# List of female governors in the Philippines

This is a list of women who have been elected, appointed or acceded as governor of provinces in the Philippines.

## Luzon
### Ilocos Region

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Carmen Crisologo | Ilocos Sur | 1964 | 1971 | 7 years |
| Elizabeth Marcos-Keon | Ilocos Norte | 30 December 1971 | 23 March 1983 | 11 years, 83 days |
| Anita Lorenzana | Ilocos Sur | 1987 | 1988 | 1 year |
| Imee Marcos | Ilocos Norte | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Raphaelle Ortega-David | La Union | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |

### Cagayan Valley

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Corazon Espino | Nueva Vizcaya | 1962 | 1962 | <1 year |
| Teresa Dupaya | Cagayan | 1964 | 1979 | 15 years |
| Teresa Dupaya | Cagayan | 1987 | 1987 | <1 year |
| Belen Calderon | Nueva Vizcaya | 1976 | 1976 | <1 year |
| Belen Calderon | Nueva Vizcaya | 1986 | 1987 | <1 year |
| Natalia Dumlao | Nueva Vizcaya | 1962 | 1962 | <1 year |
| Aurora Agan Barsana-Abad | Batanes | 18 June 1986 | 30 November 1987 | 1 year, 165 days |
| Ruth Padilla | Nueva Vizcaya | 1987 | 1988 | <1 year |
| Ruth Padilla | Nueva Vizcaya | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2016 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Josie Castillo-Co | Quirino | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Grace Padaca | Isabela | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 0 days |
| Luisa Lloren Cuaresma | Nueva Vizcaya | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Marilou Cayco | Batanes | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |

### Cordillera Administrative Region

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Maria Zita Claustro-Valera | Abra | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Floydelia Diasen | Kalinga | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Maria Jocelyn Bernos | Abra | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2022 | 6 years, 0 days |
| Eleanor Bulut Begtang | Apayao | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 3 years, 0 days |

### Central Luzon

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Juanita Nepomuceno | Pampanga | 11 April 1976 | 13 March 1980 | 3 years, 337 days |
| Eunice Guerrero-Cucueco | Aurora | 1 February 1988 | 17 February 1991 | 3 years, 16 days |
| Margarita Cojuangco | Tarlac | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1998 | 6 years, 0 days |
| Josefina dela Cruz | Bulacan | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Ramoncita Ong | Aurora | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Bellaflor Angara-Castillo | Aurora | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Lilia Pineda | Pampanga | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Czarina Umali | Nueva Ecija | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Susan Yap | Tarlac | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |

### Metro Manila

| Name | Portrait | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Imelda Marcos | | Metro Manila | 27 February 1975 | 25 February 1986 | 10 years, 363 days |

### Calabarzon

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Teresita Lazaro | Laguna | 30 January 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 151 days |
| Rebecca Ynares | Rizal | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Rebecca Ynares | Rizal | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2022 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Vilma Santos-Recto | Batangas | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Angelina Tan | Quezon | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Nina Ynares | Rizal | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Athena Tolentino | Cavite | 8 October 2024 | Incumbent | 105 days |

### Mimaropa

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Josephine Sato | Occidental Mindoro | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 2001 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Josephine Sato | Occidental Mindoro | 30 June 2004 | 30 June 2013 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Carmencita Reyes | Marinduque | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Carmencita Reyes | Marinduque | 30 June 2010 | 7 January 2019 | 8 years, 191 days |

### Bicol Region

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Paz Cea de Conde | Camarines Sur | 1938 | 1938 | <1 year |
| Rosalie Alberto-Estacio | Catanduanes | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Elisa Olga Kho | Masbate | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Sally Ante Lee | Sorsogon | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Rizalina Seachon-Lanete | Masbate | 30 June 2010 | 25 February 2015 | 4 years, 240 days |
| Araceli Wong | Catanduanes | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2016 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Baby Glenda Bongao | Albay | 18 October 2024 | Incumbent | 95 days |

## Visayas
### Western Visayas

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Encarnacion Fornier | Antique | 1963 | 1967 | 4 years |
| Corazon Legaspi-Cabagnot | Aklan | 1 February 1988 | 30 June 1995 | 7 years, 149 days |
| Emily Lopez | Guimaras | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 1995 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Salvacion Z. Perez | Antique | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Rhodora Cadiao | Antique | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |

### Central Visayas

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Gwendolyn Garcia | Cebu | 30 June 2004 | 19 December 2012 | 8 years, 172 days |
| Gwendolyn Garcia | Cebu | 30 June 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 205 days |
| Agnes Magpale | Cebu | 19 December 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 193 days |
| Tita Baja | Bohol | 17 July 2024 | 31 July 2024 | 14 days |

### Eastern Visayas

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Maria Salud Vivero-Parreno | Leyte | 1946 | 1948 | 2 years |
| Irene Balite | Northern Samar | 30 December 1967 | 30 December 1971 | 4 years, 0 days |
| Salvacion Yñiguez | Southern Leyte | 1 January 1968 | 15 March 1986 | 18 years, 73 days |
| Remedios Petilla | Leyte | 30 June 1995 | 30 June 2004 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Madeleine Ong | Northern Samar | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Rosette Lerias | Southern Leyte | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Clotilde Hilaria Japzon-Salazar | Eastern Samar | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2004 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Milagrosa Tan | Samar | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Sharee Ann Tan | Samar | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Sharee Ann Tan | Samar | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Maria Mimietta Bagulaya | Leyte | 4 November 2012 | 30 June 2013 | 238 days |

## Mindanao
### Zamboanga Peninsula

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Guadalupe Adaza | Zamboanga del Norte | 1955 | 1955 | <1 year |
| Guadalupe Adaza | Zamboanga del Norte | 1959 | 1963 | 4 years |
| Aurora Cerilles | Zamboanga del Sur | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Rosalina Jalosjos | Zamboanga del Norte | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Dulce Ann Hofer | Zamboanga Sibugay | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |

### Northern Mindanao

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Ruth de Lara-Guingona | Misamis Oriental | 1998 | 1998 | <1 year |
| Imelda Dimaporo | Lanao del Norte | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2007 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Imelda Dimaporo | Lanao del Norte | 30 June 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 205 days |
| Herminia Ramiro | Misamis Occidental | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Maria Luisa Romualdo | Camiguin | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |

### Davao Region

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Josefina Sibala | Davao Oriental | April 1987 | November 1987 | 7 months |
| Josefina Sibala | Davao Oriental | 12 August 1992 | 30 June 1992 | 323 days |
| Cecilia de la Paz | Davao del Norte | 4 January 1988 | 3 February 1988 | 30 days |
| Rosalind Lopez | Davao Oriental | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 2001 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Luz Sarmiento | Compostela Valley | 27 March 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 95 days |
| Maria Elena Palma Gil | Davao Oriental | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2007 | 6 years, 0 days |
| Corazon Malanyaon | Davao Oriental | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Corazon Malanyaon | Davao Oriental | 30 June 2022 | 29 June 2023 | 364 days |
| Dorothy Gonzaga | Davao de Oro | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Yvone Roña Cagas | Davao del Sur | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |

### Soccsksargen

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Rosario Diaz | Cotabato | 1986 | 1987 | <1 year |
| Rosario Diaz | Cotabato | 2 February 1988 | 27 March 1998 | 10 years, 53 days |
| Priscilla Chiongbian | Sarangani | 30 June 1992 | 30 June 2001 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Rosila Jamison | Sultan Kudarat | 26 March 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 96 days |
| Agnes Amador | Cotabato | 27 March 1998 | 30 June 1998 | 95 days |
| Daisy Fuentes | South Cotabato | 30 June 2001 | 30 June 2010 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Daisy Fuentes | South Cotabato | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days |
| Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza | Cotabato | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza | Cotabato | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Nancy Catamco | Cotabato | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 3 years, 0 days |

### Caraga

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Adela Serra-Ty | Surigao del Sur | | | |
| Consuelo Calo | Agusan | 1966 | 17 June 1967 | <1 year |
| Consuelo Calo | Agusan del Norte | 17 June 1967 | 15 March 1986 | 18 years, 271 days |
| Salvacion Cejoco | Surigao del Sur | 1 February 1988 | 30 June 1992 | 4 years, 150 days |
| Angelica Amante | Agusan del Norte | 30 June 1995 | 30 June 2004 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Angelica Amante | Agusan del Norte | 30 June 2013 | 30 June 2019 | 6 years, 0 days |
| Angelica Amante | Agusan del Norte | 30 June 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 205 days |
| Valentina Plaza | Agusan del Sur | 30 June 1998 | 30 June 2001 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Maria Valentina Plaza | Agusan del Sur | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Geraldine Ecleo-Villaroman | Dinagat Islands | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2010 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Glenda Ecleo | Dinagat Islands | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Sol Matugas | Surigao del Norte | 30 June 2010 | 30 June 2019 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Kaka Bag-ao | Dinagat Islands | 30 June 2019 | 30 June 2022 | 3 years, 0 days |

### Bangsamoro

| Name | Province | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length |
| Princess Tarhata Alonto-Lucman | Lanao del Sur | 1971 | 1975 | 4 years |
| Jum Jainudin Akbar | Basilan | 30 June 2007 | 30 June 2016 | 9 years, 0 days |
| Bai Nariman Ambolodto | Maguindanao | November 2009 | 30 June 2010 | <1 year |
| Soraya Bedjora Adiong | Lanao del Sur | 30 June 2016 | 30 June 2019 | 3 years, 0 days |
| Bai Mariam Mangudadatu | Maguindanao | 30 June 2019 | 13 October 2022 | 3 years, 105 days |
| Bai Mariam Mangudadatu | Maguindanao del Sur | 13 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 100 days |
| Bai Ainee Sinsuat | Maguindanao del Norte | 13 October 2022 | 5 April 2023 | 174 days |