San Carlos, Pangasinan - Government and Politics

Government and Politics

The Binalatongan Story book of Jose Muñoz, accounts the Jefe Local posts (written by the historian, Don Alejandro Pou).

1. Don Antonio Agbuya, 1898 Jefe Local appointed by General Francisco Makabulos, Commander-in-Chief of the rebel forces of Pangasinan.
2. Don Juan Rosario Jefe Local appointed by General Aguinaldo in 1899-1900, succeeding Don Antonio Agbuya. He continued cleaning the town of Katipungols, who styled themselves as pseudo-Katipuneros, but were actually bandits.
3. Don Domingo Claudio, Jefe Local appointed by the American Civil Commission in 1901-1902.
4. Don Macario Posadas,1902-1903 was elected first Municipal President in a viva voce election held in Dagupan.
5. Don Pascual Bandong; Elected in 1902-1903 as the first Presidente Municipal by popular vote when the first election was held.
6. Don Florentino Verzosa, Elected in 1906-1907.
7. Don Aquilino Banaag Elected in 1907-1909.
8. Don Francisco Muñoz Elected in 1912, and held the position up to 1917.
9. Don Marcelo Soriano Elected in 1917, and held the position which was cut short due to a new assignment.
10. Don Gregorio Lim Elected in 1917, and served up to 1919. His being a hunchback bokot was considered his good luck charm by himself and by his constituents.
11. Don Tomas Bulatao Elected in 1919 to 1922. One of his sons, Fr. Jaime Bulatao, is a Jesuit priest and a noted psychologist.
12. Don Emilio Padlan Elected in 1922, and served up to 1934 for the longest term. The term Presidente Municipal was changed to Municipal Mayor during his incumbency.
13. Don Felipe Villanueva Elected in 1934 upon the expiration of the term of Mayor Padlan, who was prohibited from re-election after three consecutive terms.
14. Don Emilio Padlan Made a dramatic comeback and was again elected in 1937. He held the position up to 1941 at the outbreak of the Second Global War.
15. Don Gregorio Lim Occupied the Mayoralty which he held up to his death in 1942.
16. Don Domingo Acosta Served as Mayor for a few months in 1942.
17. Dr. Francisco Untalan Appointed Mayor in 1943 when the situation was a bit settled, and he held the position against all possible odds up to 1945 when the Americans liberated San Carlos.
18. Don Luis Cayabyab Appointed Liberation Mayor in 1945.
19. Don Emilio Padlan Staged another comeback and was elected in 1945. He served the longest term as Municipal Mayor until his retirement
20. Don Luis Caybyab Made a dramatic entrance into the political arena in 1947.
21. Don Agripino Padua Elected in 1956 upon the expiration of the term of Mayor Cayabyab.
22. Don Juan Lomibao Elected in 1959, and held the position up to 1961.
23. Don Luis Cayabyab Elected again in 1961, and served up to 1972 when Martial Law was proclaimed.
24. Don Douglas Soriano Then Vice-Mayor, was appointed by Malacañang in June 1972. He held the position up to December 1972. He was the youngest Mayor who held such position.
25. Don Luis Cayabyab Resumed the Mayoralty in January 1973, but retired due to failing health condition.
26. Don Jack Soriano Appointed by Malacañang to take over in 1973. He was then a Judge of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos and later in Bulacan.
27. Benjamin Reyes First appointed Officer-in-Charge, and later assumed the post in June 1986.
28. Leopoldo Tulagan Assumed office on October 3, 1986.
29. Eugenio Ramos Appointed on November 16, 1986 but Tulagan would not give way to Ramos, thus, stayed put at his post come what may. This was the first time in the history of San Carlos when there were two Mayors. Finally, the controversy was resolved on October 20, 1987 when Tulagan left his post. Ramos held the position up to January 18, 1988.
30. Douglas Soriano Appointed acting Mayor, having been the incumbent Vice-Mayor from June 1972 to December 1972. His term as Mayor lasted until 1998.
31. Julian Resuello Elected in May 1998, and re-elected in May 2004.
32. Julier Resuello Elected Mayor in May 2007, and re-elected in May 2010 to the present. (Source: The Binalatongan Story book of Jose Muñoz, accounts the Jefe Local posts (written by the historian, Don Alejandro Pou).