huge success.

Vice Mayor Josemarie L. Diaz filled the remainder of the late Mayor Delfinito C. Albano's tenure from 2006 to 2007, when the latter was shot and killed in Quezon City in 2006. [12]

City Mayors (2012-Present)

MayorTerm
1Josemarie Laggui Diaz2013–2016
2019–2022
2022–2025 [13]
2Evelyn Catolico Diaz2016–2019 [14]

Vice mayors

The vice mayor is the second-highest official of the city. The vice mayor is elected via popular vote; although most mayoral candidates have running mates, the vice mayor is elected separately from the mayor. This can result in the mayor and the vice mayor coming from different political parties.

The vice mayor is the presiding officer of the Ilagan City Council, although they can only vote as the tiebreaker. When a mayor is removed from office, the vice mayor becomes the mayor until the next election is scheduled.

Vice mayorTerm
1Kirylle S. Bello2022–2025

Council

Ilagan City Council currently composed of 10 councilors elected city-wide.

The council is responsible for creating laws and ordinances under the jurisdiction of the city of Ilagan. The mayor can veto proposed bills, but the council can override it with a two-thirds supermajority.

Councilors

These are the current city councilors serving from 2022 until 2025.

Ex-officio

Sectoral representatives

Sectoral representatives are people or organizations that speak for particular segments of a society or economy in terms of issues, concerns, and points of view. Different factors, including industry, vocation, social group, or demographic category, might be used to identify these sectors. Advocate for the needs and priorities of their specific sector throughout decision-making processes is the responsibility of sectoral representatives, whether in corporate, governmental, or organizational settings.

Currently, these are the sectoral representatives in the city of Ilagan: [15]

Barangay officials

Both the Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB) or the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) and the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) presidents are considered members of the Ilagan City Council (ex-officio) representing the barangay and the youth (kabataan) sectors, respectively, as follows:

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