Governor of Quirino

Governor of Quirino
Gobernador ng Lalawigan ng Quirino
Incumbent Dakila Carlo Enriquez Cua since June 30, 2019
Style	The Honorable
Seat	Quirino Provincial Capitol, Cabarroguis
Term length	3 years, renewable maximum not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms
Inaugural holder	Jose B. Aquino (de facto, as Lt. Governor of Quirino) Dionisio A. Sarandi (de jure, first elected Provincial Governor)
Formation	February 10, 1972
Deputy	Vice Governor

The governor of Quirino is the local chief executive and head of the Provincial Government of Quirino in the Philippines. Along with the governors of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, the province's chief executive is a member of the Regional Development Council of the Cagayan Valley Region.

History

On June 18, 1966, through Republic Act No. 4734, the subprovince of Quirino was created from Nueva Vizcaya.[1] Subsequently, On November 14, 1967, Jose B. Aquino was elected first Lieutenant governor of subprovince reporting under the civil governor of Nueva Vizcaya.[2] He officially started his office on January 1, 1968.

On September 17, 1971, Quirino became an independent province through Republic Act No. 6394.[3] Subsequently, the first provincial election was held on November 8, 1971.

List of governors of Quirino

Governors of Quirino

1. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (1966–1972)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
1		Jose B. Aquino	January 1, 1968 - September 17, 1971	—	first elected Lieutenant-Governor of subprovince.[2]
			September 17, 1971 - February 10, 1972		designation was changed to Governor upon the establishment of province of Quirino

2. THIRD PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1972–1980)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
1		Dionisio A. Sarandi	February 10, 1972 - June 30, 1980	Maddela	first elected governor.[4]

3. FOURTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1978–1986)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
2		Orlando C. Dulay	June 30, 1980 - June 30, 1984	Cabarroguis	Elected.[5]
3		George Gatchalian	June 30, 1984 - March 15, 1986	—	Acting governor when Gov. Dulay was elected assemblyman.[6]

4. FIFTH PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC (1986–present)
No.	Image	Name	Term	Origin	Note(s)
4		Renicolas Delizo	March 16, 1986 - June 30, 1988	—	Appointed by President Corazon C. Aquino.[7]
5		Mariano J. Pimentel	June 30, 1988 - June 30, 1992	Diffun	Elected.[8]
6		Pedro Ladia Bacani	June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998	Maddela	Elected twice.[9]
7		Josie Castillo-Co	June 30, 1998 - June 30, 2001	Cabarroguis	Elected.[10]
—		Pedro Ladia Bacani	June 30, 2001 - June 30, 2007	Maddela	Elected twice.
8		Dakila Carlo Enriquez Cua	June 30, 2007 - June 30, 2010	Maddela	Elected.
9		Junie Evangelista Cua	June 30, 2010 - June 30, 2019	Maddela	Elected in 3 consecutive terms.[11]
—		Dakila Carlo Enriquez Cua	June 30, 2019 - present	Maddela	Elected twice.[12]

References

1. "AN ACT CREATING THE SUBPROVINCE OF QUIRINO IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA". Supreme Court E-Library. June 18, 1966. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
2. Republic of the Philippines, Report of the Commission on Elections, on the manner of the Elections were held on November 14, 1967. COMELEC. 1969. p. 249. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
3. "AN ACT TO SEPARATE THE SUBPROVINCE OF QUIRINO FROM THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA AND CONSTITUTE IT INTO A REGULAR PROVINCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE PROVINCE OF QUIRINO". Senate of the Philippines. September 17, 1971. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
4. "Quirino Province, Philippines Genealogy". familysearch.org. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
5. Mark Fineman (May 3, 1987). "Accused of Murder, Kidnaping, Torture : Philippine 'Warlord' Favored in Voting". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
6. Catalina C. Naui and Jane B. Ibasco (October 13, 2015). "THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUIRINO - History". Retrieved February 23, 2023.
7. Yasmin Arquiza (February 1, 1989). "Marcos Supporter Acquitted In 1987 Takeover Attempt". apnews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
8. "Municipality of Diffun Tourism". Municipality of Diffun. December 23, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
9. "SB-17-CRM-0741 People vs Bacani" (PDF). Sandiganbayan. June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
10. "G.R. No. 129952 - JOSIE CASTILLO-CO vs. ROBERT BARBERS, ET AL". ChanRobles.com. June 16, 1998. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
11. "Junie Cua Biography". PeoPlaid. November 8, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
12. "Profile of GOV. DAKILA CARLO E. CUA, Quirino". June 30, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.