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Mayor of Davao City
Seal of Davao City
since June 30, 2022
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceDavao City Hall
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years
Inaugural holderSantiago Artiaga
Formation1937
Websitehttps://www.davaocity.gov.ph/

The mayor of Davao City is the chief executive of the government of Davao City in Davao Region, Philippines.[1] The mayor leads the city's departments in executing ordinances and delivering public services.[1] The mayorship is a three-year term and each mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totalling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term.

The current mayor is Sebastian Duterte, the son of former Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.[1]

History

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On March 16, 1936, Davao Assemblyman Romualdo C. Quimpo filed a bill seeking to create the chartered City of Davao. This bill would later be signed by President Manuel L. Quezon as Commonwealth Act No. 51 on October 16, 1936. Davao City shall then be governed by a Mayor as an independent City.[2]

In 1967, the province of Davao was divided into three provinces: Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental and Davao del Sur. Geographically, Davao City became part of Davao del Sur, but was no longer its provincial capital. It became the commercial center of Southern Mindanao. This period also saw the election of an indigenous person to the city mayorship when Elias Baguio Lopez, a full-blooded Bagobo, won the 1967 local elections.

In 1972, Davao City became the regional administrative capital of Southern Mindanao. Thereafter, upon its reorganization as the regional capital of the Davao Region (Region XI), it was the sole highly urbanized city in the Davao Region.

In 1986, President Corazon Aquino appointed Rodrigo Duterte as OIC Vice Mayor. Duterte later ran for Mayor and won, taking the top post from 1988 to 1998, from 2001 to 2010, and yet again from 2013 to 2016. The incumbent city mayor is his youngest child, Sebastian Duterte.[3]

Notable mayors

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Santiago Artiaga

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Before claiming the honor as Davao City’s first sitting mayor, Santiago Artiaga (1878–1962), one of the first pensionados (state scholars) during the American occupation, was already a colorful, if controversial, figure in Manila. As the city engineer, the highest position next to the mayor, he had clashes with the city council and, as acting city mayor, was the envy of his detractors.

In 1933, he filed an early retirement from public service, but this was not accepted. He continued to serve as city engineer until 1936 when he resigned to accept the appointment as de jure mayor of Zamboanga City. Two weeks thereafter, he was reassigned to Davao as its first city mayor.

For nearly three years Artiaga served diligently as local chief executive, but had to leave after President Manuel L. Quezon plucked him out for another assignment. On October 13, 1939, Malacañang announced his appointment as the new provincial governor of Bukidnon, replacing Agustin Alvarez who took over as the new city mayor of Davao.[4]

Rodrigo Duterte

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Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte, a lawyer and former city prosecutor, served seven terms as mayor of Davao City. In 2016, he was elected as the 16th president of the Philippines.

Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, in Maasin, Southern Leyte. His father, Vicente Duterte, served as mayor of Danao, Cebu and governor of Davao, and his mother, Soledad Roa-Duterte, was a public school teacher and a noted community activist.

Duterte's rise from the legal ranks to politics began when he was named special counsel at the City Prosecution Office in Davao City in 1977. He became assistant city prosecutor two years later, serving until 1986.

In May 1986, he was appointed OIC vice mayor of Davao City by the revolutionary government of Corazon Aquino. He won as mayor of Davao City in the 1988 local elections under the Lakas ng Dabaw banner, defeating former OIC mayor Zafiro Respicio and popular broadcaster Jun Pala.

Nicknamed "The Punisher" by Time Magazine for his controversial methods, Duterte nevertheless was successful in reducing crime. Furthermore, he was credited with helping to make Davao City cleaner by enforcing a smoking ban, and for his LGBT-friendly measures. His popularity was such that he served seven terms as mayor, sidestepping term limits with stints as a congressman and vice mayor, and drew huge ratings with a weekly television program "Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa."[5]

Sara Duterte

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Sara Duterte served as mayor of Davao City twice — during the first half of presidency of Benigno Aquino III and during the entire presidency of her father. She became the city's first female mayor, and the youngest to ever be elected in its history.

Duterte won as Vice President of the Philippines in the 2022 Philippine presidential election, as part of the UniTeam Alliance with former senator Bongbong Marcos, the son of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, as her running-mate for the presidency. Duterte entered the vice presidential race at the last hour via substitution after initially claiming that she had no interest in seeking a national post.[6]

List

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References:[7][8][9]

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No. Name Party Term start Term end Vice Mayor
Commonwealth
1 Santiago Artiaga 3 December 1936 12 October 1939
2 Agustin L. Alvarez 13 October 1939 30 September 1940
3 Pantaleon A. Pelayo 1 October 1940 2 January 1942
Second Republic (Japanese Occupation)
4 Alfonso G. Oboza 1942 1943
5 Juan Melencio A. Sarenas 1943 1944
6 Donato C. Endriga 1944 1945
Commonwealth
7 Pantaleon A. Pelayo May 1945 December 1945
Third Republic
8 Apolinario C. Cabigon January 1946 February 1946
9 Fundador R. Villafuerte 1946 1947
10 Leon Maria A. Garcia 1947 1949
11 Bernardo B. Teves Nacionalista 1949 1953
12 Rodolfo B. Sarenas 1953 1954
13 Julian A. Rodriguez 1954 1955
14 Carmelo L. Porras Liberal 1956 1959 Ramon G. Morada
15 1960 1963 Fermin T. Abella
16 1964 1967 Elias B. Lopez
17 Elias B. Lopez Nacionalista 1968 1971 Manuel C. Sotto
Martial Law
18 Luis T. Santos Kilusang Bagong Lipunan 1972 1975 Cornelio P. Maskariño
19 1976 1981
Fourth Republic
20 Elias B. Lopez Nacionalista 1981 1986 Cornelio P. Maskariño
Transitional Government
21 Zafiro L. Respicio PDP–Laban April 4, 1986 May 2, 1986 Cornelio P. Maskariño
May 2, 1986 November 27, 1987 Rodrigo R. Duterte
Fifth Republic
22 Jacinto T. Rubillar Jr. Lakas ng Bansa 17 December 1987 14 January 1988 Gilbert G. Abellera
14 January 1988 2 February 1988 Thelmo F. Dumadag
23 Rodrigo R. Duterte Lakas ng Dabaw 2 February 1988 12 November 1990 Dominador B. Zuño Jr.
Dominador B. Zuño Jr. (Acting) PDP–Laban 12 November 1990 11 January 1991 Corazon N. Malanyaon
Rodrigo R. Duterte Nacionalista Party 11 January 1991 30 June 1992 Dominador B. Zuño Jr.
24 30 June 1992 30 June 1995 Luis C. Bonguyan
25 30 June 1995 19 March 1998 Benjamin C. de Guzman
Benjamin C. de Guzman (Acting) Alyansa sa Katawhan sa Dabaw 19 March 1998 30 June 1998 Danilo C. Dayanghirang (19 March 1998 — 27 March 1998)
Pilar C. Braga (27 March 1998 – 30 June 1998)
26 Benjamin C. de Guzman LAMMP 30 June 1998 30 June 2001 Luis C. Bonguyan
27 Rodrigo R. Duterte PDP–Laban 30 June 2001 30 June 2004
28 30 June 2004 30 June 2007
29 Liberal 30 June 2007 30 June 2010 Sara Z. Duterte
30 Sara Z. Duterte PDP–Laban 30 June 2010 30 June 2013 Rodrigo R. Duterte
31 Rodrigo R. Duterte Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod 30 June 2013 30 June 2016 Paolo Z. Duterte
32 Sara Z. Duterte Hugpong ng Pagbabago 30 June 2016 30 June 2019
33 30 June 2019 17 March 2022 Sebastian Z. Duterte
Sebastian Z. Duterte (Acting) 17 March 2022 30 June 2022
34 Sebastian Z. Duterte 30 June 2022 Present Jesus Melchor B. Quitain Jr.

Vice Mayor of Davao City

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The vice mayor is the second-highest official of Davao City.[1] 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.[1]

The vice mayor is the presiding officer of the Davao City Council, although he can only vote as the tiebreaker. When a mayor is removed from office, the vice mayor serves as acting mayor until the next election.

J. Melchor Quitain Jr. is the current Vice Mayor of Davao City, assuming the post last June 2022.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Davao City Official Website
  2. ^ "History". City Government of Davao. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ^ "Davao City". NEDA Region XI | Davao Region. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  4. ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-03-28. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ^ Ott, Tim. "Rodrigo Duterte". Biography. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. ^ "Vote Pilipinas". votepilipinas.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  7. ^ Davao, Edge (2016-03-18). "21 gentlemen and one lady served as Davao city mayors". Edge Davao. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  8. ^ "Mayor's Gallery". City Government of Davao. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  9. ^ "Listing of Davao City Officials". Office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2022-03-28.

Further reading

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