Mayor of Valenzuela


The mayor of Valenzuela, a highly urbanized city in northern Metro Manila, Philippines, is the official head and chief executive of Valenzuela. He leads on enforcing city ordinances and improving public services. The mayor has a term of office of three years, but has a maximum electoral tenure of three consecutive terms. Inaugural holder of the office was Pío Valenzuela, served from 1899 to 1901, for whom the city was named.
During the History of [the Philippines (1521–1898)|Spanish colonial period], the town that composed of what is now Valenzuela, called before as Polo, was ruled by a gobernadorcillo appointed through an exclusive nomination provided by the Spanish law. Later in the History of the [Philippines (1898–1946)|American period], first mayor Pío Valenzuela was appointed as its first municipal president until his resignation in 1901. Since then, municipal presidents are elected by a popular vote.
The current 1987 Constitution of the Philippines and the City Charter of 1998 defined the position, powers and responsibilities of the mayor.

List of mayors

Town of Polo, Bulacan (1623–1899)

Municipality of Polo, Bulacan (1899–1960)

Division (1960–1963)

Municipality of Polo, Bulacan

Municipality of Valenzuela, Bulacan

Municipality of Valenzuela (1964–1998)

City of Valenzuela (since 1998)

Timeline


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from:02/26/1986 till:12/31/1987 text:"Wilfredo F. Chongco" color:PDPLaban
from:12/31/1987 till:06/30/1988 text:"Vacant " color:None
from:06/30/1988 till:06/30/1995 text:"Santiago A. de Guzman" color:NP
from:06/30/1995 till:06/30/2004 text:"Jose Emmanuel L. Carlos" color:LakasCMD
from:06/30/2004 till:06/30/2013 text:"Sherwin T. Gatchalian" color:NPC
from:06/30/2013 till:06/30/2022 text:"Rexlon T. Gatchalian" color:NPC
from:06/30/2022 till:09/30/2026 text:"Weslie T. Gatchalian" color:NPC