Roseller "Matoy" Barinaga (born August 4, 1936) is a

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lawyer and politician from the province of

Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; tl, Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in M ...

. He previously served as Vice Mayor of Dipolog (1970–1978),

Mayor of Dipolog The mayor of Dipolog ( fil, Punong Lungsod ng Dipolog, ceb, Mayor sa Dakbayan sa Dipolog) is the head of the executive branch of Dipolog's government. The mayor holds office at the Dipolog City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Phi ...

(1978–1986; 1988–1998), member of the

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from the 2nd legislative district of Zamboanga del Norte from 1998 to 2007, and Undersecretary for Mindanao of the

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(2016–2018). Apart from his political career, Barinaga served as a professor and dean in Jose Rizal Memorial State University - Main Campus in

Dapitan City Dapitan, officially the City of Dapitan ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dapitan; Subanon: ''Gembagel G'benwa Dapitan/Bagbenwa Dapitan cbk, Ciudad de Dapitan''), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to ...

Political career

Barinaga, then a vice mayor at that time, was appointed as city mayor by

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in 1978. He would be removed from the position after the 1986

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. Not long enough, Barinaga would return to city hall as mayor in 1988 until his resignation in 1998 when he ran and won as representative for the 2nd District of Zamboanga del Norte until 2007. After several failed attempts since the 2007 local elections (with the exception of the 2016 local elections), Barinaga won a seat in the

Dipolog City Council The Dipolog City Council ( fil, Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog}) is Dipolog's Sangguniang Panlungsod or legislative body. The council has thirteen (13) members which is composed of ten (10) councilors, one (1) ''ex officio'' member elected fro ...

placing third overall, making his return to the political limelight after 15 years.

Honors

A classroom inside Dalupan Building in

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in Manila was renamed Cong. Roseller L. Barinaga Room being an alumnus of the UE College of Law.

References

, - , - , - , - Living people Politicians from Zamboanga del Norte Mayors of places in Zamboanga del Norte Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Zamboanga del Norte Filipino city and municipal councilors 1936 births {{Philippines-politician-stub