Mayor of Santa Maria, Bulacan

Mayor of Santa Maria
Mayor of Santa Maria
	Incumbent; Bartolome R. Ramos; since June 30, 2022
Style	(Mr.) Mayor, Honorable Mayor
Residence	Santa Maria Municipal Hall, Poblacion, Santa Maria, Bulacan
Appointer	Elected via popular vote
Term length	3 years (maximum of three consecutive terms)
Inaugural holder	Maximo Evidente
Formation	1899

The mayor of Santa Maria (Filipino: Punong Bayan ng Santa Maria) is the highest decision-maker and chief executive of the municipality of Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines. He leads the enforcement of municipal ordinances and improvement of public services. The mayor has a term of office of three years, but has a maximum electoral tenure of three consecutive terms. Inaugural holder of the office was Maximo Evidente (1899-1900).

The present 1987 Constitution of the Philippines defined the position, powers and responsibilities of the mayor as well as the municipal charter.

Town of Santa Maria (1793-Present)

There were 82 capitanes who served the Spanish colonial administration from 1793 to 1899; 12 Presidentes from 1899 to 1937; 4 Alcaldes from 1938 to 1947 and 11 Mayors under various terms and succession from 1947 to present.

Spanish Era (1793-1899)

1793 Andres dela Cruz
1794 Juan Sarmiento
1795 Francisco Sarmiento
1796 Agustin de Jesus
1797 Josep Maningas
1798 Lorenzo Geronimo
1799 Lorenzo Bayani
1800 Nicolas Hernandez
1801 Juan Ramos
1802 Fermin Santa Maria
1803 Sebastian Diaz
1804 Jose Serapio
1805 Ubaldo de los Santos
1806 Pablo de los Santos
1807 Miguel Nicolas
1808 Blas Marcelo
1809 Josep Maningas
1810 Ventura Alday
1811 Pablo de los Santos
1812 Francisco de la Cruz
1813 Bonifacio Perez
1814 Lorenzo Isidro
1815 Domingo Felix
1816 Pascual Geronimo
1817 Blas Marcelo
1818 Vicente Policarpio
1819 Matias San Buenaventura
1820 Pedro Catahan
1821 Cristobal del Rosario
1822 Domingo Mateo
1823 Andres Catahan
1824 Andres Ignacio
1825 Matias San Buenaventura
1826 Marcos D. Guevarra
1827 Domingo de los Santos
1828 Santiago Marcelo
1829 Martin de la Cruz
1830 Antonio Toribia
1831 Blas del Rosario
1832 Pascual Enriquez
1833 Mariano Serapio
1834 Mariano Serapio
1835 Mariano Serapio
1836 Martin de Jesus
1837 Tomas Felix
1838 Santiago Marcelo
1839 Manuel Francisco
1840 Lorenzo San Buenaventura
1841 Felix de Jesus
1842 Miguel Alday
1843 Manuel Francisco
1844 Francisco Martinez
1845 Feliciano Ignacio
1846 Francisco de los Reyes
1847 Victor Geronimo
1848 Juan de la Torre
1849 Mariano Serapio
1850 Pedro de la Torre
1851 Roman J. de Vera
1852 Blas Geronimo
1853 Blas Geronimo
1854 Blas Geronimo
1855 Blas Geronimo
1856 Domingo Geraldes Cruz
1857 Mariano Gener Cruz
1858 Mariano Serapio
1860 Jose Serapio
1861 Juan Gerona Cruz
1862 Atanacio Mendoza
1863 Jose Serapio
1864 Jose Serapio
1865 Jose Serapio
1866 Jose Serapio
1867 Mariano Serapio
1868 Mariano Serapio
1869 Blas Geronimo
1870 Blas Geronimo
1871 Moises Gimeno Cruz
1872 Moises Gimeno Cruz
1873 Jose Serapio
1874 Jose Serapio
1875 Mariano Serapio
1876 Mariano Serapio
1877 Mariano Perez
1878 Mariano Perez
1879 Mariano Serapio
1880 Mariano Serapio
1881 Jose Serapio
1882 Jose Serapio
1883 Jose Serapio
1884 Jose Serapio
1885 Pascual Mateo
1886 Pascual Mateo
1887 Mariano de Leon
1888 Mariano de Leon
1889 Silvino Perez
1890 Domingo Diaz
1891 Domingo Diaz
1892 Silvino Perez
1893 Silvino Perez
1894 Silvino Perez
1895 Eugenio Alberto
1896 Eugenio Alberto
1897 Eugenio Alberto
1898 Pascual Mateo
1899 Pascual Mateo

1899-Present

Presidentes

No.		Took office	Left office	Notes
1	Maximo Evidente	1899	1900	Appointed by the Americans as the municipal president (presidente municipal) of the municipality in 1899.
2	Teodoro Geronimo	1900	1901
3	Maximo de Jesus	1901	1903
4	Pedro Gallardo	1903	1906
5	Juan Mendoza	1906	1910	He started the first semi-cooperative store called "Panaligan".
6	Marciano de Leon	1910	1912
7	Bonifacio Morales	1912	1916	He belonged to the Laging Laan Party.
8	Antonio Rodriguez	1916	1919	Also a Laging Laan Party who sought jobs for the jobless specially among his co-political party.
9	Mariano Santiago	1919	1922	Another Laging Laan member. He was another towering disciplinarian who promoted peace and order during the activeness of the thieves at the time of Liberation from the Americans.
10	Cipriano de Guzman	1922	1928	A Bagong Bayan affiliate. He was the first to dig the first water deposit for the waterworks system of the municipality which was first found near the main RHU center in Poblacion. Water kept pouring to the site, an indication that the first step of water system of Poblacion was just around the corner.
11	Agustin Morales	1928	1934	He was the first to join the Liberal Party. He was a Notary Public, who during his term, the main water tank in Gulod, Poblacion was constructed. He Extended water pipes and water system in the whole Poblacion.
12	Fortunato F. Halili (1898-??)	1934	1937	Another Laging Laan, whose dedication to his service was shown by not receiving his salary. His councilmen were rotated to act as Presidente. He Served as the 22nd governor of Bulacan from 1946-1950.
13	Pedro J. Mansilla (1892-1941)	1938	1940
14	Dr. Teofilo S. Santiago	1941	1945	He was famously known as Dr. Kamoteng Kahoy during the Japanese Occupation. To save people from hunger, he obliged every family to plant kamoteng kahoy (cassava) and have backyard poultry.
15	Ireneo Hermogenes	1945	1945	He was appointed Municipal Mayor under the Commonwealth Government.
16	Marciano Bautista	1946	1947
17	Conrado H. Ignacio	1947	1955	He promoted peace and order against the group of dissidents called "Canaps" which was headed by Benigno Ramos.
18	Ricardo G. Nicolas, Sr.	1956	1959	He helped the poor specially of their living. Belong to Liberal Party.
19	Eriberto R. Ramos	1960	1963	Another mayor who did not personally receive his salary. He was the first to construct cemented roads in the Poblacion. He belonged to the Nacionalista Party.
20	Ricardo G. Nicolas, Sr.	1964	1967	Constructed roads specially the barangay roads.
21	Paulino Luciano, Sr.	1968	1971	He was in Nacionalista Party. Under his term, first floor of the New Municipal Building was constructed.
22	Ricardo D. Nicolas, Jr.	1972	1978	Finished the construction of the first floor of the New Municipal Building. He also launched several projects of the government like construction of artesian wells, implementation of population and nutrition programs, as well as other development projects in the municipality, be it infrastructure or social services.
23	Paulino A. Luciano, Jr. (1942-2023)	1978	1986	Second floor of the New Municipal Building was constructed. Made proposal for the construction of new public market.
24	Dr. Alfredo M. Perez	1986	1986	Appointed mayor by President Corazon Aquino.
25	Ricardo D. Nicolas, Jr.	1986	1986	Acting mayor.
26	Benjamin G. Geronimo	1987	1988	Acting mayor.
27	Atty. Ramon H. Clemente	1988	1988	Acting mayor.
28	Eriberto R. Ramos	1988	1992
29	Reylina G. Nicolas (1945)	1992	2001	The first female mayor of Santa Maria.
30	Bartolome R. Ramos (1943)	2001	2004
31	Jesus R. Mateo (1953-2021)	2004	2007
(30)	Bartolome R. Ramos (1943)	2007	2016
31	Russel Pleyto	2016	2022
(30)	Bartolome R. Ramos (1943)	2022	incumbent

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