Mayor of Zamboanga City

Mayor of Zamboanga City
Alcalde del Ciudad de Zamboanga
Seal of the City of Zamboanga
Incumbent
John M. Dalipe
since June 30, 2022
StyleThe Honourable
SeatZamboanga City Hall
AppointerElected via popular vote
Term length3 years, not eligible for re-election immediately after three consecutive terms[1]
Inaugural holderChristopher Frederick Bader
(as a City Commission)
Nicasio Valderrosa
(as a Chartered City)
FormationJanuary 1, 1912
(as a City Commission)a
February 26, 1937
(as a Chartered City)b
Websitehttps://zamboangacity.gov.ph/citymayor/
Mayor of Zamboanga City
  1. Upon the recommendation of the Governor of the Moro Province General John J. Pershing, the municipality of Zamboanga became a commissioned city by virtue of Moro Province Legislative Council Act 272 on January 1, 1912. It would later be reverted to a municipality status by 1914.
  2. On October 12, 1936, President Manuel Luis Quezon signed the City Charter of Zamboanga thus officially converting Zamboanga into a city since its reversion in 1914. The first city officials would be sworn in four months later on February 26, 1937.

The Mayor of Zamboanga City (Chavacano: Alcalde del Ciudad de Zamboanga) and (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is the head of the executive branch of the Zamboanga City's government. The mayor holds office at Zamboanga City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor.

  1. ^ "Official Gazette of the Philippines". Retrieved 5 May 2021.