Virginia Somoza- Guerrero



 Baisanon lady daughter of one of our local Heroes in Negros Oriental Ambrosio B. Somoza

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Lists of Mayors of Bais City Negros Oriental

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  Emilio Abilla y Teves    1901-1903 Hermenigildo   Teves Villanueva 1904-1905 Juan Villacampa 1906-1908 Leoncio Pileo- 1909-1913 Enrique Teves Villanueva1914-Oct 1916 Praxedes Teves Villanueva Oct 1916-Sept 1921,Feb 1922-Sept.1922,June 1929-Dec 1937 Serafin Lajato Teves-Oct 1921-Jan 1922 Julian Lajato Teves-Sept.1922-May 1929 Emiliano Somoza Arnaiz-June 1938-July 1946,Feb 1947-Aug 1947 Teodorico Real-Feb 1945 to April 1945 Demetrio Rubio Larena Jr. –July 1947-Feb 1947 Jose Ferrer-Sept.1947-Dec 1947 Emilio Baena Teves-Jan 1948-Dec 1951 Praxedes Pinili Villanueva Jr.-Jan 1952-Dec.1955 Hermenigildo   G.Villanueva-Jan 1956-Sept 1967 Emiliano   Teves.Bacang –Oct 1967-Dec   1967 Genaro B.Goñi-1968-1986-1988-1992 Hector C. Villanueva –OIC -1986-1987 Ricardo Valencia-   OIC 1987 Francisco G. Villanueva-1992-2000 Hector C.Villanueva- 2001-2010 Karen F. Villanueva-2010-2013 Mercedes Teves- Goñi- 2013- 2022 Luigi ...
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