Mayor of Navotas


The Mayor of Navotas is the head of the executive branch of the Navotas's government. The mayor holds office at Navotas City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term. In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor.

Latest election

List of leaders

From 1859 to 1898, Navotas was led by sixteen (16) Governadorcillos

List of Governadorcillos, 1859-1898

During the period of the Philippine Commonwealth, the 1935 constitution ushered.
This provided that the President of the Philippines should exercise general supervision over all local
governments. This allowed Navotas to have three leaders.
This trend from 1946 to 1972 was toward decentralization.
Congress passed laws giving more autonomy to Local Government Units through the grant of additional powers
and lessening of national control affairs. This created four Mayors of Navotas.
During the Martial Law Period, President Marcos had changed the structure and functions of LGU’s, thus
decentralization suffered the set back with the concentration of power on his hands. After December 31, 1975
, the President assumed the power of appointment of
the officials as authorized by the people in a referendum held on 27 February 1975. During the Marcos Regime,
Navotas had two Mayors.

From 1901 to 1934, Navotas had nine (9) Presidents/Mayors

List of Municipal Presidents (1901–1931)

Vice Mayor of Navotas

The Vice Mayor is the second-highest official of the city. The vice mayor is elected via popular vote; although most mayoral candidates have running mates, the vice mayor is elected separately from the mayor. This can result in the mayor and the vice mayor coming from different political parties.
The Vice Mayor is the presiding officer of the Navotas City Council, although he can only vote as the tiebreaker. When a mayor is removed from office, the vice mayor becomes the mayor until the scheduled next election. As of now the incumbent is Clint Geronimo