Wilhelmino "Willy" Manucdoc Sy-Alvarado (born December 29, 1946) is a Filipino politician and businessman serving as the

governor of Bulacan The governor of Bulacan ( fil, Punong Lalawigan ng Bulakan) is the local chief executive of the province of Bulacan in Central Luzon region of the country. The governor holds office at the Bulacan Provincial Capitol in Malolos Malolos, offici ...

from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as a

Vice Governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

of Bulacan from 2019 to 2022, then he served as the house representative for

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from 1998 to 2007 and Hagonoy Mayor from 1986 to 1998.

Early life

Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado was born on December 29, 1946 in Barangay Santo Rosario,

Hagonoy, Bulacan Hagonoy, officially the Municipality of Hagonoy ( tgl, Bayan ng Hagonoy), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,448 people. History Hagonoy was first mentio ...

to Jose Sy-Alvarado and Angelina Manucdoc. He was a consistent elementary and high school valedictorian. He completed his high school education at Mayor Ramona S. Trillana High School (formerly Southern Institute) in Hagonoy. He became a working student and earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Banking and Finance from the

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, where he also earned units in Economics in 1967. He worked at Consolidated Bank for eleven years as a bookkeeper and as well involved in the aquaculture businesses, running a fishpond and sold bangus, shrimp, and crabs. He also worked as District Chairman of the Hagonoy Water District. On August 21, 1983, the day former Sen.

Benigno Aquino Jr. Benigno "Ninoy" Simeon Aquino Jr., (; November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983) was a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines (1967–1972) and governor of the province of Tarlac. Aquino was the husband of Corazon Aqui ...

was

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, Alvarado and his wife Ma. Victoria helped feed those who attended the rallies denouncing the death of Aquino. He also participated during the campaign for the 1986 snap elections.

Political career

Mayor of Hagonoy (1986–1998)

Alvarado entered politics when he was appointed as officer-in-charge mayor of

by President

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through the help of Public Works and Highways Minister Rogaciano Mercado in 1986. He was then elected in 1988 and served for three consecutive terms. Within this period, Alvarado received the Pag-asa Award for Outstanding Public Official of the Philippines by the

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in 1992. As mayor, he was also the President of the Philippine Mayors League - Bulacan Chapter and the national Auditor of Philippine Mayors League.

Congressman (1998–2007)

Upon finishing his term as mayor, Alvarado ran for congressman of First District of Bulacan in 1998. He won by a

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the same year, where he served in the House of Representatives for two more terms, thus serving for nine years.

Vice Governor of Bulacan (2007–2010)

In the 2007 elections, Alvarado teamed-up with former governor

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. His wife, Ma. Victoria ran to keep his seat in the Congress. Although Pagdanganan lost to

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, he and his wife were successful.

Governor of Bulacan (2010–2019)

Prior to the 2010 local elections, Alvarado voluntarily retired from vice-governorship to run for governor. He challenged former governor Josefina Dela Cruz for the seat at the provincial elections. It was also during the gubernatorial feud between Roberto Pagdanganan and Jonjon Mendoza. His running mate was former board member and actor

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. In the elections, he won over Dela Cruz. In

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, he ran unopposed. He was also appointed by then-President

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as the Regional Development Council Chairman for Region III, serving from May 2014 to June 2016. In

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, he was re-elected, defeating Dela Cruz and San Miguel Mayor Roderick Tiongson.

Vice Governor of Bulacan (2019–2022)

Prior to the 2019 local elections, Alvarado switched places with incumbent vice-governor

and ran for vice-governor as they are both term-limited; Fernando and Sy-Alvarado won the elections respectively, beating incumbent

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mayor Christian Natividad and incumbent

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Josef Andrew Mendoza.

2022 gubernatorial bid

Alvarado ran for governor in

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under

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, but lost to erstwhile long-time ally Governor

in general election. His running mate for vice governor was former governor Joselito Mendoza.

Personal life

He married Maria Victoria Reyes, whom he met while he was working full-time in the fishpond industry in 1976. They have seven children. She succeeded him and served as representative of the 1st district of Bulacan from 2007 to 2016.

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sy-Alvarado, Wilhelmino 1946 births Living people Lakas–CMD politicians Mayors of places in Bulacan Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bulacan Governors of Bulacan Members of the Bulacan Provincial Board PDP–Laban politicians National Unity Party (Philippines) politicians Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Lakas–CMD (1991) politicians University of Santo Tomas alumni