List of female governors in the Philippines

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This is a list of women who have been elected, appointed or acceded as governor of provinces in the Philippines.

  Incumbent

Luzon[edit]

Ilocos Region[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Carmen Crisologo Ilocos Sur 1964 1971 7 years
Elizabeth Marcos-Keon Ilocos Norte[1] 30 December 1971 23 March 1983 11 years, 83 days
Imee Marcos[2] Ilocos Norte 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Raphaelle Ortega-David La Union 30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days

Cagayan Valley[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Corazon Espino[3] Nueva Vizcaya 1962 1962 <1 year
Teresa Dupaya[4] Cagayan 1964 1979 15 years
1987 1987 <1 year
Belen Calderon[3] Nueva Vizcaya 1976 1976 <1 year
1986 1987 <1 year
Natalia Dumlao[3] Nueva Vizcaya 1962 1962 <1 year
Aurora Agan Barsana-Abad Batanes 18 June 1986 30 November 1987 1 year, 165 days
Ruth Padilla[3] Nueva Vizcaya 1987 1988 <1 year
30 June 2013 30 June 2016 3 years, 0 days
Josie Castillo-Co Quirino 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Grace Padaca[5] Isabela 30 June 2004 30 June 2010 6 years, 0 days
Luisa Lloren Cuaresma[3] Nueva Vizcaya 30 June 2004 30 June 2013 9 years, 0 days
Marilou Cayco Batanes 30 June 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 289 days

Cordillera Administrative Region[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Maria Zita Claustro-Valera Abra 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Floydelia Diasen Kalinga 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 3 years, 0 days
Maria Jocelyn Bernos Abra 30 June 2016 30 June 2022 6 years, 0 days
Eleanor Bulut Begtang Apayao 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 3 years, 0 days

Central Luzon[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Eunice Pablo Guerrero-Cucueco Aurora 1 February 1988 17 February 1991 3 years, 16 days
Margarita Cojuangco[6] Tarlac 30 June 1992 30 June 1998 6 years, 0 days
Josefina dela Cruz Bulacan 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
Ramoncita Ong Aurora 30 June 2001 30 June 2004 3 years, 0 days
Bellaflor Angara-Castillo Aurora 30 June 2004 30 June 2013 9 years, 0 days
Lilia Pineda Pampanga 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Czarina Umali Nueva Ecija 30 June 2016 30 June 2019 3 years, 0 days
Susan Yap[7] Tarlac 30 June 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 289 days

Metro Manila[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Imelda Marcos Metro Manila 27 February 1975 25 February 1986 10 years, 363 days

Calabarzon[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
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 1 year, 289 days
Nina Ynares Rizal 30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days

Mimaropa[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
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[8] Marinduque 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2010 7 January 2019 8 years, 191 days

Bicol Region[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
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[9] 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[9] Masbate 30 June 2010 25 February 2015 4 years, 240 days
Araceli Wong Catanduanes 30 June 2013 30 June 2016 3 years, 0 days

Visayas[edit]

Western Visayas[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
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 7 years, 289 days

Central Visayas[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Gwendolyn Garcia Cebu 30 June 2004 19 December 2012 8 years, 172 days
30 June 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 289 days
Agnes Magpale Cebu 19 December 2012 30 June 2013 193 days

Eastern Visayas[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
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 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 1 year, 289 days
Maria Mimietta Bagulaya Leyte 4 November 2012 30 June 2013 238 days

Mindanao[edit]

Zamboanga Peninsula[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Guadalupe Adaza Zamboanga del Norte 1955 1955 <1 year
1959 1963 4 years
Aurora Cerilles[10] Zamboanga del Sur 30 June 2001 30 June 2010 9 years, 0 days
Rosalina Jalosjos Zamboanga del Norte 30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days
Dulce Ann Hofer Zamboanga Sibugay 30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days

Northern Mindanao[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Ruth de Lara-Guingona Misamis Oriental 1998 1998 <1 year
Imelda Dimaporo[11] Lanao del Norte 30 June 1998 30 June 2007 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 289 days
Herminia Ramiro[12] Misamis Occidental 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Maria Luisa Romualdo[13] Camiguin 30 June 2016 30 June 2019 3 years, 0 days

Davao Region[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Josefina Sibala Davao Oriental April 1987 November 1987 7 months
12 August 1992 30 June 1992 323 days
Cecilia de la Paz Davao del Norte 4 January 1988 3 February 1988 10 years, 30 days
Rosalind Lopez 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 Davao Oriental 30 June 2001 30 June 2007 6 years, 0 days
Corazon Malanyaon Davao Oriental 30 June 2007 30 June 2016 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2022 29 June 2023 364 days
Dorothy Gonzaga Davao de Oro 30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days
Yvone Roña Cagas Davao del Sur 30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days

Soccsksargen[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Rosario Diaz Cotabato 1986 1987 <1 year
2 February 1988 27 March 1998 10 years, 53 days
Priscilla Chiongbian[14] 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[15] 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 Cotabato 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
30 June 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 289 days
Nancy Catamco Cotabato 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 3 years, 0 days

Caraga[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Adela Serra-Ty Surigao del Sur
Consuelo Calo Agusan 1966 17 June 1967 <1 year
Agusan del Norte 17 June 1967 15 March 1986 18 years, 271 days
Salvacion Cejoco[16] Surigao del Sur 1 February 1988 30 June 1992 4 years, 150 days
Angelica Amante 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 1 year, 289 days
Valentina Plaza Agusan del Sur 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 3 years, 0 days
Maria Valentina Plaza 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 Dinagat Islands 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Sol Matugas Surigao del Norte 30 June 2010 30 June 2019 9 years, 0 days
Arlene Bag-ao Dinagat Islands 30 June 2019 30 June 2022 3 years, 0 days

Bangsamoro[edit]

Name Portrait Province Mandate start Mandate
end 		Term length
Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman[17] Lanao del Sur 1971 1975 4 years
Jum Jainudin Akbar[18] Basilan 30 June 2007 30 June 2016 9 years, 0 days
Bai Nariman Ambolodto Maguindanao November 2009 30 June 2010 <1 year
Soraya Bedjora Adiong Lanao del Sur 30 June 2016 30 June 2019 3 years, 0 days
Bai Mariam Mangudadatu Maguindanao 30 June 2019 13 October 2022 3 years, 105 days
Maguindanao del Sur 13 October 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 184 days
Bai Ainee Sinsuat Maguindanao del Norte 13 October 2022 5 April 2023 174 days

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "HON. MICHAEL MARCOS KEON". City of Laoag. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Imee Marcos seeks Senate seat, Imelda to run for governor". Rappler.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Historical Background". Province of Nueva Vizcaya. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Past Governors". Province of Cagayan. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. ^ "The Governors of Isabela" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Past Governors of Tarlac". Province of Tarlac. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "Tarlac Provincial, Congressional officials take oath". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Governor's Gallery". Province of Marinduque. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "List of Governors". Province of Masbate. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Provincial Officials". Zamboanga del Sur. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2013-11-26.
  11. ^ "HISTORY OF LANAO DEL NORTE". Province of Lanao del Norte. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  12. ^ "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Misamis Occidental 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  13. ^ "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Camiguin 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  14. ^ "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Sarangani 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  15. ^ "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: South Cotabato 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  16. ^ "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Surigao del Sur 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Lanao del Sur mourns passing of first woman governor". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  18. ^ "THE LEADERS YOU VOTED: Basilan 1987 to 2019". MindaNews. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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