Governor Of Misamis Occidental
The governor of Misamis Occidental ( fil, Punong Panlalawigan ng Misamis Occidental), is the chief executive of the provincial government of Misamis Occidental. Provincial Governors (1987-2025) References {{Provincial governors in the Philippines Governors of Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a province located in the region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is th ...

Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental ( ceb, Kasadpang Misamis; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; fil, Kanlurang Misamis), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Oroquieta. The province borders Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur to the west and is separated from Lanao del Norte by Panguil Bay to the south and Iligan Bay to the east. The province of Misamis was originally inhabited by Subanon people, Subanens who were an easy target by the sea pirates from Lanao (province), Lanao. The province is named after the Ozamiz, early settlement of the Spaniards at the entrance to the Panguil Bay. The name ''Misamis'' is believed to have been derived from the Subanen languages, Subanen word ''kuyamis'' which is a variety of coconut, the staple food of the early settlers. During the years the name persisted as an infe ...
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Henry Oaminal
Henry Sevilla Oaminal Sr. (born October 11, 1958) is a Filipino politician, lawyer, and businessman serving as the Governor of Misamis Occidental since 2022. He was the Representative of Misamis Occidental's 2nd district from 2013 to 2022 and was a House Deputy Speaker from 2019 to 2022. Political career On July 10, 2020, Oaminal was one of the 70 representatives who voted to reject the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN. Flagship Projects ''I. PANGUIL BAY BRIDGE PROJECT'' * 7.2 Billion Pesos Panguil Bay Bridge Project is the life-long dream of the Misamisnons way back 50 years ago. * DS Oaminal raised the idea of revisiting the Panguil Bay Bridge Project construction during his First 100 Days Message to the District in 2013. He then worked tirelessly to bring the proposed project to fruition by coordinating with different offices such as the Mindanao Affairs Committee and the Regional Development Council in the House of Representatives, DPWH, NEDA Board and the Office of the Pr ...
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José Ozámiz
José Ozámiz y Fortich (May 5, 1898 – February 11, 1944) was a Spanish Filipino lawyer and politician from Misamis Occidental. Early life Ozámiz was born on May 5, 1898 in house near the “old bridge” in Moran to Jenaro Ozámiz from Navarre, Spain and Basilisa Fortich, a Filipino mestizo of Spanish and Cebuano ancestry. Jenaro left Spain at age sixteen and came to Moran, then ended up at the Municipality of Jimenez and engaged in the business of abacá and copra trading which made him very rich, acquiring through the years in tile province and ranch in Bukidnon. José spoke his first languages Spanish, Cebuano, Tagalog and English when Philippines came under American rule. He was the oldest and the only son among ten children. His sisters are Pacita, Consuelo, Carmen, Pilar, Remedios, Nieves, Mercedes, Paulita, and Lourdes. Three of Jose's sisters Consuelo, Cannon and Nieves remained distinct and never got married. Two entered politics: one was Consuelo, who was a ...
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Gedeon G
Gideon (; ) also named Jerubbaal and Jerubbesheth, was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon was the son of Joash, from the Abiezrite clan in the tribe of Manasseh and lived in Ephra (Ophrah). As a leader of the Israelites, he won a decisive victory over a Midianite army despite a vast numerical disadvantage, leading a troop of 300 "valiant" men. Archaeologists in southern Israel have found a 3,100-year-old fragment of a jug with five letters written in ink that appear to represent the name Jerubbaal, or Yeruba'al. Names The nineteenth-century Strong's Concordance derives the name "Jerubbaal" from "Baal will contend", in accordance with the folk etymology, given in . According to biblical scholar Lester Grabbe (2007), " udges6.32 gives a nonsensical etymology of his name; it means something like 'Let Baal be great. Likewise, where Strong gave the meaning "hewer ...
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Philip Tan (politician)
Philip Tiu Tan is a Filipino politician from the province of Misamis Occidental in the Philippines. He was the former Governor of Misamis Occidental serving from 2019-2022. References Living people Nacionalista Party politicians People from Misamis Occidental Governors of Misamis Occidental Year of birth missing (living people) Panguil Bay Bridge Panguil Bay Bridge is an under construction bridge which will connect Tangub, Misamis Occidental and Tubod, Lanao del Norte. The bridge when completed will become the longest water-spanning bridge in the Philippines, surpassing the San Juanico B ...

Governors Of Misamis Occidental
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' may be either appointed or elected, and the governor's powers can vary significantly, depending on the public laws in place locally. The adjective pertaining to a governor is gubernatorial, from the Latin root ''gubernare''. Ancient empires Pre-Roman empires Though the legal and administrative framework of provinces, each administrated by a governor, was created by the Romans, the term ''governor'' has been a convenient term for historians to describe similar systems in antiquity. Indeed, many regions of the pre-Roman antiquity were ultimately replaced by Roman 'standardized' provincial governments after their conquest by Rome. Plato used the metaphor of turning the Ship of State with a rudder; the Lati ...
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