Appointed Governor of the Old Mountain Province comprising the sub-provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Abra and Kalinga-Apayao, and the City of Baguio by Head of State Manuel L. Quezon—In the constitution of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4, 1946, enacted by the Tydings-McDuffie law, also called Philippine Independence Act under U.S. federal law.
Then in a later time of his political career, in 1966 steps down as elected Vice Governor of the Old Mountain Province to be the transitional Governor by way of succession for the creation of the province of Benguet, in accordance with Republic Act No. 4695 enacted on June 18, 1966. Beforehand, Benguet was a former subordinate province under the jurisdiction and authority of the Governor of then undivided Old Mountain Province, in a larger territory and broader scale of influence.
On June 18, 1966, Mountain Province was divided into four provinces, creating the provinces of Benguet, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Kalinga-Apayao.[4]
No.
Term
Name
Remarks
13
1968–1986
Ben Palispis
*
1986–1988
Bantas Suanding
Officer in Charge; Appointed as Interim Governor during the transition period of the Aquino Government.
^"Government". Province of Benguet. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^"Former Governors". Province of Benguet. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^"History". Province of Benguet. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^Republic Act No. 4695 – via Supreme Court E-Library.
January 01, 1970
governor, benguet, governor, benguet, local, chief, executive, philippine, province, benguet, gobernador, benguet, filipino, incumbentmelchor, diclassince, june, 2019stylehonorable, formal, madame, governor, informal, seatbenguet, provincial, hallterm, length3. The governor of Benguet is the local chief executive of the Philippine province of Benguet 1 2 Governor of BenguetGobernador ng Benguet Filipino IncumbentMelchor Diclassince June 30 2019StyleHonorable formal Mr Madame Governor informal SeatBenguet Provincial HallTerm length3 yearsInaugural holderH P WhitmarshFormationNovember 23 1900WebsiteOfficial Website of the Province of Benguet Contents 1 List 1 1 Benguet sub province 1 2 Benguet province 2 ReferencesList editBenguet sub province edit The former sub province of Benguet was part of the old Mountain Province La Montanosa 3 No Term Name Remarks 1 1901 1908 H P Whitmarsh First civil governor of Benguet 2 1908 1912 William F Pack 3 1913 1918 Juan Oraa Carino First Filipino governor of Benguet 4 1918 1922 Juan Gaerlan Deputy governor 5 1923 1932 Tomas Blanco Deputy governor 6 1940 1945 Henry Kamora Military governor Japanese occupation 7 1946 1949 Dennis M Molintas Appointed Governor of the Old Mountain Province comprising the sub provinces of Benguet Mountain Province Ifugao Abra and Kalinga Apayao and the City of Baguio by Head of State Manuel L Quezon In the constitution of the Republic of the Philippines on July 4 1946 enacted by the Tydings McDuffie law also called Philippine Independence Act under U S federal law Then in a later time of his political career in 1966 steps down as elected Vice Governor of the Old Mountain Province to be the transitional Governor by way of succession for the creation of the province of Benguet in accordance with Republic Act No 4695 enacted on June 18 1966 Beforehand Benguet was a former subordinate province under the jurisdiction and authority of the Governor of then undivided Old Mountain Province in a larger territory and broader scale of influence 8 1950 1951 Jose Mencio 9 1951 1952 Louis Hora Deputy governor 10 Antero Alumit Deputy governor 11 1952 1954 Dalmacio Lubos 12 1954 1963 Bado Dangwa Two terms Benguet province edit On June 18 1966 Mountain Province was divided into four provinces creating the provinces of Benguet Mountain Province Ifugao and Kalinga Apayao 4 No Term Name Remarks 13 1968 1986 Ben Palispis 1986 1988 Bantas Suanding Officer in Charge Appointed as Interim Governor during the transition period of the Aquino Government 14 1988 1992 Andres Bugnosen 15 1992 1995 Jaime Paul B Panganiban 16 1995 2004 Raul M Molintas 17 2004 2007 Borromeo P Melchor 18 2007 2016 Nestor B Fongwan 19 2016 2019 Crescencio C Pacalso 20 2019 present Melchor D DiclasReferences edit Government Province of Benguet Retrieved March 15 2022 Former Governors Province of Benguet Retrieved March 15 2022 History Province of Benguet Retrieved March 15 2022 Republic Act No 4695 via Supreme Court E Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Governor of Benguet amp oldid 1219919293, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
