History of Dupax (Part 4): Town Heads 1898-1951

ON AUGUST 16, 1898 the following officials were elected in compliance with decrees from the Revolutionary Government:

Don Genaro Evaristo – President

Don Alfonso Castañeda – Vice President

Don Mariano Cutaran – Police Deputy

Don Florentino Reyes – Finance Deputy

Don Pascual Pating – Justice Deputy

The following were the heads of the town during the American occupation:

1901-1902 – Don Mariano Cutaran – President

1903-1904 – Don Genaro Evaristo – President

1905-1907 – Don Alfonso Castañeda – President

1908-1909 – Don Genaro Evaristo – President

1910-1911 – Don Marcelo Doctor – President

1912-1913 – Don Daniel Galeon – President

1914-1915 – Don Genaro Evaristo – President

1916-1918 – Don Torcuato Albano – President

1919-1921 – Don Inocencio Madalang – President

1922-1925 – Don Jose Dueng – President

1926-1928 – Don Inocencio Zuson – President

1929-1934 – Don Tranquilino Orden – President

Commonwealth Period:

1935-1941 – Don Servillano Palugod – Mayor

Japanese Occupation:

Servillano Palugod – Mayor

Domingo Ramel – Mayor

Dominador C. Boada – Acting Mayor

Juan Castañeda – Mayor

Post-Liberation Period:

1945 – Mr. Servillano Palugod

1946-1947 – Mr. Benito Allaga (Appointed)

1947-1951 – Mr. Segundino Nilo (Elected)

1951-1955 – Mr. Cirilo V. Magaway (Elected)

1955-1959 – Mr. Eriberto Albano

1959-present – Mr. Pacifico Palugod

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ISINAY BIRD’S NOTE: The text in red were not part of the typescript but were handwritten insertions in ink the penmanship of which I recognized to be those of my father, Vicente M. Castro.