Lucena City Mayors from 1896 to Present

Posted on Oct 14, 2012

Fellow Lucenahins! For us to know further about our roots and our history, we’ve researched and gathered some information regarding the public servants (municipal presidents and mayors) that once served Lucena ever since its founding up to present.

 

Under the Spanish occupation, these are the ones who served as the Head of the Municipality:

Jorge Zaballero – 1896
*capitan municipal
Don Crisanto Marquez – August 1898
*first municipal president of Lucena

 

During the American Civil Government, the following served as Municipal Presidents of Lucena:

Gabriel Cord – 1902-1903
Gregorio Marquez – 1903-1904
Juan Carmona – 1904-1906
Venancio Queblar – 1906-1910
Feliciano Zoleta – 1910-1912
Fortunato Alvarez – 1912-1916
Pedro Nieva – 1916-1919
1919-1922
Jose Nava – 1922-1925
Venancio Queblar – 1925-1928
Domingo Gamboa – 1928-1931
Fernando Barcelona – 1931-1934

 

The Mayors under the Commonwealth Government in Lucena are:

Melecio Custodio – 1934-1937
Anselmo Nadres, Jr – 1937-1938
Pedro Torres – 1938-1940

 

Under the Japanese occupation, these are the ones who served as Mayors of Lucena:

Federico V. Marquez – 1940-1943
Dr. Jose Mendoza – 1943-1944
*was later executed by the Japanese because of his guerrilla connections
Atty. Teotimo Atienza – 1944-1945
*was appointed mayor in replacement of Dr. Jose Mendoza

 

After the liberation from the Japanese government on April 1945, the following served as Acting Mayors of Lucena:

Julian Zoleta – April 1945
*was designated as acting mayor of Lucena
Federico Marquez – May 1945
*the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit (PCAU) turned over the government of Lucena to Federico Marquez
Honorio Abadilla – October 1946
*was chosen as mayor when Mayor Federico Marquez resigned from his position

 

When the elections resumed on 1947, here are the ones who were elected as mayors:

Amando Zaballero – 1947-1952
Honorio Abadilla – 1952-1955
Casto T. Profugo – 1955-1960
1961-1963
Atty. Mario L. Tagarao – 1963-1967
*Under the Martial Law declared by
Pres. Ferdinand Marcos, all duly elected officials
in 1971 were given extension of their terms unless
otherwise revoked by the Ministry of the Interior
and Local Government or by the Ministry of
National Defense
 1967-1971
1971-1981*
1981-1986
Atty. Euclides Abcede – May 1986 – November 1987*
*appointed Mayor
Atty. Romeo Mendoza – December 4-7, 1987*
*appointed OIC
Dr. Julio T. Alzona – December 8, 1987 – February 7, 1988*
*appointed OIC
Cesar Zaballero – February 1988 – June 1992
Ramon Y. Talaga, Jr. – 1992-1995
1995-1998
Bernard G. Tagarao – July 1, 1998 – May 12, 2000
Ramon Y. Talaga, Jr. – May 13, 2000 – June 30, 2001*
*A recall election was held under the supervision
of COMELEC and mayor Ramon Y. Talaga was elected
to fill the position from May 13, 2000 to
June 30, 2001
 2001-2003
2003-2007
2007-2010
Barbara “Ruby” C. Talaga – 2010 – October 2012*
*COMELEC annulled the election and proclamation
of Barbara Ruby Talaga and the Supreme Court issued
from discharging the functions of a City Mayor.
SC also ordered the proclaimed Vice-Mayor to succeed
as Mayor because of the permanent vacancy of the Mayor’s Office.1
 Roderick “Dondon” A. Alcala – November 2012 – May 2013
 Roderick “Dondon” A. Alcala – May 2013 – Present

 

All in all, Lucena has been under the administration of 30 Mayors including the appointed OIC’s, Municipal Presidents and Capitan Municipal.

*Updated May 23, 2013

 

Sources:

 

1 G.R. No. 196804. Retrieved from Supreme Court Website http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/
Villariba, Cesar (2000). A Definitive History of Lucena City (1879-2000). Lucena City: Book Media Press, Inc.
Ecological Profile of Lucena City. Retrieved from http://lucenacity.gov.ph/

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