CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BANTAYAN

SPANISH REGIME
1. CAPITAN JACINTO MANSUETO - 1763-1770
2. CAPITAN FELIX CAÑETE - 1770-1780
3. CAPITAN TINOY GIMENEZ - 1780-1789
4. CAPITAN PURAGTONG VILLACASTIN - 1789-1796
5. CAPITAN SEMEON DE LA PEÑA - 1796-1803
6. CAPITAN MARIANO CAQUILALA - 1803-1814
7. CAPITAN JANTOY VILLACASTIN - 1814-1822
8. CAPITAN NICOLAS ESCARIO - 1822-1834
9. CAPITAN RUPERTO MADERAZO - 1834-1850
10. CAPITAN MAGDALENO VILLACIN - 1850-1877
11. CAPITAN MANUEL RIBO - 1877-1890
12. CAPITAN FORTUNATO VILLACERAN - 1890-1898

AMERICAN REGIME AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

The first Philippine Republic under General Emilio Aguinaldo changed the title of the town’s executives to “Hefe Militar”, thus;

13. HEFE MILITAR GREGORIO ESCARIO - 1898-1903

MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS

After the incumbency of Hefe Militar Gregorio Escario, local elections wer held, henceforth, elected town heads were called “ Municipal Presidente” or “Presidente Municipal”,

14. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL GREGORIO ESCARIO - 1904-1908
15. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL MARGARITO ESCARIO - 1908-1910
16. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL GREGORIO ESCARIO - 1910-1912
17. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL ROQUE VILLACIN - 1912-1916
18. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL PEDRO LOZADA - 1916-1919
19. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL ROQUE VILLACIN - 1919-1922
20. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL FELIXBERTO ESCARIO - 1922-1928
21. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL MARIANO CAUSING - 1928-1931
22. PRESIDENTE MUNICIPAL JOSE YBAÑEZ - 1931-1934

MUNICIPAL MAYORS

23. MUNICIPAL MAYOR PEDRO LOZADA - 1934-1937
24. MUNICIPAL MAYOR ISIDRO ESCARIO - 1937- UNTIL THE
LIBERATION

After the American Liberation of the Philippines in 1946, Atty. Cecilio Gillamac was appointed by President Manuel Roxas, thus;

25. MUNICIPAL MAYOR CECILIO GILLAMAC - 1946-1948

Thereafter, local elections were revived;

26. MUNICIPAL MAYOR ISIDRO ESCARIO - 1948-1960
27. MUNICIPAL MAYOR REMEDIOS ESCARIO - 1960-1968
28. MUNICIPAL MAYOR JESUS ESCARIO

1st TERM - January 1, 1968 to December 31, 1971
2nd TERM - January 1,1972 to December 31, 1980
3rd TERM - March 2, 1980 to April 12,1986

Upon the installation of Corazon C. Aquino, as President of the Republic of the Philippines following the Historical and Bloodless EDSA Revolution last February 25,1986, led then by Secretary of National Defence Juan Ponce Enrile, Lt. Gen. Fidel V. Ramos and Col. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan, the elected local officials were replaced by appointed officer-in-charge (OIC) upon the instruction of Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., then Secretary of Local Government, thus;

29. MUNICIPAL MAYOR ELENO YBAÑEZ (OIC) - April 13, 1986 to
November 30,1987

On December 1, 1987, Filomeno Pastoriza was appointed caretaker of the Office of the Municipal Mayor, after Secretary Luis Santos, then Secretary of Local Government instructed all OIC’s who will run during the January 18,1988 local elections to tender their resignations; thus;

30. MUNICIPAL MAYOR FILOMENO PASTORIZA - DEC. 2, 1987
FEB.2, 1988
After the local elections of January 18, 1988, Rex A. Escario, youngest son of then Mayor Isidro Escario and Remedios A. Escario won by a small margin over his rival Eleno Ybañez, hence;

31. MUNICIPAL MAYOR REX A. ESCARIO - Feb. 2, 1988 – Nov. 1991

On the last week of November 1991, Vice-Mayor Diosdado P. Dosdos took over as Municipal Mayor of Bantayan due to the incapability of Mayor Rex A. Escario to further hold office, thus;

32. MUNICIPAL MAYOR DIOSDADO P. DOSDOS - Nov. 1991 – Jun. 30,1992
After the May 11, 1992 synchronized National and Local Elections, Remedios A. Escario won by almost three thousand votes over her rival, Jose Ybañez.
33. Municipal Mayor Remedios A. Escario - June 30,1992 – June 30, 1995
34. Municipal Mayor Remedios A. Escario - May 1995 to June 1998
35. Municipal Mayor Remedios A. Escario - May 1998 to February 2001
Mayor Remedios A. Escario resigned from office on February 6, 2002 due to health reasons. She later run for the Vice-Mayoralty race during the May 2001 elections winning by a big margin over her rival Antonio Montemar, while Mayor Geralyn Escario Cañares won the mayoralty race during the same election, thus;
36. MAYOR GERALYN ESCARIO CAÑARES - 1992-1996
37. MAYOR GERALYN ESCARIO CAÑARES - 1996-2000
38. MAYOR GERALYN ESCARIO CAÑARES - 2000 to date