Mayor of Dasmariñas

Mayor of Dasmariñas
Punong Lungsod ng Dasmariñas
Seal of the City of Dasmariñas
Seal of the City of Dasmariñas
Incumbent
Jenny Barzaga
since June 30, 2019
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
SeatCity of Dasmariñas Socio-Economic Building (New City Hall), Burol Main
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years
Inaugural holder
  • Juan Ramirez (as Gobernadorcillo)
  • Placido Campos (as Capitán Municipal)
  • Francisco Barzaga (as Municipal President)
  • Arturo Carungcong (as Municipal Mayor)
  • Jenny Barzaga (as City Mayor)
Formation
  • 1868 (as Gobernadorcillo)
  • 1896 (as Capitán Municipal)
  • 1900 (as Municipal President)
  • 1948 (as Municipal Mayor)
  • 2009 (as City Mayor)
Websitecityofdasmarinas.gov.ph/mayors-corner/

The City Mayor of Dasmariñas (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Dasmariñas) is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Dasmarinas, Cavite.

The current mayor is Jenny Barzaga, who has served since June 30, 2019.

History

In 1896, Placido Campos was appointed capitán municipal of Pérez-Dasmariñas. At the start of the American military administration, municipal elections were called under General Orders No. 40, issued in March 1900, providing for the election of new alcaldes (mayors), municipal lieutenants, and councilors,[1] with Francisco Barzaga becoming the town's first municipal president. Campos was later elected municipal president in 1901 following the establishment of the civil government, which called for another election. Pérez-Dasmariñas was merged with the municipalities of Imus and Bacoor in 1903 under Act No. 947, with Imus serving as the seat of government,[2] where Cesar Fontanilla was elected as the first municipal president. The town regained its status as a separate municipality in 1917, when it was renamed simply Dasmariñas, and Campos won a third term as municipal president.

During World War 2, 1941-1945 Felicisimo M. Carungcong serve as the wartime Municipal President while his father Commonwealth Era Municipal President/Col. Estanislao Mangubat Carungcong 1931-1934 of the 4th Infantry Regiment Fil- American Cavite Guerilla Forces (FACGF) spearheaded the guerilla operations and liberation of the town of Dasmarinas in January 30, 1945.

Upon the inauguration of the Third Philippine Republic in 1946, President Manuel Roxas appointed Maximo de la Torre as municipal president.[3] In 1948, Arturo Sayoto Carungcong was elected as the 1st Municipal Mayor, and all subsequent officeholders have held the title eversince. Remigio M. Carungcong serve as the last Municipal Mayor of the Third Republic until the declaration of the martial law in 1972. Narciso Guevarra the Vice Mayor of Mayor Remigio Carungcong served as the new Mayor of Dasmariñas during martial law and the early Fourth Republic, until his death in 1982, when he was succeeded by Vice Mayor Recto Cantimbuhan. After the 1986 People Power Revolution that ousted Dictator President Ferdinand Marcos, newly installed President Corazon Aquino appointed Elpidio "Pidi" Barzaga Jr. officer-in-charge of the office of mayor.[4]

The first local elections under the 1987 Constitution, held in January 1988, resulted in Recto Cantimbuhan's election as mayor. He served three successive terms until 1998. Barzaga Jr., who lost to Cantimbuhan in 1992,[4] had been the campaign manager of Recto Cantimbuhan's Vice Mayor Larry T. Carungcong, who ran for Mayor in 1995 but died unexpectedly during the campaign. His death paved the way for Barzaga Jr. to run for Mayor in 1998 against Veronica J. Cantimbuhan, whom he defeated,[5] marking the beginning of the Barzaga family's hold on the office for nearly 30 years.[6] This followed the split of the Cantimbuhan–Carungcong tandem that had dominated Dasmarinas local politics. He served as mayor for nine years until 2007, when he ran for the House of Representatives, and his wife, Jenny, was elected as the town's first female mayor.

In 2009, Dasmariñas became a city, making Jenny Barzaga its first city mayor. She served for nine years before running for the House of Representatives in 2016, switching positions with her husband, Pidi, who successfully ran for mayor and served one term. In 2019, Jenny Barzaga won a fourth term as mayor and was re-elected in 2022. In 2025, she was challenged by former vice mayor Valeriano Encabo, who had served under her administration, and defeated him.[6] She announced her candidacy for Cavite's 4th congressional district in the House of Representatives on July 17, 2026, after her son, Kiko, was expelled from the House earlier that June.[7]


List of mayors

Gobernadorcillos of Pérez Dasmariñas (1868–1896)

  • Juan Ramirez
  • Adriano Llano
  • Eduardo Bautista
  • Anastacio Paulme
  • Valeriano Campos
  • Eugenio Ambalada
  • Ligario Malihan
  • Leon Mangubat
  • Lino Alcantara
  • Fausto Bautista
  • Gregorio Baustista

Capitán municipal of Pérez Dasmariñas (1896–1899)

Municipal presidents of Pérez Dasmariñas (1900–1917) and Dasmariñas (1917–1948)

Municipal Mayors of Dasmariñas (1948–2009)

City mayors of Dasmariñas (2009–present)

Vice mayor of Dasmariñas

Vice Mayor of Dasmariñas
Pangalawang Punong Lungsod ng Dasmariñas
Incumbent
Elpidio Barzaga III
since June 30, 2025
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years

The vice mayor of Dasmariñas is the second-highest official in the city government of Dasmariñas. Elected separately from the mayor by popular vote, the vice mayor serves as the presiding officer of the Dasmariñas City Council.

Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of the incumbent mayor, the vice mayor serves the remainder of the unexpired term until the next general election. If the office of the vice mayor becomes vacant through succession or for any of the foregoing reasons, the highest-ranking member of the city council assumes the office of vice mayor.[11]

The incumbent vice mayor of Dasmariñas is Elpidio "Third" Barzaga III, who has served since June 30, 2025.

List of known vice mayors

This list includes the known municipal vice presidents of Pérez Dasmariñas (1900–1917) and Dasmariñas (1917–1948), as well as the municipal vice mayors (1948–2009) and city vice mayors (2009–present) of Dasmariñas.

Notes

  1. ↑ Appointed.
  2. ↑ Equivalent to the modern-day position of vice mayor.
  3. ↑ Appointed by President Jose P. Laurel.[8]
  4. ↑ Appointed by President Sergio Osmeña.
  5. 1 2 Appointed by President Manuel Roxas.
  6. ↑ Appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos.
  7. ↑ Appointed by President Corazon Aquino.

References

  1. ↑ General Orders, No. 40. Manila, Philippine Islands: Office of the U.S. Military Governor in the Philippine Islands. March 29, 1900.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ↑ "Act No. 947". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  3. ↑ Messages of the President Book 5: Manuel Roxas. Vol. 2. Office of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Cavite Rep. Pidi Barzaga remembers his defeats and wins on his bday". Politiko (South Luzon). March 26, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
    • Post from the Facebook page of Cong. Pidi Barzaga. March 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ Andrade, Jeannette I. (April 29, 2024). "Speaker mourns lawmaker's death". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Leon, Dwight de (May 13, 2025). "Barzaga dynasty wins seats for mayor, vice mayor, congressman in Dasmariñas". Rappler. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ Deña, Carla Bauto (July 17, 2026). "Dasmariñas Mayor Jenny Barzaga files COC for House seat vacated by son". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Appointments and Designations by the President". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. I (4): 868.
  9. ↑ "Official Week in Review". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 59 (27): ccxviii. July 8, 1963.
  10. ↑ Factbook Philippines. Quezon City, Philippines: Active Research Center. 1994. p. 81.
  11. ↑ Republic Act No. 7160 (October 10, 1991), "Article II", An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991
  12. ↑ Report of the Philippine Commission to the President. United States Government Printing Office. 1901. p. 205.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ↑ Report of the Philippine Commission to the Secretary of War. United States Government Printing Office. 1904.
  14. ↑ Manila City Directory. Philippine Education Company. 1921. p. 343.
  15. ↑ Urera, Vivencio (1966). Philippine Government Elective Officials: Semi-pictorial Directory. Manila, Philippines: Urera Publishing Co., Ltd. p. 143.
  16. ↑ Report of the Commission on Elections to the President and the Congress of the Philippines on the Manner the Elections Were Held on November 14, 1967. Bureau of Printing. 1969. p. 318.
  17. ↑ The 1993 Philippine Media Factbook: Other Facts and Figures. Philippine Information Agency Media Studies Division. 1993. p. 282.
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