The Vice Governor of Cebu () is the presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the legislature of the provincial government of Cebu, Philippines.
The current vice governor is Glenn Soco of One Cebu.
History On June 18, 1898, then President Emilio Aguinaldo promulgated a decree delegating Julio A. Llorente and Segundo Singson as Vice Governor of the Cebu province.
From an appointive position, the office of the Vice Governor become an elective post. The first election to vote for the Vice Governor was conducted in 1959 where Francisco Remotigue won, becoming the first elected Cebu Vice Governor.
In May 2011, Agnes Magpale, niece of former Vice Governor Priscillano D. Almendras, became the first female Vice Governor after succeeding to the office upon the death of incumbent Gregorio Sanchez Jr. She was elected to two full terms in her own right in 2013 and 2016. Hilario Davide III won as Vice Governor in 2019 and 2022, although his running mates Magpale and Ace Durano both lost to Garcia.
In 2025 Cebu local elections, Board Member Glenn Soco of 1Cebu defeated independent candidate and former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Joselito Ruiz. However, Soco's running mate Garcia lost to neophyte Pam Baricuatro of PDP.
List of Vice Governors of Cebu The following is the list of past and incumbent Vice Governors of the Province of Cebu:
+ List of Vice Governors of Cebu Image Vice Governor Party Term Place of Origin Governor 1 Julio Aballe Llorente Independent 1899 Argao Luis Flores 2 Segundo Suico Singson Independent 1899 – 1900 Cebu City Julio Aballe Llorente Office vacant: 1900–1960 3 Francisco Emilio Famor Remotigue Nacionalista 1960 – 1961 Argao Jose Lorenzo Briones (Liberal) 1955—1961 Office vacant: 1961–1963 4 Priscillano Durano Almendaras 1963 – 1967 Danao City Jesus Marino "Rene" Gandiongco Espina (Liberal) 1963—1969 5 Osmundo Genson Rama Nacionalista 1968 – 1969 Cebu City 6 Pablo Paras Garcia 1970 – 1971 Dumanjug Osmundo Genson Rama (Liberal) 1969—1976 7 Salutario Jakosalem Fernandez 1972 – 1975 Cebu City Office vacant: 1975–1980 8 Ramon Duterte Durano III KBL 1980 – 1984 Danao City Eduardo Rivera Gullas Sr. (KBL) 9 Beatriz Durano Calderon KBL 1985 – 1986 Danao City 10 Democrito Canaya Barcenas 1986 – 1987 Carcar City Osmundo Genson Rama (Liberal) 1986—1988 11 Enrique Ponce Rama 1988 – June 30, 1992 Cebu City Emilio Mario "Lito" Renner Osmeña (Lakas-NUCD) 12 Apolonio Andrade Abines Jr. June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 Oslob Pablo Paras Garcia (LDP → PROMDI) 1995—2004 13 Fernando S. Celeste June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 Talisay City or Badian 14 John Gregory Henry Osmeña Jr. June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004 Cebu City 15 Gregorio Gallarde Sanchez Jr. Liberal Local: 1Cebu June 30, 2004 – May 10, 2011 Tuburan Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (LAKAS / 1Cebu) 16 Agnes Almendras Magpale Liberal Local: BAKUD May 10, 2011 – June 30, 2019 Danao City Hilario Perez Davide III (Liberal) 17 Hilario Perez Davide III Liberal Local: BAKUD June 30, 2019 – June 30, 2025 Cebu City Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia (PDP-Laban / 1Cebu) 18 Glenn Anthony Ocampo Soco 1Cebu June 30, 2025 – Incumbent Mandaue City Pamela Silagan Baricuatro (PDP)
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Designations
+ Vice Governors of Cebu by Hometown Hometown Total Vice Governors Cebu City (Capital) 6 Singson, O. Rama, Fernandez, E. Rama, Osmeña, Davide Argao 2 Llorente, Remotigue Carcar City 1 Barcenas Danao City 4 Almendras, Durano, Calderon, Magpale Dumanjug 1 Garcia Mandaue City 1 Soco Oslob 1 Abines Talisay City 1 Celeste Tuburan 1 Sanchez
See also List of governors of Cebu Cebu Provincial Board
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