List of vice governors of Cebu
| Vice Governor of Cebu | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Cebu Provincial Government | |
.png) Incumbent since June 30, 2025Glenn Soco | |
| Seat | Cebu Provincial Capitol |
| Nominator | Political party |
| Appointer | Elected via popular vote |
| Term length | 3 years Up to three terms |
| Inaugural holder | Julio A. Llorente |
| Formation | June 18, 1898 |
The Vice Governor of Cebu (Filipino: Pangalawang Punong Lalawigan ng Cebu) is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the legislature of the provincial government of Cebu, Philippines.[1]
The current vice governor is Glenn Soco of One Cebu.
History
[edit]On June 18, 1898, then President Emilio Aguinaldo promulgated a decree delegating Julio A. Llorente and Segundo Singson as Vice Governor of the Cebu province.[2]
From an appointive position, the office of the Vice Governor become an elective post. The first election to vote for the Vice Governor was conducted in 1959 where Francisco Remotigue won, becoming the first elected Cebu Vice Governor.[3]
In May 2011, Agnes Magpale, niece of former Vice Governor Priscillano D. Almendras, became the first female Vice Governor after succeeding to the office upon the death of incumbent Gregorio Sanchez Jr.[4] She was elected to two full terms in her own right in 2013 and 2016. Hilario Davide III won as Vice Governor in 2019 and 2022, although his running mates Magpale and Ace Durano both lost to Garcia.[5]
In 2025 Cebu local elections, Board Member Glenn Soco of 1Cebu defeated independent candidate and former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Joselito Ruiz. However, Soco's running mate Garcia lost to neophyte Pam Baricuatro of PDP.[6]
List of Vice Governors of Cebu
[edit]The following is the list of past and incumbent Vice Governors of the Province of Cebu:[2]
| No.[a] | Image | Vice Governor Lifespan |
Party[b] | Term | Place of Origin | Governor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg)
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Julio Aballe Llorente 1863—1955, aged 91-92 [2][7] |
Independent | 1899 | Argao | Luis Flores (1899, Municipal Council President) | ||
| 2 | Segundo Suico Singson 1845—1911, aged 65-66 [2][8] |
Independent | 1899 – 1900 |
Cebu City | Julio Aballe Llorente 1899—1901 | |||
| Office vacant: 1900–1960 | ||||||||
| 3 | 
|
Francisco Emilio Famor Remotigue 1908—1995, aged 86 [2] |
Nacionalista | 1960 – 1961 |
Argao | Jose Lorenzo Briones (Liberal) 1955—1961 | ||
| Office vacant: 1961–1963 | ||||||||
| 4 | Priscillano Durano Almendaras [2][4] |
1963 – 1967 |
Danao City | Jesus Marino "Rene" Gandiongco Espina (Liberal) 1963—1969 | ||||
| 5 | .jpg)
|
Osmundo Genson Rama 1914—1998, aged 84 [2] |
Nacionalista | 1968 – 1969 |
Cebu City | |||
| 6 | .jpg)
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Pablo Paras Garcia 1925—2021, aged 95 [2] |
1970 – 1971 |
Dumanjug | Osmundo Genson Rama (Liberal) 1969—1976 | |||
| 7 | Salutario Jakosalem Fernandez 1927-1990, aged 63 [2][9][10] |
1972 – 1975 |
Cebu City | |||||
| Office vacant: 1975–1980 | ||||||||
| 8 | .jpg)
|
Ramon Duterte Durano III b. 1948 [2] |
KBL | 1980 – 1984 |
Danao City | Eduardo Rivera Gullas Sr. (KBL) 1976—1986 | ||
| 9 | Beatriz Durano Calderon [2] |
KBL | 1985 – 1986[c] |
Danao City | ||||
| 10 | Democrito Canaya Barcenas1 b. 1934-1935 [2][11] |
1986[c] – 1987 |
Carcar City | Osmundo Genson Rama1 (Liberal) 1986—1988 | ||||
| 11 | Enrique Ponce Rama [2] |
1988 – June 30, 1992 |
Cebu City | Emilio Mario "Lito" Renner Osmeña (Lakas-NUCD) 1998—1992 | ||||
| 12 | Apolonio Andrade Abines Jr. 1920—2004, aged 83 [2][12] |
June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 |
Oslob | |||||
| Pablo Paras Garcia (LDP → PROMDI) 1995—2004 | ||||||||
| 13 | Fernando S. Celeste b. 1939 [2][13] |
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 |
Talisay City or Badian | |||||
| 14 | John Gregory Henry Osmeña Jr. b. 1971-1972 [2] |
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 |
Cebu City | |||||
| 15 | Gregorio Gallarde Sanchez Jr.† 1943/1944 — 2011, aged 68 [14] |
Liberal Local: 1Cebu |
June 30, 2004 – May 10, 2011 |
Tuburan | Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (LAKAS / 1Cebu) 2004—2013 | |||
| 16 | 
|
Agnes Almendras Magpale b. 1942 [2][5] |
Liberal Local: BAKUD |
May 10, 2011 – June 30, 2019 |
Danao City | |||
| Hilario Perez Davide III (Liberal) 2013—2019 | ||||||||
| 17 | .jpg)
|
Hilario Perez Davide III b. 1964 [15] |
Liberal Local: BAKUD |
June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025 |
Cebu City | Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (PDP-Laban / 1Cebu) 2019—2025 | ||
| 18 |
|
Glenn Anthony Ocampo Soco b. 1973 [6][16] |
1Cebu | June 30, 2025 – Incumbent |
Mandaue City | Pamela Silagan Baricuatro (PDP) 2025—present | ||
- Notes
- ^ Numbers are counted based on the amount of individuals who have served as Mayor, rather than the amount of terms or administrations. Officials temporarily serving as Acting Mayor due to the absence (e.g. suspension) of the elected mayor, who revert to their original offices afterwards, are not counted.
- ^ A two-party system between the Nacionalistas and Liberals was in place from the postwar period (1946) up until the Marcos dictatorship, which was dominated by Marcos's Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL). After his overthrow in the 1986 EDSA Revolution, a multi-party system emerged which remains in place until the present; local politics revolves around local alliances, which commonly change national political parties with every new Presidential administration.
- ^ a b Following the 1986 EDSA Revolution, President Corazon Aquino forced the resignation of all local government heads and appointed Officers in Charge (OICs) in their place to serve until the 1988 elections.
- Designations
1 Appointed OIC
† Died in office
| Hometown | Total | Vice Governors |
|---|---|---|
| Cebu City (Capital) | 6 | Singson, O. Rama, Fernandez, E. Rama, Osmeña, Davide |
| Argao | 2 | Llorente, Remotigue |
| Carcar City | 1 | Barcenas |
| Danao City | 4 | Almendras, Durano, Calderon, Magpale |
| Dumanjug | 1 | Garcia |
| Mandaue City | 1 | Soco |
| Oslob | 1 | Abines |
| Talisay City | 1 | Celeste |
| Tuburan | 1 | Sanchez |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Book I - Title Two - Chapter 3: Local Legislation". Commission on Elections. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q The history of Cebu, Philippines. Cebu (Philippines : Province), University of San Carlos. Cebu City. 2014. ISBN 9789719972235. OCLC 953176470.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Tinga, Pablo S. (2009). Cebu: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow. Cebu City: Saint Jude Book Publisher. p. 36.
- ^ a b Almendras, Alex (April 25, 2014). "Senator Alejandro D. Almendras". Philippine Star. The Freeman. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ a b ""It's farm life, more family time" for Agnes Magpale soon". SunStar Cebu. 2025-06-27. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ a b "'Newbie' dethrones Garcia as Cebu governor". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
- ^ Mojares, Resil. Today in the History of Cebu (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019 – via library.usc.edu.ph.
- ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (2015-02-02). "Don Segundo Singson, acting Governor of Cebu". The Freeman. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Rodriguez, Carmen (23 October 2024). "UP Alumni Association of 1973". Facebook - MEMORIES OF OLD CEBU. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "FamilySearch record: Salutario Jakosalem Fernandez". FamilySearch. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Sitchon, John (2023-09-21). "Former martial law detainee, Cebu lawyer Barcenas still fights for victims of injustices". Rappler. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ Abines, Judy. "It's been 18 years..." Facebook. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "Super ka Fernando 'Nanding' Celeste ang living legend sa radyo". SunStar Cebu. 2025-06-29. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "Cebu vice guv buried". SunStar Bacolod. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "Davide vows to 'support' Gwen's agenda for Cebu". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ "Certificate of Candidacy – Glenn Anthony O. Soco for Cebu Vice Governor" (PDF). Commission on Elections. COMELEC. Retrieved 2025-06-30.