The Philippines has 82 provinces. Each province has a governor who serves as the chief executive of its government. The governor is elected by the voters in the province for a three-year term with a maximum of three consecutive terms. To run for governor, a candidate must be a Philippine citizen, a registered voter in the province, a resident of the province for at least one year before the election, able to read or write Filipino or any other local language or dialect and at least 23 years old on election day.
The current gubernatorial term is from June 30, 2022 until June 30, 2025.
Governors
Independent city or municipality mayors
Cities in the Philippines that are classified as highly urbanized cities or independent component cities are independent from the provinces. Each highly urbanized or independent component city has a mayor who is the chief executive of the city government. They mayor is elected by the voters in the province for a three-year term with a maximum of three consecutive terms. To run for mayor of an highly urbanized or independent component city, a candidate must be a Philippine citizen, a registered voter in the city, a resident of the city for at least one year before the election, able to read or write Filipino or any other local language or dialect and at least 23 years old in a highly urbanized city or 21 years old in an independent component city on election day.
Eight municipalities in the Philippines are independent from the provinces. Each municipality has a mayor who is the chief executive of the municipal government. The election and qualifications of the mayor of a municipality is the same as that of a mayor of an independent component city.
Bangsamoro
The Bangsamoro has a wa'lī as its ceremonial head and a chief minister as the head of the regional government.
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References
See also
- List of female governors in the Philippines
- List of current Philippine vice governors
- Governor of Metro Manila, defunct position
- Politics of the Philippines
- Governor-General of the Philippines
- Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, head of the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
- Chief Minister of Bangsamoro
